It's been a while my fanfiction family. I'm sorry. I can't even begin to explain my life right now, and it's not changing anytime soon. I however am not giving up on this story and continue to work on it every chance I get to myself.
So… here is the most current chapter. I hope it clears up some of the confusion concerning Althea and Chibs. Glad I had this written before the questions came in lol. I wanted it to be confusing until this chapter. Guess my story layout is working out.
Also I planned on this being a 20-chapter story so we have 5 more chapters. I thought I had the ending planned out but I'm starting to get a little attached to and see the potential in two endings, so I think you're gonna get a "choose you own story" ending. Two different endings, and you choose which to read! Any thoughts on that? Lol
Any and all comments and questions are appreciated.
Disclaimer: None of this belongs to be, except for Jax and Tara's daughter Charlie. But literally everything else belongs to the amazing Kurt Sutter and FX.
Chapter 15 – Say Something
*Say something, I'm giving up on you
I'll be the one if you want me to
Anywhere I would've followed you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
In the deserted parking garage the sound of motorcycle engines breaks the silence. They echo through the levels until the reach P6, and the police car parked alone in the farthest space. Both bikes stop a few parking spaces away. The police cruiser driver door opens and the Police Chief Althea Jarry steps out. From the bikes it is Chibs who leans his bike against the kickstand first. He nods to Jax, who he has called to 2nd him at this meeting.
He knows that once it's over he will have some explaining to do to the man accompanying him, but he's not ok with any of the other brothers knowing this private detail of his life. After Roosevelt retired the new "Sheriff" rolled into town and directly onto the Teller/Morrow lot, looking hot as hell in that skintight uniform, and barking warnings to the members and the MC to keep their shit out of charming and threatening arrests. Behind the scenes though, on a more direct contact level she knew that in order make things with the club work she had to work with them.
Hiring Unser was one of the first things she made happen and used him to immediately to set up a meet with Chibs. She had read all the files on the Sons of Anarchy, SAMCRO, and all of its infamous members including the more recently jailed Gemma Teller-Morrow, and Jackson Teller. Unser filled her in on the details of the deal Jax had struck to save his family and his club, but not before handing over the reigns to his former VP Filip "Chibs" Telford.
She couldn't help but immediately notice that the pictures in his folder simply didn't do the man justice. Not that he wasn't attractive in the photos but upon meeting him it was the man's personal swagger that drew her in.
She never intended their outlaw/law arrangements to find them in bed together. However it didn't take long for the witty banter and subtext flirting to lose the subtext and before she could even take a breath they were in bed. The sex was amazing, and the intel flowed between them, although not easily, to do what was best for Charming and it citizens. More often then not though she knew that while he never admitted to it, most of the crime scenes she was called to the middle of night were things he already knew about.
Althea found herself, for the first time in year falling for this man, the worst possible man for her. She fought against it, even as he fought for it, and he did try and fight for the relationship he thought was worth something to him. They fought often though, because this "relationship" was something he wanted to bring to light with his club, meaning she would have to bring it to light with her job which would most likely mean the end of her job and she wasn't sure what she loved more, him or it.
Chibs knew that Althea was struggling with all of it, and it hurt him. He wasn't a man that cared easily. In all his years with the club he had never had an old lady. Fiona had left him a broken man so when Tara called and asked for help in Colorado he jumped at the chance to help her, and to take a breather from Charming and the woman in his life.
Bringing back Tara and the boys had never been a part of the plan, and while it was ok for her and the boys to stay at the clubhouse it wasn't a long-term solution. He wanted to make sure they were safe, so her and boys moving in with him was the perfect solution. It gave them more security, and a place to call home until they had the opportunity to make a new life for themselves.
That also meant that there was less time for his secret relationship, and he found that his time with Tara sated him. She made him laugh, and the kids gave him a reason to come home. Charlie loved his beard and said his scars made it look like he was always smiling. From that moment on his heart belong to those kids, and slowly he realized that his heart also belonged to the one women it shouldn't, and as fate always has it happen, right at that moment is when Althea decides she's ok with being a old lady.
Althea knew that when he came back to charming with Tara that he would be preoccupied for a while, and that it would be a bit harder to find alone time, and if she was totally honest she was glad. It gave her the space she wanted, and meant she didn't have to make a decision between him and the job she fought so hard for. But then there was a look in his eyes, when he said he had to go home almost immediately after an afternoon hook up, a look that made her realize that she might be losing him.
