7.

They had been gone for two days and Ope was ready to get back home. He was trying to catch Jax in between the sluts he was carrying on with. He looked up and finally seen Jax walking through the hallway smoking a cigarette.

"Finally." Ope said.

"Hey, what's up?" Jax asked.

"I'm ready to go man. I've been waiting on you."

Jax knew he wasn't being fair to Ope. He was always suppose to have someone ride with him and yet he was keeping Ope from his girl.

"Sorry man. Just got caught up." Jax said with a smile.

"Jax, I know what you are doing."

"What?"

"You are trying to run away from how you feel about Tara."
"You're crazy Ope. I have no feelings for her. She's just another piece of pussy."

"Yeah, okay. Well are you ready to go now. I myself would like to get back to Donna."

"I've been meaning to ask you, have you tapped her yet?"

Ope was embarrassed to let Jax know he was kind of afraid to since she was a virgin. He really didn't know how to handle that. But he just kind of looked at Jax and then shook his head no.

Jax looked shocked and then seen something in the way Ope was carrying himself. "Why not Ope?"

"I'm afraid of hurting her Jax. She's a virgin and I really don't know hot to go about it without hurting her. I'm a big guy and she's so tiny."
"What is up with all these virgins?" Jax asked then realizing what he just told Ope.

"Is that why you keep running?" Ope asked Jax.

"NO. No, I just don't need to break someone in just to let them go you know."
"Then don't let her go."
"I'm not you Ope. You love Donna. You want to spend the rest of your life with her. I don't know if I can do that with someone."

"So do you have any ideas about how I can work this with Donna?" Ope asked.

"Let me think on it okay?"

"Sure. Let's go." Ope said and together they left to head back to charming.

Both days Donna and Tara went to Gemmas. They learned a lot from her. How to dress sexy without being trashy. How to handle themselves around the members of the club. How to get respect from the croweaters. Whatever they needed to do. That's what a good old lady does. That day they were sitting on the picnic table because Ope had called and said they were on the way home. Tara was really trying to keep her happiness down played. After all Jax wasn't her man. But she was anxious. The next thing she knew the guys were running out of the clubhouse and then they heard a bike roar in.

They seen the guys run toward the bike and that's when Tara realized that there were two people on the bike. One looked hurt and the other was holding on to him. Who was it, she wondered. Her stomach started swirling. She seen Donna run towards them and that's when she knew who it was. Jax was hurt. The guys carried him inside the clubhouse. She ran after them. She watched as they took his kutte off and ripped his shirt so they could look at the wound. She seen that Jax was not awake and was almost glad because she would hate to see him in so much pain with the gunshot wound in his side. It was too close to the heart she felt. Blood was pouring out of him.

She was trying to make her way closer. She seen the scottish guy barking orders and trying to tend to the wound. She knew she was needed. She had been going to nursing school and although she hadn't graduated yet she knew she could help. When Chibs asked someone for some tape and something so he could retrieve the bullet it was her that handed it to him. He looked at her and nodded. He allowed Tara to help him with the injury. It wasn't until later that she found that Gemma had been there ready to help but knew that Tara was handling herself. They got the bullet out and wrapped him up.

"He will be out for awhile. But it looks good. He should be fine barring any infection. We need to keep an eye out on him and keep his fever down."

"I'll stay." Tara said softly.

They all turned to Tara and Gemma spoke up and told them it was fine. Tara did well and she would help Jax.

Donna and Ope went somewhere quiet to talk.

"So it is dangerous." she said.

"It can be." he replied.

"I just don't want to see you like Jax is. But I know it could happen."
"I hope that doesn't scare you away Donna. I love you and I need you."
"I love you too Ope and no, it only makes me want to take every moment we do have together and treasure it."

He pulled her into a hug. She whispered into his ear. "tonight."

"Tonight?" he asked. She only looked at him and he understood. He was happy, excited but terrified. He could only nod and hug her once more.

Tara was wiping the sweat from Jax's face. She was so worried about him. She wanted to snuggle up next to him but she didn't want to take advantage of the situation. She heard him start to moan a little and she wondered if he was waking up. She walked up next to him and realized that he was feverish. She ran the cold cloth over his face again.

"Tara." she heard softly. She looked down and seen his eyes were still closed.

"I've missed you." she heard then and realized it was coming from Jax but he must be dreaming. She looked around the room to see if anyone else heard it. They didn't. She went to sit back down and she realized he had a hold of her hand in a very strong grip. She scooted her chair closer.

She looked up when she heard a new noise. It was a female.
"Where is he?"

"He's in there Wendy, but he will be fine." Juice said.

"I want to see him." she said.

Wendy walked into the room and saw this girl holding Jax's hand.

"Who are you?"

"Um.. I'm Tara. I was helping with the wound. He grabbed my hand and for some reason he won't let go." she said trying to laugh it off.

Wendy came over and yanked Tara;s hand out. "There, now you can leave. I'm here now."

"And who are you?"

"I'm one of his girls." Wendy said knowing she couldn't spout off the way Ima did or she would lose Jax too.

"Oh, well then I will leave you to it." Tara said then walked out the door.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Ope asked when he seen Tara. "I thought you were in there with Jax."
"I was but some girl name Wendy came in and took over. Said she was one of his girls."

"Shit. She's nobody Tara."

"So she isn't one of his girls?" she asked.

Ope knew he couldn't say that. He would never lie to Tara.