Blended-Chapter 16


Fuck! Tara thought as she looked through the peephole and saw Agents Locklear and Chilton standing on her front porch. God why?!

"Tara we know you are in there." Agent Chilton called through the door. Tara sighed as she opened the door. Why were they here? Everything was going so well for her now. The two agents walked in the house without Tara's invitation.

"Tara we are going to need you to testify." Agent Locklear told her.

"I told you I have no testimony." Tara said exasperated.

"Now Tara you are a smart woman and you know we don't believe your account for a second and we now know the bullet came from one of the guards during the escape the Sons orchestrated to get Clay out."

Tara felt like crying. She was officially fucked.

"We are going to need you to come in today." Locklear demanded.

"Today? What about my boys? I'm not going to leave them again."

"We have something worked out for the boys. They are included in the new deal." Chilton told her.

Tara head was spinning. She could not leave Jax again. She needed time to think.

"I have to meet you later. Gemma has the boys and I don't want to raise suspicion picking them up early. Can I meet you at six o'clock?" Gemma had demanded to watch the kids at least three times a week and Jax agreed. No matter how much she tried to persuade Jax otherwise he did not budge. He told her it would keep his mom in place, happy and not cause her any trouble.

"Six o'clock sharp Tara don't be late. Here is the address you will meet us at." Locklear took out a pen from the inside of her suit jacket's breast pocket and wrote the address down on a business card Chilton handed her.

"Ok. I will see you at 6." Tara sighed. As soon as the agents left, Tara starting packing bags for her and the boys. At five o'clock Tara picked the boys up from Gemma and headed straight out of town. She needed time to think as to what she was going to do.

When Jax got home about midnight no one was home and he started to panic as he looked in each of the boys' bedrooms and saw drawers had been emptied out and hangers were lying on the floor. He went to his bedroom and the closet was in disarray as he saw hangers on the floor and some of Tara's clothes missing. Son of a bitch!

"Mom! Tara took my sons!" Jax nearly yelled into the phone when a sleepy Gemma answered.

"I'm on my way!" Gemma slammed the phone shut. She knew it! That bitch took the boys. Gemma felt something was off with her when she picked up the boys earlier. Gemma found her son in the Thomas's room staring down in an empty crib.

"I knew something was off."

Jax looked up at his mom his eyes red from tears of anger.

"What do you mean?"

"Something was not right when she picked up the boys. She must have made a new deal."

"Dammit!" Jax yelled as he started to tear the room apart in anger. How could he have been so stupid? Gemma let Jax get his anger out and when he finally calmed down; she told him he needed to start focusing on finding her and the boys.


For two days Jax and the club had no luck in finding Tara until Tig called him.

"Jax we found her. She is at the Motel 6 about thirty minutes outside of town. One of the crow-eaters recognized her and the boys and called me. Bobby and I are on our way there now." Tig relayed to Jax over the phone.

"Don't do anything until I get there!" Jax hung up after getting specific directions from Tig, jumped on his bike, and headed to Tara and his boys with Happy and Chibs in tow.

Tara gasped and covered her mouth after looking out the window when she heard a knock at the door. Jax was standing in front of her door. How did he find her? Oh My God! He was going to kill her. Tara looked back at her boys and teared up as she slowly opened the door. Jax walked in looking pissed with Bobby, Tig, Happy and Chibs piling in the small motel room. Without a word to Tara, Jax went over to his boys and hug and kiss them before handing them to the guys.

"Guys please wait outside for a minute." He instructed. Tara felt as if her heart was going to burst out her chest as she watched her boys leave the motel room.

"Sit down Tara." Jax demanded. Tara slowly sat on the bed her body shaking with fear.

"Are you going to kill me?" she whispered.

"I just want to talk Tara. You decided to testify?"

"No. I ran before the time I was supposed to meet them but they are giving me no choice Jax. I don't want to but they would charge me with accessory and I will go to jail right along with the club. I would never see my boys. Who would raise them? I ran it through my head over and over and I don't see any other option but to testify to be with my boys."

"I let you back into my life! I trusted you! I vouched for you!" Jax yelled. Tara jumped at his voice. The tears started to flow down her face.

"Jax please don't hurt me." She cried.

"I'm not going to hurt you." Jax sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. He looked down on at Tara. She was terrified.

"What else is there?" Tara asked confused. "There is only one ending and it's nothing but more violence. I don't want my boys raised in this lifestyle."

Tara sighed and a calming peace came over her. She looked up at Jax, if she was going to die at least she knew she tried to save her boys.