Then it happened. Chibs was supposed to meet her, she was going to turn in her badge and tell him she loved him, and when he didn't show she drove to the clubhouse, but he wasn't there, and then she drove to his home, and through the window she watched him play with Charlie and Thomas and Abel and they way he looked at Tara… she had to do something.
"Althea!" Chibs yelled as he ran into her house at full speed. He and Tara had taken the kids to Chuck E. Cheese when he'd gotten the call from her that she had an emergency and needed him. He had not been happy to leave them but excused himself anyway.
Walking into the bedroom he found her laying on the bed in black underwear. He stopped in his track to stare at her. She got off the bed and sauntered over to him, dangling her handcuff from one long, slim finger. "You're under arrest." She coos as she attempts to seductively move his hands behind his back.
"What's going on lass?" He asks as he pulls his hand away from her.
She presses herself against his back, "Everything you say can and will be used against you." She reaches around and put her hand on his dick though his jeans.
"Jesus Christ love, what are ya doing here?" He's getting angry as he realizes there was never an emergency.
"I wanna fuck Filip." She stands in front of him and whispers in his ear.
He takes her hand from pressing against his dick through his jeans and hold them in front of him, "I told ya I was busy when ya asked me this morning." He says through clenched teeth.
"And I told you I wanted to fuck!" She says aggressively back at him.
He drops her hands and shakes his head. He turns to leave the room and is hit in the back with a pillow. "Where the fuck are you going?! Running back to the little bitch and her three fucking children? You wanna play house?!"
Unsure of what exactly has hit her Althea is pinned to the wall before she can react. Chibs' hand is at her throat. She can feel the spitfire in his breath as he says, "Don't every call her a bitch, in fact I don't want to ever hear her name come out of your fucking mouth ever again, and as for those kids, I swear to God I will kill you if you ever speak of them again." He releases her throat and steps back. "We clear love?"
Althea reaches for her gun on the nightstand and points it at Chibs. He laughs once. "I could shoot you right now, and no one would second guess me. I'm the Sheriff and you're a god dammed criminal."
"A sheriff who's been on the take since your first day in Charming."
"I love you Filip." She says.
"I assume you're talking to your weapon then girl. Named it Filip? My name is Chibs and the moment you couldn't make a decision between the job and me you lost me. You've been kidding yourself if you didn't believe that all we've been doing since then in wasting time." She cocks the gun still pointed at him, "Well, not wasting time a good fuck is never a waste." He laughs. She fires the gun into the wall behind him. He still hasn't flinched.
"You love her don't you?"
"Aye." He says simply.
"You know Jax will kill you and there's no way in hell she'll ever love you back." She spits at him.
"Still a better chance then you've got." He turns and leaves the room, and house, leaving Althea alone, still pointing the gun at dead air.
Heading back to the pizza place he knows she's right. Jax will kill him, and there's no way someone as amazing as Tara could ever love him back, but none of it matters. All that matters is getting back to the restaurant and basking in the smiles of the 4 people waiting for him.
And I... I'm feeling so small
It was over my head
I know nothing at all
And I... will stumble and fall
I'm still learning to love
Just starting to crawl
Other then the occasional police check in on the Sons the two haven't had any direct contact since that day. With the clubs noses being mostly clean there was really no reason for the cops to be on their back, and it limited the contact between them. Chibs knows that she knows he and Tara have been together so he's prepared for the worst but doesn't know what else to do.
"Chibs." She says as she nods first.
"Sheriff." He says. They are both aware of the scrutiny they are under from Jax's questioning gaze even though he's out of earshot.
"He still letting you play president?" She bites
"He's not staying. He came back for his family and once Tara's out of the hospital they will all leave."
She shakes her head. "You really believe that don't you?"
"I do. Jax doesn't want this life anymore."
"I mean that she'll automatically choose him over you." There is silence. "I may have acted like an asshole out of jealousy but even I can see how much she loves you Filip."
He shakes his head. "I didn't come here for this."
"Then what did you come here for?"
"I'm hoping you can help me out with some info on the IRA?"
"Real IRA?" She questions and he nods in answer. "You guys know more about them then we do."
"I need to know what contacts they have within other MCs not the members."
"They the ones that ran Tara off the road?"
"Aye, they want the club back in muling and we aren't going that route again. Didn't much like hearing no."
"I'm sorry. I don't know too much about their contacts other then the Mayans and it's a DEA issue that I can't even being to touch."
