Once again thanks for the love ladies! NatalieLynn- later on in the story we'll get deeper into their prison time and it'll come back as a flashback throughout some of the chapters :)
Any suggestions, thoughts on what you'd like to see, etc. are all welcome!
Kristina's cousins decided to go back to the hotel with their parents that night, leaving the kids to share Christmas morning with their dads that they hadn't been able to do the year before. "OH MY GOD!" Abel screamed around six thirty the following morning, throwing open Kris and Jax's bedroom door.
Scaring both of them awake, Kristina gasped and pulled the blanket up as Jax sat up quickly "What's wrong?!" he panted
"DAD!" He yelled in the doorway "Come look!"
Jax laughed and rubbed his face "I'll be right there buddy, let me get dressed." Abel sprinted back out of the room and Kristina was laughing into the pillow.
"Christ Almighty" she sighed "We either gotta start locking the door or making sure we're dressed before falling asleep." She picked up her pajamas from the floor next to the bed and pulled them on.
"DAD!" Abel yelled from the living room
Jax stood up and pushed his hair back "I'm comin'!" he chuckled following Kristina out of the room. "Woah! What'ya get?!"
"Is this for me?!" he asked out of breath looking at the dirt bike
Kris smiled and shrugged sitting down on the couch "I dunno buddy, does it look like it's for you?"
He didn't know what to say or think "Do you like it?" Jax laughed, sitting down on the floor next to him
"I LOVE IT!" he yelled "Can we go ride it?!"
"Abel why don't you wait until you open the rest of the presents with John and Jax?" Kris asked "It's really early baby. Your brothers are still-" she began to say before they were running down the hallway towards the presents "Or not"
"PLEASE!" he begged, throwing his head back
"As soon as you open the rest of your presents. Okay? Kenny got a bike too, so you guys are gonna ride together as soon as you're done opening the rest of your gifts." Jax said pointing to the pile
Abel tore through the wrapping paper with his brothers as they tossed aside the boxes of clothes, and tons of books that of course their mother would buy them for Christmas, the twins were caught up in their toys when Abel got to the last box. "Wait! Before you open that one…." she said reaching on the side of the couch "Open these". Abel knew the form of video game boxes as he shredded the paper and gasped, then leapt for the box that he was told to wait on. "Daddy convinced Santa for you"
"This is AMAZING!" he yelled at the Playstation Four
Kris and Jax laughed "But… you're gonna have to share with your brothers. You know that, right? And your dad."
"I know" he nodded
"We going riding or we playing playstation?" Jax asked
"I don't know!" he shouted excitedly
"How about you go get dressed and help your brothers get dressed and then we'll all go outside. Deal?" Kris asked. Abel took off running down the hall with the twins and Kris jumped up grabbing her cigarettes from the counter "We've got five minutes" she smiled, pointing towards the back door.
"You actually gonna allow him to go riding?" Jax asked, lighting a cigarette
Kris rolled her eyes, exhaling smoke above her "That's what the massive helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, chin guard, and gloves are for."
"Why don't you just put him in a bubble?"
"If you'd let me, I would." she smiled
"DAD!" Abel shouted, peering through the back door "Come on!"
They both tossed their cigarettes and headed back inside the house "The neighbors are gonna hate us" Kris sighed "Let me at least call Jess to make sure they're awake. Abel, let me and your dad get dressed, okay?"
He groaned and flung himself onto the couch "Come on!"
Kris laughed as they walked down the hallway with her phone to her ear. Jess answered but all Kris could hear was shouting in the background "Hello?" she asked
"Christ almighty" Jess groaned "Opie's already trying to figure out if he can make the thing go faster than it's regulated sixty miles an hour. I'm getting dressed now."
"Sounds familiar. You know the neighbors are gonna call the cops for us riding dirt bikes at seven am, right?"
"Great" Jess sighed "I'll see you in a few."
Kris slipped on her shoes and tossed on a hoodie over her pajamas "You better make sure he doesn't go racing into traffic." she growled
"We live on a quiet street. He ain't going far." Jax laughed, tying his laces
She shook her head and headed back into the living room "You ready?" she asked looking at the boys who were already waiting at the door
"DAD!" Abel yelled
"Shit dude, I'm coming!" Jax laughed, grabbing the bike and pushing it towards the door "Let's go"
"You know you got him the one-twenty-five two-stroke engine right?" Opie asked Jess as Kenny was buckling his helmet
"I don't know what the fuck that means" Jess sighed holding Gabby on her hip
"It means that it goes faster easier" he smiled "Correction, I can make it go much faster."
