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Bamby
SPOV
The car parked awhile away's from where the guys stopped by McGee and a few other Belfast Sons were waiting for us. I don't know if it had been all the driving, or maybe the flight, but had been feeling sick all day. My head spinning, stomach turning. Everything felt crap.
"Move," I told the guys in the back of the truck with me.
They did as I said, before I opened the doors, rushing to the bush where I dry heaved, trying to get something out.
The sound of a car door opening and closing had me look over my shoulder as mum walked towards me. "You okay, baby?" she asked as she began to rub my back soothingly.
I shook my head, the action making me feel worse. "I've never gotten motion sickness before. It just doesn't make sense."
Over mum's shoulder, I caught a glimpse of the guys. Ope and Juice were looking this way, worried and concerned. But they stayed with the others, club buisness always coming first. It didn't bother me, I knew how things went.
"You should have stayed home," mum told me, still rubbing my back with one hand as she held my hair out of my face with the other.
Before I could answer I felt my stomach turn again. Spinning around I bent over the bushes once more, finally throwing up as my body shook. Everything came out. It made me feel weak, gross and worse than before I'd thrown up. I felt like utter crap...
The guys got on their bikes, heading back up the hill. As they reached us they stopped, Clay and Jax looking to mum as I continued to cough and gag, nothing left to come up.
"What's wrong?" Jax asked.
Still rubbing my back, mum answered, "Motion sickness. She'll be fine."
I nodded, turning to them, all done. "Let's go," I mumbled, avoiding their gaze, moving to get back in the truck.
...
The car stopped. Looking outside the front window we could see the guys stopping their bikes as a group of cops moved towards them, blocking the road.
"What the hell is that?" mum asked our driver, taking the words right out of my mouth.
"Police Services, Northern Ireland," he explained. "As long as they got ID they should be okay. Out here, they ain't gonna bother running it through Interpol."
Feeling a bit better about the situation I watched. McGee spoke to the cops before they started taking our guys' ID to check them. It all looked okay at first, so I didn't worry. But then they turned back, looking pissed, guns aimed at our guys. It seemed we were busted...
They started putting our guys on the ground, yelling at them all.
"Don't make sense," our driver started. "They wouldn't be able to get the intel. Not that quick."
Mum and I shared a worried look. I guess someone knew we were coming...
The main cop walked to Chibs seeing as he wouldn't get on the ground. There were some words spoken before it looked like Chibs spat on him. The cop hit him in the face with his gun, sending him to the ground. That's all it took before all the guys moved to jump the cops, the lot of them getting into a fight.
"Oh, shit." Mum tensed, watching the scene unfold before us.
Gun shots went off, one of the cops shooting in the air to stop everyone. Just like that, the guys stepped away from the cops, all of them now aiming their guns. They started cuffing the guys, taking them to a van. Thing just kept getting worse and worse...
"Mum..." I couldn't tear my eyes from the scene before us.
"Where are they gonna take them?" Mum looked as distressed as I felt.
"Jesus. After that rucus, these assholes will probably just shoot them and dump them. Blame it on the life."
My heart tightened. "Mum..."
"I know baby." She held my hand.
The van started driving towards us. There wasn't much time to act.
"Drive," I ordered.
"What?" The driver looked to me as if I was insane.
"You heard her." Mum nodded, agreeing with me. "Step on the gas."
"I ain't gonna broadside no police-" Before he could finished mum slammed her foot on to his, the car surging forward.
"Run them off the road!" mum yelled.
"Jesus, mother of God. You're out of your bloody mind, woman! Holy shit!"
The van swerved, running off the road before coming to a stop. Mum slammed on the brakes before we all jumped out, my gun already in hand.
"Take them out!" McGee yelled.
The rest of the cops ran to their car, driving off. Leaving us with the bastards in the van. We all hurriedly moved to the back of the van, the Belfast boys grabbing the keys to get our guys out.
"Come on, come on," mum ordered.
"Get them out."
One of the Belfast guys pulled out the cop who'd been in the back with our guys, yelling at him to stay on the ground. Gun pointed at his head. I didn't care about anything else except helping my guys. One by one they stepped out, mum and I checking to make sure they were okay.
As soon as Juice's feet hit the ground, I threw my arms around him, holding him desperately. "Don't you ever scare me like that again," I told him, my hold tight.
He pressed his lips to my temple. "I'm okay," he reassured me before I stepped back as one of the guys took his handcuffs off.
JPOV
We had the lieutenant to deal with now. Some one had to have told the cops we were coming. After how fast they got the 'information' on our bail hearing, and the beat down that just went down, there was more than just law enforcement working here.
I grabbed him shoving him to his knees in front of Clay.
