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"Mrs. Knowles thank you for coming over on such short notice." Dr. Whitmore greeted her mother as her mother entered into the principal's office in a flurry of panic.
Her mother paid no mind to Dr. Whitmore as she noticed her sitting in one of the new winged back chairs.
"Tara, what happened honey? Are you hurt? Sick? Did you get in trouble young lady?" her mother asked, worry fading as she took in her daughter's perfectly looking face and checking her forehead for a temperature.
"Mrs. Knowles, I assure you Tara is fine." Dr. Whitmore tried to assuage her mother's fears before motioning to the chair next the young girl. "Will you please sit. It seems my secretary didn't fully explain on the phone when she called you. This meeting is a good one I assure you." He told her mother before sending her a smile before getting back to the subject at hand.
"I called you here to discuss a few matters involving Tara and her education." Dr. Whitmore said getting right down to the business at hand. "In the first 3 months of school Taras' teacher has noticed that she is almost bored in her studies and usually if it was just one area of study we not bring it to the attention of the parent or take any action however Mr. Waxman has looked over every assignment and test that she has taken in these three months and has noticed that she is excelling in every avenue of her education. Now if you and your husband wouldn't mind and of course if Tara is okay with it. The school board would like to give her a test, to see if she places out of the third grade and into another grade. I already know that Tara's reading comprehension is above all of our students except for another young lady.-" Dr. Whitmore explained.
"That's Donna!" She told her mother, smiling over at her.
"Yes, well anyway would you and your husband be okay with this?" He asked her mother, folding his hands together.
"Tara already skipped half of Kindergarten and she's barely just turned 8 a month ago. I'm worried that the age difference between my daughter and the other kids if she places higher. Kids can be mean at this age you know." Her mother told Dr. Whitmore before smiling over at her gently, and rubbing her ever growing belly.
"I understand your reservations completely Mrs. Knowles and the school board have taken that into consideration before we even approached you with this idea. We agree that she is young for her age, if only slightly but the other student that is in the same class as Tara, her parents have given the board the go ahead to give the test. So if Tara and Donna place well then she won't be going through this alone by any means. Plus we feel that Ms. Knowles has a good head on her shoulders for such a young lady." He finishes, answering her Mother's concerns as best as possible.
"Thank you Dr. Whitmore. My Husband and I will discuss this with Tara tonight at home and we will give you our answer in the next day or two if that is fine with you." Her mother said before looking over at her daughter before asking about the other matter that they needed to discuss.
"Ah, well that subject is a bit more unpleasant. In the last few weeks we have been watching Tara and her friend with a close eye because it seems that during lunch and recess especially a young man a few grades higher than your daughter have been making snide and mean comments to them noticeably when Mr. Winston and Mr. Teller aren't in the vicinity. We have contacted the young man's parents and we are figuring out a solution that works best for everyone, I just thought that I would bring it to your attention given the mishap that happened at the very beginning of the school year and that it hadn't been brought to your attention." He tells her mother, before looking over at her with a warm smile before commending her on not being a tattle-tale.
Her mother thanked him before grabbing her hand and grabbing a hold of the backpack before walking out of the office and out of the school.
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"Hey sugar, how are you?" Aunt Gemma asks her as she jumps out of the car, backpack already secured on her back.
"I get to go in a new class." She tells her aunt excitedly.
Her Aunt quirks an eyebrow at her mom silently asking for an explanation.
"I'll tell ya about it if you get me something to eat, this little monster demands to be fed before I go to my appointment." Her mother says before touching her swollen belly.
"Sounds good." She says before opening up the door and leading her and her mother into the kitchen.
"I made some cookies for you and the boys Tara, if you want to go tell them you are here." Her aunt told her before pointing towards Tommy's room.
"You made cookies?" Her mother asks shocked.
"I mean Bobby made some cookies and brought them over before he took John to therapy." Gemma amended, "Not all of us fucking are Donna Reeds you know." Her Aunt said sarcastically.
"What kind of cookies Aunt Gemma?" she asked as she set her backpack down on the floor.
"Chocolate chip, now go say hi to the boys while I talk to your mama." She ordered.
she walked down the carpeted hallway to Tommy's room before letting him know that they were gonna have cookies before opening up the door across the hall from his.
Ja-" she starts to say as she opens the door to Jaxs' bedroom only to come up short when she finds Opie and Jax with belts wrapped around their heads and punching the air.
"What are you doing?" she asks, catching Opies' attention.
"We're being karate masters." He says before slicing through the air before bowing to Jax.
"What do want Tara?" Jax asks untying the knot in his belt around his head and dropping it to the floor.
"Your mom made cookies." She told them waiting for them to follow her out into the hallway.
"Sweet cookies! I could go for some cookies and a large glass of chocolate milk." Opie said excitedly pulling the still tied belt off his head and walking past her out the door.
"Coming?" She asks Jax waiting till he starts to move to turn around.
"That girl sure takes after you, well mostly. I'm pretty sure when someone bullied you, you used you fists instead of just sticking your nose in a book." They heard her aunt Gemma say to her mother before chuckling.
"I honestly don't think it's gotten that bad that she would hit him. After all the last time he picked on her really bad your son clocked him." Her mother pointed out.
"It was awesome. Hale deserved to get his ass kicked." They heard Opie chime in.