"Great" she smiled sarcastically "I was told it can only top out at the max, sixty-five"
Opie laughed and rolled his eyes "I'm sure you were. Not after I'm done with it." He looked back at Kenny "Alright" he said "front breaks, back breaks, clutch, throttle, gear shifter and kick starter." he pointed out the different parts and began to explain their use. He held the bike up as Kenny tossed his right leg over the side "Before you start it up, you're gonna kick down the gear shifter into neutral, then the kick starter. Once you start the bike, kick it into first gear and then pull on the throttle. Don't let go of the clutch until you're ready to get moving, you'll slowly let go of it and give it throttle at the same time. It's the reverse when you wanna slow down." Kenny nodded as if he had known this all along. "How do I get into fifth and sixth gear?" he asked
"Let's see if you can start it first!" Jess sassed
"You just pull in the clutch. Never keep on the gas when shifting, whether you're shifting up or down. Cause you'll fuck up the engine and you ain't gettin' a new one" Opie laughed "When you go to stop, it's the same thing… let go of the gas, pull in the clutch and shift down, slowly pressing on the breaks"
Kenny gave Opie a nod and kickstarted the bike. He gave Jess a stealthy smirk for her comment before taking off down the block. "Well wasn't that a big fuck you" Kris laughed
Jax buckled Abel's helmet and he climbed onto the bike himself, listening to the explanation Opie had given Kenny and the same one his father was giving him. "You good buddy?" Jax asked.
"Elbow and knee pads!" Kris growled
Jax and Abel looked up at her and both shook their heads "He can't ride with all that on. He'll be fine." Abel nodded in agreement and waited for his next instruction. "Alright little man, kick that gear shifter until the line goes to the N." Abel kicked it and then looked back up "Awesome! Now you're gonna stomp your foot down on the kick starter like you're stomping down on a big bug and pull this handle in." On his first try he kick started the bike and pulled in the clutch "Alright!" Jax shouted over the engine "Kick that gear shifter again and the line is gonna go to the number one, and you are gonna slowly let go of this hand and then pull with this one." he yelled as Abel took off down the street with Jax chasing after him
"Jesus fucking Christ" Kris groaned "Now he's never getting off of it." she said "I know it sounds horrible but I was kind of hoping he'd not be able to start it and just go back to reading books."
"Do you know who his father is?" Jess asked "He's a Teller."
"Unfortunately" she sighed
Kenny was riding up and down the block, shifting gears and blowing way past the thirty mile-per-hour side street peed limit as he was hitting at least forty or fifty miles an hour. "At least he's going slow. Look at fucking Evel Knievel over there thinking he's some badass biker now." Jess pointed
"Hey" Kris argued "This was your doing."
"Wasn't my idea though" Opie stood back against his truck watching his son race up and down the block in the street, changing gears as if he had done it a thousand times before. "Tell him to slow down!" Jess shouted "If a car comes around that corner Ope.."
He rolled his eyes and waved Kenny in as he came back up the block. Slowing down the bike like his father had told him, he pulled into the driveway looking perplexed as to why he had to stop. "Gotta slow down"
"Dad!" Kenny groaned, still out of breath from excitement "Seriously?"
Opie looked over at Jess "yes seriously. If a car comes around that corner too quickly..." she warned
"Then can we go ride out in the middle of nowhere? Please?"
"We'll do that on the twenty-seventh. When Jax and I can get a few bikes to rent and see if everyone else wants to come. For now you gotta just practice around here changing gears." Opie replied motioning back and forth with his finger to the street "just don't go above fifth"
"Second!" Jess growled
They both looked back at her and raised an eyebrow "Fourth" Opie said looking back at his son. Kenny smiled and nodded, kickstarting the bike again and taking off down the block. Abel was riding up and down the sidewalk, as much as Jax wanted to take him into the street, he knew that he'd be hung to dry if he even attempted it. After a few minutes of riding up and down, Jax let him change the gears and ride off on his own once he got the hang of breaking.