"Where'd you get the intel on us?"
He just look up at Clay as if this was a joke. "I'm a police officer."
Suddenly Scarlett walked past me, clocking the guy in the jaw. "Where'd you get the intel!?"
"Jesus Christ." I grabbed her, pulling her away from the guy as he spat a tooth out on to the ground.
No one else seemed to care though, as Jax went on, "How come your buddies took off? What happened to back up?"
"They got scared because shit went south," Ope answered for the guy.
Jax grabbed the cop, pulling him to his feet. "Who paid you off?"
"No, Jackie boy. This is mine." Chibs grabbed the cop, Jax stepping away so the Scotsman could do what had to be done.
My attention was brought to Scarlett as she walked off, moving to lean against a tree, closing her eyes and breathing heavily. I followed her, concerned. I had seen her before, throwing up. That with the headaches, I was starting to really worry about here.
"Scarlett?"
She lifted her hand to stop me, eyes staying closed. "I'm fine. Just felt a little claustrophobic in the crowd. Needed some space."
"Maybe you should go wait in the car..." I suggested, stepping closer to her until there was barely a step between us. I took my glove off, lifting my hand to her forehead. "Shit. You're burning up."
"I'm fine," she insisted, her eyes opening as she pushed away from the tree, stepping away from me. "It must be the flying or something. I'll get over it in no time."
I watched her as she moved to the car, getting in without looking or talking to anyone. I was really worried. I had never seen her like this. It just wasn't normal...
SPOV
The truck stopped, the sound of whistles and cheers streaming in from outside as Samcro and Sambel welcomed each other. I jumped out of the car, feeling a few eyes on me as I moved around to stand next to mum. I didn't think being on Juice's arm while he met the Belfast Sons for the first time would be a good idea.
"Hey baby." Mum smiled at Clay as he came over to give her a kiss.
Her attention was caught by two women that were headed our way. One with blonde hair, the other a dirty caramel looking blonde. I could tell just by looking at them they were mother and daughter.
"Come on." Mum nodded as we headed to the women, Jax and Clay following.
"Well, welcome." The blonde nodded to us- she was the mother. She shook hands with Clay.
"Maureen." He nodded politely.
She looked to my brother. "Jax. Welcome."
They shook hands, Jax nodding. "Hey. Thank you."
Her eyes met mum's a tension between them flickering as they simply nodded. "Gemma." Mum didn't say anything, just looked to the daughter. "Oh, this is Trinity, my daughter."
Mum shook Trinity's hand. "Gemma." Seeing Maureen looking at me, mum introduced us, "This is my daughter, Scarlett."
I smiled, shaking Maureen's hand. "Thank you for having us."
She smiled back. "I wish it were under better circumstances..." Turning to her daughter she nodded. "You go and watch the register, love."
Trinity turned to us. "Glad you're here. We'll see you later," she said before walking off.
Once she was gone, Maureen looked back at mum. "Didn't expect you to make the journey."
"Neither did the feds. Where's my grandson?"
"Come on upstairs, we'll have a cup of tea," Maureen offered
"I don't want any goddamn tea."
But Maureen wasn't having any of that. "This is my home, Gemma. Wee bit of respect would go a long way."
Mum looked to Clay, who just stared at her, a silent conversation happening between them. Giving in, mum looked back to Maureen. "You have coffee?"
...
We sat in Maureen's lounge room. I leaned against mum, both of us agitated. I just didn't know why we couldn't grab Abel and go? Where was he?
"Cammy brought the baby to me. He knew he was in deep shit with the club and the Army. Set a meeting with my brother," Maureen explained.
"Wanted a pass from the priest." Clay nodded, knowing how things worked.
"Aye. He didn't get one," she sighed. "After that, Kellan took Abel to keep him safe."
Jax shrugged, ready for action. "Then let's go talk to Kellan."
"No. He knows where you are. He'll find you."
Shaking my head, I felt my agitation boil to anger. "Stop pushing us around. Take me to my nephew."
"Scarlett..." Jax warned.
"No, she's right." Mum shifted, looking to Maureen with distrust. "What, are we expected to just wait?"
"Aye." She nodded. "Questions will be answered soon enough." Her eyes fell on Jax. "Look I'm sorry this has happened to you. I can't imagine the pain you must be feeling."
"No." I stood. "You can't." I walked off, needing to get some air. This was all just bullshit.
...
I leaned against the wall outside away form everyone else. I was just so pissed. Why couldn't they just give Abel back. He wasn't their's. He belonged with us...
Movement caught my eye as mum headed my way. She came to a stop by my side, leaning against the wall as well. Neither of us said anything as she pulled out a smoke and lite it before putting it between her lips. Once she took a drag, she finally broke the silence.
