Chapter 7

After several unanswered calls to him Jade gave up trying to reach him. She checked on Abel, leaned over to inhale his sweet baby smell, planted a soft kiss on his cheek, checked the baby monitor and then crawled into Jax empty bed. Trying her best to not think about what Jax maybe doing she fell into a fitful sleep.

Pulling up to Teller-Morrow the next morning Jade saw Jax's bike parked out front. She grabbed Abel out the car seat and put him in the carrier and walked into the bar looking for Jax. Of course Tigs would be the first person she sees. How can people drink so damn early in the morning? It was not even 10am yet. After taking a shot, Tigs slammed the shot glass down and walked over to Jade. He needed a shower.

"He's not here." He lied. If Jade did not have Abel she would have told Tigs a piece of her mind. Strolling past him she saw Piney in the corner looking at her. He was also not a fan of her and Jax being together. Jax told her he said that the relationship would bring unnecessary drama to the club. Like they don't make their own drama. Jade rolled her eyes at the old man and proceeded to Jax room. Switching the carrier to her other arm as Abel was getting heavy she hesitated at the door. What if she walks in on something she did not want to see? Taking a deep breath Jade opened the door to Jax room. She found him face down, sprawled in his bed fast asleep, snoring loudly. Jade looked over the room looking for any evidence of someone else presence. Finding none she let out a huge sigh of relief. She shut the door behind her and sat on the edge of the bed and pulled Abel out of the carrier. Kicking off her shoes, she laid Abel in the middle of the bed and crawled in with them. Leaning over a sleepy Abel, Jade brushed Jax's long blonde hair from his face. He stirred a little at her touch but did not wake up. She knew better not to have pressed the issue of Tara with him last night after everything he has been through. After watching him sleep for a few minutes Jade pulled Abel closer and laid down as well waiting for Jax to wake up.

She must have fell asleep because she woke to Jax planting light kisses on her lips. She smiled as she open her eyes.

"I'm sorry" was the first words out of her mouth.

Careful not to wake Abel, Jax leaned over and kissed Jade.

"I'm sorry for keeping things from you." He told her. "I promise after Zobelle is taken care of I will tell you everything."

There was a knock on the door that woke up Abel.

Chibs yelled through the door.

"Jackie Boy! Church!"

"Coming." He called back.

Jax got up and threw on his clothes.

"I'll be back in a few minutes." Jax leaned over and kissed his son Abel. Jade picked Abel up from the bed and went to the diaper bag to find his bottle.

Jax was back after thirty minutes or so.

"We have to take care of some things. I'm going to send the prospect with you to stay until I get back."

"Why what's going on?" Jade asked concern.

"Jade just for once do as I ask and don't ask me questions. I am trying to protect you and my son."

Jade took a step back.

"Protect me from what?!"

"Did I just not tell you I will tell you everything after this Zobelle shit is behind us?"

Jade looked at Jax. He looked so tired and disgusted.

"Jax I will drop Abel off with Gemma and I will go home. You make protecting me sound like an obligation."

Jax rubbed his forehead. He did not need this shit now.

"Jade listen, protecting you is not an obligation. I want to protect you. I care a lot about you. I NEED to protect you. If anything was to happen to you or Abel." He took Abel from her arms.

Not wanting to argue with him again Jade nodded her head and stood on her tippy toes to reach his forehead to plant a quick kiss.

"OK."

"OK?" he asked surprise she was not giving him another hard time.

"OK." Jade confirmed.

Jade needed to pick up a few things at the store to replenish the fridge and get a few things for Abel. After sending the prospect Half-Sack off to find Jax's favorite bag of chips she received a call from Gemma.

"Jade do you have my grandson?"

"Yes Gemma I have him. Is everything all right?

"Jade you take my grandson home if you are not there already and keep him safe,"

"Gemma where are you?" Jade asked with concern.

"I am about to take care of my part in this fucked up scenario. I just want to make sure Abel is safe and I know if he is with you he will be.

