Author's Note: This is kind of pointless, but I was curious what you guys thought of this story. I keep getting follows, but absolutely no reviews. To me, I'm not sure if that's good or not. Also, I was curious about your thoughts on season 7. The final season is starting soon, I'm dreading it…. But anyway, I hope you guys keep reading and loving this story.

Chapter 6

Jealousy didn't look good on anybody, especially on someone like Tess. She had an 'in' with the club, which meant she was one of the family. She couldn't be jealous of some skinny blonde hanging all over the love of her life. She cringed thinking about it. He wasn't the love of her life, not anymore, not since she had left him. This was all her fault. If she had stayed around, they would probably be married, and possibly be miserable. But she couldn't be sure of that.

She turned her back to Jax, her eyes watching the glass in her hand. She knew Gemma was bound to pry. Tessie had just hoped that the woman would wait and do it at a different time. She cocked her head, moving her eyes to meet Gemma's and she knew that the older woman understood.

"He doesn't mean anything by it, Tess. He never has," said Gemma, leaning against the bar next to her.

"It's not my place anymore, Gem. Hasn't been for a long time."

"That may be true, darlin'. But feelings like that don't just disappear, either."

Tessie sighed, without even realizing that she had done it. She reached for the bottle and poured herself another drink. She brought the glass to her lips, downing the liquid one more time. She knew this whole thing was a bad idea. She was just going to get tied back into the same old crap. And she didn't want that to happen. Not for her, or her friend. But she knew Charlie was all about the job. But she wasn't sure if that was entirely true anymore.

She needed to get out of this place. Out of this building. Away from these people. And out of this town. She could feel her heart start racing again. The panic was beginning to settle in with the anxiousness, and she could feel the attack rising. She put her hand to her chest, her breathing beginning to increase.

"I have to get out of here," she managed to mutter to Gemma before she stood up and headed outside. She walked so fast, she barely registered the wind when she stepped out into it. She took in a deep breath, bending over trying to calm herself. Her arms across her stomach, head resting against her knees. She bent down, moving her hands to rest against the concrete on either side of her. Her breathing was slowly returning to normal, but the panic in her heart was still there. She wasn't sure why this was happening, but she had a feeling that she was done with this job.

She heard the door open behind her and knew that someone had followed her. She didn't bother turning around to see who it was. She didn't really care right now. She took in a deep breath and stood up. She reached up to wipe her face, not even realizing that she was crying. She rolled her eyes at herself as she tried to move back to her car. It was then she realized who had stepped outside.

"Are you alright, Tess?" she heard his voice ask. It was enough to make her squeeze her eyes shut. She wasn't this weak person. What the hell was happening to her right now? This wasn't who she was. She was stronger than this. She turned to face him, knowing her face was going to give away the truth to his question.

"Yeah, I'm fine, Jax. I just need to get out of here. Sorry," she said, trying her hardest to keep her voice steady. She waved him off and started across the lot to her car.

"Tess, wait!" said Jax, walking over towards her. "You don't have to leave."

"Yes, I do," she said, turning her head to look at him. "I can't be here. It's just too much. Too many memories. I can't handle it."

Jax raised his eyebrows and looked at the girl in front of him. Something else was wrong with her, he could tell by the way she was acting.

"Look, if this is about what happened back there," he started. Tess turned to look at him, shaking her head and grinning.

"This has nothing to do with what happened. It's not the first time that's ever happened, ya know," she laughed lightly, "It's just too much to take in in such a short amount of time." She dropped her head, looking to the ground as she leaned against her car. "There's a lot going on you don't know about, Jax."

"So, tell me," he said, smiling at her. She shook her head, knowing that she wanted to, but she couldn't do that.

"I can't. I have to go," she said, opening the car door ad climbing in. She would let Charlie worry about herself. She could handle it. She started up the car, checking the mirrors and watching Jax move away from the car as she backed out of her parking spot. She stopped, part of her really wanted to talk to him. Just without the stress of everything else. She glanced over her shoulder, not moving the car an inch. Jax walked over to the passenger window to check on her.

"Get in," she said, glancing over at him, "Before I change my mind." He laughed lightly, shaking his head as he opened the door and climbed in. She saw him reaching for his cigarettes as he closed the door.

"No smoking in my car," she smiled softly as she pulled out of the lot.

"Yes, ma'am," said Jax laughing as he leaned back in the seat. Tessie wasn't sure how this was going to go. She wasn't even sure what she was going to say to him. She just knew that she had to talk to him. She wasn't driving to her house, and Jax seemed to know that. The whole ride was silent. The sun was almost fully set and it was beginning to get dark.

She pulled to car into the parking lot of a small park. It wasn't anything special really. It was just the basic set up. It was mostly grass and trees, though. Jax and Tessie used to go here when they were teenagers. It was quiet and away from everyone and everything. She shut off the engine of the car and cocked her head to look over at Jax. He smiled over at her and the two got out of the car. They walked around to the front of the car, Tessie leaned against the front bumper of her car.

"Wow. I haven't been here in a while," said Jax, turning to look at Tess.

"That's what happens when you get busy. You forget about the little things," she laughed lightly as she pushed herself off of the car. She started walking towards the swing set.

"Well, you said you wanted to talk," she said, glancing over her shoulder at Jax. She walked over and sat down on one of the swings, waiting for him to walk over and sit next to her on the other swing.