"Talk to me."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean," she lifted the smoke to her lips again, "you got a little defensive in there. Wanna tell me why you reacted that way?"
"Because Abel's my nephew," I said as if to say 'duh'.
She nodded. "Yeah, but there was something else. Like you were taking it personally. Like it was your child that had been taken." She gave me a look.
My eyes fell to the ground as I kicked at it. "So?" She didn't say anything just waited for me to speak. I sighed, giving in, "I've lost a baby before, mum..."
Her eyes went wide. "What!?"
"Drew was violent. I was pregnant, he got angry. He pushed me around." I shook my head, keeping my eyes glued to the ground as my arms came up to wrap around me. "I lost the baby."
Dropping the smoke on to the ground, she grabbed my arm and pulled me to her. "Why didn't you tell me this sooner? Why were you with him?"
I held on to her, resting my head on her shoulder. "It's complicated," I mumbled. "And now Jax might lose Abel..." I felt so guilty. "It's my fault he was taken mum."
She pulled me back, looking down at me with hard eyes. "Scarlett. You were knocked out on the ground. What were you supposed to do?" She shook her head. "Stop blaming yourself."
It was easier said then done...
"Hey." Juice walked up to us, looking from my mum to me. "Am I interrupting?"
Mum shook her head,. "I was just headed inside," she told him, before turning to me. "You need anything, you come find me, okay?" With a nod from me, she then walked off.
Now alone, Juice stepped up to me, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind. He pressed his lips to my shoulder. "You feeling better?"
Taking a deep breath, pushing aside the conversation I'd just had with mum to the side, I nodded. "Much." I turned around in his arms and looked up at him. "I told you I'd be fine."
Before he could say anything, a car and van pulled into the lot.
"Stay here." Stepping away and pulling out his gun, he walked over as the rest of the guys came out of the club to see what was going on.
Mum, who had been walking up the stair's to Maureen's, turned around and came back to stand with me. We watched as two men walked out of the car, heading for the van.
The van's door opened, a woman and what looked like her daughter stepping out. My eyes caught sight of Chibs who rushed over to them. Words were exchanged before he leaned forward, kissing the woman. He looked to the girl, and I felt as if there was some tension there. But it disappeared as they hugged, the woman joining.
"Let me guess. That's Fiona and their daughter?" I looked to mum.
She nodded, smiling fondly at the family. It wasn't every day you see a reunion like this one.
JPOV
Scarlett and I sat at the table, her hand in mine. We watched as Clay, Ope, Happy, Bobby, Jax and Gemma looked to Chibs and Fiona. Seeing as Fiona's close to Jimmy, we thought maybe she had some intel on him for us. But we were wrong.
"I have no idea why Jimmy lied. I'm not privy to his plans. He doesn't trust me anymore."
"Do you at least know what he's been up to since he got back?" Chibs asked, trying to get any information.
"Recruiting. He's at his bar in Newry pretty much day and night."
"What about O'Neill?" Jax was pretty sure O'Neill had turned his back on the club. "He on Jimmy's permanent payroll?"
"Not that I know of. But like I said, last few months, been in the dark," she sighed, shaking her head. "Sorry I have nothing that helps."
Gemma nodded. "That's okay. Thank you."
The front door opened as one of the guards walked in with Kerrieanne- Chibs' daughter. She didn't exactly look like she was enjoying herself...
"You should start wrapping it up, Fi. Need to get you back," the guard told her.
"Kellan wants us to stay at the rectory. It's like a bloody fortress," Fi spoke to Chibs as she stood. She walked over to Kerrieanne, the two of them ready to go.
"Jimmy really gonna try to hurt us, ma?"
"Hey." Chibs moved to his family. "No one's ever gonna hurt my baby. I'll make sure of that." He kissed her forehead.
I looked to Scarlett. I felt the same protectiveness towards her- just in a girlfriend way instead. I would do anything to protect her. And if someone did hurt her? I don't think I'd have enough control to stop myself from killing them...
"Can't they stay for awhile?" Gemma asked.
Scarlett nodded. "They just got here."
"Church is nearby, right? We can get them back safe," Clay offered.
"You lads armed?" the guard asked. We all showed him our guns, even Scarlett pulled hers out, laying it on the table. He nodded. "Tonight then," he agreed before he headed for the door.
"Hey, thanks," Chibs called to him, the door closing.
I looked to Scarlett, pointing to the gun. "You brought it?"
She just shrugged, putting it away. "Ope, Chibs and I are the only ones who aren't wanted. I thought I might need it," she noted, leaning over to place a quick kiss on my cheek.
Bamby