A/N Sorry for the wait! Review xx

Sophie POV

I made it to the diner and not seeing her car in the parking lot made me breathe a sigh of relief. I wasn't late. I went in and got the corner booth in the back, and texted Jax to let him know I was here as he requested. I was really starting to like him more and more as the days past, he wasn't just a handsome face anymore, I'd gotten to know him and I loved what I found.

Luann had me take a first aid course, it was required there to be one at any business all the time, and she had decided me to do it, as well as two other people and herself, It was fun, we got taught to do everything, more than was required, from cleaning a wound, to butterfly stitches - although in my opinion it was because the instructor was two young men and it was only us girls in the session. It was funny, watching the two girls flirt with them to the point they forgot what their names were.

Sugar and Spice had grown so much in the last month; they were now four months old and were up to my knee. They were growing very quickly, though the vet had told me at their last check-up it was normal due to the fact their parents were both very large dogs.

I smiled to myself when my phone lit up with a text form Jax, just saying 'Don't worry, it'll be fine. See you later' nothing special but it still made my heart flutter.

I saw Gemma's car pull into the lot and took a few deep breaths to calm my nerves, she'd always been nice to me, but I'd been given a run down from Luann about Tara leaving and how Gemma had gotten very over protective of her son's heart. I didn't blame her, it sounded like Tara had ripped his heart out. Luann had told me in secret that she thought Gemma saw me as another Tara, someone who would try to change her son and pull him from the club, we both knew that wasn't true, but I told Luann I could understand why she'd think that.

She walked in and spotted me instantly, it wasn't hard; I was wearing a hot pink tank top and black shorts with heels. I wasn't ashamed of my body, I was confident in my own skin. I'm not saying I'm drop dead gorgeous, but I liked the way I looked.

"Hey Gemma" I greeted with a smile, standing up to hug her.

"Hey Baby, you ordered yet?" She asked, sitting down next to me.

"No, I was waiting for you get here" I told her, watching as she waved over an over- eager waitress.

After we ordered we fell into a slightly awkward silence. She was staring at me, as though trying to see through me, I decided to break the silence and get it all out in the open.

"I'm not Tara" I told her. Watching her face carefully, watching the emotions cross her face. She leaned back against the seat and made no move to talk; I took this as a sign to continue. "I don't want to hurt Jax, at all. I like him a lot Gemma, I'm not going say I'll never hurt him, I mean, we can't predict the future, but I do know that I've never felt like this before. I want to be with him - if he'll have me, but I'm not going to pursue anything with him while he's still hurting over her." I sat back, sipping on my orange juice the waitress brought over after we ordered.

After a moment of silence she spoke, "She hurt him bad when she left; I'm not going into it, that's for him to do. But I had to watch as my son was broken, and I couldn't help him, he lost himself. But then he met you, he started to get better, he was happy again. He's depending on you, to always be there, can you do that? I don't think he could recover twice and I refuse to see my son get hurt again, as much as I like you - if you hurt my son, you better pray I don't find you" I saw the seriousness and determination in her eyes.

"I'm not leaving Gemma, Charming is my home. And as long as Jax want's me, I'll be there." I told her, keeping my eyes locked on her, almost willing her to see the promise in my eyes.

"Good" she nodded "Family dinner tonight, and as a request from the entire club, bring desert. Jax will pick you up" She said, smirk playing on her lips. I laughed as we fell into an easy, light conversation.

x

Once I got home, I threw on some tight running shorts and went to the kitchen. After putting fresh food and water down for the dogs I got out my cook book. Everything I had every cooked was written in this book, the name, recipe and how well it turned out as well as any changed I made to the recipes over time.

I decided to do a mixture of deserts, Gemma told me Donna, Opie's old lady, would be there, despite Opie been in Jail. She was bringing her two children, 5year old Ellie and 3year old Kenny. I decided to make some cupcakes for the kids, decorated as the cookie monster as Gemma told me that was their favourite show.

For the adults, I went with lemon drizzle cake, chocolate fudge cake and meringues with strawberry and cream toppings. It took me five hours in total, but when I was finished I was proud with myself. The cupcakes looked amazing, very realistic and I even put some cookies in its mouth. There were around 30 cupcakes, a large lemon drizzle cakes, three chocolate fudge cakes and thirty meringues. I looked at everything I'd cooked and frowned. Maybe I'd gone a little over the top, but I was nervous and wasn't sure how many people would be there, plus all the recipes were from when I had to cook large quantities.

I shook my head and ran upstairs to change, Gemma told me to dress nice but casual, so I threw on black jeans that fit me nicely, ankle boot heels and a red, strapless corset that had black lace covering it. I looked in the mirror and though I looked alright, I'd ask Jax if he thought I was too much. I put on minimal make-up and left my hair down in its natural curls.

