Chapter 6

It was an hour later before Jax and I made back out to the barroom. Ope and Pops both had cornered him and told him that if he hurt me that he'd find himself in the ring. I couldn't help but laugh at the thought of my brother taking his best friend to the ring.

I was sitting at the bar with Lyla while the boys played pool when I looked up at the security camera and saw Hale pull into the lot. "Well this can't be good." I said pointing to the screen. I quickly walked over to where Jax and Ope were. "Hale just pulled up." I told them.

"That can't be good." Jax said. "Come on." He said tossing his pool cue on the pool table. The three of us walked outside. Jax threw an arm around my shoulders and Ope walked on the other side of me. "What are you doing here?" Jax asked Hale.

Hale walked over to Ope and handed him an envelope. "You've been served." Hale said, and we all looked at Ope. He opened the envelope, pulling a piece of paper out.

"It's from Donna. She's suing me for custody of the kids." Ope said.

"You're not serious?" I asked him as we heard Hale shut the door to his jeep. Opie nodded.

"That's what it says." Ope said handing me the paper.

I scanned the paper, quickly reading it. "This is bull shit. She left over two years ago and now that she's back in town she wants custody? Nope. I'm not going to stand by while she tries and takes your kids from you." I said.

"That's not gonna happen." Jax said.

The three of us made our way back inside the clubhouse and I got Juice to pour me a couple shots of whiskey. I quickly downed them. Gemma walked over to us. "What did Hale want?" She asked me.

"Where's Pop?" I asked her.

"Ten sheets to the wind, why?" She said.

"Hale just served Ope with papers." I said downing another shot.

"Why? For what?"

"Donna is suing him for custody." I said as I felt Jax's hands on my shoulders.

"There's no way that we're going to let that happen." Gemma said.

Later that night Jax and I were laying in my bed. "I can't believe her, you know?" I asked him.

"I know babe. We're not gonna let Donna take the kids away from Ope and Lyla. They have way too many people that can testify as character witnesses." Jax said as I laid my head on his chest.

"I hope that your right Jax." I said.

"Everything is gonna be okay." He said, kissing the top of my head.