"Don't let him ride into the street!" Kris shouted over the loud roars of the motors
Jax rolled his eyes and laughed "He's FINE!"
"What if he falls?!"
"Then he'll get back up and do it again."
"I'm not going to the emergency room on Christmas."
"Then I'll call Chibs to come early and patch him up. He's fine. Look!" he pointed as Abel rode off the curb and into the street driving back towards the house.
"GET HIM OUT OF THE STREET!" She shouted pointing at him
"Kris…" Jax begged
She ran her hand through her hair "I'm going back inside. I'm gonna have a fucking stroke" she groaned "C'mon boys. Let's go hook up the video games" she said to the twins who weren't budging from the curb with Gabby as they watched Abel and Kenny ride up and down the block in awe.
"I got 'em" Jax replied "Go. You're gonna make him nervous."
"Coffee?" Kris asked looking back at Jess
"Maybe with a shot or two" She sighed following Kris into the house.
"You wanna start it? I gotta hook this fucking monstrosity up." she said lifting up the playstation box and ripping open the side. As she sat and read the directions, Jess came back to the living room with two cups of coffee and sat next to her on the floor. "What the hell am I gonna do with this one now?" she asked, pulling the older system off the TV unit.
"Put it in the bedroom" Jess shrugged "That's what Opie did this morning with the old Xbox. Kenny's got the new one in the living room. He put the other one in our bedroom."
"So I can listen to gun shooting and characters getting shot and stabbed in the middle of the night?" she laughed attaching the wires to the back of the TV.
"All he's gonna need is a mini fridge and he'll never need to leave the bed." Jess smiled setting her coffee down and wrapping up the wires.
"What's a good password for the connection for this thing?" she asked holding the remote in her hand
"Grow up Jax?"
"Perfect" Kris snorted putting in the password "Let him try and figure that shit out. Alright, that wasn't so bad. Wanna help me put this one in the bedroom?"
Jess nodded and stood up, grabbing the cables from the floor. They heard a loud banging of what closely resembled metal hitting pavement. She dropped the wires and they both ran to the door, pushing it open to see Jax and Opie helping both boys stand up. "WHAT HAPPENED?!" Jess yelled running across the grass
"They're fine" Opie laughed looking back at Jax, then at Kenny and Abel
Kris looked at Abel's now ripped jeans "Are you okay?"
Abel nodded "I'm fine" he threw his leg back over the bike "Can we do that again?" he asked looking up at Jax who quickly shook his head and dismissed his question, waving him to to get back to riding
"How the hell did that happen?" she asked looking at Jax and Opie as the boys took back off "Do what again?"
"Nothing" Jax smiled "Go back inside"
"How did they both fall?" Jess asked "I don't get it"
Opie shook his head "They're fine."
She narrowed her eyes looking at both of them "We'll start breakfast. You better not be making them do some stupid shit."
"Never" Opie smiled "Go"
Twenty minutes later, Kris stood at the front door waving everyone in. Kenny was pulling down his sweatshirt that he had rolled up and managed to scrape up his arm during the fall. "I hooked it all up" she said to Abel as he ran inside the house, tossing his helmet down and plopping on the couch.
"Can we play?!" he asked looking up at Jax, Kenny and Opie
Jax tiled his head towards the table for him to eat. While the twins were adamant about sitting on their own and feeding themselves, Gabby had other plans in mind as she glued herself to Opie's knee, grabbing off of his plate. "You get another girl and you're screwed" Kris chuckled
Opie and Jess laughed, shaking their heads "She's more than enough female for me to handle" Jess grumbled "And this one…" she motioned to Opie "doesn't tell her no. Whatever Gabby wants, Gabby gets."
Ellie rolled her eyes and scoffed "Unreal"
The four adults along with Kenny raised their eyebrows "Really?" Kenny asked "Really?!"
"What?" Ellie asked defensively "I don't get everything that I want"
"Reeaaaallyyyy?" Jess asked "You don't get everything you want?"
She shrugged and shook her head "No"
"Who got a MacBook at thirteen years old because she said 'Daddy pleaseeeee'?" Jess chuckled "Who got an iPhone four S at twelve because she said 'Daddyyyyy I love you"
"I don't recall" she chuckled
"And who convinced him to have you get a three hundred dollar handbag for Christmas? All because 'Daddy, I love you."
