It had been 7 months since Sam and Tracy had left, life had gotten more at easy for Andy.
Well as more at ease it could be with living in Charming and being Jax Teller's Old Lady.
Danger, shoot outs, lockdowns, gun deliveries are the norm. However, they were the norm that Andy knew to expect and signed up for when she moved back to Charming and became Jax's wife.
It was 3 weeks to Christmas and it was time for a tree. Jax suggested getting a fake tree which garnered him a spoon flying towards his head. Andy loved Christmas, it was her favorite time of year and she wanted to make sure it was perfect for Abel's first holiday. However the weather wasn't cooperating with her ideas of Christmas.
For one thing there was a heat wave in California, instead of coats and boots it was tank tops and flip flops. While it made it easier to go shopping for presents without lugging around boots, scarves and gloves it didn't feel the same to Andy. When you're supposed to go get trees, it's supposed to be cold and drink hot cocoa.
Instead they'd be in shorts and probably have to go out for ice cream.
"I'm going to take you to see snow one day." She mumbled to Abel as she unbuckled him from his car seat as they reached TM. Abel had outgrown the carrier a long time ago. Now he was a crawling kid that was moving fast all over the house, he liked grabbing things from the tables and looking at them, then putting it in his mouth. She knew he'd be walking soon, he was learning to pull himself up already. He was already so active, she knew Abel was just like Jax.
They were meeting up with Jax and Gemma to go get their trees along with Opie who wanted one for his house too. He said he may invite Lyla who had become a permanent fixture in his life lately. They were happy and that made everyone else happy for him and his kids.
"Hey!" She said walking in with Abel on her hip seeing Juice, Tig, Piney, and Jax at the bar. Opie, his kids and Lyla sitting at a table near bye.
"Aunt Drea we're going to get a tree!" the kids yelled as Andy smiled.
"Yes we are." She said back to them as Jax came up to her and took Abel from her, giving her a quick kiss.
"I don't know why you're going to get a tree, it's too hot. It'll probably be brown." Tig blurted out which made Andy's eyes narrow at him.
"We're going for the spirit of it and it's not our fault or the kids fault for the weather here being freaky. So we're going." Andy told him. "And for that comment, you have to go too, you need some Christmas spirit."
"What? I need to see people buy brown dead trees to put inside their homes for Christmas spirit?" Tig said out loud as Andy just nodded to him, yes.
"I'll go!" Juice said excitedly.
"Thanks Juice, see that's the spirit." Andy said staring down Tig.
"You know what's Christmas spirit? Calling your father." Piney threw in. He has been on Andy to call him for ages and Andy's refused. Saying that he had her number and if he wanted to talk to her he knew how to use a phone.
"Why don't you be the bigger person?" Piney told her.
"Bigger person? Is that a fat comment? I'm not fat uncle Piney I'm very very pregnant." She scolded as Jax, Tig and Juice tried to stifle their laughter at how much trouble Piney was now in.
"I didn't mean it like that Andrea, I meant why don't you be the more mature person." He tried to back peddle out of the mess he made for himself by his choice of words, but it was too late and she was really mad. Irrationally pregnant hormonal mad that Jax had warned him about already.
"Why don't you be the bigger the person, since even 7 months pregnant I'm smaller than you!" She said in a huff before turning to go leave the bar area to go find where Gemma was so they could get this tree buying trip started.
"Oh man, you walked into that one." Tig laughed.
"You said she was hormonal, I didn't think you meant crazy!" Piney said to Jax.
"Hey man, you opened the can of worms with the old man pushing. I warned you." Jax told him.
"I think you should let it go dad, she ain't interested." Opie told Piney. "I don't know why you're pushing this so much to begin with, it's not like you and your brother have a great relationship yourselves."
"He has a right to know he's going to be a grandfather."
"Drea, doesn't see it that way. He has her phone number and he hasn't called once to check in, she's tried. It's on him to be the more mature person Piney, not her." Jax told him smirking when he said mature and not bigger.
"Fine, I give up." Piney said raising his hands in surrender. "I won't bring up the subject again."
"I think after what just happened, you're just scared she'd beat your ass if you do it again." Juice laughed at him. As Tig nodded and pointed at Juice in agreement as Piney just ignored them and drank his drink.
Christmas had come and gone, it was a wonderful time for everyone.
Gemma had the entire family and club over for dinners. She did just a small dinner with family and the close club members on Christmas Eve, then on Christmas night she had a huge dinner at the club for everyone. There was so many members and family members that didn't have family to spend the day with, that Gemma wanted to make it special for them all.
Andy, Jax and Abel woke up and had started their own tradition. She made a big breakfast for them all and then all sat down together in front of the tree to open up all their presents. Abel getting far too many toys and a practice training wheels bicycle. Which he was the most excited for. They took lots of pictures of him on it and knew he may start riding this thing before he started walking.
Andy turned on the tv and they watched the Christmas Disney parade for awhile as Abel played.
After they relaxed for a little while they got dressed and headed to the Club so they could help Gemma cook and set up for that night.
Andy wanted to do her part and help Gemma as much as her can. She was her VP, as Gemma called her so it was up to her to co-host and co-cook she told Jax, despite being so pregnant.
Jax and Gemma tried to tell her to take it easy, but she refused. Even if it meant sitting on a chair and cutting vegetables, she wanted to do it.
"We get to meet this one in the new year." Andy said while sitting on a lounge chair at the fairgrounds.
The town was putting on a New Year's Eve fair and fireworks show and Opie was the one in charge of the fireworks they were anxiously waiting for. Everyone in town had basically come out for the event, Clay and Gemma had a bunch of chairs set up for all the club and family members in their own area. Juice, Tig and Prospect were playing games while drinking beers. Bobby and Piney were looking for food. Clay and Gemma were heading to the photo booth.
"I'm sad to see this one go, I got everything I could ever want in it.." Jax told her.
"Is he doing what I think he's doing?" Andy said excitedly, getting up out of the chair, looking over at Opie and Lyla near the stage of where the fireworks set up was going on. Seeing Opie pull something out of his pocket and hand a ring over to an excited Lyla.
"Yep, we went looking for rings before Christmas." Jax told her wrapping his arms around her baby bump.
"Awww she said yes." She sighed, watching them kiss and Lyla happily jump into Opie's arms.
"He deserves some happy. You did that you know." Jax said as they stood there together in each others arms watching the couple celebrate.
"Me?" Andy said surprised twisting around to look at Jax. "I had no idea, you're the one who knew and went ring shopping."
"You coming back here, changed everything. He was miserable and didn't see himself being able to move on before you came back. You gave him hope, that if I could get love and a family like I always wanted with you that he could do it again too. You coming back here made all our lives better again."
"I did that?" She smiled turning fulling around and wrapping her arms around his neck. Thinking back at this past year herself and how much happier she now was and how much more joy she had in her life. A husband she'd loved since a teenager, a little baby boy at home and another little boy on the way very soon. The entire family she had here, both blood family and her club family she loved just as much.
"Yeah, you did." He said leaning down to kiss her sweetly as the count down to midnight started in the background.
"Happy New Year." Andy whispered pulling back to turn to look around at the fireworks.
"Happy New Year, Mrs. Teller." Jax whispered in her ear.