A/N: Hey guys! I just wanted to thank you all for the wonderful feedback! Being a first time publisher on here was quite nerve wracking, but I'm glad that I finally got the balls to do it.
I apologize for the lack of "club business, but this story will be more about Jax and Charlie's romance then SOA business, though there will be bits and pieces thrown in there.
I hope everyone continues to read it, and once again thanks for the great reviews!
Jax heard Piney's voice and pulled his lips from Charlie's, he knew that shit was about to go down and he knew by the look on his best friends face that it was going to end with a fist in his face. Opie walked over to Jax and grabbed him by thee the shirt, "you fucking my sister bro?!" he ground out, his teeth clenched. Jax looked at him, he had every right to be pissed "I haven't seen your sister in four years Ope." He said honestly, but he could tell by the still angry look on Opie's face that he didn't believe him. "Then what the fuck was that?" Opie asked but he had let go of Jax's shirt. Jax sighed softly and ran his fingers through his blonde hair. This was his best friend, he told him everything. "We had a thing before she left…" He admitted as he braced himself for the fist that was flying towards his face.
Opie hit him in the face, making Jax stumble backwards. That was his little sister and his best friend, how could neither of them had told him? He shook his hand out and left Jax there rubbing his eye not caring about the fact that it was going to be black and blue tomorrow. Jax regained his composure and made his way to the club house to see how Charlie was handling her father. During everything that was going on with Jax and Opie, Charlie had gone over to an obviously angry father. Once she got to him she looked over at Gemma who had a smile on her face and her hands in the air as a way to signal that she did not want to be a part of this, by this point all the club members and garage workers were standing there watching them. "Church Now." Piney said to her as he turned around and headed towards the room where the MC meetings were held, the only really private spot in the clubhouse.
Charlie walked slowly towards the room with her father, glancing back at Jax who was now sitting on his bike taking a drag of his cigarette and Opie who was sitting on the picnic table with his head in his hands, trying to figure out what was going on. Charlie didn't understand what the big deal was. "Dad…" She started once the doors were closed behind them, but Piney put his hand up and stopped her "How long has that been going on?" He asked as he sat down in Clay, the president's, seat, his eyes boring into his daughters'. Charlie sat down next to him and took his hand "we were seeing each other off and on before I left for Virginia." She wasn't about to tell her dad that she had been in love with Jackson Teller for seven years. "I haven't seen him for four years dad, I was just really happy to see him." She said and looked at her dad, knowing that cogs in his head were turning. "How long have you been in love with him Bean?" he asked squeezing her hand.
Charlie had never been able to hide anything from her father, at least not her emotions that were clearly blasted all over her face "Since I was sixteen." She admitted quietly, her fingers playing with a whole that was on her jean shorts. The only person who knew she was in love with Jax was Rebecca and she was almost 3000 miles away. "I'm sorry daddy, I didn't know what I was doing…I just saw him and everything I felt for him before I left came rushing back like a tidal wave." She said softly but paused when she saw Piney put his hand up "Now listen to me and listen to me good. I don't like this, I don't like this one bit. I wanted you to get out of The Life, which is why I was so adamant on you getting out of charming,"
Charlie was about to interrupt her father, who put his hand up to stop her once again "BUT you are 22 years old, though you might still be my baby, you are a grown woman and you are free to make your own choices." He sat back and looked at his daughter "I love you so much Bean, and I just want you to be happy, and if that means being involved with Jax Teller, I can't force you to not be with him." He continued and leaned forward "But you best know what you're getting yourself into girl. He isn't the 20-year-old best friend that you had four years ago. He's VP and neck-deep in pussy and beer almost every night. I don't want you getting your hopes up on Jackson Teller." He said and leaned forward and kissed his daughter on the head.
Charlie listened to every word of her father's speech, a few stray tears forming in her eyes. She hopped up and locked her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly "oh daddy I love you so much" She said and kissed his cheek. Piney smiled and hugged his daughter back, kissing her temple "I love you too Bean, but I'm not dealing with your brother for you, that's on you" he said with a grin "dad…that's just mean" She said with a soft laugh as they both got up to leave the church. She knew she could handle her brother, she always could. What she wasn't sure she could handle was what was going to happen between her and Jax. It had been four years and she didn't know what that kiss meant. Who knew if they were even going to be anything?
When Charlie exited the big room with her father she saw all the club members' eyes on her. With a smile on her face she made her way to each of them, saying hello to them all. "Doll, if I knew you were gonna grow up lookin' like that I woulda made more of an effort to be your old mad" Tig announced with a grin and slid his arm casually around her small waist. Everyone knew that he was joking, but three unhappy men shot him deadly looks: Piney, Opie, and Jax. A small chuckle escaped her lips as she leaned up and whispered into Tig's ear "Good thing looks can't kill, because you'd be dead three times over by now old man" She said before making the way through the rest of the guys.
About forty-five minutes later Charlie made her way to her big brother, two beers in her hand, one for each of them. She sat down on the bar stool next to him and handed him the beer. "Gemma is having a huge dinner tonight to welcome me back; she wanted to make sure that the three of us would be okay in the same room." Opie looked over at his sister, confused for a minute "three of us?" "Me, you, and Jax…" She said and watched a grimace appear on his face "Yeah we're fine." He ground out, his eyes focusing on the rim of his beer. Charlie sighed and slid her arm around her big brothers "Ope, listen, I don't know what's going to happen between Jax and I, but I do know that I'm twenty-two and I'm not a baby any more, I can make my own decisions. If dad can accept whatever happens, then I hope that you can to. I know that you're just trying to protect me because let's not joke around, be both know that your best friend is a man slut, but don't I deserve a shot at happiness? Doesn't Jax?" She said, letting her words soak in.
Opie looked at his little sister; she was right, as usual. He cupped her face and looked at her, kissing the top of her head his beard tickling her nose. "Okay, but let's get one thing straight. If he hurts you in any way, I'm gonna cut his dick off and shove it down his throat, best friend or not." Charlie smiled at her brother and did the same thing she did to her father, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him tight "I love you so fucking much Harold Winston." She smiled as he looked at her "Yeah yeah yeah. Go find him, I know you want to." He said, but before he could even finish the sentence his sister was at Jax's dorm, knocking heavily on the door.