"Ok, thank you lass." He says.
"But…" she stops him, "I'll do some digging. I don't much like the idea of chaos here in Charming again so if this will help keep it away from here I'll see what I can find."
"You still got my number?" It's her turn to nod. "Call me when you've got something."
She watches him walk away briefly before turning back to her patrol car. She may have lost him, but she still loves her job. Sometime things really do works out for the best.
Tara knows it a long shot that they guys will have this all handled before she and the boys are released but a girl can dream. She just left Charlie's room. The adorable little girl is so frail now. Still unconscious, Tara makes sure to brush her hair every day, put some chap stick on her lips and read her a book. She's not even half way through The Secret Garden and prays she'll never make it to the end.
Thomas is more then ready to be released, but Abel she's pretty sure has found his calling. He's spending more and more time with the Peds residents, and nurses and can do a lot of the calculation needed to decide the amount of medicine that needs to be given. It's like the way she use to spend hours at a time in the hospital with Jax's brother before he died, only with Able it's not about saving anyone, it's just that he finds all of the medicine so interesting.
When she gets back to her room she catches sight of Jax as he passes and heads to see the kids. Chibs enters her room seconds later.
"Hello beautiful." He kisses her head and helps her out of the wheel chair they force her to use when visiting the kids afraid she will tear some stitches.
"Hey handsome." He smiles back at him. He covers her legs with the blanket after she settles back. "Did I just see Jax?"
"Aye, he's headed to see the boys and Charlie. How are they today?"
"The boys are great, Charlie is still the same."
"She'll wake up love." He reassures her.
"She has to." Tara says trying to choke back the tear that threaten to overtake her every time she talks about her daughter.
"Tara Knowles.." The Doctor interrupts as he walks in. "How are we feeling today?"
She answers that she find just has aches and pains he checks all the incisions sites and her most recent labs. "Mr. Telford." He acknowledges and looks to Tara for confirmation if he should proceed.
She says, "You can speak freely in front of him."
"Ok then, well I have good news. I just talked to pediatrics and now that I've seen you I think it's safe to say that you and Abel and Thomas are being released today."
Both Tara and Chibs look at him shocked. He laughs, "Don't be so surprised Tara, you've always excelled at anything you set your mind to." He had worked with Tara during her high school years and when she returned to work at Saint Thomas 10 years ago. "I'll have the paperwork drawn up and then the three of you can go home. Charlie obviously will still have to stay here. I assume you spoke with her doctor this morning."
"Yes I did. Thank you Dr. Lipton."
He leaves and Tara doesn't know if she want to laugh or cry. She's so happy she's going home and the boys are coming with her but so sad and scared that her daughter won't be coming home too.
Home.
She's not sure she even knows where that is anymore.
Filip smiles at her. "I would love for you to come home with me Tara. You and the boys. You can't be alone right now, and I'd love to take care of all of you. If you'll let me."
Things are still so complicated but she can't deny that what he's said is true and she can't deny that she cares for him very much, "I would like that very much."
While they wait for the discharge paperwork Chibs excuses himself to give Jax the good and the hard news. He expects for Jax to be angry and to explode, but when he tells him that they are moving back in with him Jax simply nods his head and says,
"Just let me know when I can see my boys." And turns back to hold Charlie's hand.
An hour later after Tara and the boys have all been discharged and said their sad goodbyes to Charlie Jax sits quietly on his bike and watches as the family that should have been his get into Tara's cutlass that Chibs went and picked up and head home. She may not have realized it but in the moment she made her choice. Those few months ago he'd been so naïve when he'd decided to come back to Charming for the weekend and see his brothers and hope he might find some sliver of hope for him and his wife. They had both made so many mistakes when they'd been together, but it was him who had put the nail in that coffin and he had to do everything he could to not make this harder on her or the kids. He had to let go though he didn't have even the slightest idea of how to do that.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
Anywhere I would've followed you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
And I... will swallow my pride
You're the one that I love
And I'm saying goodbye
Jax drove away from the hospital after stopping to kiss his daughter of her still unconscious head. He'd watched Tara and his sons leave with a man he use to call best friend, only he'd been the 2nd best. The truly best friend that Jax had ever had was six feet under. Opie had been the only person other then Tara that he truly loved with his whole heart, and who loved him back. He knew that losing Opie had changed him to his core. Driving up the street where Lila and the kids live without their husband and father felt surreal.
