While the men sat in Chapel, Jess attempted to redo her hair and makeup in some hopes of making herself feel better. Ellie walked in with Gemma and sat down next to Jess who glanced at her through her peripherals and then did a double take "I- Did your father see that shirt?" she asked looking down at the black low cut t-shirt the girl was wearing.

Ellie and Gemma chuckled "Nope"

"El…" she sighed "Last thing we need is for him to superglue a hoodie to you. And you know he'll do it."

"It's hot in here" she whined "It's just a t-shirt!"

Jess looked up at Gemma for assistance who lit her cigarette "Don't look at me. I laughed when I picked her up from school."

"I've got a hoodie in Kris' car. Go ask her for the keys."

"C'mon!" she whined

"I know what you're doing" she chuckled "And it ain't gonna work. I told you, three more years. Go, ask her for the keys."

Ellie groaned and walked out of the clubhouse leaving Jess and Gemma to shake their heads "Jimmy?" Gemma asked

"Jesus Christ. Ope is gonna hit the fucking roof when he finds out."

"Does the cute newbie even know she's after him?"

Jess smiled and shook her head, putting her makeup back in her bag "Don't think so."

They heard cheering and the Chapel door opened as the men filed out "Good to see you baby" Gemma said to Kozik kissing his cheek

"You too. How's everything?"

"Same shit different day"

Kozik looked at Jess and gave her a big smile "And you are?"

Both Jess and Gemma snorted as she put her left hand on the bar "Jessica" she said, extending her right hand

"My bad. That's a hell of a rock. Who's the lucky man?"

"Me, shithead" Opie growled from behind

"Don't be startin' shit your first day at Redwood" Jax chuckled putting his hands on Kozik's shoulders.

Kris walked in with the twins and Gabby, struggling to get them all through the door with Ellie and Kerrianne behind. "Go see Daddy. Go!" she begged, as the toddlers took off across the floor.

Opie glared at his daughter as she walked towards the bar holding the hoodie in her hand. She looked up at him and rolled her eyes "Now" he spat. Ellie sighed and pulled the hoodie on without zipping it up. He reached over and grabbed the bottom, zippering it to her neck "And leave it like that."

"You still want a daughter?" Kris chuckled towards Jax

"Aw it ain't that bad." He sighed

"Please remember, every single thing you've ever thought about a girl, someone will eventually be thinking about your daughter."

"Oh, c'mon!" Opie groaned, taking a beer from Gemma

"Better hope that this one ain't another girl" Gemma mumbled

"What are you talkin' about?"

Gemma chuckled "Like you don't know. Have you seen her the last two days?"

Opie softly chuckled and shook his head "My poor girl."

"Not what you were sayin' yesterday" Ellie giggled

He raised an eyebrow at her and took a swig of his beer "Zip it, kid."

"I told you that already, dad. You just shrugged."

Jess sighed and shook her head listening to the two go back and forth "Hey, Opie and Opie Junior. Cut it out."

Chibs grabbed shot glasses and handed them out "Alright!" he shouted, "We got a new patch so we gotta welcome in Kozik, and at least two new members joining us in a few months!" he said raising his shot glass "And God help Jackie Boy and Ope because this is gonna be a rough ride."

"Real cute" Kris chuckled "Thanks Chibs"

"Hey, I'm just hopin' you ain't getting' two more." he smiled "I don't think any of us can handle that again."

Kris rolled her eyes and turned her attention to the new guy "Hi" she smiled extending her hand to Kozik "I'm Kris"

"Kozik. Damn where'd you get these girls?" he asked looking up at Jax and Opie

"Oh it's really a nice story" Kris chuckled "We moved from New York about two and a half years ago. Almost ran them over in town, he called me a bitch. And it turned out we were neighbors."

"At least I still got Hap" he laughed

"Sorry, he's spoken for too" she smiled

"No he ain't" he scoffed "Unless it's happened in the last week."

Happy stood there expressionless, but it didn't say much because it was his normal look. Kris looked up at Happy and then at Jax. Jax shook his head telling her to let it go "I hope that's not true! She's gonna be here around four thirty." she said glaring at Happy

"Kris" Jax said softly, rubbing her arm

Kris took a deep breath and walked toward the exit, kicking open the door. "I'll be back" Gemma said walking out from behind the bar and heading outside.

