It had been a few hours since Jax had discovered his wife was alive after he found her brutally murdered just a few weeks ago in their kitchen.

Jax sat there with his hands on his head, still trying to take in all the information his best friend and wife just had told him. He couldnt believe that they resorted to such drastic measures to protect herself from his own mother, then again he knows anyone who gets in Gemmas way, never ends well.

Tara waa becoming mentally exhausted telling her husband the horrible details of her plan but she knew she had to do it in order for him to fully understand and take care of his mother.

Tara sat down next to her husband again and started to begin again..."baby what im about to tell you is going to upset you, so i need you to stay calm until im done and then as a family we can figure out how to handle this situation."

"Okay baby, im here, go ahead im listening, i love you, i hope you know that" Jax whispered to his wife.

"I know baby and i hope you know how much i love you and why i did all of this, i never meant to hurt you, these past few weeks have killed me. Not only did i have to break your heart that way, i was ripped away from you and our boys without being able to say goodbye. I miss them
so much, but i wasnt allowed
contact with anyone but Opie and Sheriff Roosevelt. I didnt even have their numbers, we only spoke when they called me, it was awful babe" Tara said as she started to become upset again thinking about how hard these past few weeks have been.

"About 4 weeks ago, Patterson came to me with a proposition. She wanted me to turn the club in for total emunity for myself and put me in WITPRO, but i could never do that to you or the club babe, you know that. No matter how bad shit got between us, you're my life and id rather die then be a rat." Tara let out a huge sigh and continued her story, knowing her husband was starting to become anxious.

"Anyways, Opie, Eli and Margaret were already on board with the plan we had already discussed, so now we had to figure out a way to get Patterson on board with it too. When we explained to her what we wanted to do, she was totally against it. She said it was too risky and it wouldnt work, Gemma was too smart to fall for this. But she doesnt know your mother like we do, we knew if there was ever a threat against you or the club, she would go crazy, and we were right."

Opie started to continue on because he can tell Tara was starting to become upset and overwhelmed.

"The only people who know about the plan were the 4 of us, and Patterson now. She said she was on board if it all worked out but if it didnt, Tara would be going down for the murder, so we knew it was a big risk we were taking here" Opie said.

"I knew how angry you were at me babe for the past few months and how we became estranged, but that last day was the last piece of the puzzle. We purposly made Eli tell Unser that I made some sort of a deal because he would run to Gemma like usual, and to say that Tara and the boys were missing. If Gemma knew i was missing, she would really believe i had turned now and was on the run or going into WITPRO." Tara took a deep breath and continued.

"After everything was in place, we met up at the park like usual, and the went back to the hotel. You know how all that played out, and you telling Patterson you would take the blame to save me, broke my heart because i knew what that day was
going to bring. All the pain and suffering but i had to keep my
composure as much as i could. It killed me not being able to tell you, but we had to make it as real and believable as possible. Even Patterson said it was hard to hear knowing the plan we had already set in motion. After we made love and you left, i broke down. I called Opie and told him i couldnt do it and hurt you that way." Tara cried out.

"But i kept reminding her of the big picture. A new life for you and her boys, what she had always wanted" Opie said as he grabbed Taras hand reasuring her that she made the right choice.

"After I got home, we made sure that Sheriff Roosevelt came with me to make sure i was safe and the plan was still in motion. We came in the house together and made sure everything was in place. We checked the rooms and made sure there was nothing around that Gemma could use to really hurt me, and we waited for the call. Within minutes, Unser called us nervously and said she fell for it and was on her way to the house to 'take care of Tara' or in her words 'take care of that bitch'. I started to get nervous now, hoping everything would work out, and feared for my safety because we all know how fucked up in the head your
mother is. About 10 minutes had gone by, which seemed like an eternity. Eli and I stood in the kitchen pacing back and forth, waiting for the inevitable to happen. As we heard Gemmas car pull up like a bat out of hell, Eli gave me a quick hug and made his way to the back of the house to hide so he was there in case anything went wrong, but also to witness Gemmas crime."

"Its ok baby, im here, keep going" Jax said concerned for his wife now.

"I could here her high heels running up the driveway, so i quickly took out the pills Margaret gave me and swallowed them in a second. Margaret said it takes about 10 minutes for them to kick in, so i knew i had to play it off well and stall if i could. Before i knew it, there she was, your mother standing in front of me like a crazy person. Her eyes were piercing at me like i was the fucking devil, i knew she wanted me dead and i was glad. Our plan was going to work, well i hoped. Before i even had a chance to speak she attacked me. She started to choke
me and threw me against the wall. She then grabbed the Iron and wacked me across the head. Man did that fucking hurt," Tara let out a small giggle but continued on.

"Anyways, after she hit me, my head was spinning and with the medicine running through my blood stream, i cOuld feel my heart rate starting to slow down and my breathing getting less and less intense. After another minute or so or going back at it, slap for slap, the medicine really kicked in. She threw me against the sink and i knew this was it. After i hit the floor i practiced my breathing like i did with Margaret, and could slowly feel myself falling into a deep sleep. I just kept praying this would be enough for her, and she wouldnt come at me again."

Tara finally finished telling Jax about that horrible day. "after that babe, i dont know what happened, i just
remember waking up here with Eli and Opie, so i knew the plan must have worked out for us"

"Jesus fucking christ babe, im so sorry" Jax said. "So what happened next? Opie were you there?"

"No i was with you at the icecream shop remember, only Eli knows the details from what happened before you got there" Opie said knowing his friend was getting upset again.

"Get Eli here NOW" Jax yelled. "i need to know exactly what the fuck my mother did and why the hell she isnt in Jail yet for attacking and killing my wife."

"She wasnt the only one involved babe, Juice was there too" Tara said with a sigh as she looked at Jax and Opie.

Jax looked up and you can see the blood boiling in his face.

"What do you mean Juice was there? Hes fucking dead when i see him! Did he touch you?! Get Eli here now otherwise i am going after the both of them, and trust me when i tell you i will make sure i bury them both myself" Jax yelled back at his wife and friend.

"I called him and, hell is here in a few hours, but until he gets here you need to calm the fuck down bro." Opie said to Jax.

"in the meantime why dont i give you and your wife some privacy and ill wait outside for Eli"

"ok brother, thank you" Jax said to Opie as he walked over and hugged his best friend.

Before Opie could open the door, Jax grabbed his arm again and said "thank you for bringing her back to me and keeping her safe" Tears started to form in his eyes.

"of course, were a family, i love you my brother" The two men hugged once more and then Opie left, leaving Jax and Tara alone in the room, giving them both some time alone to grasp what the fuck was going on and how they needed to deal with this situation.

As Jax and Tara both sat there in silence, only
one thing waa going on in Jackson Tellers mind, Sheriff Eli Roosevelt!

Jax just knew he needed to speak to Eli and he needed to speak to him NOW...

TBC..