Chapter 18!
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I woke to the annoying sound of a cell phone ringing and Jayde still curled up and heavy in my arms I tried to ignore the annoying repetitive sound and go back to sleep but after a few moments I felt Jayde move in my arms and roll over and reach for the phone

"Teller it's yours" Jayde said

"Answer it" I groaned trying to keep myself awake

"Hello?" I heard Jayde say "Oh yeah just a sec" Jayde pressed my cell into my open palm I groaned again but brought it to my ear anyway

"Hello?" I said my voice thick with sleep

"Hey Abel its Dad" My Dad said his voice coming through the phone

"Oh hey what time is it?" I asked I sitting up so I was resting on one elbow

"Just after eleven, rough night?" Dad asked and I could hear him laughing

"ahh- yeah, did you need something?" I asked I really wasn't in the mood for his teasing

"Yeah, They're waking Tommy up in a couple of hours your mother thought that it'd be good for you and Becky to be here so I need you to take the cutlass and run past Gemma's and grab her on your way over" He said

"Okay yeah sure, I'll catch you in a bit" I said preparing to hang up

"And Abel?" My dad said getting my attention again

"Yeah?"

"Change your sheets kid and I'm gonna go with Jayde didn't just stop by this morning and if I know my son I'm gonna say she stayed the night. It'd be best if we didn't tell your mother about this " He said laughing again before I could defend myself he hung up. I snapped my phone closed angrily and tossed it back on the bedside table

"Everything okay?" Jayde asked from beside me

"Yeah everything's fine they're gonna wake Tommy up in a couple of hour's I have to pick Rebecca up before I head over, which means uncovering the very ancient Cutlass which goes about 10 miles an hour on a good day" I said jokingly then leant down and kissed her

"It's good that they're waking him up that means he's more stable right?" Jayde asked wrapping her arms around my waist and placing a kiss on my neck

"Yeah I think so," I said distracted by the path her mouth was making from my neck to the sensitive spot behind my ear

"Good. You know what?" She asked pausing in her kissing "You should take my car" She said

"Really? I mean I don't want to put you out" I said

"You wouldn't be, just drop me off home on your way, it also gives me an excuse to see you later." Jayde said tracing an invisible pattern on my ribs

"Yeah okay thanks" I shifted myself so our faces were level and kissed her I felt Jayde smile against my kiss then I felt her tongue pushing at my mouth so I opened it welcoming her in I felt her tongue against mine and it felt so completely natural like I was meant for this girl, The kiss didn't last nearly long enough and Jayde was pulling away far too soon, I leaned towards pinning her under me when she pulled away I felt Jayde's hips grind against mine and her breath catch in her throat I was just getting carried away when she pushed at my shoulders and turned her head chuckling breathlessly, I groaned and rolled on my back putting some distance between us

"Sorry Teller, but we've got places to be and I'm pretty sure we don't have time for that" Jayde said laughing again she rolled towards me and dropped a kiss on my cheek "I'm gonna take a shower make me some breakfast?" She asked

"Sure, towels are under the basin" I said and Jayde got up and grabbing her bag and swayed her hips as she walked out of the room.

Jayde and I ate breakfast together then I dropped her home on my way to Grandma Gemma's she drove a Jeep Wrangler so it wasn't a girly car to drive though the pink seat covers and fluffy dice dangling from the mirror were a bit much I thought so I pulled the dice off the mirror as soon as she was out of the car, I pulled into Gemma and Clay's driveway and noticed Clay's bike still in the drive I let myself into the house without knocking it wasn't really an issue Gemma and Clay's was a second home to all the club I spent half my childhood here

"Hello? Grandma? Grandpa?" I called taking off my cap and slipping it into the back pocket of my jeans

"ABEL!" Rebekah screamed running at me having climbed down from her chair at the bench where she must have been having lunch I picked her up and tossed her into the air

"Hey Becky, I've missed you beautiful" I said giving her a kiss on her forehead she kissed me on the cheek

"Missed you too Abey" She said I walked over and placed her back on her chair at the counter

"Where's Grandma and Grandpa?" I asked stealing a grape out of her fruit salad

"In the lounge with Tigger" Rebekah said using her nickname for Tig

"Okay, I'll be back in a sec" I stole another grape then walked into the lounge where Grandma Gemma was perched on the arm of the chair Grandpa Clay was sitting on and Tig was reclined on the sofa

When I walked into the room whatever the three of them were in the middle of saying was cut short and the atmosphere became awkward

"Hey," I said

"Hey Baby, who's car" Gemma asked casually pointing out the window to the Jeep

"Oh Jayde's, she leant it to me so I didn't have to bring the Cutlass" I said pushing Tig's feet off the sofa so I could sit down "What's going on here?"

