Andy woke up after a very long sleep, after the past week she needed it. She didn't even remember falling asleep, she looked down realizing all she was only wearing was Jax's SAMCRO t-shirt.
She realized it must be almost noon slowly turning her head to the sound she was hearing. When she did, she saw the cutest sight in front of her. Abel was wide awake propped up next to her on the bed and Jax lay on the other side of him. They were watching of course the Speed channel on tv.
"Morning my baby." She smiled and leaning down kissing Abel. Moving her arm around to tickle his tummy and seeing a black velvet box sitting on it.
"Morning lazy." Jax said back to her smiling as she stared at the box.
"What's that?" She asked sitting up and staring at it.
Jax shrugged, his smirk still on his face. "Why don't you open it and see."
Andy was shocked to say the least, she had her ideas in her head, but may be it was just earrings or a charm that said mom. May be it was a SAMCRO Old lady type thing. As all these thoughts ran through her head she still stared at the box and then back at Jax.
Eventually slowly moving her hand to take the box from Abel. She took a breath and then slowly opening it, her eyes going wide at the most beautiful ring she'd ever seen. It was perfect and it was so her, it was so him.
It was a single cut square solitaire black diamond and it was surrounded by regular small diamonds on a white gold band. It was SAMCRO's colors and it made her cry.
"You like it?" He asked her, moving closer and putting his arm around her with Abel in between them. A normal engagement ring wasn't them, seeing the one with the black in it he thought would fit them both more.
"Really?" She said looking up at Jax. Not questioning him about the ring, but if this was really what she thought it was.
That he wanted to marry her.
"Let's get married, make you being my old lady legal." He told her as he took the box back from her and pulled the ring out. She smiled and then laughed. That is such a Jax Teller proposal she thought in her head. He'd never get down on one knee and do that sappy thing, but this. Giving her a ring and saying let's do this, that was him and she loved him.
"Are you sure?" She asked still staring at the ring, "I mean you just..with Wendy..fast.. you don't have to...we can live..." she just randomly jumbled all her fears before he shushed her placing his finger on her lips.
"Wendy was a mistake, I didn't want marry her, I was lonely, messed up and stupid. I ended up hating her then she got pregnant and I was more angry and I bailed because it was all wrong. She wasn't you, it's always been you." He told her honestly.
"Ok." She said just like that as she smiled through her tears, sticking her hand out so he could put the ring on her finger. He slowly slid it on her ring finger and it fit perfectly. She stared at it and he just stared at her.
"It's perfect." She whispered and then brought her hands to his face and pulling him in for a kiss.
"You hear that kid, mom and dad are getting married." Jax said as Andy giggled to Abel, tickling his tummy. The 3 of them playing in bed together as family.
"You weren't kidding when you said that you boys had your own plans for this past week. New car, ring shopping, you were busy." Andy smiled sitting in the kitchen still staring at her ring with a cup of coffee.
"Rings, cars, cartels, drive bys. All in a weeks work." Jax boasted making her laugh. Just as they heard a knock on the door and Gemma's voice telling them to open up.
"I told her to wait." He said shaking his head.
"Your mom knows about this?" She asked waving her hand in front of him.
"Yeah." He called out as Andy went and opened the door to see a smiling Gemma there.
"It's not 7am this time so don't look at me like that Jackson." Gemma said stepping in and taking off her sunglasses. Seeing a scowling Jax in the background.
Andy sticking her hand out to show Gemma her ring.
"Finally! I'm so happy for you sweetheart." Gemma said hugging her future daughter in law.
"Just her?" Jax asked coming out of the kitchen to give his mom a kiss and hug.
"You could have been married to her for years by now if you weren't an idiot, but I'm happy for you too son. I'm getting a daughter in law that's perfect for you and this family." Gemma said proudly. "So when?" She asked them as Jax and Andy stared at the other.
"We didn't get that far." Andy said shrugging.
"I gave her the ring an hour ago, mom." Jax said not ready for his mother to railroad them into wedding plans.
"Well that's what you have me for, to take care of these things." She said as Andy just raised her eyebrows and looked at Jax. "You have to know whether you want long engagement or short. Soon or months from now?" She asked.
