13.

Abel was so angry he got on his bike and he decided to head back to Tacoma. He had been hoping to see Angelica but now he knew there was no chance of that. He hated that his sister threw his business out there like that. Yeah, it may have been wrong on what he had been doing but still it was his business.

"Jade, where are you babygirl?" Jax yelled out coming into their house.

"Right here. I'm almost ready for the party."

"I need to speak to you first."

"Okay, I'll be right there." she yelled back.

Tara and Jax sat down on the couch waiting for their daughter. He couldn't help but smile at how beautiful she was when she walked into the room.

"Okay, I'm here." she said.

"Sit down please."

Jade looked at her parents and sat down.

"I want to discuss what happened today." Jax said.

Tara still not knowing what was going on sat there quietly.

"Between me and Abel?" Jade asked.

"Yeah, why did you do that?"

"So I'm the bad guy now? Abel should keep his pants zipped." she said angrily.

"Yeah, maybe so. But it wasn't your business to tell Angelica something you overheard."

"What are you talking about Jax?" Tara asked.

He told her and Tara looked at her daughter.

"Please tell me you didn't." she said.

"She deserved to know." Jade said sarcastically.

"Maybe so, but it wasn't your business to tell her. I am beginning to wonder if you are mature enough to handle going off to school." Tara said.

Jade looked up at her in surprise.

"Please tell me that because Abel messed up I'm not being punished."

"No one is saying that baby girl." Jax spoke up and said. "But we want you to realize what you did was wrong."

"Jade, your brother may have messed up but you never gave him the chance to straighten up without it hurting people that didn't need to be hurt. No I don't like what Abel has done, but that does not give you the right to eavesdrop on your dad and I and then run telling anyone." Tara said.

Jade finally realized what they were trying to tell her.

"I'm sorry. I was just so tired of watching him do what he's been doing and hearing Angelica go on and on about how much she loves him."

"He loves her too Jade. He is just confused right now." Jax said softly.

"Promise me that for now on you keep your nose out of others business okay?" Tara said.

"I promise." she said sniffling.

"Okay, well come on we still need to celebrate your accomplishments." Tara said to her smiling.

She wiped her eyes and nodded her head at her mom.

Abel got back to the clubhouse in Tacoma and he was tired. He felt uncomfortable in his own skin. He looked around at the croweaters and decided that wasn't what he wanted right now. Then he saw one of his friends over by the pool table.

"Hey man, I thought you were going to be gone the whole weekend." Mac said.

"Yeah, was the plan, but the plan changed. Couldn't handle being there right now."

"You want to get out of here?" Mac asked.

"Yeah, let's try that bar over the bridge."

They took off and went to the bar.

After getting a drink he went to the restroom. Walking to the back where they were located he saw a couple of girls.

"Hey sexy." one of them said.

"Hey."

"You want some?" she asked holding out what looked like a cigarette.

"No thanks I have my own."

"Not like this one. If you want to feel good come try it." she said seductively.

He thought to himself that a little marijuana won't hurt him not realizing it was laced with cocaine.

He took a draw off of it and started coughing.

"What the hell is it?"

"Oh just a little pick me up." she said pulling him to her.

She took a draw off of it and then blew it in his mouth.

Before he knew it he was flying. He had never felt this way before. It had been so quick but he liked the way he was feeling at that moment. Like he didn't have a care in the world. He finally had to leave the girl and went back to Mac.

"Hey, where did you go? You were gone for a long time."

"Oh I just met some girl back there." he said laughing.

"What's up with you? Before you were down in the dumps and now it's like your on the moon."

"I feel like it." he said and he told Mac what happened.

"Man, you don't want to get in that shit. Sounds to me like they laced it with something powerful."

"Well whatever it was this is great." he said.

Mac watched over his friend because he knew that Abel didn't do drugs. He knew what happened when he was born and Abel was so steadfast about staying away from it.

The day came when Angelica and Jade moved their stuff into their new apartment for school. Both of them excited. Sonny was there helping them move in along with their parents. Happy looked disapproving until Lisa nudged him in the stomach.

"What?" he asked.

"She's not a little girl anymore. They will be home on the weekends. Don't mess up today, she's finally smiling."

"Fine." he said gruffly.

Lisa then went over to talk to Tara and Jax came over to Happy.

"Hard to believe they are here. It seems like just yesterday we were changing their diapers." Jax said.

"Yeah, it does." Happy replied.

"Don't worry man, I have a prospect that will be staying close and they will never know."

"I'm glad to hear that. Makes me breathe a little easier." Happy said.

"Come on, let's go help them before our old ladies drive them crazy." Jax said smiling.

Sonny really didn't want to leave them there. He wanted so badly to hug Jade but he knew she would only think it was a friendly one and the next time he had his arms wrapped around her he wanted to do more than hug. He was determined to find a way to get her to fall for him. Angelica had told him she would try her best to lead her his way. He finally smiled at his sister and hugged her. "I love you sis, have fun, but not too much." he said to her.

"I love you too, and I promise, I will work on her." she whispered to him.

He pulled away and then the families left them there.