Unser showed up at Jax's before his shift, Gemma and Clay had told him to stop by for a family barbeque for Piney's niece Drea who was back in town. Unser remembered her, she and Jax were quite the teenage romance, he also remembered his brothers displeasure of that.
Hale had a unrequited secret crush on the younger than him girl, who was very involved with Jax Teller. Hale had said he didn't know what a straight A student was doing with the next leader of the club. Based on this party being at Jax's he wasn't sure what was going on with them, so he didn't tell Hale that his crush was back in town or that she was at Jax's place. He didn't know anything about their break up, just that she left one day and nobody brought her up to Jax unless you wanted a bullet in you.
Unser remembered her being a sweet girl with a back bone like that of Opie or any other SAMCRO member. He spit out his coffee when Gemma told him she had become a cop. Hale was going to love that, he thought to himself. It made no sense that a cop would be back together with Jax or SAMCRO.
"Hello, Andrea." Unser said using her full name as he known her, as he came to see her in the backyard. She was sitting and laughing with their Prospect while Jax drank beers with the other guys at far end of the same table. Unser thought they didn't look back together.
"Chief Unser, so nice to see you. Thanks for coming." She said hugging him.
"Nice to see you too, you look great. Heard you're a cop." He said as she laughed.
"Yes, Toronto PD Rookie. I'm on leave right now, came to spend some time."
"That's great, good for you. We could always use the help on Charmings force." He told her seriously, but not expecting her to leave the big city for this corrupt town.
"I'll think about that." She told him, surprising Unser.
"Really? You thinking about staying here more long term?" He questioned her.
Andy looked up and over at Jax, in his own world with his club all drinking and smoking. Teasing each other and eating wings.
"Yes, I am. It's home you know?" She shrugged.
"Well, as long as I'm Chief you got a spot on my force. Do they all know you're a cop?" Unser asked confused at to how this would work with her so close to the club.
"Oh of course. I understand how that could be a problem with the PD."
"You'd be a cop like me?" Unser said basically asking if she'd be a cop who worked along with SAMCRO.
"Yes, I'd have to be." Andy told him honestly. "I wouldn't do anything that could hurt my family."
Unser nodded, knowing she was honest and he was in no position to throw stones on a cop helping out SAMCRO. He thought about it, about him retiring. This could work perfectly in his favor. SAMCRO needed someone on their side on the force. If she joined the force, she could take Unser's position in doing that. As long as Hale didn't get rid of her, but if he still had his crush he was sure Hale wouldn't do that. However, also if he did still have his crush, Jax may kill him.
"Well, like I said. You've got a job with me, if you need one." Unser told her before he bid his goodbyes because he had to get back to the station.
Andy was having the time of her life, enjoying herself like she hasn't had in a long long time.
"Hey Drea, wanna explain to me how you decided to be a cop? Tig asked the million dollar question as they all sat down to eat dinner, scattered around the back yard. Andy was sitting next to Jax with Clay and Gemma next to them.
Andy laughed looking at Jax who wanted to hear the story himself.
"Well, this one had said he didn't want me around guns everyday." She said nodding to Jax and smirking. Jax laughed took a drink of his beer knowing he was exactly right. "So I found myself a job where I'd have to carry one around, everyday." She said picking up her beer and saluting it towards Jax, as they all laughed.
Jax put his hand around her back and pulled her in, giving her a kiss on the side of her head as he just shook his head at her.
"I knew it." He said out loud to the table. Proud of himself and for her to spite him like that. As they all continued eating and enjoying their family dinner.
A week had passed since Andy had been back in Charming, she spent most of the time at the hospital, home, Opie's house or at TM. She kept her return quiet, didn't go out with Jax in public a lot. She hung out a lot with Opie's kids. Helping out his mother with taking the kids to school and to their soccer practices and games. One day she and Jax drove them down to the beach. She could tell Opie had basically checked out with the kids at this point, he loved them but when he looked at them he saw Donna and that just broke his heart.
He was doing better since she'd been back according to Jax. Before he wasn't coming home at all and now he was most of the time. When she wasn't helping out Opie she had been at the hospital helping out Gemma with Abel. Getting ready to bring him home, his real doctor, his Pediatrician had said only a few more days. She hadn't seen Tara at all since that day, she wasn't sure if Gemma got to her or not. If she did, that would explain her absence around Abel and her lack of calls to Jax.