"It's not because of that" Opie protested "She did well in school this year and helped out."
Jess rolled her eyes "Because when those green eyes well up on command, you don't give in?"
He shook his head "No."
"My ass." Jess scoffed "Could've easily given that handbag back to Santa after she puked all over the carpet."
Ellie brought her hand to her head and rubbed her temple "That was horrible" she sighed
"Oh it sure was." Jess laughed "Next time… He's coming after you. And he can have the 'drunk Ellie' conversation for two hours after vomiting."
"That had to be great" Jax laughed "C'mon." he said looking at Jess "You didn't enjoy that even a little?"
Jess and Kris snorted, bringing their coffee mugs to their mouths "I should've recorded it" Kris smiled "That way, you'd never forget. 'Aunt Kris…. why… why am I puking? God… this is horrible" she slurred, mimicking the teen
"You're the best" Jess added "Do you think Dad would be mad? Pshhhh… He'd be proud, I drank half a bottle by myself."
"Hey guys" Kris slurred "What's the difference between…"
"I get it!" Ellie interrupted as Jess and Kris laughed loudly "I get it."
Opie laughed and raised his eyebrow "What's the difference between what?"
The three shook their heads "Nothing" Jess smiled
"C'mon" Jax pushed "It's Christmas, no one's gonna get mad"
"Maybe after you two finish half a bottle." Kris laughed "Everyone will be over around four. So these two need a nap before that happens." she said pointing to the twins
They both threw their heads back and whined "Noooo"
"Yes. And when you wake up, mama will be here with more presents. But you need to nap first."
Abel shoveled the last of the food into his mouth "Can we play now?" he begged
Jax nodded standing up from the table with Opie and Kenny "For a little while, then we'll go back outside. You know you gotta be ready to show everyone your moves later, right?"
Abel grabbed a controller from the coffee table and nodded "Oh yeah" he laughed
"Is that really safe for him?" Giuliana asked looking out the front door at Abel as he rode the dirt bike up and down the block with the rest of the men and Gemma cheering him on.
Kris sighed from the kitchen "Apparently so"
"Who gets a six year old a dirt bike?" Her mom scoffed
"Ma" Kris groaned "If anyone is gonna teach him how to be safe, his dad is the best person to do so." Even she couldn't believe she was defending the idea as the words were escaping her lips. "Jax has been riding since he was fifteen. Abel is fine."
"So you're really gonna have another kid?" she asked. Her tone wasn't as judgmental as it had been the day before, so Kris decided to roll with the conversation.
She adjusted the temperature on the oven and reached for her cigarettes as her mom followed her out into the backyard "Yeah. Well, whenever it happens really. Twins are gonna be two. It's not like it's back to back."
"Look" she sighed, taking a seat at the table across from her daughter. "I can't tell you what to do. But I don't like this."
Kris rolled her eyes "Don't like what, ma?"
"This" she said holding her hands out "This isn't a lifestyle to raise kids into."
"You and dad raised me in a similar lifestyle." she shrugged "Albeit it wasn't exactly the same. But it was similar."
"But you were never in harms way as a kid. I was never in harms way. The women were never threatened."
"Ma. It was Panelli who did this shit to me last year. Don't go there."
"But it was done because of this. God forbid the boys were outside with you Kristina."
"You don't think I know that?" she asked "Mom. It happened. It's over with."
"I'm just saying, four kids is a lot. If he goes back inside…"
"It's not up to you. I've got a huge support system here."
"And what if queen bee decides that she can't help out? Four kids? That's too much for one person."
"Gemma? Mom. Gemma loves it. Loves. I've got more than enough people here to help me, God forbid something happens. Jax doesn't lie to me. If he tells me he's keeping shit smart, I believe him."
Her mom rolled her eyes "You're gonna tell me that man has never lied to you?"
Kris shook her head and butted her cigarette "No."
"You're lying"
"No I'm not."
"Yeah" she smiled devilishly "You are. You always roll your eyes up when you lie, since you were a kid. This lifestyle… Kristina they treat women like property."
"And that's different from…"
"Your father never. Your uncles never. Look, you can call me many things, but I've always gotten feelings about people. I think he's a great dad, and he loves his boys. But, I'm just not so sure faithfulness runs blood deep around here."
