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(Juice's POV)

Holli navigated the streets of Charming from my house to hers with Jax and I in tow. I was surprised Jax had me come along, I thought Opie would've came, but Jax informed me Op was off with Bobby and Tig handling some Mayan shit.

She pulled up to a modest grey ranch and turned in the driveway. I followed Jax's lead and wheeled in behind her. I had to admit I was a little nervous, I had never seen Matt before and now I was about to come face to face with him, the man who beat the shit out of Holli. The man whose girlfriend I'd been bedding for almost a year.

I watched Holli climb out of her car, I noticed her face twinge and could tell she was still in some pain. It made my blood boil. I wanted nothing more then to murder this prick.

Jax approached her and I held back. I didn't want to seem overzealous. As much as I wanted to be the one to fight this battle for her I knew I couldn't, not with Jax here.

I followed the two of them up the front steps and readied myself for what was on the other side of that door.

(Holli's POV)

I couldn't believe I was back here less then 24 hours after being assaulted in my own living room. Jax and Juice followed me up the stairs. I knew Matt was home, his truck was in the driveway. My heart felt like it was going to explode I was so nervous.

I turned the door knob and looked back at Jax before heading in. He gave me a nod and a reassuring half smile. I knew this wasn't going to be good.

We walked through the small foyer on the other side of the door and I spotted him, perched in his usual spot, beer already in hand. No, there's definitely no way this could end well.

He paused the DVR and turned around, looking me straight in the eye and not even acknowledging anyone else in the room.

"Holli.." that was all he could get out before I stopped him. My entourage gave me some false courage that I decided to use.

"I don't want to hear it, Matt. I just came to get my stuff. I'll figure out the house situation later."

I headed towards the hallway when he jumped off the couch and lurched in my direction. Before he could even get near me Jax stepped in front of me and Juice pressed a hand against Matt's chest to stop him.

"So this is the guy you've been fucking? The one you've been running to every time you run off?" He eyed Juice, grabbing his hand and tossing it off of his chest.

My heart started to race and my palms started to sweat. How would he know where I went or even recognize Juice? He had no idea who Juice even was.

By the confused expression on my face he elaborated "I followed you a few months ago, whore. I spotted him answering the door you were waiting in front of. I know you've been running to him every chance you get."

Jax looked between Matt, Juice and I with furrowed brows and utter confusion "What is he talking about, Holli?"

"Yea, Holli. Teller doesn't know you're fucking one of his brothers? Why don't you clear that up, for all of us." Matt stopped fighting against Juice and waited for my reply.

I looked to Juice who looked just as panicky as I felt. This shit wasn't supposed to happen. Matt shouldn't have known and this was NOT how I wanted Jax to find out.

"He's just a friend. I went there because I needed someone to talk to." I glanced at Jax, a look of betrayal flashed in his eyes. "I needed someone who wouldn't automatically want to come fight my battles for me. I just needed someone to listen."

Matt jumped in before Jax could say anything "You weren't just talking, sweetheart. I know sex when I smell it and every time you came home to me you smelled like it. You deserved everything I did to you last night. You're just lucky I didn't kill you for fucking around on me. If I cared about you enough I probably would have but if this scum bag wants my sloppy seconds then go ahead."

Before I could react Jax lunged at Matt, his fist colliding with his jaw laying him out on the floor. Jax turned and gave me a look that I knew meant this discussion wasn't over.

I hurried to the bedroom alone and gathered some more of my things. I tossed some clothes in a bag along with my blow dryer, curling iron, the rest of my make-up and my pillow. My toiletries went in a separate bag. I was rushing, I had no idea what Jax would say to me or Juice when we left but I just knew I needed to get out of this house.

(Juice's POV)

I was fucked. Royally fucked. It was one thing for Holli not to tell Jax what had been going on between us, but for me as his brother and him as my V.P. I knew I was in a shit load of trouble. On the other hand, I was a kind of relieved it was out in the open. I wasn't sure Holli felt the same way though.

We followed her back to my house. She was dropping her stuff off and I knew the minute we stepped inside Jax would want the entire story about us. How could I explain to him that Holli had been coming to my house for almost a year and I hadn't told him. Even worse, how could I explain to him that I knew about the beginning of the hitting and grabbing and did nothing about it. I think that's the part he will be the angriest with me over. I sat there and said nothing when he asked if any one knew about it.

I had no idea how this was going to go down, I just knew it was about to go down right now.