"You got a big fucking mouth" Happy spat

"Bro, how am I supposed to know?" Kozik asked "Don't talk pussy if you don't want it blown back up in your face."

Jess' eyes went wide as she, Ellie and Kerrianne silently listened on. Happy stepped forward and Opie put his hand against his chest "Let it go man"

"She finds out you and I are settling our shit in the ring. You got it?" he demanded, storming off outside

Ellie had seen more than most teenagers had at her age. She'd seen brawls, people shot and her father and uncles arrested. This wasn't unusual for her to listen to, and had understood the way of the MC before she got out of elementary school. "Go do your homework" Opie said pulling her off of the barstool by her arm

"No" She whined "This is too good"

"Ellie. I mean it."

She scoffed and grabbed her backpack from the floor "Which one of you's got a stash in your room?" she called out walking off towards the dorms

Jess and Jax laughed loudly as Opie stalked after her, slamming the door to his old dorm behind him and his daughter. "He's gonna catch a heart attack before his thirty-fifth birthday which is very soon."

"She's just like him" Piney grumbled "Was the same pain in the ass at fourteen too"

"Ah, c'mon grandpa. Hopefully you'll have another grandson" Jess smiled "That way the biggest worry is him knocking up a girl. Not any of this shit. Cause you know when Kenny is her age and is caught smoking pot, Ope isn't flying off the handle."

"He ain't a girl" Opie mumbled, walking back to the bar.

"You check the room?" Jess asked

"No. Too busy telling me to stop telling her what to wear."

"Jax" Gemma mumbled, waving him on from the door. Jax sighed and patted Kozik's shoulder as he walked outside to see Kris and Happy sitting on the bench on the other end of each other both with scowls on their faces.

"You spank both of them?" Jax laughed "The fuck happened?"

"Go ahead" Kris said invitingly towards Happy "Please"

"Ain't nobody's fuckin' business" He snapped "Don't care who the fuck it is"

"Hap, when it's the club, it's our business." Jax said calmly

"That's not what I'm talking about" she hissed "Tell him what you told me"

"The fuck is up your ass?" he asked "Shit don't count when it's on a run"

"And?" Jax asked confused

"What the fuck do you mean, and? That true?"

"Kris, you knew that. You've known that. What's the problem?"

The fury that washed over her face made Gemma pull Jax's arm back "Just… Now now" she whispered "Not now."

Kris stood up and paced back and forth "What I don't get is, you all haven't been on the road yet. Happy, so who the fuck were you with?"

"Kris" Jax sighed "C'mon" he drawled, opening the clubhouse door

"No. I wanna know. Who the fuck were you with? When was this?!"

"Babe, let it go"

"NO! She's gonna be here in a little while. I'm not sitting here knowing this. When did this happen? New Years?" Happy and Jax didn't reply and rolled their eyes. "You're gonna tell her."

"I ain't sayin' shit" Happy said flatly

"Yeah. You are. You don't want me telling her."

"She knows the deal. Her and I have had this conversation. Multiple times. So it ain't anything new."

"You're a real piece of shit. She really likes you Hap. How could you do that?" Happy sat there quiet and blowing smoke up above him, ignoring her.

"Listen." Jax sighed "It isn't what you're thinking. Alright? Let it go."

"It isn't what I'm thinking? So he didn't stick his dick in someone else? Who was it? Don't make me go and ask every single slut that was here that night."

"Baby" Gemma sighed "Listen, that's between Happy and her."

"She's my sister."

"She's your cousin" Happy mumbled

Kris turned her head and glared at him "You really wanna go there with me right now?"

Gemma stepped in front of her and put her hands on Kris' shoulders "These are those moments that you gotta sit back and let them handle their shit. No matter how much it hurts. Alright?"

Kris rolled her eyes and sighed "Gem.."

"I know." she sighed pulling her away from Happy and Jax "You should know this stuff by now, Kris. You're not a novice. Club shit is club shit. This isn't your fight to have. This is Julie's fight."

"I don't want her to get hurt"

"I know. But she also hasn't marked her territory yet. When she finds the girl, she can mark her territory. And of all times, this isn't the right time for you to be getting worked up. You know that."

"Tell me who it was."

