"Thank you for bringing me home," Dani said, taking off her helmet to give it to Jax again so he could take it back home.
"No problem, darling," he smiled. He also got off the bike to walk her to her front door. Dani was pretty sure she could cover the short distance by herself, but she appreciated the gesture. It seemed like he really meant he was never going to let Harrison hurt her again.
Dani unlocked the door, but instead of going in she turned around and remained standing in the doorway close to Jax. He rested his hand on the side of the doorpost, leaning forward slightly.
She couldn't stop herself. Before she knew it she moved her head towards him, pressing her body as well as her lips against his. His hand moved from the doorpost to the small of her back, embracing her. Dani couldn't even remember the last time they had done this, but she he wished she had done it so much sooner.
Jax was very gentle with her, minding her bruised faced at all times. Dani didn't even notice the pain. When she broke off the kiss she spoke softly. "Will you please stay with me tonight?"
Jax nodded. "Of course," he said before continuing to kiss her. He softly pushed her inside, grabbing the keys from her hand to lock the door behind them. In the meantime Dani took off her jacket and slipped out of her converse sneakers.
Dani wasn't sure if she really didn't want to be alone tonight, or if she wanted this with Jax to happen. Her emotions were all over the place. She had loved Jax for the bigger part of her life, and him kissing her back was her confirmation he felt the same.
She deepened their kiss, while she pushed him towards her bedroom. "Are we really going to do this?" Jax laughed when Dani broke off the kiss to take off her shirt.
"Shut up," she said, not wanting to think about the consequences this could have. She pressed her lips against his again, taking off his cut and shirt. Her hands moved around his neck to keep herself from falling as he pushed her on the bed.
His body felt warm against hers, and her hands couldn't stop roaming his back muscles. Jax moved his head next to her, giving her soft kisses on her neck. Dani couldn't even feel the pain in her face anymore, it was as everything had been swiped away. The only thing that mattered for the moment was her and Jax.
She was woken up by the sunlight streaming through her blinds. Slowly she opened her eyes, blinking a couple of times before she regained her vision. When she noticed Jax had his arm around her, she dared not to move, not wanting to disrupt the moment. He had his face buried in her hair, his soft breathing the only sound in the room.
Laying as still as possible, she started to study the tattoo on his arm, having always loved that one. Dani didn't have any tattoos of her own, but she loved them on other people. She had thought about getting a crow tattooed somewhere, but she wouldn't know if Jax would like her getting a tattoo which tied her to the club.
Their peaceful moment was disrupted by Jax's phone going off. Dani sighed softly. Of course someone had to come in and ruin the only moment she was going to have with him. The sound woke up Jax as well. "Good morning, babe," he first said before answering the call, giving her a soft kiss on her forehead.
Dani replied with a smile, her eyes wandering to his toned body as he sat up to retrieve his phone from his jeans that was laying on the ground. She did not regret a thing about what they had done, but it didn't stop her from wondering where they would go to from now on. Everyone knew Jax wasn't a stranger to women, but did she mean more to him than the croweaters?
She turned around to lay on her other side to watch Jax call. She wanted to know what all this meant, but she didn't dare to ask. Dani figured sooner or later she would find it out by herself. One thing she did know was Gemma was going to be happy this had happened, as she had always been pushing Dani towards Jax.
"I have to go," Jax said, after putting his phone away. He continued by putting on his jeans.
"Okay," Dani nodded. She knew the club took up a lot of his time, and this wouldn't change if she was with him or not. "I gotta go to the café, anyway"
The idea of cleaning up dreaded her, but she had no choice. Every day her business was closed was another day where she was loosing money, and money was just the thing she needed badly right now. For now, she had only started to look at new furniture, and they appeared to be more expensive then she had initially thought.
"I can send Juice over to help you out?"
Dani nodded. "That would be appreciated."
She had to admit being with Jax had helped her sleep better. For as far as she knew, she didn't even have a nightmare. She wished he could stay with her again tonight, but that would be highly unlikely. Stop thinking this means something, Dani told herself. Jax had been with a lot of women, she wasn't anything different. But the thing was, she wanted to be different.
Jax put on his shirt, putting his cut over it. There was something about a man in leather that was undeniably sexy and Dani couldn't keep her eyes off him. "I'll see you later, okay?" he told her, leaning forward to give her a kiss.
Dani smiled, hoping that wouldn't be the last kiss they had.
She had to admit she felt much more safe with Juice by her side than by being alone. Harrison's words were not forgotten, but then again she didn't exactly know what he had meant with them. SAMCRO wasn't to be underestimated and regardless, Juice had some fighting skills which she did not possess.
"Just put them there," Dani said, pointing towards a large bag where Juice could put everything that was broken and needed to be thrown away. "Thanks again for staying here."
"No problem," Juice replied, with a smile.
Hearing knocks on the door made her jump, but Juice quickly stood up, his hand on his gun. Dani turned to see it was Gemma. She pushed herself up and went on the unlock the door, quickly locking it again once she was inside.
"Not taking any chances, huh?" Gemma remarked, looking around the place.
Dani shook her head, Harrison and the other guys entering her shop without her noticing still freshly in her mind. She would lock the door until Harrison would leave Charming for good, and she had no idea when that was going to be.
"How was your night with Jax," she then asked out of nowhere. Dani raised her eyebrows in surprise. Was there anything Gemma did not know?
"What night?" she tried to dodge the subject. Talking about her love life in detail wasn't one of her strong points.
"Don't deny it, I saw his bike when I drove by," Gemma continued. "I was checking if you were alright. Which you was, seeing as his bike was in the driveway. Did he sleep over?"
Dani shifted her gaze from Gemma to Juice, who stood by listening to their conversation, a smirk covering his face. She went back from him to Gemma. "Yes…," she said carefully.
Gemma nodded in content. "Good. He needs to spend more time with you instead of those CaraCara whores."
Dani agreed with that. She hated the girls that threw themselves at him, or any Son for that matter, in the hope of becoming an old lady one day while everyone knew they didn't stand a chance. It wasn't Dani's dream to be an old lady, she wanted to be with Jax, and old lady came with that package, whether she liked it or not. Sons of Anarchy was a part of Jax, and if she wanted to be a part of him, the club had to also become a part of her.
"But that wasn't why I'm here."
That caught Dani's attention. She wondered what Gemma had found out now. There was seriously no going past her in Charming. She seemed to know everyone and everything, and Dani wondered how she did it.
"I want to organize a fundraiser for your café. I know you have to buy a lot of new things and these things are expensive. Let me help you out."
Fundraisers had always been Gemma's thing. They were the perfect opportunity to raise some money for charity plus they were great to show off SAMCRO's good side. And no one could say no to a good party. Dani was flattered Gemma would organize one especially for her.
"Really?" she replied, her eyes growing wider. A fundraiser would solve all her money problems.
"Yeah," Gemma said, taking a step forward, placing a kiss on her lips before leaning back against the bar again. "Anything for my family."
A/N: Woohoo! Another chapter :D I can't promise when the next one will be up because of school and stuff, but definitely before Saturday, I promise.
Anyway, this story will follow some of the season storylines (except those of Tara of course). I'll probably change some things, though. As for now the story is set pre-season 1, as you might've guessed. So thanks for reading and please, please, please, leave a review :D Bye!