"I will die if I have to. At least I know I tried to save them and keep them from becoming like you and those men standing outside."

Jax sat next to Tara and she recoiled from him but he grabbed her hand.

"What happen Tara? You left witness protection to come back to me and now I am some kind of monster."

"I had a lot of time to think Jax and I realize again the importance of getting our boys away from Charming. Do you want to condemn them to this life?"

Jax shook his head no. He knew what he needed to do.

"You don't have to testify Tara."

"What? How is that possible?

"I will take care of it. Just be the good mother you are to the boys and take them far away from here."

Jax had Tara call the phone number on the agent's card she received earlier. Tara told them where to meet her. When they arrived Jax told them he was turning himself in. They accepted when they realized Jax was a much bigger fish than Tara.


"You are doing what?" Steven yelled into his cell.

"This is for the best Steven." Jax told him.

"Won't you be labeled as a rat?"

"No I'm turning myself in as the source of something that happen a while back in exchange for the club immunity and Tara's testimony."

Steven shook his head. He just knew this would be the straw that breaks his mom.

"I'm going to bring the boys over to your moms. Is she home?"

"Yeah she is in the pool." Steven looked out at the pool and watched his mom swim laps in the pool. "Are you bringing them here so we can say goodbye?"

"Yes and I don't want them to see me get arrested. Tara is on her way to the house to pack more things and I am meeting the feds there. I'm going to need you to drop them off at my house about seven-thirty."

"Ok." Steven agreed before he hung up the phone. He sighed as he opened the patio door to tell his mom the bad news.


"Why aren't you answering your goddamn phone?" Wayne barked at Gemma after he let himself in the house and saw her sitting at the dining room table smoking a joint and sipping on brown liquor.

"What do you want Wayne?" she asked irritated before taking another hit on her joint.

"You haven't talk to Jax or the guys have you?"

"No why?"

"I got a call from Tara's lawyer asking for Charming PD's archives. They are arresting Jax. Looks like Tara made a deal Gemma."

Gemma sat back in her seat and let out a long sigh. She was never going to see her grandsons again. She told Jax not to trust her. He should have listen to her. Gemma started to get up and stumbled a little from the effects of the weed and alcohol.

"Where the hell you think you're going?"

"I need to go see Jax." She slurred.

"Oh hell no you aren't going anywhere in your condition." Wayne snapped. Gemma sat back down as her mind began to think of a way to get away from Wayne.

"Wayne I need you to get my heart pills. I'm getting light headed."

As Wayne went to get her medicine out of the bathroom Gemma quickly got up and took his truck keys.


Cortney opened the door to Jax and his boys. He looked up at her with sad eyes. Not exchanging pleasantries, she let him in the house.

"Steven tells me you are turning yourself in so Tara does not have to testify." Cortney watched Jax sit the boys on the couch.

"Yes." Jax walked up to Cortney and stood just inches from her as he looked in her beautiful light brown eyes. Jax caressed her cheek as he saw her eyes mist up.

"She's taking the boys away isn't she?"

"Yes." Jax fingers found its way to Cortney's lips and he traced the outline of them.

"What are they charging you with?" she asked stepping back from his touch that was sending lightning bolts throughout her body.

"Possession and conspiracy."

"Jesus Jax! What did you and the club do?"

Jax shook his head. "Don't worry about that."

"How long will you be in for you think?" she asked as her voice started to tremble.

"They may settle for twenty-five. Parole in ten years. Seven if I am lucky."

"Oh my God." Cortney whispered as the tears finally escaped her eyes and fell down her cheeks. Jax closed the space between them and lean down and kissed her tears away.

"Cortney I know there is nothing I can ever do to take back all the pain I have caused you."

"No there is not but as I told you before you need to pull Steven from prospecting. More so now since you are going to jail there will be no one to protect him."

"The guys will protect him."

"No Jax. I told you I want him out!" she demanded stepping away from him again.

"Ok….Ok… he's out." Jax conceded. He did not want his last moments with her to be spent in an argument.

Steven finally made an appearance coming down the stairs. He walked up to Jax and pulled him into a tight hug.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Steven questioned.

"Yeah I'm sure. You remember what time to bring the boys by the house?"

Steven nodded his head yes.

"I'm going to miss you Steven. I am so proud of you." Jax told him as he patted his shoulder.

"Wait this is not the last I'm going to see you. I'm coming to visit you in prison."

