A/N the house mentions is Jax's house in season one, in this story he lives at the clubhouse.
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Jax POV
When we first walked in Cara Cara, I noticed the blonde bombshell first, she looked real - I mean, of course she was real but she didn't look fake. Most of the croweaters looked plastic, the porn stars were alright for easy lays, but the thing with both the croweaters and porn stars was that they were loose and they always came with some type of drama or caused some drama, the girl Luann called Sophie seemed natural and down to earth, but looking at her, and how she held herself, you could tell she wouldn't back down easily and she was confident in her own skin - that made her a whole lot more attractive to me.
I heard her say she didn't perform and she was 18, and was secretly pleased, I mean, she worked in a porn studio, but didn't seem bothered by the half-naked girls wondering around. I looked over her, getting a good look - I knew some of the guys would see who could bed her first with her not been a porn slut, usually I'd join in, but there was something about her that made me want to keep her around.
I was planning ways to get her alone so we could talk when she came over and told Luann she was walking home, I took my opportunity and told her I'd give her a ride.
I had her on the back of my bike and couldn't help but compare it to when I had given Tara a ride. I winced internally, Tara was a sore subject and it always really pissed me off. I gave her everything, thinking she was the one for me, I didn't notice the fact she was manipulating me, trying to make me into the perfect boyfriend for her, someone she could show off, someone she could say she 'fixed'.
It wouldn't work, as soon as she told me I had to choose between the club and her, unfortunately for her, the club was in my blood, I'd hope she would realise that, the club was who I was, without the club I was nobody - she didn't understand that. So she left, hoping I would chase after her, but I refused to play her games and let her leave. I'm just glad I never put my crow on her like she wanted me to, Ma protested it so much so I decided to wait - good job I did.
But when Tara rode bitch on my bike, she was always stiff and awkward, Sophie fit against me, she seemed comfortable and like she belonged there. I shook my head; I needed get these thoughts gone, before today I didn't even know Sophie existed. But then again, that was the difference between me and the other guys, I wanted someone to go home to, someone who understood the club - who understood me. I'd never admit to this though, the guys would never let me live it down.
I pulled up outside her house, I wasn't a stalker or anything, I just knew where she lived, Luann had come to the club asking for a loan a while ago to buy a house, we'd agreed since Luann was an old Lady, she paid us back in instalment's until was completely paid off, turns out Luann bought it for Sophie, and Sophie paid her back.
I pulled up the three bedroom house and pulled up in front of the garage, it was a nice house; I was considering buying one myself but in the end i decided against it. I turned my bike off and steadied the bike while she got off. I saw her hesitate by my side
"Erm, I just want to say thanks…for the ride" I smiled at her, she looked cute when she stuttered
"Don't worry about it darlin', Luann said you're like family to her, which means the Son's look out for you"
"Hey, you wanna come in for a bit?" She asked softly, biting her lip and twirling a piece of her hair around her finger, she looked so adorable
"Sure" I got off my bike and followed her inside, it was nicely done, it looked cosy and the house smelt like fresh bread. I head the pitter patter of paws and saw two small fur balls come running towards us. I looked closer and realised they were husky puppies, you couldn't mistake them, they were both black and white with blue eyes, they came up to just above my ankles. She shut the door before she stooped down, careful of the fact she was wearing a skirt, and scooped them up into her arms. She stood, and kicked her heels off by the door.
"Sorry about them, they get excited easily, do you mind taking your boots off?" She asked, when I nodded she turned, carrying them into the kitchen. I kicked my boots off by the door, her floors looked clean and my boots were muddy so I understood why. I smiled, she places the dogs on the floor and threw down a squeaky toy for them and they both pounced on it causing me to laugh.
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Sophie POV
I heard Jax laugh and smiled to myself, I'd never spoke to him before but when I saw him around down he always looked so depressed.
"Don't be fooled, they're little buggers" I told him, he looked up at me and I couldn't help but notice how blue his eyes were. "You want a drink? or something to eat? You can help yourself to the muffins" I told him, I had a passion for cooking and had woken up early this morning, so I had made some fresh bread and some muffins, which I'd left on the island in the kitchen.