Gemma sighed and looked back at Happy and Jax "Cindy"

Kris took a deep breath and stretched her neck "You know I need to tell her, right?" she said quietly looking over as Jax and Happy walked back inside.

"I know. But, let me be there. She's gotta know how to handle this. Especially with Happy."

She rolled her eyes and walked over to the bench sitting quietly "She's gonna beat the piss out of that bitch."

"That's the point. I know you wanna do it, but there are a few reasons why you absolutely can't. And the major one being my grandbaby. So I don't think so."

Kris groaned and grabbed her cigarettes from her bag "Well you're lucky I'm only like two weeks in. So I've got very little time left with these before I'm twitching."

Gemma chuckled and watched as Julie pulled in and got out of her car, all smiles. "What's with the faces?" she asked, kissing Gemma and Kris' cheeks.

"I think you should sit." Gemma said calmly pointing to the other side of the table and handed her a cigarette. Julie looked on confused as she took a seat "Alright, what's your and Hap's arrangement?"

Julie arched an eyebrow and looked over at Kris who couldn't even look in her direction "As in what? Other women?" Gemma nodded. She closed her eyes and rubbed her forehead, swallowing the large lump in her throat. "We haven't really gotten too far into it. I mean, I dunno. Who did he sleep with?"

"What?!" Kris scoffed "Jules!"

"It's not like Happy is a one woman guy. There isn't a ring on my finger. I've heard enough to know how the club works. Hurts like fucking hell but… What am I gonna do? Beat the shit out of him? I don't wanna go back to New York just yet."

"Listen" Gemma sighed "It's a standing rule that when they're on the road that's road business. But… while you're here, you need to set it clear to all the other sluts around here that he belongs to you."

"Why not him?"

"Well, you don't discuss personal shit with them in front of their bothers. Secondly, you won't get far with him right now, because you're upset. He'll brush it off. So you gotta take it up with her."

"And then what?"

"And then they back the fuck off."

"Blonde bitch?" she asked "Plastic smile?"

Gemma chuckled and nodded "That's right."

Julie stubbed out her cigarette and put her bag on the table "So I just go in there and beat the shit out of her?"

"Don't kill her, just bust a lip, break a nose… little shit"

Kris laughed "Little shit? God dammit. I wanna gut that bitch from the inside out."

"Easy preggo." Julie sighed "I got this" she stood up and adjusted her top, and flung the clubhouse door open as Kris and Gemma quickly made their way behind her. Kris looked over and saw Jax holding their boys far away from what was about to go down. Julie glared at Happy who was sitting at the bar and he instantly knew who she was going for. She stopped dead in front of Cindy, who didn't have much to her except the plastic smile and fake tits that were easily spotted from across the room. Cindy didn't give her a second glance as she kept her conversation going with Tig and Happy. Julie grabbed her by the back of her head and slammed her face down into the bar top, making her jolt backwards and pulled her to the floor.

"Holy SHIT!" Chibs shouted as Happy went to grab her off of Cindy but Tig grabbed his arm and pulled him back. "Let them settle this" Chibs sighed, watching on as Julie was straddling her and Cindy was reaching for Julie's hair but she could've cared less at the moment as she continued her assault on her face with her fists.

She delivered one last blow to Cindy's cheek before detaching herself and spitting in Cindy's face before she stood up "You go near him again and I'll dump your slutty twat in the bay, you got that, skank?!"

"Stupid bitch!" Cindy growled, grabbing her bloody mouth as she stood up.

Julie lunged forward and Happy wrapped his arm around her waist tossing her over his shoulder and walking back towards the dorms. "Put me the FUCK down!" she shouted, punching his back and kicking her legs as he walked away with the least bit of struggle. Cindy ran for the door of the clubhouse, holding her bloody mouth in her hands.

"And now we can go back to normal" Gemma smiled, grabbing a beer from behind the bar.

"That was all you?" Jess asked

Jax and Opie laughed "Of course it was her" Jax sighed "Ma, really?"

"What? Had to be done."

"God I wanted a piece of that bitch" Kris spat, shaking her head "Stupid slut"

"Easy hearty" Jess laughed "I think Jules managed"

"No fighting for a few months. Please?" Jax asked "Don't be getting yourself worked up."

Kris rolled her eyes and sat at the bar next to him "Hope you're keeping it in your pants Pres. You remember what I said, right?"

