Chap 6
Jax had laid Erin down to rest for the night, he had the best evening he could remember for some time with his little angel. Karl and Sally had called ahead to say they were stopping over night at their friends which Kelsey had taken full advantage of and gone over to friends, Lenny and Jax were under no illusions that it was a boys house. Which had left Jax, Lenny and Erin in the house ; to say he was secretly pleased was an understatement. Jax knew this was his last chance to convince Lenny-Ray to come back to Charming and he wasn't afraid to lay his soul bare. Erin alone was worth the risk of looking a prize fool, he couldn't live with himself without exhausting every option. To say he was devastated when Lenny announced she was going for a run just didn't begin cover it, the silver lining was more time alone with his baby girl but how could convince Lenny to come back to Charming if she wasn't there?
Jax stood over the crib in the make shift nursery Erin found her slumber in, he had to hand it to Lenny she had done a pretty great job of raising their little girl. She was a happy content little bundle of laughs and smiles, Jax took a few photos with his phone figuring he would need a few momento's to remember her until Lenny would let him see her next. He would set up a checking account for her, his girl would be going to college just like her brother. Closing the door to the nursery Jax took the baby monitor down to the front room, he would enjoy his last night there listening to the sound of his sleeping Angel.
Lenny stretched out at the front steps, she had ran until she couldn't feel her legs and then some more before she decided she was done with it. Done with running away, she had ran away in one way or another since was 17 and it was time to grow the fuck up. She could do this whole parenting thing alone and forever wonder about Jax or she could suck it up, lay out her terms and get on with a shot at being happy. Running up the path to the porch she could see Jax was sat on the front stop taking long drags on a cigarette with the baby monitor at his feet. She slowed to a walk as she closed the gap between them, she could now see that Jax looked just as tired as she felt as he cautiously stood tall on the step watching Lenny get closer.
Grabbing at the front of his white reaper shirt Lenny pulled Jaxs face down to hers as she took his lips against her own. She felt his hands steady himself at her hips, his fingers curling around the curves there holding her tight. To say he was surprised was a pleasant understatement as Lenny slipped her hands around his neck.
Reluctantly Jax pulled away, clearly stunned by the dramatic shift in their relationship. He and Lenny had barely spoken about what any of the past few days meant for them but he had an idea now, he had been blessed with a second chance.
"It's not just us this time round, don't screw it up Teller," Lenny skipped up the final stairs before pushing into the screen door to go check on her baby girl leaving Jax bewildered on the front porch.