Just as she set her stuff down Jax opened his mouth. "Wanna tell me what the hell Matt was talking about back there, Hol?"

I saw her look down at her feet. She wasn't ready to do this, but it wasn't a choice anymore and I was no longer going to be her dirty little secret.

"It started almost a year ago…" she made her way to the couch and sat down, motioning for Jax to sit next to her. He reluctantly followed while I stood cemented in my spot. She needed to explain this to Jax without me jumping in, yet. "Matt and I were arguing a lot. He wasn't hitting me or anything back then, just fighting with me. I don't know why, he always blamed it on my association with you but I think there's more to it. Anyways, I left and drove around. I didn't know where to go. You guys had just gotten out of Stockton and I didn't want you to do anything stupid. I just wanted someone to talk to, clear my head and I knew running to you or Op would make the situation worse. I showed up on Juice's doorstep. He just listened, Jax. I needed a shoulder to cry on and he wasn't judgmental, he just listened to me."

Jax just stared at her and I knew he was waiting for her to continue. "So why was Matt saying you were fucking Juice? Did you take advantage of her?" He turned and looked at me with anger in his eyes.

She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. It was like watching someone take a bullet for me. "No, he didn't take advantage of me, I initiated the sex. I wanted to feel wanted again…"

I interrupted her "Holli, you don't have to explain why." Jax flashed me a dirty look but I didn't care, she didn't need to expose herself like this, not after everything else she had gone through in the past day.

"No, it's ok Juice. I think you need to hear this too." She looked back at Jax "He made me feel safe, Jax. Like I was the only thing in the world that mattered at that moment. At first it was just sex, something to channel my hurt and anger through, but I kept coming back. It became something more then sex, I felt something for him but I just couldn't leave Matt. I was actually afraid he would do something like this is I did try to leave him."

It felt as if the world had been lifted off my shoulders. She had feelings for me, that was all I needed to hear.

Jax looked down at his hands, trying to process what he just heard. "So, that's why you volunteered for her to stay here? You two have kept this secret from everyone? Why didn't you tell me that Matt was hitting her if you knew?" The fury evident in his voice now.

"I'm sorry, man. I told her she needed to tell you but she told me to trust her, to let her handle it. I didn't want to overstep my bounds here."

"But you should have came to me, especially if you knew she was in trouble."

He was right, I didn't have an answer for that one. I could only nod.

(Holli's POV)

I felt like I had just stepped in front of a train. I was railroaded by Matt and Jax in the same day. I wasn't even sure how Juice felt about me or this entire situation but I had just laid it all out there.

Jax was angry, but most of all I think he was hurt. He was my protector, my big brother. He was the one guy who could fix everything for me when I needed him. He was there for me when my parents divorced, when I dropped out of college and just when I needed a friend. The look of betrayal and hurt in his eyes was something I didn't know if I could forgive myself for.

I knew I needed to say something, I needed to make this better. "Jax, he isn't replacing you. I just didn't want you to do something you'd regret. I needed to figure out how to handle this on my own. You have a family and now you're marrying Tara, you don't need my problems following you around everywhere."

He grabbed my hand and looked me in the eyes. I felt like a child. "If I didn't want to be there for you, to protect you and help you, then I wouldn't. You're like my sister, Holli and I would do anything to keep you safe just like I would for the rest of my family. I wish you would have come to me about this, maybe I could have saved you from what happened last night." I caught the snarkiness in his last comment and knew that was directed towards Juice.

I just agreed with him, there was no sense in arguing my point. He was stubborn and I could argue that I needed to handle it until I was blue in the face, but it wouldn't matter.

"I gotta head back to T-M. You ok here?" I shook my head and gave him a soft smile. I knew he needed time to get over my betrayal but I knew we would be ok.

He turned to Juice, the anger still apparent in his tone and on his face "Head back once you finish up here. We got church in a couple hours." Jax headed out of the house.

I looked at Juice, I knew my talking for the day wasn't over yet.

"Juice, look. I didn't mean to spill everything to Jax and you at the same time. I just wanted him to know that it wasn't just sex. That you didn't take advantage of me."

He cut me off with his lips on mine. I pulled him down to my spot on the couch. His hands were tangling in my ponytail as I gripped his kutte and knotted my hands in the leather.

He paused and looked at me "It's not just sex for me either, Holli."

Before I could process his words his lips came crashing back onto mine, this time with more urgency. He stood up, lifting me up with him and made his way to the bedroom. We would actually make it there this time.