"Casket for me and bail money for you" Jax smiled "Wouldn't dream of it."

Ellie walked back down the hall with her books in her hands and backpack slung over her shoulder, and a look of disgust on her face. She plopped her books down on the bar and continued working. "What are you doing?" Opie asked

She glanced up and grimaced "Those walls are so thin. Happy and Julie are… ugh"

Everyone laughed loudly and shook their heads "How do you know it's Happy and Julie?" Jess asked

"I'm gonna be sick" She groaned "How do you think I know?!"

"Better put that shit back on, young lady." Piney growled

"Ugh Grandpa! You're just like him!"

"Don't make me tell you again" he intimidatingly said as she reluctantly pulled the hoodie back on.

Jess propped up her head with her hand as her elbow leaned against the bar top. "I think I'm gonna take them home. Gabby and Mama both need naps. You in?" she asked looking over at Kris

"Am I?" she chuckled "I ain't sayin' no to a nap."

"It's five already." Opie argued

She stood up and grabbed her bag from the chair "So? I can feed her, give her a little sumthin', and we'll all be out by seven, seven thirty. Kozik, it was lovely meeting you, and I'm expecting you'll be over tomorrow since it's supposed to be warm out, we're gonna barbecue"

"Fifty isn't warm" Jax sighed

Kris laughed and grabbed the baby bag from the couch "It's blazing compared to what it's like back in New York right now. They've got two feet of snow and today's high was seven. SEVEN! I'm gonna go curl up on the couch and enjoy the fifty degree air that comes into the house."

"You're really leaving?" he asked

"Yes" she smiled "I'm really leaving. I can't drink any of this hard shit. Maybe I'll have a glass of wine when I get home. I expect you're bringing back food? I'm too tired to cook."

"Yes darlin, I'll bring back food." he said kissing her forehead. Tig made a whipping noise and they both turned around. "I'd rather be whipped by that than what you get whipped by."

"Suit yourself. But I don't gotta answer to anyone" Tig chuckled

"Except me"

"And me" Opie piped up

Gemma smiled "And me"

"And me too" Kris reasoned

"And-" Jess began before Tig cut her off

"I get it" he sighed "I'm everyones bitch."

"Just so you're clear" Kris winked picking up the boys' coats "C'mon buddy, we're going home" she said to JT who was standing next to her

"Nooo!" He whined, clutching onto Jax's leg

Kris took a deep breath and sighed "Now"

"No!" he whined louder, keeping his grip on his father

"They can stay" Jax reasoned, "My mom will bring them back"

"But I just told him he needs to leave. I can't give him what he wants after I said no." she mumbled, pulling JT's coat onto him and moving over to Jackson "We're gonna go home. Daddy will be home later." The boys groaned and followed her out of the clubhouse as a screaming Gabriella was trying to disentangle herself from her mother's hold as Jess followed them out.

Putting Gabby into the car, Jess struggled to get the resistant girl into her carseat "Gabby, baby. If you stop now, you can play with the puppy when we get back. Okay?"

"I want daddy!" She wailed, kicking her feet and banging her hand against the door as Jess closed it.

Jackson reached over and handed her his toy motorcycle "It's okay" he sighed, getting Gabby to stop crying.

Jess and Kris got into the car and Jess turned around and looked at the two, and started to cry "My God" Kris chuckled "Jess!"

"It's so cute!" she squeaked, bringing her hand to her mouth. Kris rolled her eyes and pulled out of the lot, shaking her head at Jess. "Listen, it's gonna hit you like a ton of bricks. And I'm gonna sit back and laugh."

"No, you'll end up crying too"

"Shit" She scoffed looking out the window "I know. Wait, where you going?"

Kris drove another two blocks and pulled into the parking lot of the drug store and parked her car. "You need a test. I'll be right back" she said climbing out.

Jess looked into the back seat at the three kids who were talking amongst themselves. "Mommy, I want pizza" Gabby smiled.

Jess chuckled and shook her head "So much like your father. There's pizza at home. But then you gotta go to bed early because Grandma and Grandpa are coming tomorrow." Gabby moaned and pouted looking at her mother "That look doesn't work on me. Cut that out." Kris hopped into the car and tossed the bag at Jess. "What the hell? How much did you spend?"

