A/N: Hello! Thank you all for your follows and reviews. Most of all, thank you for reading :D

I present to you the new chapter of HGC and I hope you'll like it. Gemma and Thomas are making an appearance.

And finally I can reveal who I had in mind to play Thomas. TRAVIS FIMMEL, everyone! That guy is soooo freakin' hot. I know he's older than Charlie, but for the sake of this fic, we'll pretend he's younger. The two look so much alike, it's insane :P I TOTALLY CALL DIBS ON THIS IDEA, if no one else thought of this before.

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Sorry for typos and mistakes.

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Meet the Family

For the first week of Donna's stay in Charming, she and Tara were busy with phone calls to their friends inviting them to Tara's party, figuring out what would be served, and dealing with some minor details regarding it all.

During the first two days, before Jax's family came, Tara did everything she could to avoid Jax. If by any chance they happened to be in the same room together in spite of Tara's efforts for that not to happen, she would make sure that there were other people there as well.

Jax would say something funny or try to start a conversation with her, but she would politely brush him off and go her way, leaving him confused and hurt (though she wasn't aware of his feelings).

She even ceased all their lessons, opting to just do some workout on her own when he wasn't in the gym or she would ask one of the guys to help her.

Tara did whatever she could not to be near Jax Teller and all that because she wanted to assure Donna that there wasn't anything going on between them and that she wasn't encouraging him to flirt with her, if it was true that he was doing that.

Truth be told, Tara felt bad for behaving that way, but she knew it was for the best.

If it was true that Jax liked her, maybe this distance would stop that. If Donna was wrong, and Tara believed she was, there would be no difference for Jax whether she talked to him or not.

Nevertheless, it was pretty hard for her to be away from him, since over these few weeks she grew quite fond of him and came to think of him as a friend. Even those fuzzy feelings became more intense in those rare moments she managed to exchange a few sentences with him.

Tara missed talking to him and teasing him. He was a pleasant company, just like all the SAMCRO guys.

But it was better to be safe and sorry. The worst thing that could happen was to give him the wrong idea or to hurt him.

Jax noticed that ever since Donna came Tara had been avoiding him. It wasn't even some subtle avoidance. No. It was like she was hiding from him.

He hardly ever saw her in these two days, and when he did see her and tried to strike up a conversation with her, she would just give him a weak smile and said she had something to take care off, leaving him annoyed.

What the fuck was happening? Was she angry at him? Did Donna say something to her?

It drove Jax crazy and he kept racking his brain trying to find the answer to Tara's sudden change of behaviour.

She would talk to everyone else but him. Even Bobby got her attention with his stupid Elvis impersonation.

-"Jax, can we go to your room?"

-"Ha?"

He turned his head abruptly and only then did he realise that he was staring at Tara for five minutes while Winsome sat in his lap and twirled the ends of his hair, her face too close to his.

-"What the hell is wrong with you?" - Winsome scowled, -"Lately you've been actin' all weird and shit. All because that pussy showed up!" - she nodded in disdain in Tara's direction.

Jax's eyes were ablaze as he shoved her off his lap and stood up. He held her by her arm, his voice menacingly low.

-"Do not ever talk about her that way again. You hear me?"

Winsome winced at his words and got her arm out of his grip. Her chest was heaving, her lips pressed in a thin line.

-"What's it with her? I don't get it. She's average." - she said eventually, her brows furrowing.

Jax sighed, shaking his head.

-"You wouldn't understand. And she's more than average."

His voice became soft when he said the last sentence, and he felt his lips curving in a smile, but he managed to keep a straight face.

Winsome snickered, leaning forward to whisper in his ear.

-"Too bad you can't have her."

She gave him a smug grin before walking out, leaving Jax cemented in place.

Winsome's words bit his heart, tearing it in pieces. He cleared his throat trying to find his breath. He massaged his chest, willing the ache to go away.

Fucking Winsome! What the fuck is wrong with her? What does she know?

His eyes found Tara who was animatedly talking to Opie by the bar, and the ache in his chest grew even bigger.

Today, her hair was tied in a French braid. She wore a simple white sundress which was tight at her waist, reaching her mid thighs, and black and white stripped platform sandals. She looked like an angel. A hot one for that matter.

His phone rang in his pocket and he answered it without taking his eyes off her.

-"Jax! Where are you?"

Oh shit!

He glanced at the phone clock. He was supposed to go pick up his mom and Thomas ten minutes before.

-"Sorry, ma. I'll be right there."

He shoved the phone back into his pocket then went to his bedroom to take his car keys.

On his way out, he glanced at Tara one more time.

Their eyes met and he could swear that there was an air of some strange energy around them. It was pulling him towards her and he would have gladly went over to her, hadn't she averted his gaze and turned her back to him.

Her rejection stung him, but he was too proud to react. If he wasn't, he would have walked right up to her and demanded she told him what the fuck she was doing, ignoring him and all.

Jax went to his car and drove to the airport, all the while thinking about Winsome's words.

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-"Hi, baby! I've missed you so much!"

Gemma spoke against Jax's cheek as she hugged him tightly. He wrapped his arms around her.

-"I've missed you too, ma. I'm glad you're here."

Then he glanced behind Gemma and looked at his brother who was standing next to their luggage. He looked different than the last time Jax saw him, some four months before.

