Holly climbed off of the back of Jax's bike when they got to the construction site, putting her helmet on the handlebars before going over to Damon and August, hugging them both.
"It's nice to see you out and about. You look good."
"Thank you. It's nice to be out of the hospital. And, a little birdie told me that you sent some toys for the kids and those first editions. You didn't have to do that, Damon."
"Yes I did. You've been so amazing in planning Veronica's funeral when you'd never even met her. You're always helping total strangers and letting them into your heart. As appreciative as I am, I gotta say I'm a bit concerned. You've been through so much and people can only handle so much. I know you're happy, but I'd highly suggest you take those kids and get out from the club."
"I appreciate the concern, Damon. And, to be honest, I've thought about it before. But Charming is my home and the club is my family. It's not just that I grew up around them. But they've gathered around me when I needed them the most and protected me more than it would seem. In this world of darkness they're my light. I couldn't leave even if I wanted to."
She gave him a small smile and a hug before going back over to Jax, letting him take her home.
Holly was sitting on the couch, watching the kids play together as Moana played on the TV when the doorbell rang. She got up to answer it, looking at the man standing on the doorstep, their dog Teddy standing next to her protectively.
"Can I help you, sir?"
"Yes. Are you Holly Pavlov?"
"Yes, I am. Can I ask what this is about?"
"I wanted to ask you about your association with Otto Delaney."
"Look. I don't know who you are and I'm not talking without my lawyer present or if you don't have a warrant."
"I'm not an agent anymore. Otto Delaney killed my sister last week."
"I heard about that, but I just found out about it. I've been in a coma for a month and a half. I just got home yesterday. I don't know anything and even if I did, I wouldn't talk. I haven't seen or talked to Otto Delaney since I was a teenager when he was sentenced to life. I was never allowed to go see him. You should get out of here. I'm spending time with my kids and you're taking me away from that."
She looked back for a second when she heard Valentina call for her, seeing the little girl walking over, picking her up before looking back at the man, who was handing her a card, taking it.
"If you learn any more, please let me know? I wanna know the truth."
"I'm sorry for your loss. But I don't know anything."
She closed the door without another word, tossing the card on the counter before going back to the living room.
Holly had just put the babies down for bed while Jax got Abel to bed, going down to make some tea for herself when she saw Gemma on the security camera. Jax had gotten Juice to put in some security cameras everywhere outside when Holy woke up, wanting it to be done by the time he brought her home. She sighed deeply, shaking her head as she went to open the door.
"What are you doing here, Gemma? You're not supposed to be here."
"I need to talk to you and Jax."
"He's putting Abel to bed. And you're not allowed to be anywhere around me or the kids."
"Just let me in?"
"No. You wanna talk to Jax, I can have him head to your place. I appreciate what you've done for him while I was in the hospital but your good will gesture is all for naught. You're not part of my family anymore."
"We'll see about that."
She gasped softly when she saw Gemma pull out a gun and point it at Holly's belly. Instead of being scared, Holly got angry, glaring at her as Gemma backed her inside.
"You're really gonna shoot me, Gemma? You're really that desperate to get your family back?"
"You took my family from me and then you took Nero away from me."
"I didn't do shit on that front. Once again, you sunk your claws into something and held on too tightly. You didn't even realize that everything you were holding so hard onto was like a bar of soap. You hold too tightly and it'll escape from your hands."
"Shut up, bitch! I'm done with your power play. I'm still queen. And I'll always be queen."
"You stopped being queen a long time ago, mama Gemma. You've been dethroned. Put the gun down and leave while you still can."
"Just get my son down here."
"No. If you're gonna shoot me, I'd rather Jax not see it. I don't know how many more times he'll be able to see me hurt before he turns into someone nobody recognizes."
Both women looked over when they heard Jax come downstairs. Holly took that moment to seize the opportunity, grabbing the gun and starting to wrestle it out of Gemma's hand, both women falling to the floor. There were a few gunshots that went off before the fatal one. She was so caught up in the moment and trying not to get herself or Jax killed that she couldn't completely register her movements until everything died down after the last gunshot. At first, she thought she'd been shot. The hot blood seeping through both women's shirts didn't help matters. But she quickly realized that she wasn't even in any pain. She scrambled back a bit when she realized that Gemma had been shot. And was lying dead on the dining room floor. She looked back as Jax helped her up and started examining her for bullet holes.
"I'm fine. I didn't get hurt. And I don't think the baby did either. She's dead."
Holly sat with Jax as they made their statement to Eglee with Ally and Jason present.
"And Jax, you didn't see your mother come in with the gun?"
"No. I was putting our son to bed and heard Holly and my mother talking and when I came down, she had the gun pointed at Holly's stomach. When I came down, that when Holly tried to get the gun away from my mother."
"Why didn't you let Jax deal with his mother? You're pregnant."
Holly sighed softly and looked at Eglee.
"I started having flashbacks of when Clay broke in. I felt like I was in danger and I just did the first thing that came to my head."
She looked over at Ally when she spoke.
"You've gotten your statement. Let that be the end of this."
"One more thing, just because anyone could spin it that way, when Gemma came in, did you plan to kill her with her own gun?"
"Of course not. I might hate her, but I only wanted to keep her from hurting my kids the way she hurt me. I'm not a murderer. And, selfishly speaking, I don't relish the thought of scrubbing blood from my floors again."
"Fair enough. We'll get out of your hair. I'm sorry for your loss, Jax."
"Thanks, Candy. I'll walk you out."
Holly felt Jax kiss her head before he left, looking over at Jason and Ally.
"I don't wanna draw out the process of Gemma's will and insurance shit. Can we do it tomorrow?"
"Yeah. I can pull her info and we'll meet at the clubhouse."
"No. We'll meet here. The club has shit they're dealing with. I don't want them anymore on edge than they already are."
"Ok. I'll see you here. Around 2?"
"Perfect. Thanks, Jason."
She got up and shook their hands, letting them leave as the coroner took Gemma's body and Juice came in to clean up the blood.
"Jax? I'm going up to bed."
"Ok, babe. I'm gonna help Juice and then I'll be up."
"Ok. And Juice? If you don't wanna go back home, you're welcome to crash downstairs."
"Thanks, Holly. Sleep well."
"Night, Juice."
Holly sat with Jason at the dining room table while the kids played in the other room after they finished eating.
"So Gemma had originally put it in her will that everything would be left to Jax. It got changed to include you a couple years ago, with you being the sole beneficiary. The money in her accounts total just over 1 million and then there's the deed to the house in her deposit box along with some more cash that totals just under 400k. But knowing Gemma, there's some more cash stashed away somewhere."
"She just recently replaced the cash stolen during the invasion. Where do I sign?"
She signed where Jason told her to, picking Tommy up and holding him in her lap when he came over, finishing up the last of the paperwork. She got up and walked Jason out before going to change Tommy's diaper and getting the kids ready to go to the clubhouse. When they got there, she let Phil and Juice take the kids to go play, going over to Jax.
"What did Rosen have to say?"
"Your mother had a lot of money hidden in different places. But she left everything to us. The house, the cash, the stuff in her deposit boxes. Everything."
He nodded, holding her close and putting his hand on her belly.
"As soon as this one is born, we're getting married. I don't wanna wait anymore."
"Yes, sir."
She smiled at him, kissing him softly.