"I dunno. Like fifty bucks. There's like six in there." Kris chuckled, pulling out of the spot "Gotta be sure. And then double sure."

"Mommy!" JT shouted

Kris looked in the rear view mirror "What's wrong buddy?"

"Seatbelt!"

Jess chuckled "Yeah mom. Practice what you preach"

Kris sighed and pulled on her seatbelt as she pulled out of the lot and headed down the street. "What are we feeding these monsters?"

"I've got leftover pizza. We can heat it up, feed them and they'll be out before we know it. Gabby you're taking a bath when you get home before we eat."

"Mommy!" she groaned

"No. You smell like motor oil and Grandma Gemma's cigarettes." she laughed "Disgusting. You working on the cars with Daddy today?"

"Yes" she smiled "We fix it"

"Wonderful. Can't even put my baby in dresses because she's gonna smell like a dirty mechanic."

"Ellie doesn't smell like a dirty mechanic" Kris reasoned

Jess laughed "Yeah. Not yet."

"Oh, Jess." Kris chuckled, pulling into the driveway.

Jess grabbed her bags from the floor and got out of the car. "Don't oh Jess me. Two years from now I'm gonna have to be checking her texts and scanning her pictures."

"The joy of having boys." she said helping the twins out of the car "C'mon. Bath time. Then you get pizza."


"Jesus Christ it's like trying to bathe a fucking cat" Jess mumbled walking into Kris' house with Gabby and the leftover pizza.

Kris laughed sitting with the boys on the couch "Not my babies." she smiled looking at the two with their faux-hawks sticking up "We love bath-time"

Jess put Gabby down and let her run across the living room to the couch. "Could that be because mommy is turning them into OCD minions?"

"Jerk" Kris chuckled "Toss it in the oven. My boys aren't minions."

"Oh, that's right!" Jess called out from the kitchen "They're their father's sons so that means they're witty, charming and stealthy little men."

"Sadly, yes"

"Why isn't it summer yet?" Jess sighed, walking into the living room "I need a vacation"

"We just had off for two weeks"

She sat on the couch and pulled the blanket over her "Yeah, but I'm exhausted. Jesus Christ. I honestly feel like I haven't slept in days."

"Maybe it's twins"

"You hush your mouth!" she growled

Kris snorted and stood up "I'll get them fed. Close your eyes for a little while. We got a few hours before they all come back."

"Sounds like a deal. You hear from Jules?"

"Nah, Kerri said she's preoccupied. So I'm not concerned. Go to sleep."

Jess awoke about two hours later to Kris curling up next to her "Shit" she groaned putting her hand to her head "What time is it?"

"About eight. Kids just went down. Gabby's sleeping in Abel's bed."

She sat up and stretched her legs out on the coffee table "You hear from Jax yet?"

"Texted him a little while ago. He said the kids wanna eat Chinese. I told him I'd rather stick my eyes out with a fork."

"Ew. No, I don't want that. What did he say?"

Kris snorted and handed Jess the remote "Haven't gotten a response yet."

"I'm exhausted. Shit. They say when they're coming back?"

"Should be soon."

"Alright, what are we watching?"

Kris shrugged and reached for her ringing phone "Whatever you wanna watch…" she smiled putting the phone to her ear "What's up? They're sleeping so it's just us. I don't care, anything's fine." Jess chuckled hearing Jax grumbling on the other end of the line "Yeah that's good. Alrighty babe. Bye."

"What are we getting?"

"Burgers, they fed the kids- on their way home now."

"Mmmm" Jess mumbled "You gotta stop saying you don't care what you want to eat."

"And you gotta get through an evening without shouting or crying"

Jess pouted and pulled the blanket up further under her chin "Leave me alone."

"Don't cry to me. None of this is my doing. Cry and yell at the man that did this to you."

"That's all I've been doing. He's gonna lock me out of the house one of these days. I wasn't like this with Gabby."

"But you also gotta remember- we were living together, we weren't taking care of a family and our biggest concern was waking up and paying the bills."

"And what shows to watch"

"Use your hormones to your benefit. Yours hit you like a ton of bricks, I'm still skating by."

Jess pouted again and sighed at the sound of motorcycles. "Food"

"Mmhmm. And then bed, you gotta cook tomorrow." Abel came tearing into the house, riling up Slash who was sleeping on the couch. "Woah! Chill!" Kris pleaded "What'd you have to eat?"

