Chapter 8 – Arrested Development

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Bella woke the next morning to Jax hovering over her. He was kissing along the crevice of her neck. He used one of his legs to spread her apart. A moan escaped her as Jax slammed into her. Jax gripped the headboard as he began thrusting and hard. Every once in a while, he'd groan out, and this was followed by breathless kisses. Bella felt that build-up coming, and she arched off the bed.

"Fuck… come for me again!" Jax demanded with a growl.

She needed no further invitation. Jax threw his head back as he felt the warmth of her release once again. He couldn't get over how perfectly snug she was. Every time he fucked her it was like having his cock literally milked, and he never wanted it to end.

"Right behind you, baby." He called out as he came.

"Hmmm…" He hummed in a moaning manner against her lips as he kissed her.

Jax caressed her cheek and gazed into those gorgeous brown eyes of hers.

"I love you."

Bella smiled.

"I love you too."

He kissed her once again before rolling out of bed. He popped a cigarette into his mouth, then hurriedly stepped into his jeans.

"Late for work." He muttered with a nod her way.

"That's your fault." Jax declared with a smirk.

"Oh, is it now?"

He nodded confidently.

"To fucking sexy for your own good. I had no choice but fuck you." He said with a shrug as he finished getting dressed.

Bella sat up and grabbed a smoke as well.

"I'll catch you later…" he called out as he rushed on out of the room.

Bella heard the roaring of his bike before long. She looked at the time with widened eyes seeing as how Jax was an hour late to work.

"Shit…" she murmured knowing that would mean more hell coming from Clay.

"So?"

"So…?" Jax retorted as his mother was sipping at a cup of coffee and sitting at the desk.

His mother studied her son's mannerisms as if trying to piece a puzzle together.

"I just got back from dropping Abel off."

He nodded, then made himself a cup of coffee.

"The nanny seemed a little…."

"A little…?" Jax probed wondering where this was going.

"Flustered?"

Jax reared back on this.

"Is she having a hard time with Abel?" Jax asked.

"Oh, I'm sure she's having a hard time, but not because of Abel." His mother countered.

He narrowed his eyes at this and was pouring a ton of sugar into his coffee.

"Do you know what she could be doing that is hard?"

"Mom…" Jax groaned, .

Gemma smiled, then took off her reading glasses.

"I have a feeling Abel isn't the only one getting his butt powdered."

Bobby had just walked in, and Jax was choking on his coffee.

"Man, you powder your butt?" Bobby questioned.

Bella placed Abel in his playpen so she could get the laundry going. He reached out to her as she started to walk away.

"Awe. I'll be right back. I gotta wash daddy's stinky socks!"

Abel smiled.

"You think that's funny?"

He happily cooed out as Bella picked up the basket of laundry and headed into the laundry room. Just as she got the laundry sorted out and going, she heard Abel crying. She placed the empty basket on the dryer for now and headed back. Bella froze, and her heart sank to the pit of her stomach. There was another woman in the house, and she had Abel in her arms. She reached for the gun Jax kept hidden on one of the countertops in the kitchen. It wasn't until she inched on over that she realized it was Wendy aka Abel's birth mother.

"Put him down and step away."

"Excuse me? Who the fuck are you?"

"Someone that's going to make your life a living hell if you don't do as I say."

The woman reared back with a rather deriding look to her.

"Where's Jax?"

"That's none of your business. Now I'm not sure how you got into this house. But you need to put Abel down and get out!"

"Do you know who I am?"

"Oh, yeah… I know you who are alright. All the more reason, I haven't any issue putting a bullet in that head of yours if I need to."

Wendy rolled her eyes and continued rocking the child. Abel kept crying and was reaching for Bella.

"I'm not leaving until I see Jax."

Bella gritted her teeth. Wendy flashed Bella the house key.

"He made it clear I could come to visit anytime I wanted."

"The fuck he did."

"Don't believe me? Call him yourself!"

Bella kept her gun on Wendy but took brought her cell phone out and dialed Jax.

"Miss me already?"

"Always… but I'm dealing with another issue at the moment."

"Oh?"

"Jax, did you give your ex-wife a key to this house?"

He grimaced on the other line and looked at the phone while muttering the word fuck over and over.

"Hello?"

"I might've…"

"You what?" Bella hissed.

"Look, just calm down, baby…"

"Calm down?! She's made herself at home and holding YOUR SON! Do you not hear him crying?"