Kris furrowed her brow and squinted her eyes "Don't say that shit about him" she growled, her volume increasing
"Kristina. I'm not trying to argue with you. I'm telling you what I think, and I just don't need you to be on your own in a few years with four kids. Even if you have the support system. That loneliness you felt the last twelve months… what if it was permanent? You think Gemma would come around and help out as much if he hopped off to be with some bimbo bitch?"
She stubbed her cigarette in the ashtray and stood up "I don't wanna talk about this."
"Listen" her mom argued, standing up and stopping in front of her before going into the house "That look… That look right there." she said, pointing her finger in her face "That tells me it wasn't the first time you've thought about that. It also tells me that he's given you reason to doubt him before." Kris gave her mother the same eye roll, looking up into the corner of her peripherals, her eyes watering. "And now you're lying to yourself." she said calmly
"I don't wanna talk about it." she whispered
"You don't need to. I just need you to listen. I know you love him. I know he's a great father. But you don't deal well with loss. You never did. You need to just think long term here. Jessica doesn't have her mother around to give her this same speech. If this is the last thing I do to try and protect you, I need you to think about it."
"For all I know, I could be pregnant right now. Then what?" she asked leaning against the railing
"Then you be happy. You wouldn't be upset if it hadn't happened before. And I'm telling you, he'll say it'll never happen again. But once is all it takes. I'm not saying he'll do it again, but there's always the chance. And I know you wouldn't be able to handle it. That's why I'm bringing it up. I'm going down south tomorrow, so I'm not gonna be here to tell you this at a later time. I don't want to upset you, and I know you and I butt heads like two rams. But if you take anything away from me, let it be what I just told you. To just think about it. Capice?"
Kris nodded and followed her mother into the house. She grabbed a beer from the fridge and made her way back outside as Jess followed her, seeing ambiguous look on her friends face.
"Daddy?" Kristina asked sleepily answering the door around nine am the next morning. "What are you guys doing here?"
Gino let himself in followed by his two brothers. "Gotta get going." He replied impatiently "Svegliati!" he growled to his two nephews that were still sleeping on the couch. "Idioti." (get up! idiots)
She made her way into the kitchen and grabbed the coffee pot to fill "You guys want coffee?"
"I guess we have time now." Nico sighed "Jax awake?"
"Shower" she said quietly "boys are still asleep though. Thank god."
"You aren't leaving this house today. You hear me?" Her father demanded
She rolled her eyes and nodded "Yeah, I hear you. By the way, I have a bone to pick with the three of you."
"Here we go" Joe snickered "what did we do now?"
"Be honest with me. You three think he's a shitty husband?" She asked, leaning up against the counter with her arms crossed. "Well?"
"Kris... What?" Nico asked confusingly "what are you talking about?"
"My darling egg donor thought so. Said he'll end up leaving me in a few years for another bitch or end up in jail permanently. That what you three think?"
Her uncles sighed and shook their heads "No. But, anything is possible." Nico suggested
Kristina smiled sarcastically and nodded "Good to know"
"It's not that Kris. Listen..." Joe said clearing his throat "he can go to jail at any time. For anything. It's the life he leads. I believe he is a very intelligent man, who doesn't do things without putting extreme thought into it."
She turned around and grabbed mugs from the cabinet "I agree. What about the sleeping around?" She asked looking up at her dad.
"That's not something I can answer. None of us can." He replied. "But I hope he knows that if he does, he and I will be chatting."
Kris snorted pouring coffee into each cup and stirring in sugar "Daddy, I love you, but I don't know if you'd win."
Her cousins walked into the kitchen at the last comment and snickered "I've seen him beat someone down" Joey said optimistically "but I think Gino's got the upper hand. He's got three inches and a solid fifty pounds of muscle on Jax. Jussayin."
"That doesn't answer my question." she sighed, handing them coffee mugs "What about you?" she asked looking at Joey
"Kris" he sighed "I don't think so. Has he done it before?"
Instantaneously remembering what her mother had said last night about her quirks with lying, she tried to keep her eyes direct and calm. She shook her head "Nuh uh." The front door opened and Jimmy and Rat walked in quietly, seeing everyone in the kitchen. Joey kept a hard stare on her, while she directed her attention to the men.
"Hey guys" She said, unsure as to why they were there "Everything okay?"