"Ice cream!" He shouted as the dog jumped on top of him, making him laugh.

"Jax, ice cream?" she whined

Jax chuckled and put the food on the table "He had dinner too. And we got more than enough food to fill you up."

Her and Jess opened the five bags in front of them "This is just for us?" Jess asked

"And me and Ope" he said sitting next to Kris and kicking off his shoes

"There's like ten burgers here and… six, seven.. ten fries? Really?" Kris chuckled as Jess shoved a handful in her mouth "Maybe we did need that much."

Jess made a sour face and turned her attention back to the bags as she emptied them onto the table "You okay?" Opie asked

"The fries are soggy" She whined grabbing a burger and sitting back with a pout

He rolled his eyes and stood up walking into the kitchen. He returned with two beers and a plate, handed Jax and beer and picked through the fries, handing her the plate "Here" he grumbled "I'll give you the crispy ones"

She tried not to smile and brought her knees to her chest, putting the burger on the plate and continuing to eat the fries "Thank you"

"Mhmm" he chuckled "This is gonna be a long eight more months"

"Can I have your crispy fries?" Kris asked looking at Jax

He smiled and shoved fries in his mouth "Get your own"

"Such a jerk" She laughed "So mean"

"Did I not bring your glasses to work today? I'm not a jerk."

"Mhmm. By the way, your mother is gonna be talking to you about fixing up the house. So get ready. You too Ope."

Jax sighed and rolled his eyes "Why don't we just move? So much easier."

"But then we won't be living next door to each other" Jess whined

"Says who?" Opie asked

"I don't wanna leave the house" Kris protested "I love it here. Much cheaper to add on than to move. And much less work on your part."

"Alright, but none of this 'I don't care' business when I ask you a question."

"Told you" Jess mumbled


"Five-twelve" Chris answered the ringing classroom phone. "Yeah, hang on. DiPalo!"

"Teller" Kris laughed

"Yeah yeah. It's for you." He said holding out the phone.

She rolled her eyes and took the phone from him "hello?... Are they okay?... Aw man... Umm... You wanna send them here until I can get someone to pick them up? That's fine. Yeah. I'll send him down." She hung up the phone and grabbed her phone from the desk "can you stop by the principals office to grab my two outlaws?"

"What happened?"

She chuckled and rolled her eyes "Abel and Kenny got into it with some kids."

"Abel's in first grade"

"Abel was using the bathroom by the lunch room." She huffed walking out of the classroom with him. She peeked her head into Jess' room and waved for her to come forward "Kenny and Abel were in a fight downstairs."

"Oh cmon!" She sighed "you gonna go get them?"

"Chris is getting them. I'm gonna call Jax now. We gotta get someone to pick them up. I'll see if I can get a hold of Jax. If not, Jimmy and Rat are outside- they're gonna have to take them home."

Jess shook her head and headed back into the classroom "Unreal. Alright let me know"

She saw the two boys angrily telling their side of the story as they walked down the hallway with Chris "get inside" she growled closing the door behind them "you've got ten seconds."

Kenny looked at Abel and then up at the two "I was in lunch and Tommy came running over saying Abel was fighting with Jason Miller. So I ran into the bathroom."

"Wait. My Jason?" Kris asked

"Yeah. Abel was hitting him and the kid grabbed Abel by his collar so I grabbed him and shoved him up against the wall. That's when the lunch ladies came in and brought us to the principal's office."

Kris rolled her eyes and turned to Abel "Why'd you hit him?"

"Because he said that Dad and Uncle Opie were in jail and asked if I knew how to fight. So I hit him."

"Well you should've never hit him first. Who knows how long you two are suspended for. Wonderful." She sighed with the phone to her ear "Jax. Where are you? Because your son and godson got into a fist fight with one of my students and are now suspended. That's why. They gotta come home. And please don't tell your mother, she'll hunt this kid's mom down."

She sat there staring at the two until Opie and Jax walked through the door with Gemma not too far behind. "Jax" she groaned

"What? Had to tell her where I was going." He said, walking over to his son

"Gem it's fine. They just need to go home."

"Where's the kid?" She growled with her hand on her hip

Kris rolled her eyes "He's one of my students. You're not gonna yell at him."