"Jesus!"

"He's only crying because he hasn't seen me in a while."

"Yeah, and whose fault is that?"

"I was in rehab, bitch!"

"Shit!" Jax hung up the phone and took off like a bat out of hell.

"Where's he going?" Juice questioned in wonder.

Clay rolled his eyes.

"First, he's an hour late, and now he's taking off before his shift's even over." The president grumbled.

Jax entered the house to see Bella holding a gun on Wendy as she still had Abel in her hold. Wendy smiled at him. Jax gave a simple nod, then made his way over. He picked his son up and turned toward Bella.

"Put the gun away, baby…" he said soothing as possible.

Bella's lip curled at this, but she lowered the gun and did as Jax said.

"You have some fucking nerve!" Bella said while pointing at Wendy.

Jax put Abel back in the playpen and looked at the two women. He knew had had to do something and fast. They looked like a couple of lionesses on the prowl. He swore he heard Bella growling under her breath the closer he got.

"Me? I don't even know who the fuck you are? I come back to see another woman raising my son?! Where's Tara?"

Jax rubbed his face in utter misery.

"It doesn't matter where she is. You've been gone for a few months. Things tend to change. Wendy this is Angela." Jax said.

"Wow, you sure move on quick."

"Don't… I mean it, Wendy. Just don't…."

"Shouldn't I have the right to know who's around my son?"

Jax reared back on this.

"You mean the one you relinquished all rights to?"

"I wasn't myself then. And we both know that at the time it was what was best for him. Things are different now. I've come a long way from the woman I once was."

Wendy smiled, then glanced at the playpen.

"Don't even look at him," Bella warned, then stepped in front of the playpen like a guard dog.

Jax raised his brows on this but wasn't about to comment. The mood his old lady was in right now could very well get him slapped or worse.

"Where are you going with this exactly?" Jax questioned as he leaned against the wall and stuffed his hands into his pockets.

"I want my boy back in my life, Jax. I've been clean for a little over eight months now. I got a nice place and a good job. Things are finally turning around for me. And for once, I see the greater picture. Hell, Jax, I was so messed up. I can look back and…." Wendy shook her head, then put on this crying front.

"I did what I did because it what was best. But now… I don't see why we can't have joint custody."

Jax's teeth ground together, and Bella's entire face flushed over in fury.

"That's not happening," Jax said through gritted teeth.

"We decided on this mutually back in the day. It's a done deal. I'm glad you got your life sorted out. Really. I am. That's great. But I'm not giving you joint custody of our son… You made your choice, and that's what we're sticking with. So, that's a big resounding no."

Wendy shook her head at this.

"Then I have no choice."

Bella and Jax narrowed their eyes at this.

"No choice?" He inquired.

Wendy nodded.

"I will fight for my son. You don't want to give me joint. I'll take FULL!"

"YOUR SON?!" Bella shouted, and Jax wrapped his arms around her waist and jerked her back.

"YOU STUPID BITCH! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!"

Wendy came to her feet.

"You'd never win!" Jax shouted as he struggled to keep Bella at bay.

"With your long-winded list? Looks like your old lady's taking after you as well. The mother always wins. Especially when there is history of violence…."

Bella whipped around after she left and he dropped his hold. Tears were streaming down her face.

"Why would you give her a key, Jax?!"

He pinched the bridge of his nose, then staggered back against the wall.

"It just felt right at the time."

"THIS? Does this feel right to you?! She's threatening to take Abel away!"

"She won't. Trust me… She has nothing! Wendy relinquished her rights. They're going to see that in court and frown at that. And that's not including Wendy's history of drugs… They will see she's not stable. That bitch has fallen off the wagon, so many times it's not even funny!"

"And what if she does succeed Jax? Then what?"

"She won't, Angel…" he said in a softer tone and made his way over.

"She's not taking our son."

Bella's heart fluttered, and it was then she realized what he meant by our earlier.

"You've been more of a mother to Abel than she ever was. That nanny title is bullshit. You don't take care of Abel because it's your job. You do it because you want to. That bitch wouldn't don't know a good thing when she has it. Fuck, she almost killed Abel because of her selfish ways! I'm sorry baby. I never dreamed…"

They turned hearing the doorbell ring.

"I'll get it." Bella nodded as he went to answer the door.

He reared back seeing as how it was the sheriff and the deputy. Wayne nodded in their direction.

"We got a call reporting that a woman by the name of Angela held someone a gunpoint?"