He had made sure that he sent them money every month. He had made a promise to Opie to make sure they were ok. He intended to keep that promise. He knocks on the door and is stunned to see a boy, a teenage boy that looks exactly like his best friend, looking back at him.
"Can I help you?" the boy says clearly trying to intimidate the man in front of him.
"You look just like him." Jax says in awe
"Excuse me?"
"Is your mom around?"
"Who's asking?"
He chuckles at the boys protectiveness, "Tell her its Jax."
The boy turns and yells for Lila and then stops. He turns back to the blonde man and stares at him, "I remember you. You were my dad's best friend, right?"
"I was, I remember you too son. But you were just a bit shorter." He laughs as the boy towers over him just like Opie did.
"OMG Jax!" Lila exclaims as she runs down the stairs into his arms. He hugs her and behind them the roar of a motorcycle breaks the relative silence of suburbia. The bike comes to rest in front of the house as he making his way inside.
"God damn it." Kenny exclaims and heads towards the bike and the girl stepping off the back. She fixes her very short, shorts as he steps between her and the guy in a Kutte similar to his but without the top rocker. "I swear I told you to keep your hands off my sister."
Jax looks at Lila to gauge the situation. She nods out to the scene unfolding and says, "What can I say, she's definitely her mothers daughter." They smiled in fond memory Donna and they way she loved Opie not to mention the fact that Lila loved him too. "She got a stubborn streak a mile long, but Angel is a good guy. He's just a prospect, but he treats her good. Come on in." She lets Kenny and Ellie deal with their sibling shit.
The have sit in the living room of the house that porn built all afternoon. Lila has very successfully run Redwoody into one of the top DVD adult entertainment companies in the world. She's never had to go back onto the other side of the camera and has invested and saved enough to ensure none of the kids will either.
Kenny from prospected when he turned 18, he remembers it all, and there was never any other way for him. Ellie on the other hand had wanted nothing to do with the club, their motorcycles, or their business, until she met Angel and teenage love would stop at nothing to be together. However she was a straight A honor roll student graduating in the top 5 of her class come June.
While Kenny was practically Opie's twin, Ellie who would soon be turning 18 her self was the spiting image of Donna at that age. He'd never forget that time in his life. He and Opie and Donna and Tara were inseparable at that age. They had all been best friends, doing everything and going everywhere together. Donna and Tara insisting that Jax and Opie take them to prom or senior skate night at the roller rink. It was amazing that the boys almost made it though their senior before taking the GED and dropping out.
He and Opie and been fools to think they were ever good enough for girls like Tara and Donna, but they were young and stupid and thought that it would last forever.
Lila knew that look of sadness in Jax's eyes. It was similar to the one Opie would get whenever he was missing Donna. No matter how much she loved him, his heart would always belong to the wife he lost.
"She will always love you Jax." She says to grab his attention back.
"She just won't choose me." He says sadly.
"It's a lot of hurt to go though. To love someone who doesn't love you back the same."
He leans in and hugs her. "He loved you."
She shakes her head, "No he didn't. But I can't imagine my life without these kids. So he may not have loved me, but he gave me more love then I could ever imagine having in my life."
As if on cue Kenny flops down on the couch followed closely by his sister. "Seriously mom are you gonna tell her she can't see Angel anymore or what?"
"Did I tell you, you couldn't seen Dante when you two were dating?" She shoots back at him. When where's no response she continues, "No, I didn't and believe me he wasn't exactly your sisters first chose for you, but it was your choice to make. Give your sister the same respect."
He glares at Ellie who sits crossed legged on the stool by the breakfast bar. "Whatever. Just don't let him treat you life crap or I'll break his fucking legs." He threatens.
"I would expect nothing less big brother." She kisses him and answers her cell phone and wanders into the kitchen speaking at pace faster then a NASCAR winner.
Kenny turns back to Lila, "Are you ever going to let the Dante thing go. Yes he was an ass. I broke it off ok. Let it go."
She smiles at him, "What kind of mom would I be if I let it go without using it to embarrass you with first."
He rolls his eyes and kisses her on the head, "I mean, I guess that's your job, just as long as you don't bring it up around Luke. He'd kill him."
She nods in agreement. "Luke's a keeper."
"Good cause I didn't want to have to bring up your mistake. What was his name? Was it Jake or Jackass?"
She throws a piece of candy at him as he dodges it and answers his own phone. She turns her attention back to Jax who's looking at her with raised eyes.