She waved her hand dismissing her "I'm not gonna yell at him. I wanna know his name."

"Jason Miller" Kenny mumbled

"Miller. Got it" she said turning on her heels and walking out of the room

"Ugh. Please go make sure she doesn't get arrested. Please. They need to go home. We'll talk about this later. I'm out in a little while."

"C'mon little man. Let's go" Jax chuckled holding his hand out

"This isn't something we're happy about!" She called out as they headed out of the room "remember that!"

"You know she's gonna stab that mother, right?" Chris snickered

"Yeah and I'll get in trouble for it." She groaned "and he's gonna go home and congratulate him. Would you be happy if Matthew got into a fight with a fourth grader and got suspended?"

Chris sat down at his desk and laughed "If he made his lip bleed like Abel did? Absofuckinglutely."

"Men. Unbelievable. I'm usually the first to defend my students when they get into a fight. Now, I don't know what the fuck to do. How am I gonna explain to his mother that it was my kid that busted her sons lip?"

He shrugged and chuckled "I can do it."

"Oh I'm sure you'd fucking love that. And that mother is insane. She comes at me, there's gonna be a problem."

"Chill, hearty. You're not getting into a fight. Over my dead body. I'll go get them from lunch. Just chill out." He walked out of the room and she peeked out the window, watching the boys tell Rat and Jimmy what had happened with smiles on their faces. When her students came back into the room, she saw Jason's bruising face as he stared her down. While she was in protective mommy mode, she knew Jason had anger issues and was one to battle with just about anybody. "DiPalo" Chris called out from the doorway waving her on.

She chuckled and stood up walking towards him "Teller"

"Yeah, whatever. Been DiPalo for too long. Leave it be with him. I dunno if it's cause he's got a crush on you or what, but he's taking it out on Abel. Leave it for now. I'll talk to his mom."

"I can't just leave it"

"Yes. You can. You start talking to him about it, the mom can easily turn around and say you were trying to spin the situation. Let me handle it. He's suspended too, but since the mom can't get him until dismissal, he's staying here."

"Dismissal is in thirty minutes."

"I know. Just… Let me handle it."


"Alright, you two point the kid out" Gemma said, sitting in her truck with the two boys in the back seat, watching Kristina and Chris dismiss their class.

"That's him" Kenny said pointing to the tall blonde kid standing next to Chris.

"You two stay here" She climbed out of the car and closed the door behind her turning to Jax, Opie, Rat and Jimmy.

"I hope you ain't gonna do anything stupid" Jax sighed

"It ain't worth it" Opie added

"Nothing stupid" Gemma replied watching as Jason's mother stomped over to his teachers getting into Kristina's face. She took a step back as the mother pointed her finger at her, knowing she had to keep her anger in check.

Jax stepped forward and Opie pulled his arm "Leave it" he mumbled "Not worth it."

"Now I have even more of a reason" Gemma huffed walking across the parking lot. As the mother continued to shout, Chris stepped in the middle of them nudging Kris by her shoulder to move back and dismiss the others. The mother huffed and walked away with her son towards the street where Gemma confronted her "Miller, right?" Gemma asked

The mother looked up at Gemma questionably "Can I help you?"

Gemma chuckled and put her sunglasses on top of your head "Probably not. But it seems as though Jason here has a problem with my grandchild. He lays one more hand on him or so much as looks at him, I swear on my perky tits that I will rip those fake lashes from your face one by one and glue those injected lips shut. We clear?" The woman was horrified and quickly walked away with her son towards her car.

Kris was standing by her car with Jess and the rest of the men when Gemma came victoriously strolling back over. "Gem…" she drawled

"What? Nothing happened." she shrugged

"Mmhmm." she said turning to Abel "We still gotta talk about what happened when we get home. I am not happy young man. Let's go."

Abel looked up at Jax as Kris got into her car with Jess "Dad" he whined "It wasn't my fault"

Jax sighed and nodded "If I gotta take some heat for this, so do you. C'mon, let's get it over with."

"We're gonna be stabbed, aren't we?" Kenny asked looking up at Opie

"We?" he chuckled

"Oh c'mon, dad. Really?"

"Just get on the bike. I ain't taking a smack meant for you though." he said handing Kenny a helmet

"Ugh. She's gonna beat me."

Opie nodded and smiled "Welcome to my life."