Andy's world was about to be a lot more different she thought as she sat outside of TM on the picnic bench watching cars be worked on and come and go. A baby coming home, it wasn't her baby, but a baby she might be responsible for none the less. Andy thought if she was ready to be a mom, and she realized that you're never really ready. But she loved Jax and she loved Abel, she was ready to take this responsibility on. She and Jax needed to have that talk, she was finally ready for it.
She realized she hadn't spoken to her dad since she arrived in Sacramento. She called him to let him know she had landed and she'd give him a call in a few days. Looking at the time, she figured he'd be home now. Pulling out her cell phone, she called his number. She also noticed some missed texts she didn't answer from Tracy, Dov and Nick all hoping she was ok and enjoying her vacation. She thought she was going to have to send responses back or they'd keep texting.
"Hello? Andy?"Her dad answered, knowing it was her from the caller id.
"Hi dad, can you hear me?" She asked thinking the connection sounded static.
"Yes, just a bad connection, I'm out at the market." He told her.
"Oh sorry, I can call back later."
"No, no. How are you?"
"I'm great, enjoying warm California temperatures. I'm having fun. Went to the beach, spending lots of time outside."
"Well that's good." He said apprehensively.
"Dad.." She sighed knowing he wasn't happy that she was enjoying herself.
"Are you coming home?"
"Yes, dad you have my itinerary and flight information."
"You know what I mean, Andrea Elizabeth."
"Dad, I don't want to get into a deep conversation about this on my cell phone, calling long distance. Just wanted to check in and see if you were doing ok." She said noticing a cop car now pulling into the lot.
Andy stood up, waving her hand to Halfsack in the garage pointing towards the guest that was incoming. Halfsack nodded and went towards the back of the garage where Jax and Opie were working on a bike. Andy sat back down, with one eye on the car pulling in, wanting this conversation to end even faster now.
"Ok, ok. I get it. Been in any shoot outs yet?" He asked not being able to help himself.
"Bye dad." She said sighing and hanging up the phone. Not wanting to get into a fight with him or deal with this right now. She turned the phone off, knowing her dad was going to call back instantly and apologize, she didn't want to hear it right now.
She stood up, seeing the cop car come to a stop as Jax and Opie along with Juice, Halfsack, and Tigg come from the shop behind her. They all stood there as a plain clothes officer they didn't recognize and Hale came out of the car, Hale instantly looked right in her direction with a surprise at seeing her again.
"Oh crap." She muttered sitting back down at the bench. With the way he looked at her, she didn't think he was over his crush she thought.
"Can we help you Hale?" Jax asked walking up to him as the others stood back, Andy sat there and Hale glanced from her to Jax and back to her.
"Isn't that Andrea McNally? Piney's niece." He asked Jax. Confused as to what she was doing back here and how long she had been back, not to mention what she was doing there at TM.
"That's why you're here to ask questions about Drea?" Jax said getting pissed. Andy sighed got up, looked behind her at Chibs and whispered "go" before walking into the garage office. Chibs nodded at her and slowly walked up behind Jax, to make sure he didn't do anything stupid with his hot headed jealous temper.
"No, I'm here to let you know that we've got reports of a shoot out and are here to check it out." Jax and Chibs both looked confused. There was no guns going off here.
"Nope, all good on this front. Waste of a trip." Jax told him seriously, slanting his head letting Hale no he was not welcome.
"Ok. Any other complaints and we get a warrant." Hale said seriously, but begrudgingly got in his car looking back at the table where Andy had been sitting before, noticing that Andy had left the area and gone somewhere. Hoping he'd get to talk to her and see her again. The other guy just looked around and said nothing, getting back in the car.
Jax glared as he left and pulled out of the lot.
Chibs looked at him and asked "what are you thinking Jackie?"
"I'm thinking he still wants my girl and I want to beat his head in." Jax said seriously.
"I figured that much, I meant about the shots."
"I would think he lied and made up an excuse to just show up here to see Drea, but he looked too surprised that she was here. He had no idea, which means someone really did call in a fake report about shots or the cops have something else up their sleeve."
"Could it be the Feds? The other guy with him?" Chibs asked wondering who their other guest was.
"I don't know, but let's find out." Jax said turning around and walking back into the club house with all the guys following behind.