"Yeah, Jax told us last night to be here while they head out." Jimmy replied, sitting at the table. "Cigarettes in the backyard this time"
Kris chuckled "Yeah yeah." she pointed out the back window to Opie, Paulie, Mikey and her cousin Jimmy who were walking across the grass with Jessica and the kids "At least they're ready." Jax walked into the kitchen, brushing his wet hair back with his hands. Kris smiled and handed him a cup of coffee "No stupid shit today. Deal?"
Jax nodded "Stupid? No. Smart? Yes."
"Good. Because I'm not taking Abel out on that damn bike. You need to get home before he has my head. The PlayStation will hold him for so long."
He tilted his head back and finished off the coffee "Alright. We ready?" he asked "Meeting everyone else at the clubhouse." Gemma pulled up with Nero, Kerrianne, and Fiona. Kris walked behind them as they filed through the house and heard another bike pull up.
"Or not?" she asked as they headed outside. Julie was hopping off of the back of Happy's bike. "Ohhh this is perfect!" Kris snickered at the sight of her cousins now pale face seeing her father standing in the doorway. She patted his shoulder "Go easy on her Zio. She's getting the ride of a lifetime."
He turned his head and cut his eyes at her "That isn't funny, Kristina."
"It is, a little" she smiled as her cousin quickly pushed through between them to get into the house. As they said their hellos and goodbyes to Gemma and the rest that had just pulled up, Joey hung back in the living room as Kris closed the door. "You going?" she asked
He glanced back at Jimmy and Rat and then to her. He knew she was lying before. "Quando?" (when)
"Quando cosa?" She asked shrugging her shoulders (when what?)
"Kristina. Quando egli imbrogliare?" (when was he unfaithful?)
She took a deep breath and sighed "La notte che ho scoperto che ero incinta. Non dire nulla. Per favore!" (the night I found out I was pregnant. Don't say anything! Please!)
"Piezza di merda!" (piece of shit!) he spat and pushed his way out of the house with a clenched fist. He wasn't going to spark something now, but it would be settled. The right way. The women walked inside and both Gemma and Fiona made their way down the hall to wake the sleeping toddlers they couldn't get enough of. "You really said something?" Jess asked
"You got that?" Kris asked making her way back into the kitchen with Julie already buried in a cup of coffee
"Well yeah" she chuckled looking over at Jimmy and Rat and then back at Kristina "No dice nada? C'mon." (don't say anything?)
"I had to."
"Everyone know?" Julie asked
Kris nodded "Long time ago Jules. Long time ago."
"Not for my brother it isn't" she sighed "Don't be surprised if that pretty face has a broken jaw when he comes back."
Kris ran her hands through her hair in frustration "I'm gonna go shower. We've got hours to do nothing but wait."
They pulled over a few blocks away from the clubhouse along side T.O. and his men. They expected Alvarez to come running out fast and at least escaping with some of his men any minute. Hoping their plan was flawless, executed properly and they'd all get what they wanted. As if on cue, they saw three bikes whip around the corner quickly. Jax looked at T.O. "You good?" He smiled and nodded before taking off with his five men to get what they wanted. Jax looked over at Opie, and then past him to the two SUV's that came with them. He waved his finger to continue on and the plan was to now catch Panelli and his men off guard. They pulled around the side of the warehouse- the same place that they were one year ago to get their wives, daughters and girlfriends back from. Climbing out of the SUV, Kristina's father stretched his neck. He knew he was about to come face to face with the man that put him behind bars for ten years, the one man that allowed him to let his anger get the best of him. Letting the SAMCRO men lead the way inside, they caught the eight men with their backs to them- they had them right where they wanted them. Turning around quickly, they went to draw their guns, but they were already beat. "Drop 'em!" Jax yelled "I'll blow all your faces clean off."
Quickly complying, they put their guns down and held their hands out. "Look who's outta prison" Gino Panelli chuckled staring at them. "Enjoy the stay?"
Jax smiled wolfishly and rubbed his chin. He slowly approached him and pulled his fist back putting his entire body into the swing as it made contact with his cheek. "Accommodations were nice. Thank you."
Gino spit the blood that was now filling his mouth on the ground "What are you doin' here Teller?"