"No you will not. I do not want you anywhere near a prison. Just write to me to let me know how you and your mom are doing."

A lump formed in Steven's throat as he held back his tears. This could not be the last he sees of Jax. Jax meant the world to him.

"Steven I need you to stop prospecting and concentrate on school." Jax grabbed Steven's face and looked into his eyes to show him how serious he was. Steven knew his mom had something to do with this but as he thought about it if Jax was not at the table would his heart be in it. He depended on Jax for so much and always assume he would be there for him. Now he was going to prison and Steven was losing a piece of himself.

"Ok." Steven croaked out as a tear slid down his cheek.

"I love you Steven." Jax told him as he too began to tear up.

"I love you too Jax." They hugged each other again. On his was out Jax grabbed Cortney by the waist and pulled her into a kiss. Cortney went limp in his arms and kissed him back. Their kiss deepen and Steven had to look away and sit on the couch with the boys.

"You take care Cortney and always know you hold a special place in my heart." He told her softly when he pulled from their hot-blooded kiss. Cortney shut the door behind Jax and leaned her head against the door.

"I love you Jax." She whispered.


Tara was deep in her thoughts as to where she and the boys would go when she walked into the house. She heard a noise come out of the kitchen.

"Wayne is that you?" she called. He had to be here since his truck was parked out front.

Walking into the kitchen she found her answer when she saw Gemma standing by the stove.

Oh Shit! Tara thought as Gemma turned around, realizing it was Tara, Gemma charged at her.

"Gemma wait!" Tara yelled just before Gemma clocked her in the mouth causing Tara to fall back on the floor knocking over the ironing board and iron. Gemma got on top of Tara and laid multiple punches to Tara's face.

"Gemma please!" Tara screamed as she spit out the blood in her mouth.

"You stupid bitch!" Gemma yelled as she grabbed the heavy iron that was lying by Tara, picked it up and pounded Tara head with it. Rage consumed Gemma as she continued hitting Tara in the head with the iron over and over until Tara's head was caved in and blood was everywhere on th kitchen floor. Just as quick as a flick of a switch Gemma realized what just happened and dropped the iron.

"Oh my God!" she gasped as she looked into Tara's lifeless eyes. Gemma crawled off Tara's body, leaned against the wall, and started to cry. She looked up when she heard footsteps coming into the kitchen. She knew right then and there she was fucked. Officer Trivette looked at the scene in the kitchen with horror.

"My God." He whispered in utter shock at what he saw.

"I had to…she was going to rat…I had to...it had to be done." Gemma said between gasps for air.

"Ma'am Dr. Knowles was not going to rat. Your son turned himself in."

Gemma looked up at the rookie officer in shock. What did she just do? Just as Officer Trivette was about to call in the homicide he was shot twice in the back. Gemma jumped as the sound of the gunshots and watched in horror as the young officer fell to the floor. She looked up to find a stone-faced Juice lowering his gun. He stepped forward to Gemma and extended his hand. Gemma burst into fresh tears of relief when she took Juice's hand.


"Tara?" Jax called as he hung up his cut. He stepped toward the kitchen and caught a glimpse of a pair of legs lying on the floor with blood splattered around. He step back and drew his gun and continued into the kitchen. Jax heart nearly stopped when he walked all the way into the kitchen he saw the body of a police officer in the middle of the kitchen and his wife lying on the floor with blood pooled around her head. No! No! No! Jax began to shake with sobs as he walked up to his wife. This was not happening. Dropping his gun Jax fell to his knees. Trembling he picked Tara up and held her in his arms. Caressing her face he leaned down and kissed her lips.

"I'm so sorry…I'm so sorry." He cried. Not hearing the agents enter the kitchen Jax let out a loud wail as he hugged his wife's lifeless body tighter.

As Jax was being led out the house in handcuffs he saw Steven getting the boys out the car.

"Steven don't go in there! Take them back to your moms." Jax yelled to Steven.

Oh shit! That's right he didn't want the boys to see him in handcuffs. Steven quickly put the boys back in the car. Wait a minute….he said don't go in the house. He was supposed to leave them with Tara. Why could he not go in the house once Jax was escorted off the premises? Steven looked at Jax and saw the anguish in his face. Something had happen. Making sure the boys were strapped back in the car Steven ran up to Jax.

"What happen?"

Tears were streaming down Jax's face.

"Tara…." He barely got out. Steven heart started pounding hard.

"What about Tara?"

"She's dead…Take the boys back to your mom and call Gemma." Jax instructed as they put him in the police car.