Dani was getting ready to go to work, when she heard a knock on her door. Frowning, she placed her bag back on the kitchen table.
"Coming!" she yelled, quickly trying to dig the keys out of her bag.
She could only hope that whoever was at her door would be gone quickly, as she was already running late. There was still a lot that needed to be done at the café. Besides, she had to open up and it was already 9:45.
"Sorry to disturb you, ma'am," a police officer spoke when she opened the door. Next to him stood another cop who was watching her closely.
"Can I help you?" Dani asked a little nervously. Did they find out about Harrison? Was she going to be arrested? Her mind was all over the place. Had Jax already been picked up?
"We would like you to come with you to the station for questioning," the officer said.
Dani's heart skipped a beat while her eyes grew wider. If she hadn't looked suspicious, they would definitely suspect her now.
"Can I get my bag first?" she asked, her voice slightly trembling.
"Sure, go ahead," the officer said.
It was strange that they would let her get her bag when she was suspected of murder. What were they bringing her in for? Were they even going to arrest her or would that happen at the police station? Dani had never run into trouble with the law, so she didn't have any idea how it all worked.
She returned with her bag tightly clutched between her arms and her chest. After closing the door behind her, she walked with the police officers to their car, getting in the back. Dani hoped none of the neighbors were home, as news like this traveled fast in a town as small as Charming.
"Can I ask what I'm arrested for?" she blurted out once she was seated in the back.
The cops both chuckled. "Arrested?" the one behind the wheel said. "You're not being arrested. We just have a few questions for you, nothing to worry about."
But how could she not worry when she was seated in the back of a police car after being picked up? However, if she wasn't going to be arrested, maybe this had nothing to do with Harrison? Dani couldn't recall doing anything else like that in the past few days. What the hell were they bringing her in for?
The drive seemed to take almost an hour. Nervously she watched Charming pass by as they got closer to the station, her mind darting all over the place. She tried to think of reasons for her being brought in, but besides Harrison nothing seemed to come to mind.
Her cell phone was in her bag, and it was very tempting to text Jax, asking him where he was. But Dani didn't dare to. The cop in the passenger's seat kept glancing to her in the mirror of the car, so instead she kept her eyes fixed on the outside world.
She remained seated until one of the cops opened the door for her so she could get out, as she was not sure what the protocol was. If she wasn't under arrest, did that mean she could just do what she wanted?
They brought her inside the police station and into a questioning room. The room was small and had no windows, which made her a little claustrophobic. Her heart started racing when they told her to sit down as they sat down in front of her.
"We have a couple of questions we'd like you to ask," the cop started. The one who had driven them over here seemed to have disappeared.
Dani glanced to her left, where there was a mirrored wall. She couldn't help but wonder who was standing behind it, probably monitoring every move she made.
"We have heard you are Jax Teller's old lady?" he asked.
Dani frowned. "Yes?" she replied, not sure what that had to do with anything. There wasn't anything she knew about club business.
"So do you know about the explosion that happened yesterday?"
"Yeah, I have heard about it," she answered. Dani tried to chose her words carefully, as she didn't know exactly what they were trying to get out of her. What if she said the wrong thing and brought whatever SAMCRO was doing in jeopardy?
"But you don't know what happened?"
"That is correct."
Nervously she played with the hem of her shirt, trying to avoid eye contact with the cop. His intense look made her even more nervous than she already was.
"We have found two bodies on the scene. Know anything about that?"
"I just told you, I don't know," Dani said, a little impatient.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm fucking sure," she snapped. "Jax doesn't tell me anything, okay!"
"I find that hard to believe," the cop continued.
Dani figured he was trying to push her in telling him something. But the more questions the guy asked, the more annoyed she was starting to get. This was exactly the reason why she didn't want to know what Jax was up to.
"It's the truth. I suggest you ask him if you want to know anything else."
The cop stood up, pushing his chair backwards. "Then I guess that this will do." He continued by opening the door. "You're free to go."
"Okay," she nodded.
It turned out the cops had no idea what happened to Harrison, otherwise they would've brought it up for sure. She could only hope SAMCRO wouldn't get into trouble over the bodies they found. Dani didn't know if Jax had anything to do with it, but she figured if he was, he would've taken care of it.
She stepped outside the questioning room. Someone in the back of the police station caught her attention, and when she looked closer she noticed it was Jax, storming towards her.