"Dante, and Jake?"
She laughs. "Surprised me to. I mean he's all boy and rough and tumble and he and Piper were practically in fistfights every single day over anyone looking at their sister the wrong way. I honestly had no idea, and then Dante and he started hanging out and it wasn't like a big flashing neon sign or anything, it was just something in the way they were with each other. So when Ellie asked if her then boyfriend could come to dinner I said why not make it a couple night and told Piper to bring his girlfriend, and Kenny to bring Dante. He of course freaked out."
"Of course" Jax laughed.
"So I just went upstairs and told him if he wasn't dating Dante then I was sorry for assuming, but if he was then who was I to judge. That there was nothing wrong with being gay and as long as Dante treated him well no one in this family was going to treat or love him any differently."
"Did he bring him to dinner?"
"No." She laughed. "He continued to say they weren't together for month, and then one day he just came out of his room and sat on the couch with me and asked if I really meant what I said about him being gay. I said yes, and he told me he was."
"Wow" Jax rubbed his every growing beard.
"Yeah to say the lest, but he's been happier kid since then. He had a bit of a panic attack when he had convinced himself that they club wouldn't let him prospect if they knew. In usual Chibs fashion he not only sponsored him he invited the now boyfriend Luke to the clubhouse to celebrate with the guys when Kenny got his full Kutte."
Jax listened to her go on and on about how proud she was of all the kids and how the club saved her life. He looked around at the pictures of their lives and stopped on a group of pictures that he hasn't seen in years. He and Opie as kids and then again in their Kuttes a few month before he passed, and more of him and Op in high school and with Donna and Tara and Opie and Donna's wedding picture next the wedding pictures of Lila and Opie.
In the background of the last picture of the wedding he sees Tara and him embraced in a dance. The night was warm and she looked beautiful in the green dress she wore. He remembers the way it brings out the green in her eyes. He'd only that day been released from Stockton and holding her in his arms and feeling her head on his chest was like being in heaven. He fucked it up. He should have taken her and the kids right then and there and run far from Charming.
"I was so happy that night." Lyla says from behind him. "You and Tara were so lost in each other that day. I use to pray that one day Opie and I would love each other life you two do."
"Did." He corrects.
"Nah, that kind of love Jax, it doesn't go away."
He stays a bit longer, just enough time to meet Luke and Angel and let them both know that if they hurt their partners their bodies would never be found, Angel laughed, Luke did not. He has heard stories about the famous Prince of Charming. One look from Jax silences Angel.
He hugs Kenny and Ellie and Piper and kisses Lila on the cheek. She really has stepped up and given these kids a great life. She tells him to stop sending money and he promises to stop but they both know he's lying and that he won't stop anytime soon. He drives away reminded of all the good the club can and does do, all that it could be, and all that it has become under Chibs leadership.
However his phone beeps signaling a text coming in doesn't leave him much time to dwell in the past. It's Chibs, and now there's church in 30 min. He turns his car back into the belly of Charming to find out what's next.
He pulls his car into the lot of TM and even after all these month back in charming it feels foreign to him to be here. He knows that driving his car most of the time still is helping keep him grounded in who he is now instead of who he use to be. The bike, its like an extension of Jax Teller: Man of Mayhem, and he is now Jackson Teller: Garage Owner and Single Father. He keeps the other man locked away, knowing it is and always will be a part of who is and was.
He still refuses to take a seat at the table in church but is no longer silent. This involved Tara and his kids and he intends to be involved. Chibs call the meeting to order.
"We have few things to cover today so lets start with the good. I think it's been time, maybe for a while that we took a vote on WW. He's been a prospect for just over a year and in my opinion has proven to be a great asset to this club. So all in favor of giving the boy his full top rocker say Aye." There are agreements all around. "Those opposed?" He's met with silence.
Jax has stayed quiet the entire time. Voting neither yes or no but stands and open the door and calls Willy into the room. The boy enters, looking scared. He's never been allowed inside these doors before.
They present him with his full membership and there of hugs all around as he's now joined the SOA family.
They settle back down and Chibs gets to the hard stuff. "It's been a long time since we've have to deal with our choices in handling retaliation. But the time has come to talk about exactly that boys. I know Jax and I have been quiet about what's going on with Tara and the kids but that's over."
