We walked right back out of the hotel and started to walk along the street.
"So I've basically told you my life story so far how about you tell me yours?" I said.
"Tara had the baby. His name is Abel."
"That's really good Jax. I'm happy for you. Ya know, you deserve to be happy. No matter what you do."
"Thanks."
"So... on that note how's the club?"
"The clubs different. I've been working to do better things for the club. I have good ideas for the club."
"That's good. I'm really proud of you."
"Well I'm not like you. I didn't graduate from Juliard."
"Hey, don't sell yourself short. You're one hell of a mechanic."
"Haha. I guessed you're right."
"How's Tara?"
"Tara's good. We're not together, if that's what you mean."
"Oh."
"I'm sorry about what happened. Everything between us. Do you think we would've been good for each other?"
"..." I hesitated.
That question was in my mind for years. What could've been? How would we turn out?
"Forget it. It was a stupid question. We're here anyway."
"No, Jax wait."
But he didn't. He walked inside the theater, handing in our tickets. I wanted to tell him. I wanted to scream it out. That I still have feelings for him. That I always had feelings for him. But why couldn't I?
We watched the play for about an hour and a half. I had to wake Jax up a couple of times. I knew he wasn't into this stuff but he did it for me.
"See that wasn't so bad?" I said.
"Yea I guess. I mean the parts where I was awake wasn't." He said.
"Wow, Jax." I said and laughed.
"You hungry?"
"I can eat. I think there's a restaurant not too far from here."
"Nah. Were not going to a restaurant."
"Then where are we suppose to eat?"
"I promised you a picnic didn't I?"
"A picnic at night?"
"Yup. Come on. I even got basket or whatever the fuck you call it."
We walked for a couple minutes. I gasped when I had saw it. It was in the park with clear Christmas lights hanging on a tree above the picnic. There was a traditional red and white blanket on the floor. With a basket on top of it.
"You did all of this by yourself?"
"Chasity helped. I just came up with the idea."
"Jax... this is so sweet."
"I know we still have problems. And I'm not expecting for you to forgive me 100 percent but, I wanna earn back your trust. So if it takes me a dozen more picnics, well then so be it."
"I appreciate that."
"Come on, I grabbed your favorites."
"Really?"
"Yes. We have pineapples, strawberries, Italian pinwheels, my mom's famous potato salad that you love, and apple pie."
"Alright. I'm beyond impressed."
I reached over and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. I was shocked at myself that I even did that. It was like an instinct came over me. By the look on Jax's face, he was surprised too.
"Let's eat." Jax said as he smiled. Grinning from ear to ear.
After we were done eating we laid down looking up at the stars.
"Just like old times, huh?" Jax said.
"Yea, just like old times." I said. "Tell me more about your son."
"He's amazing. I swear if it wasn't for him I don't know where I'll be."
"How old is he?"
"He's 6. A little badass just like his old man."
We laughed.
"Just wait till he's older." I said.
"Tara and I co- parent. You know, we had another kid while you were away?"
"Seriously?"
"Yea, we tried to make it work but, it was over. Just took us a while to see that. His name is Thomas by the way. He's 2. I love them both to death. There's nothing I wouldn't do for them. Are you upset?"
"No. I can't be. I'm just... shocked. When I was in high school I use to dream about us having a family. We were gonna live in a nice suburban house. With a mailbox that said Tellers."
We laughed again.
"Sounds too surburban."
"Hey, why do you hate my brother so much?"
"Freshman year, we were good friends. We did everything together."
"I don't remember that."
"Well you were busy with all your middle school friends."
"Oh."
"Anyway, during that year we met Tara. We both fell in love with her."
"She chose you?"
"Not exactly. She chose Hale first. Thought he was the safer choice. Realized he wasn't. When they were together we had sex. Ended their relationship, and started ours. He was pissed. I told him that I didn't mean to hurt him. I still wanted us to be friends. He didn't want hear it. You know how you're brother is, stubborn as a mule. Anyway, after that we were at each other's necks. Constant fighting, back and forth. Hale wanted to prospect for the club."
"What?!"
"Yea no kidding. Clay chose me instead. I don't what made him more angry. The fact that I took Tara or prospecting for the club. Since then he has hated me. Made this whole 'the club is ruining our town' bullshit. I was kind of proud that he got to be deputy. He's a pain in my ass sometimes but, he's still my friend. No matter what he thinks."
"Wow. I never knew. So you didn't sleep with me to get back at him?"
"There was nothing for me to get back at with. I was in love with you. I am in love with you."
He looked at me, deep into my eyes.
"Yes." I said.
"What?"
"Yea, I think we would've been good for each other."
"I love you, Brooke."
"I Iove you too, Jax."
After a while, we cleaned up cleaned up and headed up to the hotel. For the first time in a long time, I was truly happy again.