Andy thought about what Gemma was saying and looked down at her ring, she knew Jax was going to follow her lead. What ever she wanted to do he would give her.
If she wanted to wait months to plan he would, he wasn't going to care about colors or food at wedding as long as he got to marry her forever.
Andy couldn't forget what could be looming over them though, with ATF and Feds about to show up at some point to talk to her. Andy's eyes instantly went wide realizing something and connecting the dots.
"Soon, we want soon. Really soon, this week soon." She said looking quickly at Gemma and then at Jax. Jax looking at her confused as to why she wanted to not plan and have her dream wedding, but just do something rushed.
"This week? Andy take all the time you want to plan your dream..." Jax started to tell her before she cut him off.
"A wife can't testify against her husband." She blurted out. Making Jax understand why she wanted to get married instantly.
"Andy..." Jax started again.
"If the Feds question or charge me with something, you can't be forced to answer questions or testify against me about any conversations we may have had." Andy said.
Gemma and Jax understanding where Andy was going with this. Andy knew that there was an FBI agent rat found out and now he's dead. She gave this information to Jax. They both knew this information. They both had things to hide from ATF and being married now instead of 6 months from now is the perfect way to get them out of dodge faster. She couldn't be asked about him, he couldn't be asked about her.
"This is what you want, a rushed wedding so we can't be forced to testify or be asked questions against each other?" Jax asked Andy. Taking her face in his hands and making her look up at him.
"I want a marriage. I want to be here with you and with Abel, if planning a wedding fast helps that happen so we're not in jail for a long time. It doesn't matter to me how we do it. Just as long as we do it. Vegas, city hall. I don't care, just as long as you're the one I'm marrying." She told him sincerely.
"Short engagement it is." Jax said kissing her quickly on the lips and draping his arm around her, before looking at Gemma.
"You heard my future wife, you've got a couple days to do this." Jax told her as Gemma stared at them wondering how the hell she was going to pull this off.
"Listen up!" Jax yelled as he saw Drea walk in carrying Abel in his carrier into the full club house later that night.
Andy with Abel by her side had spent the day trying to unpack up some of her bags. Tig had dropped them off in the morning, not knowing what to do with it all she told him just to put all 6 suitcases in the spare bedroom and she'd deal with them one at a time.
The easiest one to deal with were the winter stuff which she didn't need, she just left that suitcase as was and put it in storage. The household sheets and things she packed away. The clothes weren't that easy.
Andy smiled seeing Jax hush the entire crowd in seconds, him coming over to take Abel's carrier from her and placing it on a table. Gemma instantly coming over to see her grandson.
While everyone stared at them waiting to hear what Jax had to say.
Jax looked down at Andy who looked up at him, both shrugging and wanting the other to say it. Andy gave up first and just put out her left hand showing the entire room her ring. Which caused the entire room to break out in cheers.
"Jackie boy is getting hitched." She heard Chibs yell while Tig yelled for drinks. Them all coming over to hug her and Jax.
The entire night became a huge party, with Clay giving them a toast finally being able to welcome Andy to the family.
"There's something I want to ask you." Andy asked Piney coming to sit next to him on a bar stool. Resting her hands on his knees.
"I'm happy for you." Piney smiled at her. Andy seeing the truth in his words and knowing that what she was about to ask was the right thing.
"I was kind of wondering if you'd give me away." Andy asked shyly, not sure how he'd react. Piney's face melted and he felt so much love for his niece and honor that she would come to him.
"Me? Really?"
"Yes you, there's nobody else I'd want to give me away." Andy said honestly, Piney's always been a good support to her. Supported her with Jax, supported in her moving to Toronto and moving back to Charming. He's always had her back.
"What about your dad?" He asked apprehensively.
"Even if he came, it wouldn't be right for him to give me away to Jax. It would be like a lie you know, he wouldn't be happy or approving. I don't want anyone there to ruin my day." Andy explained while Piney understood.
"I would love to give you away." Piney told her as Andy's face broke out in a big smile.
"Thank you!" She squealed jumping up and hugging him.
"You're getting quite a smart one over there." Clay told Jax as they watched Andy and Piney's conversation from across the room. As Jax just nodded his head in agreement.
