Andy and Gemma both spent the afternoon with Abel, before Andy left to pick up Opie's kids at school.
She was taking them to soccer practice and Gemma was just so proud of Andy for not only taking Jax's son on, but also picking up the slack with Opie's kids. On her way to pick them up at school, Andy also dropped the signed paper work at the lawyer's office and called Jax letting him know that it was done.
She had only a week left before her flight back to Toronto and she needed to have that conversation she had been putting off with Jax tonight. Her promise to Wendy, the fact Able could be coming home any day now and Gemma's words to her after she had handled Wendy was all ringing in her head. She knew what she wanted, she knew what Jax wanted. She knew what she wanted before she even left Toronto hence her packing so much.
She just needed to say it out loud, but she knew once she did that it would become real and she'd have to deal with the repercussions and questions that dealt with it. She'd have to resign from 15th Division, she'd have to tell her friends back there she was moving for good, she'd have to tell her father, she'd have to figure out if she should work in Charming with the PD. She did not think Jax at this point would be happy for her to be working with Hale, that wasn't going to happen.
Abel was going to need someone home with him now too, so it made sense for her not to go work at the Charming PD just yet. The FBI around so much was going to be an issue as well. The FBI was going to find out sooner or later that she's a cop from Toronto and when they do, they'd be hauling her in for debriefing and questioning.
So many questions and so much they would have to deal with, which is why she'd been avoiding this and just wanting to enjoy herself.
After soccer practice and dropping Opie's kids home, she drove back to Jax's. Just laying on the couch waiting for him to come so they could have this conversation.
"Hey." Jax said walking in and dropping his keys on the table. Seeing her laying on the couch leaning over to give her a kiss. She pulled him down on top of her laughing at him.
"Hey." She said back wrapping her hands around him and pulling him back for a longer kiss.
"You have fun with Op's kids?" He asked her, knowing that between him, Able and Opie's kids and now Wendy today she had to be exhausted.
"I did. Gave me some time to think while just watching them from the stands." She said as his face got worried and serious.
"About what?" He said pulling himself up to sit and she followed suit, leaning back on the sofa.
"About everything, me, you, Abel, Charming, Toronto. I have a flight back in 6 days." She said reminding him.
"I know." He said quietly looking down. Like he could forget. With all that had fallen on her shoulders the past 2 weeks, he wondered if it was too much. The FBI was still hanging around, mothering Abel, mothering Opie's kids, Wendy.
At risk of a shoot out at any time.
Seeing the blank look on his face, she knew he was wondering if she'd had enough of being back already and wanted to go back to her life in Toronto where she didn't have to deal with all this drama on a daily basis.
Andy reached down to the coffee table and picked up a piece of paper, handing it to Jax to read.
He took the paper, saw what it was and instantly let out a sigh of relief and looked up at her with a smile.
"This what it looks like it is?"
"It's a one-way ticket with my name on it." She smirked back at him.
"I see that."
"One way back to Charming, you'll have to do without me for about a week. I figured that would give me enough time to pack up the rest of my stuff, put my apartment on the market, hand in my resignation, deal with my dad..." she was still talking when Jax grabbed her face and shut her up by kissing her.
"You're staying." He whispered pulling back.
"I'm staying." She whispered back.
Later that night, they still lay together on the couch watching dirt car racing on tv.
"You know this isn't going to be easy." She told him interrupting their silence.
"The FBI are going to want to speak to me once they eventually connect the dots that I'm with SAMCRO." Andy told him.
"You're taking one of the guys or Prospect with you." Jax told her seriously ignoring her comments about the Feds. He wasn't going to talk about anything about them with her, she had to know nothing until she wasn't a cop anymore. He wished he could go with her himself, but he couldn't leave town for a week right now. Too much going on with the club, IRA, Mayans, Drugs. Not to mention all her fellow cops would recognize him. So Opie was out also.
"What?" She asked surprised at him blurting that out.
"You're not going back alone unprotected. Halfsack can go with you, help you pack up and you'd get things done faster." He also didn't trust her father, he also didn't trust her co-workers, her ex, her friends. He for sure did not trust her mother who decided to pop back into her life. He wasn't allowing her to go back without backup.
Andy thought about it and it wasn't a bad idea, she could pack things faster with his help and not doing it all on her own. She knows her father would be no help and having someone on her side there would help her deal with all on her plate. He wouldn't be able to wear anything SAMCRO though or that would just make things harder.
"He can't wear his cuts." She stated her terms.
"Deal." Jax quickly responded not taking his eyes off the tv as Andy smiled.
Two days later, they had finally got the news that Abel was going to be allowed to come home. Andy and Jax were both thrilled, but Andy was also sad that he was coming home days before she was leaving.
Andy arrived at the hospital ready to pick him up, she had the car seat. Jax had no car at all, so she'd be the one driving them home while Jax rode along side. Another thing they'd have to deal with when she returned for good, she was going to need a car to drive Abel around, she couldn't keep a rental forever.
Jax was due to show up pretty soon, Andy sighed looking down at her watch. Gemma was at the house getting it ready for a welcome home party, they were all very happy it was time to celebrate Abel's birth and health.
As Andy held Abel, the doctor told her all about his clean bill of health. When he'd need to come back in for check-ups and shots. Andy nodded her head and just stared down at him.
She looked up hearing the door open to see Tara enter.
"Dr. Knowles." Andy said greeting her.
"I'm just here to give my sign off ok." She told Andy looking around obviously for Jax, but also obviously scared of Gemma.
"He's not here yet." Andy answered without Tara asking the question.
"Mr. Teller, listed Ms. McNally as a guardian on Abel's paper work so you can give her your notes and sign off." The other doctor told her as he bid Abel good bye and told Andy he'd see them at the next check up.
"Guardian?" Tara said surprised, just as Jax came into the room.
"Is he ready to ditch this joint?" Jax said strolling in with a smile on his face, placing a kiss on Andy's lips and then on Abel's head. Wrapping his arm around Andy's waist.
"His pediatrician signed him out, just waiting for Dr. Knowles here to do the same." Andy said fake smiling at her. Andy and Gemma never did tell Jax about Tara's comments to Andy the first time that she saw her with Abel. They discussed it and thought it was petty, Jax didn't need to deal with it.
Tara looked at them both, looking like a happy family and realized they were back together. She felt hurt, but she knew all she had was a silly crush. Jax Teller would never want her and just looked at her like his sons doctor and nothing else.
"You ready to go home with mom and dad?" He asked Abel as he stared up at them both.
"I'll just sign these." Tara said resigned and signed the discharge papers where she needed to.
"You want to strap him in?" Andy asked Jax handing him Abel to be placed in the baby carrier.
Jax took him and turned around to place him and buckle him into the seat. While Andy faced Tara waiting for her to hand her the papers.
"Thank you. " Andy told her as Tara nodded and gave her all the paper work. Jax ignoring her all together, oblivious in his own world with Abel. Before turning and walking out of the room.
Andy smiled and turned around to look at Jax and Abel, he was all set. Jax grabbed the carrier, Andy grabbed his baby bag and they finally left the neonatal nursery for the last time.