Bella's jaw dropped.

"You've got to be kidding. She set this entire thing up! How else would've you got here and so quick?!"

Jax cut her a quick look and shook his head.

"That woman welcomed herself into this house without permission. She also…" she stopped in midsentence already knowing.

Bella started laughing.

"It doesn't matter what I say. You're going to arrest me anyhow."

"Don't have any choice. The woman had a key." The sheriff nodded at Jax.

"Says Mr. Teller told her she was welcomed here and could visit anytime she wanted. So, the only one truly breaking the law at the moment is you…"

"Perfect!" Bella hissed.

Bella walked over to Jax and handed Abel over. The frustrated man shook his head with this guilt-ridden look on his face.

"I'll be right there. I promise. You're not staying overnight."

Bella kissed him, then pecked Abel on the cheek. Abel reached out for her as she was heading out the door.

"Not in front of him." Bella hinted as the deputy brought the cuffs out.

Wayne nodded in understanding, then pulled her off to the side of the house. Jax put his forehead to his son's knowing he fucked up. Big time…

"Son of a bitch…" he murmured.

The sheriff locked up the cell once Bella stepped inside.

"Think that hurricane's gonna hit inland and affect Charming?"

The man reared back, and he whipped around after getting a better look. She nodded at him as she leaned against the wall.

"It can't be…"

Bella smiled.

"No coffee and donuts this time, Wayne?"

Wayne couldn't help but to smile.

"I'll see what I can do, kid."

Bella sort of laughed. Wayen shook his head with a sigh, then started to walk away. But he froze with his back to her.

"Had me thinking you got enough of this town and moved on. Part of me hoped you did…" he walked away at this. But she softly laughed as she heard him say.

"At least you clean up good."

Gemma shook her head as she showed up with Abel and Jax.

"Wayne, Wayne, Wayne… Why don't you like me, Wayne?" Gemma questioned with annoyance as she nodded at Bella.

Wayne sighed, then grabbed his keys. Wayne unlocked the cell, then signaled for Bella to step on out.

"Try to keep your nose clean, kid. Don't let those two rub off on you too much."

Gemma arched a brow at this. "Now, Wayne, that wasn't very nice."

Wayne shrugged, then shut the cell door.

"You alright, baby?" Jax questioned as he caressed Bella's cheek.

"I'm fine." She said, and Jax nodded, then pulled her in hugging her close. Gemma turned and smiled at the scene before her. The sheriff merely raised his brows and shook his head in disapproval.

Gemma nodded once she got the whole story about Wendy. She eyed her grandson through the rearview mirror. He was in the car seat sitting between Jax and Bella. She got this certain smirk about her.

"Maybe you two should just get married."

Jax and Bella's eyes widened, and they shared the same what the fuck expression. Gemma rolled her eyes taking notice.

"Oh please, you're boning and playing house as it is. What's a little piece of paper going to do?"

"Mom…" Jax said whilst shaking his head.

"Now, you two knock that shit off. Think about it… If the bitch really sees this through and takes you to court. You're going to need that image. The way things are right now, that's not going to help Abel. You two need to prove that you are fitter parents than Wendy. She's a single mother that can barely make ends meet. Now, if you two were to get married it would fit for a better picture. The judge will see this as taking Abel away from what's deemed a picture-perfect home - two loving parents, better income, and a bigger house. The judge knows what it will look like if he takes that boy away from all that and places him in what would be considered a worst-case scenario."

Jax pinched the bridge of his nose and glanced out the window.

"What's with you?" Gemma questioned with bitterness in her voice.

"Forcing Bella into marriage? Do you know how fucked up that is?!"

Bella closed her eyes for a moment trying to take all this in. She hadn't a clue what to think or how to feel about it all.

"And I'm still legally married."

Gemma smiled at this.

"Bella Swan maybe married. But not Angela Webber."

"Jesus, mom, you truly think she wants to get married after the shit that family pulled? We're not doing this so forget it!"

Gemma gritted her teeth and pulled over. She turned back facing them.

"You wanna lose your son?! And you…" She eyed Bella down.

"Do you want to lose Abel?"

"All because you're both frightened by a couple of rings and a piece of paper?"

Jax's lip curled, and he opened the door and hopped out of the car. Gemma rolled her eyes and exited the car as well. He was smoking a cigarette when he heard his mother making her way over. He pointed at her irately.