"Why did you bring her in?" Jax demanded when he got close. He stared the cops intensely in the eyes while placing his hand on the small of Dani's back, pushing her behind him.
"For questioning. There was no harm done," the cop replied. Dani could sense a hint of nervousness in his voice.
"Questioning for what?" Jax replied.
"About the explosion."
"Whatever happened there. She definitely had nothing to do with it," he said. "I suggest you never pick her up for something like this again, okay?"
The cop nodded slowly before Jax pushed her towards the exit. Her heart beating in her chest as they went outside. She was kind of surprised by his hostility back in there.
"Are you okay?" Jax said, once they were standing before his bike.
"Yeah," Dani replied, a little confused. "How did you know I was here?"
He handed her a spare helmet and swung his leg over his bike, waiting for her to be seated behind him.
"Your neighbor saw you leaving with the cops, she called me."
"That was nice of her," Dani mumbled. Probably the whole town knew she was picked up the police by now.
"Jax?" she quickly spoke again before he was able to drive away. "Did you have something to do with what happened with the explosion? With the bodies?"
Curiosity had taken over. Maybe she did want to know after all. Hell, she was just picked up for questioning, she kind of deserved to know what had happened.
"It was our warehouse, yes. But I had nothing to do with the bodies, I promise."
Not feeling like returning to work after what had happened, Jax had dropped her off at home. Dani had invited him in, since he did not have to return to the clubhouse for a little time.
"Dani," Jax began.
Dani turned her body to him, a mug in each of her hand. She was in desperate need of a cup of coffee.
"This won't happen again, okay? This will be the first and last time."
Dani smiled softly. "That's okay. I believe you."
"No, babe, I'm serious." He raised from the chair and stood before her, cupping her face. "This will never ever happen again."
He leaned forward to kiss her. Responding quickly, Dani placed the mugs behind her, before wrapping her arms around his neck. She kissed him back while his hands slid down to her thighs, picking her up and pushing her on the counter.
Dani wrapped her legs around him, grabbing his back so she wouldn't fall. Jax broke off the kiss, moving his head to her neck, placing soft kisses on her collarbone.
She had to admit that him sticking up for her really had turned her on, and she couldn't stop herself when Jax's hands reached the hem of her shirt, lifting it over her head.
Of course Gemma had also heard about her police adventure. About ten minutes after Jax had left, Gemma had turned up on her doorstep.
"I can't believe they just picked you up," she spoke after Dani opened the door for her. Gemma didn't wait to be invited in and threw her bag on the dining table before getting seated. "They never did that with me."
"Maybe they figured I'd break and tell them something," Dani suggested, following Gemma's lead and sitting down on the chair next to her.
"You didn't tell them anything, did you?"
"I didn't know anything and if I did, you know that I wouldn't rat."
"That's true, baby."
"So," Dani started. "Any news on Wendy?"
She had planned on stopping by later this afternoon, but after what had happened she didn't really feel like it. Knowing Gemma, she would probably drop by every day, checking on her grandson, making sure he'd make a full recovery.
"Yeah, she had an overdose," Gemma replied emotionlessly.
"What?" Dani replied, a little shocked. "Are you serious?"
She still wasn't Wendy's biggest fan, but she never expected her to overdose again. After what had happened to her son, Dani didn't figure she would be that stupid to do it again.
"Yeah. Might had something to do with me giving her the drugs."
"What the fuck, Gemma!" Dani exclaimed. "Are you insane? Why would you do that?"
"I was trying to protect you and Jax, sweetheart. Making sure she'd never tried to get custody of my grandson."
"Well, I appreciate your gesture but I think there were other ways of making that clear to her. You basically gave her the means to kill herself."
"Yeah, well. What can I say?"
Dani raised her eyebrows, surprised by Gemma's actions. She knew Gemma would do anything to protect the family, but she was taking things a little far. Dani made a mental note to stop by Wendy tomorrow, see how she's doing, letting her know that not everyone hated her guts.
A/N: Yay for protective Jax! (and protective gemma). I think this chapter gives you a pretty good indication of how I'm following the episodes itself. A lot is left out and I'm making stuff up for Dani as I go. I'm working on a couple interesting plotlines ;) I also got a new SoA shirt today, which has given me a lot of motivation to write, haha.
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