"Coffee, please" He asked, picking up a muffin and taking a huge bite. "These are really good, where'd you get them?" He asked, quickly finishing the first and moving on to another.
"I made them" I told him, pleased I had another opinion other than mine.
"What else do you cook?" He asked as I placed a coffee in front of him, sitting next to him with my hot chocolate and a packet of dog treats.
"Whatever I'm in the mood for" I giggled a bit, "I woke up early so I made muffins and bread"
"You should make some and bring the garage, the guys will love it, Bobby's the only one who usually cooks, it's be nice someone bring something round for him" he told me, giving me a charming grin.
"Hmm let me see" I muttered as i stood up and rummaged through my cupboards. "I have everything for chocolate brownies" I told him, looking at him over my shoulder. "I could make them up for you" I attempted to walked back over to him but I'm pretty sure it looked more like i was dancing as I tried to avoid the dogs that were chasing my feet.
"What're their names?" Jax asked, nodding towards my little terrors
"Sugar's the girl and Spice is the boy" I told him, giving them a treat each when they responded to their names. We just chatted for an hour, getting to know each other, I was shocked to find out he was actually very nice, we had a lot in common which surprised me, it was so easy to talk to him.
When he left - after Jax telling me he'd swing by for the brownies in the morning, I put the dogs in their cage, I had to at night while they were puppies, otherwise they'd chew everything up. I went for a shower before going to bed. I couldn't get Jax out my head. I fell asleep thinking about his blue eyes.
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I woke up at 7am, it had become a habit for me to wake up early, unlike most people I never had a problem getting up in the morning, I was a morning person - I always loved it as I found it very peaceful. I got dressed in black jeans and a white tank top, nothing special really. I didn't put on any makeup and pulled my hair back in a messy bun on the back of my head.
I headed downstairs, putting the pup's food down first before opening the cage; I gave them a fuss before they ran off to get their breakfast. I laughed at them, they were an 18th birthday present from Luann, she said since I didn't put myself out there and wouldn't let her set me up on a date she had to get me some company. They were still puppies but they were growing more and more each day.
I put the kettle on and made myself a cup of tea whilst I ate a left-over muffin for breakfast before munching on a banana while I heated the oven up for the brownies. Cooking was my secret release; I could lose myself in the processes and never worry about anything; it used to be drawing but since it's involved in my job I decided to find an alternate source of release.
The brownies were in the oven, so I drank my tea and took the dogs out for a quick walk around the block, when we got back I threw down a squeaky toy for them play with. I sighed thinking what I could cook now while I made myself another drink.
I internally shrugged and started to make some pies. I had apple, blueberry and strawberries that needed to be used. I cooked up an apple pie, creating an apple shape out of pastry and putting it on the top so you could tell what it was, a blueberry pie and some smaller strawberry tarts. I packed them all in carry containers. Just as I was about put the lids on there was a knock on the door. I shooed the dogs out the way and opened the door to see Jax.
"Hey, come on in" I opened the door wider letting him slip in. He bent down and made a big fuss of the dogs, before following me into the kitchen.
"You've been busy" he chuckled, looking into the pots.
"Yeah, I made some pies too" I told him "Feel free have muffin if you're hungry" I told him, gesturing to the muffins, when I turned back around I noticed he'd had two.
"So I told the guy's you were cooking something for them, I had to force them stay there and not follow me" he chuckled, obviously remembering what happened. I smiled, "You'll have let me know what they think!"
"Will do, but if they like them, they'll keep wanting more" he smirked. I just laughed and put the lids on the containers.
"Will you be alright with these on your bike?"
"I brought my ma's car, so I wouldn't ruin them; I'm also taking you work"
"Oh, let me just get my bag ad shoes, then I'm ready go" I put on white material, wedge heels, I grabbed my bag and a knitted cardigan that was very comfy and went to the kitchen. I saw Jax on the floor playing with the dogs.
"They like you" I giggled as he looked up startled.
"Damn, didn't hear you coming" he stood up. I grabbed some treat balls for the dogs, and hid them around the house to keep them occupied throughout the day, before following Jax out the house, both carrying containers, and into a sleek black car. We sat in comfortable silence until we arrived at Cara Cara.