"What's to say I wasn't going to propose myself?" He whispered harshly.

"Wait… what?"

He shook his head, then took a long drag of his cigarette.

"Dammit, mom. You just can't help yourself can you?"

"You were going to propose?"

"Not right away, but yeah I was thinking about it. But looks like my mother already handled that for me."

"Where are you going?"

"I'm walking. Take Abel and Angel home. Let her know the locks have already been changed, so she hasn't anything to worry about."

"Angel…?"

He ignored this and kept walking.

"And when you say job?"

"I think you know what I mean, baby…."

Bella nodded.

"Right…"

"I'll be gone two, three days' tops. I'll have my cellphone on me if you need anything. If I don't answer right away that means I'm going to call you back."

Bella handed one of his shirts over as he was packing. She tossed him a carton of smokes as well.

"Can I invite my boyfriend over?" She taunted.

"What? Juice? I suppose, but you might be sorely disappointed in the comparison." He hinted with a smirk.

"Why don't you bring your girlfriend over instead? That way I can come home early and catch you in the act. Punish you both…."

"She doesn't like dick…."

"Hmmm, when I'm done with her she will…."

Bella laughed.

"You're so full of it."

He made his way around and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"So, are you, babe."

"You know you're gonna be too busy crying with me not around. You won't even have time to think about dick or pussy."

"Whatever you have to tell yourself."

"Maybe you can send me a naughty video…." He hinted as he kissed her neck.

"And when I get back, I'll eat that pussy of yours."

"Is this a tit-for-tat sort of thing?"

He breathed her in and got a firm hold on her hips as he pressed himself against her.

"Fuck it…"

Bella gasped out as he twirled her about and shoved her onto the bed. All she had on was her black bra and panties. He slid her panties off and tossed them across the room. He wasted no more time as he spread her legs and dived in. She let out a gasp at the new sensation. Jax was rolling that tongue of his about her clit and bathing her pussy with his tongue.

"Damn, you taste good." He breathed her in once again thinking about how she even smelled mouthwatering as he went back to licking.

Jax unfastened his pants and then freed himself, so he could jerk off. The more he got into it he got, the harder he was stroking himself. He rose with a nod, then sat her up on the bed.

"Suck it, baby."

She blushed a bit as he placed his cock into her mouth. "Damn," He said while throwing his head back.

"There you go… suck that dick." He breathlessly murmured.

"You want me to cum in that pretty mouth of yours?"

She nodded in response. Jax grabbed a fistful of her hair and thrust into her mouth a few times before cumming down that throat of hers. He wiggled his brows once he realized she had swallowed it down. He tilted his head and watched as she licked him clean. He tucked himself away afterward and zipped himself up and fastened his pants.

"Now, you just think about that until I return." He popped her on the butt as she lay back down and rolled over laughing.

They glanced toward Abel's room as he started to cry.

"It's like he knows his daddy's leaving," Bella said.

Jax smiled, then headed into Abel's room.

"Hey, little man..." He picked Abel up and brought him into the bedroom.

Bella was putting her robe on and making sure Jax had everything he needed. Jax kissed his son's forehead and then handed him over.

"I gotta jet."

Bella nodded and walked with him to the bike. Jax rested his head against her breasts for a moment. She softly laughed as he lifted his head just enough to rub his face between them.

"You're going to expose me to the neighbors."

"Fuck 'em. They know you're my old lady." He said with a wink.

He pecked her on the lips and placed his helmet on. "Love you. Both of you."

"We love you too."

The bike roared to life, and Jax peeled out of the drive.

"Took you long enough." Clay bitched as Jax pulled on in.

Jax gave a simple shrug. The others were there and ready to go. Opie was staying back and looking after the shop since his father was still in the hospital.

"Call your old lady and have her come get these kids. They haven't any reason to be up here." Clay remarked as he nodded toward Kenny and Ellie. Jax sighed at this.

"Hey, she's in, right? She's gotta start pulling her weight somewhere. So, call her."

Jax rolled his eyes and took out his phone.

"Well, that was quick…" she teased on the other line.

"Think you can do me a solid?"

"And that would be?"

"Opie's looking after things while we're gone. But he's got the kids up here…"

"Why didn't he drop them off here? I told him if he needed me to holler."

Jax drew back a breath of relief.

"Tell him on my way."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

Jax hung up and nodded toward the club.

"On her way…"

Clay nodded in return and headed on out as the others followed.

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