"Harry!" Her mother admonished. She stopped in her tracks and noticed that Jax was still standing outside his bedroom door and hadn't followed her down the hall at all.
"Coming slow poke?" she teased him waiting for him to join her.
She watched him blink a few times before he stalked down the hall past her and into the kitchen.
"What's wrong?" she asked him as he picked up a cookie from the plate on the counter. Dropping the cookie back on the plate he scowled at her before raising his voice, effectively getting the attention of everyone in the room. "What's wrong? You lied to me, I asked you many times if Jacob was being mean to you and you lied." He said eyes turning a deeper shade of blue as every second passed. "I'm your friend, damn it. And you don't have many friends. So, no more lying." He said sternly staring at her.
She stood silent as he continued to glare at her for 'two Mississippi's'" before picking up his cookie and walking back into his room.
She grabbed a cookie and sat down dejectedly next to Opie who was auditioning for the next role as the Cookie Monster on Sesame Street.
"He's not mad Tar, he just doesn't like being lied to." Opie says after finishing off his last cookie and draining the glass of milk before leaving her at the table and going back to Jax.
After two cookies and a sandwich her mother leaves to head to her appointment with promises to pick her up before dinner.
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While her mother was at the Doctor's with her daddy she helped Tommy pick out what he would bring to Show and Tell next week and helped Aunt Gemma set the table for the surprise dinner for Uncle John for being released from Therapy today.
Aunt Mary and Uncle Piney arrived first to help start the cookin' while Uncle Piney helped her make Uncle John a crown. Soon everyone else strolled in leisurely dropping off a case of beer or a pie from Ethel's before the only ones who weren't present were her parents and the man of the hour himself.
The house was buzzing with activity as the club members mingled and occasionally gave her and Tommy piggyback rides all around the house. That is until a car pulled into the driveway and Aunt Gemma demanded that everyone "Shut the hell up or she would stuff their cocks in their mouths to keep them quiet." Aunt Gemma had told her to cover her ears but it wasn't her fault that Aunt Gemma had a loud voice. At her aunts threat every member in the house didn't say a peep besides Tommy who asked Uncle Piney what a 'cock' was. This resulted in a howl of laughter from her Uncle just as the front door opened and her parents walked through with a small smile gracing both of their faces.
"What's so funny Piney?" Hugh asked his friend who was busting his gut from the little Teller's question.
"I'll tell ya later buddy." He said slapping him on the shoulder as her dad passed him to grab a beer from Tig.
Two minutes later the man of the hour walked through the door with only a slight limp in his step with Bobby hot on his heels.
Everyone shouted a "Surprise" to their brother, their friend, their President, and to their King.
"Someone get this man a beer!" Happy yelled as he hugged his brother in arms.
"Catch!" Hugh yelled as a beer can flew through the air, and landing perfectly in the King of SAMCRO's hand with only a slight wince as he raised his arm.
"Sorry there buddy." Her dad called out an apology.
"Nothing to apologize for, just the ribs are still a bit tender." Uncle John said before popping open the lid and taking a swig.
"The King is back in action baby!" Tig yelled before they all headed towards the dinner table.
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She ended up sitting next to Opie on one side and Happy on her other. At least there was a barrier from Jax's snide remarks but sadly her hearing was perfect.
She tried to talk to Opie but he clammed up as soon as Jax elbowed him in the side.
Uncle John stood up at the head of the table with Aunt Gemma on his left and Uncle Piney on his Right drawing all the attention to him.
"I just wanted to say thank you to my family, those in blood and those who are loyal no matter if you have the patch or not." Uncle John said raising his bottle in salute to her dad, who raised his bottle in turn. "I also wanted to say thank you to Tara, for this wonderful Crown." He said pointing to the flimsy stock paper crown atop his head. She couldn't help the little blush that overtook her cheeks as all her family, besides one flashed her a smile and a wink, along with a few requests for a crown of their own.
"Now that the 'thank-you's' have been made Lets eat!" He said before sitting down and grabbing a spoonful of Potato Supreme.
After the plates were full the conversation was easy and light just happy to be surrounded by good food and family.
"So How was the Appointment?" She heard Aunt Mary ask her mother.
"It went fine, I'll tell you about it later. It's John's celebration." Her mother said before smiling over at her Uncle John who was happy to just sit and watch his family.
"Oh cut the sweet crap out, John wouldn't mind." Aunt Gemma said butting into the conversation.
She watched as her mother finished the bite on her fork before standing up and gaining the attention of all the burly bikers at the table.
"At Gemma's insistence, sorry about stealing your thunder here John but most of you know that Hugh and I had an appointment today, a very important appointment." Her mother explained amidst a few chuckles before smiling sweetly at her father. "Anyways John," her mother turned to get her Uncle John's full attention, "Hugh was wondering if you have a spot for another little SON in about eighteen years?" Kat asked.
Before Uncle John could say anything the whole table started to throw out congratulations and well wishes.
Uncle John didn't say anything as he got up out of his chair and walked over to pull her mother into a hug before giving her a kiss on the cheek. That was all the approval that was needed before Aunt Gemma sent Tig and Bobby to get the tequila and enough shot glasses for all the non-pregnant adults.
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A/N: Well what did you think? Leave me a review please. My muse gets hungry after I finish a chapter. She'll need some fuel to write out another one. LOL