"You and I… we're going for a few rounds. This is gonna be slow. And painful." he said throwing another swing forcing Gino to fall to his knees. His cousin, the man in charge of the distribution and the hit on Tacoma over a year ago stood silently with his associates as they watched on. "And you all are going to watch the slow and painful death of your boy here. And wait your own turn from each of them." Jax kicked him as hard as he could in the ribs while he was still on his knees making him groan and writhe in pain. "A dislocated shoulder?! How hard did she fight you prick?!" He shouted, pulling him up to his feet and taking another swing. Gino fell to his knees again, spitting blood on the floor.
He forced himself to his feet and squared his shoulders "Your guinea bitch? Tougher than I remember." he deadpanned "Sure as shit screamed though."
Jax wound up again and went to swing but Gino managed to block it. While his hands were blocked, he managed to bring his head back and head-butt him as hard as he could, cracking Gino's nose. He snorted and spit on him before taking a step back to assess what he wanted to do next. "Oh fuck" Giaccomo hissed looking up at the pack of men that were standing with guns drawn. He saw a familiar face, one he hadn't seen in ten years. Broken and bloody, Gino looked up at his cousin and then over at who he was staring at.
The women were sitting around the table outside as the boys and Gabby ran around in the yard "C'mon" Kris begged looking at Julie.
Julie rolled her eyes and shook her head "Sorry."
"I'm just curious" she shrugged "He's gotta be…"
"Basta!" Her cousin shouted "I'm not telling you!"
Gemma snickered "Rumor has it…"
"I don't want a rumor!" Kris laughed "I want a first hand account!"
Julie sighed "Kris…"
"Oh c'mon! Please!"
She rolled her eyes and bit her lip "Egli é…. Non ho parole." (he is... I have no words)
"I knew it!" she laughed
Jess snickered "God I love cognates." she smiled "The power of the romance languages. So easily understood."
"Is that all I'm getting?" Kris asked
"Tutto quello che dirò é…. Sei volte.. circa…. quindici minuti." (all I will say is, six times... in about fifteen minutes)
All of their jaws dropped "Holy shit" Kerrianne gasped "Even I understood that. Six?!"
Julie nodded "Can't make that shit up."
"Oh I knew it." Jess said proudly "Wait till Opie finds out."
"Opie?" Fiona laughed "Wait until they all find out. They're all gonna be hopped up on some serious shit to make it happen six times in fifteen minutes."
The women chuckled and nodded along. Jimmy had turned around to take the call from Jax and to inform him on what he heard Joey and Kristina talking about earlier. "They'll be home in a few." he said.
The women smiled and turned their attention back to the conversation "I'm so jealous" Kristina said unbelievably "I couldn't even do that myself." she said shaking her head, completely bewildered "E ho provato. Molte volte." she snickered. (and I've tried, many times)
Jimmy erupted with laughter, he couldn't control it. Kristina's stomach churned and her heart jumped up into her throat. She turned her head to look at him standing up against the back door. "Sorry" he smiled, trying to compose himself.
She narrowed her eyes at him "Capisci?" she growled (You understand?)
"Huh?" he asked, squinting his eyes in confusion
He felt his heart race, he knew she knew. "I'll ask you one more time." Kris said warningly "Capisci Italiano?" Jimmy nodded skittishly, rubbing his hand over the back of his neck. She bolted out of her chair and ran up the steps, pushing him inside the house before slamming the door shut behind them. "You better start talking right NOW" she shouted "Jimmy…." she panted, grabbing her hair in frustration "This has been over a year?! A fucking year?! How many…" she stopped herself from speaking and her eyes wandered around the room as if she was trying to put together pieces of a puzzle "You were there. Jimmy… When I was talking to my aunt on the phone last week…"
He sat down at the table and sighed "Kris…"
"Are you shitting me?! So he knew?! How many other conversations Jim? How many? What about the conversation I had with my aunts last night? About being uncertain of him going back to jail? Because of Panelli? Does he know about that too?!"
"No" he said shaking his head "I just told him that you were telling them that you're happy that he's back and you're hoping everything goes okay."
"What else"
He shrugged "Nothing"
"I swear to god" she squeaked "I'm ten seconds from grabbing a knife. What else does he know Jimmy?" His face fell and she knew instantly what he had heard and what he told Jax. "No" she begged .
He shrugged his shoulders again and sat back in the chair "It ain't against you. He's my Prez. I made a promise."