"Hey" Jax said when we pulled up, "What time you off work?" He asked, looking less confident that before.
"6 o'clock why?"
"I'll pick you up, maybe we could do something.." He licked his lips, looking at me
"Sure, I'll cook for us" I opened the door and hesitated, before leaning over and kissing his cheek and a "Thanks for the ride" before quickly getting out and walking into work, not daring to look back and unable to hide the grin from my face.
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Jax POV
I drove back to the garage with a grin on my face, happy she wanted see me tonight. I laughed slightly because as soon as I pulled up the guys were suddenly outside, and as soon as I opened the door questions were thrown about where the brownies were. I reached in the back and pulled out the containers, leading everyone inside the clubhouse.
"Alright boys" Ma coughed deliberately "and Ma, we have brownies, Apple pie, Blueberry pie and Strawberry tarts" I sat them on the table, pulling the lids off as I named them. Ma started directing everyone, dishing out the food that was quickly a memory.
"Wow, she can cook" Tig stated, there were three things Tig loved, The Club, Girls and Food. So that was a huge compliment from him.
"Hey you think she'll give me the recipe to the pie?" Bobby asked, rubbing his stomach, causing laugher around the room.
"Maybe we should go thank her" Clay suggested "there isn't much work around here" He added, nods of agreement went around the room, and we all stood to head for our bikes, I handed ma her keys and gave her a kiss on the cheek before heading to my own bike.
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Sophie POV
Today was very busy at work; plus it seemed to drag, maybe it was the excitement for tonight. After my normal morning rush Luann told me I had to do a full back dragon tattoo on Tina, to go for a mysterious bad girl look. It was now approaching an hour and half from after I started, and I only had the outline done and had about half the colour done, there was so much detail going into but it had to look real otherwise the client wouldn't pay.
I sighed sitting straight and stretching my back, groaning when it cracked before wiping the back on my hand over my forehead. This was really hard work, I didn't have a picture go off, I just got told to go a realistic dragon tattoo. I was pleased with how it was going. It was strange, thinking so much detail going into a porno, but you'd be surprised at how much people would pay for tattoos.
I continued, completely absorbed in my work, I didn't hear the Son's arrive, or them talking to Luann, or them standing behind me. I did however hear their surprised remarks at how good it was, drawing had always been my forte, I was rubbish at math and science - but art and design was my speciality. I managed to keep myself from jumping and looked up at them, grinning at their surprised faces.
Luann looked smug "I told you she was good"
"You ever considered doing tattoos?" The bald one, who was covered in tattoos asked
"No, the thought of doing one on someone and going wrong puts me off, it's permanent so it's not like I can just use a make-up wipe and take it off" I told him honestly.
"How many mistakes you made on that one?" He asked nodding to the dragon, eyebrow raised.
"Well, none but I might, plus it's not like I can practise to see if I can do it" I told him, when it came to my art, perfect was never good enough to me.
"You can practise on me, not like you'd notice if it went wrong" He smirked, it was true, he had so many tattoos they merged together, but you could still see every detail, he was a walking piece of art.
I grinned, hearing the conversation above my head as I continued working. After another 45minutes, the tattoo was done and dry, and it had been sprayed with a sealant to stop it smudging, it could only be taken off with these special wipes that broke the sealant.
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It had been a month since that day, the dinner with Jax had gone amazingly, I felt like I'd known him for years, and since the dinner he'd come mine nightly unless he was on a run, he'd gotten in the habit of picking me up from work on his way to mine when his shift finished at the garage. I'd gotten talking to the sons, finding it easy to get along with all of them, I wasn't sure how they felt about me, but I was starting consider them friends of mine.
But right now, I was walking to a diner in town, to meet up with Gemma; she'd summoned me for lunch, just me and her. Jax told me she would probably want to do this to see if she trusted me. That made me nervous, I knew her opinion of me would make a difference, but what made me more nervous was the fact I was developing feelings for Jax, and I didn't want screw it up with Gemma and mess everything up!
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