I had just reached the bottom of the stairs when I heard a loud knock on the door. Sugar and Spice came charging from the kitchen and were jumping and scratching at the door. I laughed and shooed them out the way, opening the door to see Jax.

His eyes roamed me as his mouth dropped slightly.

"Too much?" I asked, suddenly feeling overdressed.

"No! No, you look, well, wow. You look amazing" he managed to get out, his eyes casting a gentle caress over my body.

"Thanks" I bit my lip, ushering him in. "I think I went a bit overboard with cooking though." I told him with a laugh, watching his eyes widen at all the containers sitting on the island. He shook his head and chuckled.

"It'll all be gone by morning" He grinned at me; I felt my knees weaken and looked down smiling. I grabbed my coat and put it on, it fastened at the waist and flowed out around the hips, going mid-thigh - It looked more like a dress but it was comfy and kept me warm.

After loading it all up in the car, I was about to get in when Jax grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him, my chest pressed gently against his. He stared at me intently for a moment before bending down to capture my lips with his in a sweet kiss. He pulled back smirking, before reaching behind me to open the car door for me. He shut it behind me before jogging round the car to the driver's side, and with that we were heading to Gemma and Clays.

x

We pulled up and Jax told me he'd get the guys help take it all in. He opened the door and guided me in with a hand on my lower back.

"Hey look who I found!" He called out jokingly, getting the attention of everyone who loved up and grinned at me. Gemma came out the kitchen and pulled me into a hug. "Hey baby!" she looked down at my empty hands, "Where's desert?" She asked, her eyes narrowed.

"In the car, I went a little over the top" I told her sheepishly as she rolled her eyes, her smile telling me she didn't mean it to cause offence. She turned to the guys, "Well what you waiting for? Go get them" she ordered, dragging me to the kitchen. The guys brought it all in, loading it on a counter. I was in the kitchen with Gemma and Luann, and a bunch of other girls.

"You going take you coat of?" Luann asked, causing Gemma to look over.

"Huh, thought it was a top" Gemma admitted, as she looked it over. I unfastened the buttons and slid if off, handing it to a croweater Gemma told to take it.

"Wow, you look hot!" Luann spoke up, I laughed, not very surprised, she was honest and I could always count on her opinion.

"Thanks" I told her.

"Well, you might wanna watch out for Tig, he'll be all over you if you're not careful!" Gemma laughed.

x

After we had all eaten the guys only had good things to say about my desert. I promised to show Bobby how to cook the pies I made last time, and promised to bring any excess desert I cooked down to the clubhouse. Jax took me home on his bike. I barely remembered getting to bed; I was so tired I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

The next night, I was curled up on the sofa with Jax watching an old movie, I wasn't really paying attention to the screen however, but more to the small caress Jax was performing on my lower back. I could tell something was on his mind, and mustering the courage, I leaned forwards turning the TV off, before turning my attention to him. He was watching me closely, as though studying me.

"What's wrong Jax?" I asked softly, resting my hand on the side of his neck

"Ma spoke to me, about when you went to the diner.. I think you deserve know what happened with Tara" he said, forcing her name out like it was a bad taste.

"Jax, you don't have t-"
"I want to, I can't expect you to be with me, if you're only getting half of me" He told me, determination coating his voice, before he took a deep breath and began speaking

"I thought she was the one, I loved her but she only loved what I could do for her, nobody would treat her wrong in fear of the club, I was going put my crow on her but ma' told me to wait, so I did out of respect for her. But then, one day, she told me she wanted out of charming, and that I should go with her, but the clubs in my blood - my family. She didn't understand that and left, but she made sure to tell me how much better Hale was in the sack, she'd been sleeping with him for the past few months, even though it's been nearly five years, it still hurts. I threw myself into the club, fucking anyone with a pussy, I needed to prove I was better than him." he told me, I could feel my heart break at the amount of pain in his voice; he must have really loved her. "I honestly thought I'd never find anyone else, it had always been her - and then I met you. You made everything seem a lot better, brighter and I think… I think I might love you."

"I think I love you too Jax" I told him, unable to stop a small grin on my face, he leant towards me, his hand cupping my face as he brought his lips to mine in a sweet kiss. I smiled bigger, kissing him back.

He pulled away looking at me closely, "You know what this means right?"

I nodded my head in response, no more friendly flirting, I was his. I was Jax Teller's girlfriend. I couldn't stop the grin from forming on my face.

"Good" He responded, dipping his head to capture my lips again.