"To do what?! Spy on me?!"
"It's not spying. It's telling him what I know."
"What did he say?"
"Nothing"
"Jimmy. I don't have time for bullshit! They're on their way back here! What did he say?!"
"He ain't happy. He said you gotta be fuckin' kidding me."
"Jimmy. Do you have any idea what you did?"
"Me?!" He shouted "Kristina! What the fuck! You told Joey! Doesn't matter what I said!"
Kris felt like she had to pull rank on him at that moment. The one time she felt like she had to supersede his anger that was rightfully placed "Who are you talkin' to like that?"
"Don't pull that shit with me, Kris. You're the one that told Joey. Not me. I was giving your husband and my Prez a fair warning."
Pulling up to the house, Jax and Opie hopped off their bikes. Kristina's uncles and father went back to the hotel to shower as well as the rest of the SAMCRO men who went to change out of their blood-spattered clothes. Her cousins pulled in behind Jax and Opie, and Joey hopped out first. "Whatever happens right now, stay out of it" Jax said to Opie. "Take them around back."
Opie motioned to the rest of her cousins as they walked towards the gate. Jax headed towards the front door and made eye contact with Joey "We need to talk" he said storming into the house behind him. Kris and Jimmy were still in the kitchen when they glanced at the front door. Jax gave her a look of disappointment and betrayal before Joey shoved him up against the wall. She could see his split knuckles and blood stained clothes along with his busted lip that he got defending her and that didn't help matters. Joey and Jax's frames and builds were similar, and stood eye to eye. "I respect you man. You've proven to me many times over that you're willing to protect your family." Joey began, inches from Jax's face.
"Look" Jax sighed, irritated with the situation "I respect you too. But this shit was two years ago. That's between me and her."
"No" he growled, shoving him again "I promised her father years ago to take care of her. She's like my fucking sister. And you fucked around on her? When she was in the hospital?! What kind of piece of shit does that?!"
Jax rolled his eyes looking over at Kristina and Jimmy who were standing in the doorway of the kitchen watching them "Joey, look. I don't wanna fight you. It's between me and her."
"That's fine. But you're gonna take a fucking beating from me. The fuck is wrong with you?!" he shouted, shoving his shoulders again
Jax chuckled and shook his head "Man, I suggest you step back. This is between me and her, we settled this a long time ago."
"Joey" Kristina pleaded, finally able to speak up
"Stay out of this" He seethed pointing at her "I don't give a fuck!" he yelled, bringing his fist back and punching Jax's cheek. Jax immediately swung back and they both fell to the floor in each other's grip, grunting and cursing as their fists flew.
"FUCK!" She screamed "STOP!" She looked at Jimmy in a panic who shook his head at her pleading eyes. "STOP THEM! JAX!" she shouted "STOP!" he and Joey ignored her and she ran for the back door "OPIE!" He too shook his head and turned back to his conversation with everyone who were already warned to leave whatever happened alone. "NERO! Please!"
Nero sighed and stood up, quickly walking up the steps and into the house. "They gotta settle it themselves, mama"
"No! This is my fault! Pull him off!" she yelled pointing to Jax "JAX STOP! I'm SORRY!" He licked his bleeding lip and climbed off of Joey who sat up and ran his hand over his mouth. Jax looked over at her and she could see the anger in his eyes as he turned and walked down the hallway, slamming the bedroom door shut. "Joey!" she gasped on the verge of tears "WHY?!"
"Don't you even fucking start!" He yelled, pushing his hair back "Go ahead Kris, backtrack now. Take it all back."
"HE TOLD YOU TO DROP IT!"
He grabbed his cigarettes from his pocket and shoved one into his mouth "marmocchia!" he grumbled as he stormed out the front door, flicking his lighter and leaning against the house.
She aggressively rubbed her face and sighed "I am not a brat, asshole!" she yelled loud enough for him to hear "Fucking men. God dammit." she scoffed, walking down the hallway and tossing open the bedroom door, hearing the shower running. She closed the door and walked into the bathroom "Really Jax?"
He poked his head out of the shower and glared at her "You wanna start right now?"
"God. Why did you all have to go there?"
"Us? Kris, you told him. You started this."
"Oh GOD. This testosterone driven shit! I can't deal with it!"
