CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT

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During dinner we keep conversation entirely away from everything related to the Club, talking about the trip the following day I'm overruled with cooking breakfast and between Opie and Jax they decide we should all meet up at Lumpy's for breakfast at 7am. Opie and Donna agree that they'll meet us at the diner and then we'll drop his bike at the garage and all go in the truck. After dinner I send a text off to Patrick for him to get when he lands letting him know we'll meet at 10 if he lets us know where.

Donna gets sent home with a tinfoil wrapped parcel of sliced roast beef for Gemma and Clay and the kids, even feeding the four of us we only used half of the meat I'd cooked and if it went in the fridge I'd forget about it, I did use some of the leftovers to package up a couple meals and throw them in the freezer.

Dessert turned out better than I expected with Donna loving the spiced chocolate sauce and even Jax admitting that it was 'okay' with the frozen ice cream. Warming them up in the jars sitting over a pot of bubbling water had been a stroke of genius, not only did it give a cold/hot contrast but it made it a lot easier to get out of the jars.

After they have gone and the kitchen is clean again I follow Jax down to the spare room where he and Opie have moved everything into piles, the pictures that I know Gemma picked are leaning up against a wall and the bulk of the furniture that's been in there since I arrived is against the same wall, the night stands, dressing table and parts of the bed base have all been pushed against the other wall. "I thought we could use that as a bedroom suite in one of the rooms. I know you don't want my bed there at all, but this way it's one less set to buy."

I cock my head to the side; the dark wood would look good against the yellow paint that we picked out. Jax smiles as he sees me nodding "There's another dressing table that goes with it, it's in storage, but we can bring that over as well."

I turn at look at him "Just answer me one question first."

Jax slides his arm over my shoulders, his fingers looping through my hair "Tara never slept on it."

I laugh "I know that, otherwise you wouldn't have suggested it. I was going to ask if you knew how to put it back together?"

Jax tugs at my hair "Of course I know how to put it back together."

I twist sideways and lean against his front "Well so it's just a new master suite, one for the spare room for the twins and one for the other spare room, and a dining set, lounge furniture, TV and all the assorted stuff, furniture for the study and your man cave, and the gym gear to get."

Jax groans "Did you have to put it like that! Least we don't have to get anything for Abel. It's all here."

I nod "That's good, cause you do remember he's coming home on Friday don't you."

Jax nods and pulls me out of the room, flicking the light off and closing the door "I know. Ope and I are going to start moving the stuff from here that's going, that can go, during the weekend into your garage."

I cock my eyebrow "You mean our garage."

Jax nods "Yeah, that. And on the subject of it, you do know that you're going to have three cars and the bike there don't you?"

I nod "I do, why?"

"Cause it's only a double garage." Jax points out, like I hadn't already thought about it.

"I did think about getting it made bigger, but I realised that it's probably a waste of time. Your bike can easily fit in there in between the cars, or behind one. We'll just leave one car out all the time."

Jax frowns "Which one? The Nitro with its custom paint job, the Viper that could possibly cost more than my mortgage did, or the Ram that we're going to have to go shopping for."

"Fuck. Logic, I thought I was the one that had to use that all the time." I drop down onto the side of the bed. "Guess the not making the garage bigger may have to be rethought."

Jax shakes his head "You could always just make one a double depth."

I shake my head "There's space between the existing garage and the boundary fence to get a single garage put in. I'll find out about it during the week."

Jax crouches in front of me and pulls my hands off my lap "Sarah, babe, let me do some of it okay?"

I smile gratefully and nod once Jax releases my hands and gets to his feet "So, I want you to forget about moving my shit from here to there, I will do that. Forget about the garage, I can do that. The painting and carpet I'll be with you when we talk to the contractors and you're seeing Oswald about the stairs on Friday aren't you?" I nod silently "Good, just make sure you're at the hospital at 10, that's when the little man's outta the toaster."

I sigh and flop back onto the bed "You know you're too good for me."

Jax laughs "Darlin' I would say you got that the wrong way around. You just need to remember that I'm here to help you. And if you need more help sorting the house, talk to D, or Al, or Ope, Ma, Clay, Hap. Anyone of the guys will help you if they can."

I lift my head and smile at him "I know, but I want you're help with the house and I guess for a second I forgot that you're not physic and if I don't ask you don't know. Thank you for taking some of the burden off me."

Jax starts stripping out of his clothes as he talks "You're right, I don't know what you're thinking, you have to open your mouth and use words to let me know. Even if all you can say is 'I need help' that's all I need to hear. Sarah, you're not superhuman, you're gonna have to let go, or at least relax, the iron grip that you have on yourself."

I sit up slowly and take off the clothes I've been in all day, the skin of my chest enjoying the removal of my top and the fresh air being able to access the inked skin. Jax slides into bed behind me, propping himself up on his elbow "Have you talked to Clay about this Sturgis trip?"

I shake my head and look at him "Didn't you just tell me to relax some of the shit I'm holding?"

Jax chuckles "Yes I did. Sturgis would be a good way for you to pass some stuff on to Donna to help."

I shake my head "I can't drop it on her, but her and I can sort it together, it'll be a good way to reconnect more since I came back. I'll have to sort the accommodation soon won't I?"

Jax nods "Yep, Tank said that the cheap stuff books out months in advance."

I shrug "Like I'd be looking for cheap, comfort not cost all the way baby. I'll have a talk with Clay about it on Thursday."

Jax sighs "Sorry Darlin' I just told you to relax and then I went and dumped something else on you."

I laugh as I slide into bed "Yes, you gave me one thing to deal with but took 3 away. And once we've seen Elliot about the staircase it's outta my hands, same with the carpet and the paint."

Wiggling my head around in the pillows to get comfortable I reach over and lace my fingers through Jax's "Love you baby."

Jax leans over and kisses my cheek "I know, I love you to. Tomorrow will be another long day, get some sleep."

**AN: This story seems to be very long already, and it is. At about half way through the arc I have planned it's going to be around 150 chapters in total I think.