"Your mother told me she wants it as soon as possible to save you both from the feds." Clay said in pride of her thinking of that.
"Yeah, it just clicked in her head. One second we're talking wedding dates and the next second she put it all together and was telling Gemma to get this wedding moving. I just want to give her everything she deserves."
"Something tells me that as long as she has her family around and you're waiting for her at the end of the aisle she'll be happy with what ever your mother throws together." Clay said honestly watching Andy jump up and hug Piney with a smile on her face.
'Hey we need to plan a bachelor party!" They all heard Tig yell. As they all laughed.
"This is the bachelor party." Gemma told him sternly. "This wedding is in 2 days, so look around Tig enjoy it." Gemma announced to everyones surprise including Jax and Andy.
"2 days? What? He waited years for her, he can't wait a few more months to plan a wedding?" Tig said back.
"2 days? How?" Andy asked Gemma.
"Don't worry about it, I got it all worked out. You and me need to get you a dress and that's all you need to worry about. Also you and Jax need to go down and get yourself a license." She said as Andy nodded her head and following what ever Gemma was deciding.
"We have to do that last." Jax said coming over to Andy and whispering to her.
"What?"
"The license,you're going to need to show ID and you real name. If you're flagged it would show up in the system when we file for the license." Andy listened as Jax explained. "I know people in the county office, don't worry. If you are flagged we still would get the license we just have to time going to get it right.
"You two want to explain to me what's going on?" Opie said walking up to Andy and Jax who were whispering by the bar. "2 days? What's going on, you spent the past week looking for the right ring and now you're getting married in 48 hours?" He said confused. Andy and Jax looked at each other and nodded knowing they should be honest.
"We don't know what ATF wants with me, if they know something I can't be forced to say anything incriminating against Jax if we're married." She told Opie as Opie understood and started to smile.
"You guys are brilliant." He told them.
"She's the one man, she came up with the plan." Jax said giving Andy full credit.
"You're too good for him." Opie laughed.
"Oh I know, but I'm not giving her back, cuz." He said to Opie making them all laugh and Opie slap him on the back.
"We'll be family for real. That deserves a drink, come on." Opie said dragging Jax to the bar as Andy stood watching them.
"What you thinking old man." Gemma said coming up Piney and seeing him in deep thought.
"I'm thinking on whether I should make a difficult phone call or not."
"Your brother?" Gemma said.
"Shouldn't he know his only kid is getting hitched in 2 days? Give him the chance to be here?" He said feeling guilty that Tommy would miss out on this milestone in Andy's life.
"That needs to be up to her, we don't know how they left things in Toronto. If she wants him there, she'd call him. If she doesn't want him there, then that's her decision that we need to respect. I'll ask her." Gemma stated, basically telling Piney to not even think of tipping off her father and she would handle this.
"You know that mother of hers is back around too?" Piney said taking a drink and rolling his eyes.
"Jax told me she had shown back up recently. That Andy tried to connect with her, also mentioned her going away party, was pretty proud of her for not even telling the bitch she was leaving town." Gemma smiled in approval of Andy's actions, even though it really did slip Andy's mind. It showed Gemma that Andy considered her mother non-factor in her life.
"You would." Piney laughed.
"So, one thing I need to ask you about for this wedding." Gemma quietly asked Andy as Andy strapped Abel back in his carrier and was heading home. Jax was going to stay behind with the guys to continue the party, Opie doing his best man duties promising to make sure Jax made it home alive.
"What is it?" Andy asked noticing Gemma's apprehension in her tone.
"Guest list, local? Not local?" Gemma asked which made Andy know exactly what Gemma was asking. She wanted to know about Toronto and if they should invite her father or anyone else she wanted from there.
"Local." Andy stated seriously. "Nobody from there is to be called or know anything, I don't trust it." Andy told her under no uncertain terms as Gemma nodded agreeing with Andy's decision.
However, feeling a little bad about her not having her father at least there. She didn't want Andy to regret that decision of not telling him one day in the future.
"Done." Gemma stated, looking over at Piney and making a note to herself to tell him to not even think about picking up a phone and calling that brother of his but wondering if she should handle it herself.
