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A few hours later I decided it was time to get out of the clubhouse. I parked the car as close to the clubhouse as I could get in and went in to grab my things.
"Hey Harley." Juice said when I walked by him and Chibs. I smiled and waved at them and went towards Jax's room. I opened the door ready to tell Jax off if he got in my way. I opened the door to see a whole bunch of ugly. I guess this was pay back.
"Sorry!" I said and closed the door back. I went back down the hall and into the clubhouse.
"You could have warned a girl." I said as I walked past Chibs and outside. I took rest on a picnic table. Cigarette in my mouth. This was a shitty day.
JAX POV
I thought I had locked the door honestly I did. I didn't want anyone to walk in on that, especially Harley. I saw the hurt in her eyes before she closed the door, I kind of wanted her to start yelling, get into a slap fight with Emily. That would be hot. What! What am I think? I pushed Emily out the door when I was finished with her then went to shower.
"Please just help us." Opie begged. I sighed and turned my head towards him.
"Fine, what do you want me to do?" I asked.
"We just need you to distract Hale if our plan doesn't work." Opie explained, "You'll be going along with Jax, Chibs, Juice and the prospect."
"No!" I said and walked out of the clubhouse.
"Please." Opie begged.
Half an hour later I was riding in the Suburban with Jax and Chibs, the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. It was so awkward being in the same car as Jax. I sat in the middle of the back seat while Jax and Chibs went on about how pissed they were that we were cut off and Chibs spilled his beer. I laughed and went back to fiddling with my hand.
"Shit, he must of seen the dented bumper." Jax said looking at the flashing blue lights in the rearview mirror. I glanced behind us as one cop got out of the car.
"What are you doing?" I asked Chibs when he pulled out his gun.
"We ain't ever gonna get away in this piece of shit." Chibs said planning on shooting the cop if things went south.
"What did I get myself into?" I muttered to myself.
"No one asked you to come along." Jax growled. "Hello Officer."
Behind us there was the sound of metal hitting metal, I turned and saw Juice and Half-Sack running from the car down the road.
"Stay in the car." Jax said as him and Chibs jumped out to flatten the tires on the cop car. They hopped back in seconds later, my heart was pounding in my chest. We sped down the road towards Juice and Half-Sack. "Harley, open the back."
I hopped over the seat and opened the back doors so Juice and the curly haired prospect could hop inside. Juice flipped off the cop as I pulled the doors closed.
It was nearing dark when we pulled into an alley and prepared the bodies for the 'crime scene'.
"You know you could help doll." Jax said grabbing the blood bags from Half-Sack.
"I'd rather not." I said standing back.
"Suit yourself darlin'." He said, I hated it when he called me that. I mean how many other girls has he said that to?
"Don't call me that." I said glaring at him. I walked towards the car when I heard them cock their guns ready to shoot at the already dead bodies. I leaned my head back against the head rest and waited for the God awful noise to end. Jax got in the driver's seat while Chibs got in beside him. Juice slid in next to me with the prospect on the other side of him.
We pulled into a gas station not far from the alley.
"That's that douche bag that cut us off!" Jax said. Jax jumped out of the car followed closely by Chibs. I got out and followed yelling for him.
"Jax, this is stupid." I called. "You don't need to do this."
"Go back to the car." Jax said. I followed him into the gas station. I stood by Chibs while Jax walked towards the man by the soda machine. God, he looked so sexy when he was pissed. I bit my lip as I watched the scene fold out in front of me. Jax said something to the man and then threw the first punch. He knocked the man to the floor and started hitting him in the face. The cashier walked around the desk and made his way towards Jax and the other man. Chibs snuck behind the desk and pulled out the video tape and stuck it in his pocket.
"Don't ever cut me off again, shit head!" Jax said to the man. I walked to the back of the store and grabbed a Red Bull as Jax got back to his feet and wrapped his arm around my waist leading me towards the front of the store.
"Jax." I warned as the man pulled out a gun
"Why don't you come at me now asshole." He said and fired a shot. I jumped, the woman behind me screamed and fell back into Chibs, the owner of the store ran to the desk and Jax pushed me to the ground before wrestling the guy with the gun for control.
"Jax!" I yelled as they flew past me, the man pushed Jax to the floor and he scrambled back in front of me shielding me from the man with the gun. I grabbed onto his shirt sleeve for a little bit of comfort. The owner of the store came storming down the aisle with an ax in his hand and pushed it into the guy's skull. He slid to the ground dead.
"Holy shit." Jax said as he stood up and pulled me into his arms in a tight embrace as I stood frozen.
JAX POV
She looked so scared. I pulled her into my arms and wouldn't let her go, what was I thinking letting her go into the gas station? I made sure she was safe in the back seat; I glanced in the rearview mirror every now and then just making sure she was still breathing. When we got back to the clubhouse she was the last one out of the car but the first one into the clubhouse. Harley headed towards the back of the clubhouse where the dorm rooms were, I sighed and followed her.
"You still leaving me?" I asked when I saw Harley picking up Mr. Cuddles from the floor and tossing some more stuff into her bags.
"Jax, I can't stay here." She said teary eyed. She zipped up her bags and threw one over her shoulder.
"Why not?" I asked irritated.
"Because, earlier might have been the first time but I don't want to walk in on you screwing anymore girls." She said hurt covering her face.
"It won't happen again." I promised, but was it a promise I could keep? "Where are you going to go?"
"Gemma said that I can have the spare room or Opie said I can stay at his house." She said.
"Ope doesn't have enough room." I said.
"You think I don't know that, besides I don't wanna piss off Donna by always being there." She explained.
"So you're staying at my mom's?" I questioned confused.
"No, I was thinking about heading back to Reno." She said, I couldn't tell if it was a hint of sarcasm in her voice or if it was annoyance. "Gemma it practically forcing me to live with her."
Oh, well that clears that up. I would still get to see her all the time. I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face. I picked up two of her three bags and followed Harley outside to her car. She popped the trunk and I carefully sat the bags inside along with Mr. Cuddles. I walked to the driver's door where Harley was currently getting in.
"I'll see you later." I told her closing the door. I noticed Hale's Jeep pull into the parking lot. Harley started the car and pulled out of TM's parking lot.
It was late when I got to Mom's, the scent of beer and steak hit me when I walked through the door. I walked into the kitchen and saw Mom with Harley, Luanne, and some other women. I greeted them all before I grabbed a beer and went out back.
Dinner made me nervous; Jax walked through the front door and greeted us all before joining the men out back for a beer. Gemma passed a joint around; I denied it and passed it on to Luanne who took a drag before hanging it back to Gemma. She gave me a curious look and went back to chopping carrots.
Just breathe. I kept telling myself, this dinner would be over soon and I could just get some sleep.
"Rose, can you get the guys, tell them dinners ready." Gemma said. I nodded and walked to the back door. I stepped out onto the back porch.
"Hey guys, dinners ready." I announced, they grunted and got up from their seats. Jax held the door open for me as I stepped into the house. A vibrating from my back pocket made me step off to the side. Everyone pushed past me and made their way into the dining room.
It's only a matter of time before I find you. The text read, I shivered and closed locked my phone.
"You okay?" Jax asked leaning on the wall in front of me. I nodded and walked into the dining room, Jax close behind me. I took my seat beside Gemma and Bobby, and across from Chibs and Jax. I nervously looked down at my plate as food was being passed around the table. I couldn't help but worry for my friends and family, I knew they would always be here, but I wanted to keep them safe.
Happy talk filled the table as I ate slowly, not paying attention to my surroundings. I notices worried looks shot to me by Jax. I tried not to give anything away. This was going to be harder than I thought.