"Jayde huh? She's a sweet girl a little to sweet if you ask me" Gemma said avoiding the question and raising an eyebrow at me I shrugged

"He didn't" Grandpa Clay said cutting her off she turned to him to argue he ignored her "We were just talking about the guys that attacked Tommy were going to organise a meet for tomorrow night, but I'll give you the details later tonight were holding church at 8" He continued

"Yeah okay, I should get to the hospital anyway" I said nodding the stood up

"See you then kid" Tig said standing with me and looking at me with concerned eyes my guess was Tig was giving Clay and Gemma a recap of what happened last night at the Warehouse when I walked in

"Yeah see ya Tig" I said

"I'll walk you guys out" Grandma Gemma said,

When we walked back into the kitchen Rebekah had finished eating and was drinking from her sippy cup that Mom and Dad had been trying to get her to give up for months,

"Ready to go Becky?" I asked she nodded and climbed off the school she handed me her sippy cup and pulled her backpack on her shoulders which held her colouring books "Say thanks to Grandma Gemma" I said and Rebekah turned and hugged Gemma

"Thanks Grandma" she said

"You're welcome Baby, Here's her Booster seat Abel" Gemma said handing me over Rebekah's booster seat

"Thanks Grandma, and thanks for watching her last night as well"

"Of course that's what I'm here for, call me as soon as your done okay? I want to know how he is" Gemma said walking us out to the front of the house.
I strapped Becky into the backseat and closed the door I leaned over and gave Gemma a kiss on the cheek

"Oh and Abel, I told her that Tommy fell down the stairs I'm not sure what your Mum and Dad want to tell her but that was the first thing that came to mind" Gemma said

"Yeah okay thanks' I'll let them know, and I'll give you a call as soon as I'm done at the hospital"

"You're a good boy Abel, don't forget that okay?" she said confirming what I thought they had been talking about earlier, I nodded then climbed into the car and backed out of the driveway.

Jax POV
Tara and I were sitting beside Thomas' bed and watching him sleep when Abel came in carrying Becky

"There she is" I said standing up and smiling I took Becky off Abel and pulled her in for a hug "Hey baby girl I missed you so much" I said tickling her side with my free arm that wasn't holding her she squealed and laughed "Hey son" I said smiling and giving Abel a one arm hug

"Hey Dad," Then Abel caught sight of Tommy's unconscious body laying behind us and he's face dropped I passed Rebekah off to Tara and the pair of them went off into conversation about what Rebekah did last night at Grandma Gemma's and Grandpa Clays. Abel walked over and took Tommy's hand

"Jesus Christ Dad." Abel said his voice thick with emotion

"I know, the doctors told us he looks worse than he is, the tube down his throat is mainly to make sure he's airways are clean it looks more dramatic than it is," I said placing a hand on his shoulder trying to reassure him

"He's my baby brother Dad, this should have been me" Abel said and he clutched Tommy's hand with both of his

"Abel. This isn't your fault okay? Tig rang and told me what happened last night you took care of this Abel" I said lowering my voice so Tara wouldn't be able to hear it was true Tig had called last night and gave me a full recount of what happened, I was proud of my son but also a little afraid of the monster I was potentially creating, truth was I saw a lot of myself in Abel and I think that's what scared me the most that he could become like me. Some days I woke up and could hardly stand myself and while I wanted SAMCRO for Abel I sure as hell didn't want him to walk around with the guilt and shame that I sometimes woke up to . Abel nodded his head in response to what I said but I could see he had he's doubts

"Hey Jax?" Tara said getting my attention after a few moments I looked over at her

"Yeah?"

"Ahm Becky's thirsty did you want to take her to grab something to drink" Tara said trying to convey a message with her eyes I didn't get it but I took Becky from her anyway when I leaned in to grab her Tara whispered "let me talk to him" I nodded

"Yeah sure, did you want something Son?" I asked turning to Abel he just shook his head still looking at Thomas "Okay I'll be back in a sec".

Tara's POV

I sat beside Abel and wrapped my arm around his shoulders

"Do you remember when you were seven and Tommy was five and you got in a fight trying to protect him on the playground?" I asked Abel who looked over at me and shook his head "Well I do, There was this boy who used to live at the end of our street and he used to pick on Tommy because he was little then one day I caught you beating up this boy because you had seen him push Tommy and I remember being so proud of you for sticking up for your brother of course I never told you that because violence wasn't and never will be the answer but I'll be honest I was proud that you had taken care of him." I said looking between my boys "But Abel I know you think you can and I know you'll try but you can't always protect him. You may be big and strong and brave but you can't deflect bullets you're not superman, you couldn't have done anything to stop this from happening to Tommy and I know you feel responsible because I do too but in the end all we can change is the future." Abel looked up at me then and pulled me into a hug and I saw tears in his eyes I put one of my hands on the back of his head and pulled it closer to my shoulder holding him there for comfort we sat like that for what seemed like forever before Abel whispered

"Thank you Mum"

"You're welcome baby." And when he pulled away again he looked so much like Jax I wanted to cry because in that moment I knew my child wasn't a child anymore, he was something else entirely and I was afraid, afraid that he wouldn't need me anymore.

Okay crew!
There we go Chapter 18 as always let me know what you thought!
I wrote this one a bit longer because you guys have been such awesome readers and put up with very slow updates.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Love always Jamie.
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