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I OWN NOTHING.

"You sure you want to go to school today, you know I have no problem skipping with you" he asked me

"I'm sure, I can't afford to miss another day of school."

We met up with Opie and Cherry at school.

The bruises had started to disappear and was now easier to hide with make up. Jax managed to stayed with me throughout the day. I even got a surprise visit from him in Gym when Cherry and I were forced to run a mile. Jax and Opie saw us running and decided to run along with us.

After we left school, I begged Jax to take me home. He was risking everything to be with me, it just didn't feel right to stay with him ever since I heard the argument wit Jax Gemma and Clay.

I got home around 4, Jax saw my dad's Cutlass in the drive way.

"You want me to stay?" he asked concerned

"No I'm good"

"Call me if anything happens"

I kissed him and he waited until I went inside.

"Hey Tara" he looked sober

"Hi dad"

"How was school" I couldn't remember the last time we had a decent conversation.

"Good, work?" I was nervous and chose my words carefully.

"Good"

This was awkward

"I'm going to get ready for bed, is that okay?"

"Uh, yea sure, go right ahead"

"Kay" I said slowly, walking to my room then locking the door.

I replayed every event that led to this. I heard something, it sounded like he was crying. He was hurting, then it clicked to me, today had marked 4 months that my mother had past. With everything going on, I had forgotten but he didn't. At one point I wanted to go outside and comfort him but the moment I heard the beer bottles, I called Jax.

"What's wrong?" he asked worried

"Nothing, I just wanted to hear your voice"

We talked until morning.

The rest of the week went pretty good, next thing you know it was October.

Jax and Opie decided to miss school today and it was almost a struggle just to get Cherry to go with me . We all grew closer as friends, watching over one another.

"I hate Gym, you know that" she said changing out of her gym clothes.

"Come on its not that bad" I got my stuff and head to the door

"You only say that because Coach Mac isn't failing you" she said following me

I laughed

"Hey you coming to the fair tomorrow?" she asked me

"Uh, I think I'm going pass"

"Aw is Tara afraid of the big bad Gemma"

We left school.

Every year Charming throws a huge Halloween fair. Gemma asked some of the girls to help out with decorating and stuff.

"Come on, I'm pretty sure Jax would love to have some arm candy there that hasn't slept with all of Charming" she said looking over across the street to Floyd's Barbershop.

I looked over and saw him leaning against the glass, lighting up a cigarette as girls stopped to try and get his attention.

"What time" I said furious

"That's my girl! Come on lets go get your boy"

We ran over to Jax, I knew what I had to do. I looked at the girls then grabbed Jax and kissed him like they wish they could.

Cherry started laughing and the girls walked away with a shocked expression on their faces.

"That's right bitches!" Cherry said

I slept over Cherry's house that night so we could head out to the fair together.

"Do I really have to dress up?" I asked

"Tara don't be such a buzz kill! Here let me help you"

The package for her costume said 'slutty cop'. Is Cherry serious? The package for my costume said 'slutty school teacher'.

"Why do I have to be the school teacher?"

"Correction, your not just any school teacher, your a slutty school teacher"

"Okay so why this, out of all the other costumes out there, why this one?"

"Didn't you use to tutor Jax in math or something"

"Yea?"

"Just think of it as a little present, you guys will thank me later." She had the biggest grin on her face

I finally put on the heels she bought with the outfit and went to go look at the mirror.

"We look, HOT!"

She was right.

"I just hope Jax likes it" I worried

"Hunny don't worry, he'll love it, he'll be all over you"

We got to the fair around 3 and was quickly spotted by Gemma.

"Took you girls long enough" Gemma said walking up to us.

"Oh look Tara it's the she wolf herself" Cherry remarked

"Cherry when did you become such a crack loving whore"

"Around the same time you became such a heinous bitch!"

Gemma stepped closer to her. At this point they were face to face, who knew what could happen.

"Your pushing it! I suggest you watch that mouth of yours before something happens to it"

Cherry got silent and Gemma walked away.

Cherry walked the other direction and I followed her.

"What happened back there" I asked

"I don't want to talk abut it, look there's Jax"

We walked up to the Sons.

"Damn" was all we heard

Jax walked over to me and kissed me.

"So I guess I look okay?"

"Babe, you look more that just okay"

He kissed me again, I smiled.

"You want to get out of here?" he asked me

"Aw Jackie Boy, looks like he's about to get a stiff one" I heard one of the club member, Chibs, say.

"Sorry boys but were all booked up for today" Cherry said pulling me away.

"Gemma gave us a list of things we need to do" she said

"Like what?" she handed me the list. "Kissing Booth?" I turned to her.

"Don't look at me"

"So what you expect me to be at the Kissing Booth, you know Jax will flip"

"Uh, do I have to?"

"Come on, it won't be that bad" I said laughing

"Yea your just saying that cause you don't have to do it"

"What's the worse thing that could happen?"

"The last girl who did it got mono, uh, I need a smoke"

"You need a drink"

"Yea, that too" she said walking away

I was in charge of the Face Painting Booth. At one point I got worried as I noticed that Jax was no were to be found but I figured it was a club thing.

"Tara" I looked up and Gemma was talking to me

"Yea?"

"Come here for a second"

I got up and went with her

"Gemma what is this about?"

"You know your not one of my favorite people and clearly I'm not one of yours"

"Yea you think"

She got really serious and said "Jax likes you and at first I thought this wouldn't last but clearly your still here"

"Gemma get to the point I got to get back to the booth"

"The POINT is, I'm going to be seeing more of you and your going to be seeing more of me so I figured I would cut you some slack, you know, for Jax's sake"

"Is that so" I crossed my arms, I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"Yea"

It finally clicked, this was Jax's doing. "Did Jax's put you up to this?"

"No, he doesn't know"

"Sure"

"I'm having dinner at my house after this, you should stop by, gives us time to bond and shit"

"Yea okay, I think I might"

She walked away.