The president nods to his predecessor and Jax begins, "Malone had Tara and the kids run off the road. You all know he wants the club back in running his guns, and after all these years I'm not going to make your choices on that. If you want back in that game that's up to you, but I'm sure as hell not going to let that be a choice he makes for the club, and running my family…" He corrects himself, "running a member of the clubs family off the road to force a decision is bullshit. Chibs and I have some feelers out to find out where Malone is hiding and once we know.."
He is cut off by Chibs, "He's in Elk Grove." Jax looks at him surprised. "I met with our friend earlier, that's why I called this meeting. Boys we know where he is. The only thing left to know if how we as club want to handle it." He nods back to Jax.
"I fully intend to kill this son of a bitch but I've been gone a while, I don't expect any of you to follow me into this…"
"Screw you." Jax looks towards Tig. The room is silent, "You were our brother, you lost your freedom and nearly your family to keep this club safe. And Jax, it's Tara and the kids how fucking dare you think we wouldn't follow you to hell and back for them, or you."
Jax nods at the man in appreciation. "Then I look to you all to make that choice for yourselves and if you're with me, then let's make sure the Irish never fuck with the Sons again."
There's a cheer all around and the men begin planning the hows and whys and wheres of their attack. It's several hours before they exit church and the clubhouse is full of the hustle and bustle of the SOA family and friends eating and drinking. Jax walks towards Tig and pats the man of the back. "You're one lucky women to have a man this loyal."
"And don't I know it Jackson Teller." Venus drawls as she hugs him. "Don't let it be so long next time. We missed you at the wedding."
Jax chuckles, he's sorry he missed it. "I'll throw you a party for your 10 year anniversary if you don't throw him out before that."
"Deal, and don't think I won't remember this."
He stays briefly to chat with a few of the member he hasn't had a chance to really talk to yet. When he leaves he sees Tara pulling in, the boy in tow.
He watches her park, and the doors fly open as the boy run to him. He hugs them both so desperately happy they are ok. Thomas is talking and gesticulating so fast Jax can't even tell what he's saying, but he sure as hell seem happy about it. Jax smiles and nods pretending to know what he going on about.
"I've tried to call you about them." Tara says as she puts her hand on Thomas's little head.
"I'm not going to take them Tara. I was wrong, and angry and I just wanted to know them."
"I know. I'm sorry too… for…everything." She walks over to Jax and put her arms around him for a hug.
Jax wants to hold her forever like this. To hold the woman in his memory that loved him they way he never thought he deserved to be loved, but it's fleeting and she steps back.
"Dad," Abel says, "I got the movie Fast and Furious yesterday, you wanna come watch it with me?" Jax look at Tara for confirmation.
"How about you and Dad spend the day together tomorrow. You can go to his house, watch few movies." She says.
"Only Able?" Thomas interjects sadly.
"Yes, just Able." She says as the younger boy starts to cry.
Jax kneels in front of him, "How about this buddy. Tomorrow you let me Able hang out, and then the day after it will be a just be me and you. As long as that's ok with mom."
"Is it mom?" Tommy looks up at her with tear filled eyes.
"Of course it's ok baby." The boys share excited talk.
"Thank you." He says. "Have you seen Charlie today?"
"Yes, they said she's the same. I made sure to check her chart myself Jax, and I don't know what to do. She's fine. There's nothing wrong with her. Why won't she wake up Jax? Why?" She crying and Jax takes her in his arms and sends the boys inside. The two stand together, father and mother in the parking lot and hold on for dear life.
He holds her while she cries and as she tries to gather herself she starts to pull away from him. "I'm sorry." She says softly.
"Don't do that. Don't pull away. I get it Tara, you're with Chibs. But this isn't about us, it's about our daughter, and I will always be your shoulder to cry on, if you need it. She's going to get better. She will wake up, and you will take her home and you and Chibs will make sure she's safe and loved and happy and healthy and you'll send them all out to visit for the summer and we'll make it all ok. Ok?"
She nods and this time he pulls her in for hug. They stand in silence for a long time before he says he's headed over to see Charlie before visiting hours are over. She kisses him softly on the cheek. "You know I'll always love you Jackson."
"I know. I love you too Tara."
He walk to his car and head over to the hospital and Tara heads inside the clubhouse. Behind them, Chibs has watched the whole exchange from the garage office. He takes a deep hit off his cigarette and walks towards the clubhouse.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
And I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
Anyway, I would've followed you
Say something I'm giving up on you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
*Lyrics are Say Something by A Great Big World