His hair was cut into a Mohawk and his beard was short. He wore a grey t-shirt and jeans, his hands tucked into his pockets. To Jax, he looked much older than he actually was.

Jax sighed and approached him, his hand outstretched.

-"Hi, man."

Thomas shook his brother's hand hesitantly. He couldn't believe how much his brother had changed in just a few short months.

Thomas recalled the time when they were much younger, when Jax would help him with his school work and defend him from the bullies.

Now, he couldn't even shake hands with him without feeling angry at him. To this day, Thomas couldn't figure out why.

When did all go to shit?

-"Good to see you, Jax."

Their greeting was too formal, unlike the greeting you'd expect from two brothers that once meant everything to each other.

-"Oh, my two boys! Finally together!" – Gemma sad, beaming from ear to ear as she wrapped her arms around both their waists and looking up at them.

She felt the tension between them but ignored it, hoping that by the day's end, it would all be good.

-"Now, let's go. I need to take a shower. The flight was horrible. There was this woman who kept yapping and yapping and it drove me mad."

Jax and Thomas chuckled and they both kissed her cheeks at the same time.

-"And you kept talking to her, so..." – Thomas added.

Gemma rolled her eyes at him.

-"Come on. I need to have a smoke."

Jax took her suitcase and Thomas his, and followed him to the car.

-"You know, you're just in time. There will be a huge party in a few days." – said Jax as he put their suitcases in trunk and Thomas went to sit in the backseat.

Gemma raised her brow at him and nodded towards the front seat. Thomas rolled his eyes but obeyed her silent order.

Gemma lit a cigarette and sat at the back but kept the door open.

-"Yeah? What are you celebrating?" – she asked, puffing out a cloud of smoke.

Jax opened the driver's door and sat on the driver's seat then closed the door and turned on the engine. Gemma closed her door and the head to the clubhouse.

-"A friend of mine is having her birthday party at our clubhouse."

Gemma observed Jax's face in the rear-view mirror and didn't miss the shy smile he attempted to hide or the way his eyes lit up when he mentioned this friend. She rolled down the car window and tapped her cigarette against it to get rid of the ash.

-"So, is this friend more than a friend?"

Jax glanced at the rear-view mirror, meeting his mother's eyes.

-"It's not like that, ma. She's engaged."

-"Hmm." – was her reply, but she noticed the disappointment in her son's voice. She wondered who this woman might be.

-"So, Tommy, what've you been up to?"

Jax wanted to act normal around his brother. Tara and Opie were right. There was no reason for the two of them to still be at each other's throats. He wanted the bad blood between them gone.

Thomas let out a loud sigh, rubbing his forehead.

-"Not much. Work, mostly."

An uncomfortable silence fell upon them, which Thomas noticed. He knew that he was being rude to his brother, but it was much stronger than him. So, to rectify the situation he added:

-"I've been working non-stop for about a year now. Mom said she'd like to see you so I suggested we come here."

Jax turned to look at him and saw a small smile forming on Thomas's face. It gave him the encouragement he needed to continue their conversation.

-"I'm glad you did that. I've missed you guys. And I haven't seen you since... since the last time you came home."

-"Yeah. Well, I've been working on..."

Gemma observed her two boys catching up and her heart swelled at the sight of them getting along after so long.

Before Jax came to pick them up, Gemma had a serious conversation with Thomas. She warned him not to be rude and to at least make some effort to talk to his brother. She was glad to see he listened to her.

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Jax parked the car at the parking lot, and the three of them got out. Jax led them to the clubhouse while Gemma and Thomas looked around the lot, seeing many scarcely dressed girls. One of them winked at Thomas and he laughed, waving at her.

When they got into the clubhouse, Jax was already talking to some people. He turned around and waved at them to come.

-"Ma, this is Chibs, Juice, and my best friend Opie."

-"Nice to meet you." – they said in unison smiling at her.

-"Hello, boys."

Then Jax pointed at Thomas who was looking around the clubhouse.

-"And that's my little brother, Tommy."

Thomas smiled and shook their hands. He looked at his brother wanting to ask him where they were going to be staying, but Jax's eyes were trained on something behind him. Jax's lips curved in a broad smile and Thomas frowned.

He turned around and his breath caught in his throat, his eyes going wide in shock.

-"Tara?"

Tara, who was walking towards them stopped in her track. She too had a surprised look on her face.

-"Thomas?"

They both stood frozen for a few seconds before running to each other and hugging. They both laughed and Thomas swung her around, then lowering her down, his arms still wrapped around her waist.

He had the most stupid grin on his face, his eyes locked with hers. Tara too was smiling broadly at him, her hands on his shoulders.

They both chuckled again.

Jax scowled, looking confused and mildly irritated that his brother was acting like this with Tara.

-"You two know each other?" – he barely managed to utter.

Tara let out a small laugh and bowed her head before lifting it again and answering his question.

-"We used to date."

And that was it.

Jax felt his heart stop beating as he watched his brother and the girl he was falling for hugging right before his eyes. He stopped breathing when Thomas kissed her cheek.

(OK, so the cat's out of the bag, finally! I was planning to write this final scene since the beginning and it's finally the time :D What do you think of my casting for Thomas? What do you think about Tara avoiding Jax and Jax's reaction? How about some brother bonding that happened? How do we feel about Gemma? And finally, how about that twist, ha? Leave me some reviews love you all xoxo)

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