Jade sighed into the phone.

"Gemma what is going in?"

"You take care of my son and grandson. You hear me?"

"Yes I hear you Gemma."

Before Jade can say anything else. Gemma hung up the phone.

Jesus Christ! Would anyone tell her what the hell is going on.

Hearing Abel fuss a little Jade temporally forgot about Gemma's phone call.

On the way home the phone call began to eat at her and she tried to call Jax but he did not pick up. She just left a quick voicemail of her concern and decided to try him later if he did not call back soon.

Unpacking groceries once they got home Jade's phone rang. It was Jax. About damn time Jade said to herself.

"Hello"

"Hey you called?"

"Yes it was about Gemma. Did you listen to my voicemail?"

"No I just called you right back." Jade sighed he never listens to voicemail.

Looking up Jade saw a man enter the kitchen with a gun pointed at her.

What in the hell.

"Get off the phone!" the man yelled at her.

"There is a man here with a gun."Jade whispered in the phone quickly before the man took it away from her and threw it on the ground.

"Jade?! Jade?!" Jax shouted into the phone.

"Sit down!" he demanded pointing the gun to Jade and then Half Sack.

"What do you want?" Half Sack asked.

Jade's phone did not shut off when the man threw it on the ground and Jax could hear the conversation.

Jax looked at Clay.

"Someone is at the house. I have to go."

Not wanting to give Jax up as they finally had Zobelle cornered Clay nodded ok.

Chibs and Opie followed behind Jax as he drove full speed to his house.

With tears in his eyes the man pointed a shaky gun to Jade.

"Gemma just killed my boy" he told her with a thick Irish accent.

Jade started to shake with fear as the man came closer to her with the gun still pointed at her head.

Jade shook her head.

"What? She could not I have I just spoke to her on the phone a few minutes ago." Jade managed to say.

"Are you calling me a liar?!" he yelled at her as he pressed the gun to her forehead.

OMG was this it? Jade thought to herself. Jade was having a hard time breathing. She shook even harder as she struggled for air. She saw out the corner of her eye Half Sack slowly getting up from his seat. Aiming the gun back at Half Sack the man told him to sit back down. Jade closed her eyes for a few seconds trying to regulate her breathing and calm down. Jade tried to think of her training of how to handle people who were having a psychotic episode. However she never been in a situation where a gun was pointed at her head. The man walked over to Abel sitting in his carrier on the kitchen counter.

"I'm taking the boy."

Jade stood up.

"Like hell you are!" She yelled at him. Just as the Irish man was picking up the carriage Half Sack bum rushed him. The man quickly lifted his gun and shot Half Sack in the chest. Jade jumped up and screamed. Half Sack stumbled back looking stunned; blood began to stain his shirt. Half Sack lunged for the man again and he was shot again in the stomach. The man tried to shoot again but the gun only clicked as he was out of bullets. Half Sack fell to the ground. Jade quickly looked around for an object to try to hit the man with. Finding none to get to quickly she took her car keys and held them in her fist with one key hanging out to stab at him to at least distract, hurt him or slow him down just enough to get Abel. Since he had no more bullets Jade used the opportunity to lunge at him and aimed for his neck. The man turned around quickly and before Jade could make contact with him she felt a hot, searing pain in her stomach. She looked down to find his hand on the end of a butcher knife and the knife in her stomach.

"No….." Jade cried as she tried to push him away. The man took the knife out and then stabbed her again in the stomach. Jade instinctively grabbed at the knife as she fell to the floor.

The man grabbed Abel and headed out the door. Jade tried to reach for him and hoarsely cried out for him not to take the baby. He was out the door in seconds and Jade was left on the kitchen floor. She was in unspeakable pain and knew she was going to die as she felt her warm blood pool around her. She moved her head to look over to Half Sack who laid still on the floor with dead eyes staring at her. The last thing Jade remembers before everything went black was the sound of motorcycles.