CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE

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The stop at Jax's house doesn't take long at all, having my clothes in draws and hanging up has made it so much easier to flick through what I have and pick something to wear. Having left the girls in the car I'm back in the driver's seat within a few minutes, tossing a bag into the backseat. Pulling into Gemma's driveway I'm surprised to see only Donna's car and an unfamiliar car which Donna tells me belongs to Neeta, the nanny/housekeeper that Gemma hired when the twins were born.

Snapping Doj's leash on his collar I'm more than a little surprised when Cam bounces to her feet and follows me out the door. She spends just as much time laughing at me being forced into jogging with Doj as she does trying to keep up with the rapid walking pace I've set.

Almost an hour after leaving she all but collapses through the front door panting and shaking her head at me "That was nuts. How are you not tired?"

I shrug and undo the clip quietly telling Doj to go have a drink before sitting down beside her "Remember, I used to walk him for hours at a time in New York, and I got used to dodging people, bikes, cars, signs, trees, lampposts, food carts."

Cam chuckles and pulls herself to her feet "Well I need a shower now, hope I can hijack one at the Clubhouse?"

I nod and get back to my feet heading into the kitchen sitting down next to Al "You girlies almost ready to go?"

Al and Donna look over from where they were colouring in with the twins and nod "Yep. Neeta's working on their dinner and if we don't go now I'll eat half of what she's made." Al says with a chuckle.

Doj appears through the back door and crosses the room, setting his head on my lap for he waits while I run my fingernails over his ears a few times before lifting his head and following the twins as they jump down at Neeta's orders for them to go wash their hands before dinner. Donna sweeps everything into a giant plastic container and pushes it under the table before getting to her feet. "2 more seconds." She says with a sigh as she wipes the end of the table down "Neeta will kill me if I don't clean up after that." The pencil shavings and bits of eraser all over the table get swept into her hand and taken to the trash before she appears again brushing off her hands "All done, lets go."

She passes the bathroom and gives both the kids a kiss on the forehead laughing when Doj slaps his tongue on her hand where it's sitting on Ellie's shoulder.

Smiling at her she shrugs "So he grew on me. But you can have him back whenever. The kids, Ope included, have decided when the new house is built we have to get a dog."

I clap my hands happily "As long as it's not some rat sized thing that pretends to be a dog."

Donna grimaces "No, Ope wants a Retriever or a Labrador."

I slide my arm through her's as we wait for Al and Cam to get up and follow us "I guess he picked a breed, you pick the dog itself."

Donna laughs as we all get into the truck "True. I think that's what we'll do. Once the house is built we'll go pick one, well I'll go pick one actually."

Arriving at the Clubhouse just after 5 I wave at Gemma as she pulls in behind us, Miles and Kip heading to the back of her car where there's a polystyrene box from the butcher in Stockton.

I practically jump out of the truck, Gemma smiles over at me "You're in a good mood?"

I nod "Do you remember saying we could get an extra dressing table brought in?"

Gemma nods "I'll get Jax's old one brought over tomorrow."

I wrap my arms around her neck and give her a tight hug "Thanks Gem, have you heard from them?"

She shakes her head as we walk towards the clubhouse "No, but Clay did say they wouldn't be back till 6ish then they'll be straight into Church. So I'm gonna get the guys cooking so they can eat as soon as they're done."

"What'd ya get from the German?"

Gemma smiles "Well I figured you'd been missing your favourites and we hadn't had them yet..."

I squeal and hug her again "You didn't?"

She nods "I did. Now go do whatever it was you were going to do. I'll see you later."

Donna appears between us "Neeta said the kids have been good?"

Gemma rolls her eyes "Like they'd be anything else, they're perfect for Grandma."

Donna laughs "Sure they are, just as perfect as Uncle Jax was."

Gemma narrows her eyes with a chuckle "My son is perfect of course. Look at his mother. Did Neeta tell you she's away all next week?"

Donna shakes her head "They have playgroup Monday, Wednesday and Friday so that's not an issue."

Gemma grins "I can pick them up those days if you want to come in and do some work, I'll do the morning and you can have the afternoon."

I look between my best friend and my surrogate aunt amazed that they seem to be so casual about arranging the care of Donna's kids. Donna laughs at my expression "Relax S. Gem and I have a good arrangement with the kids."

I shake my head "I'd heard, but I didn't quite believe."

Gemma puts her arms through both mine and Donna's elbows and starts walking with us to the clubhouse doors. "Well now you should. And until you give me more grandkids I'll be taking advantage of Abel too."

I turn my head to look at her and frown "Really, I've been back 5 minutes and you want me pumping out kids already."

Gemma laughs and heads straight to the bar "No. Not really. If I know my son though he won't want to wait long before getting you knocked up. Less reason for you to leave that way."

I poke my tongue out at her as Miles appears and silently sets some shot glasses down, filling the first two with vodka for Donna and I, the second and third with tequila for Al and Cam and the fifth with a liquorish smelling liquid. "I'm not going anywhere unless he tells me to. He knows that."

Donna grins "He does, but after tomorrow you're not gonna be able to go anywhere."

Gemma frowns "What's happening tomorrow that's more important than the crow that she's already gotten. You're not thinking of skipping to Reno to get married?"

I shake my head furiously "No! God no! There is no way in any of the 7 levels of hell that I would think about getting married in the same place that Jax married that junkie whore. Hap's doing the other ink tomorrow."

Gemma raises an eyebrow "Do I know about this one?"

I shrug "I'm sure you do. I'm getting the shield that I want on the side of my neck."

"What shield?"

I sigh "Maybe we didn't give you details." I run my fingers over my neck and shoulder where Jax had made himself quiet at home during our first night together "I'm getting a shield put here, with 'Property of Jax Teller' in it."

"And you're not worried about it being visible all the time?" Gemma asks quietly.

I shake my head "No, that's why I want it there. I have the crow which I can cover if I need to, but this is to show the world, regardless of if they know what the crow means or not, that I am taken."

Gemma smiles broadly "And you are baby."

I pick up my shot glass and smile at her "I've been taken by him since before he knew it." Pouring the clear liquid into my mouth I set the shot glass back down, swallow and step away from the bar "I'm going to go shower. I'll see you all later."

The sound of shot glasses being set on the bar as I walk away is all the warning I get before my three friends appear beside me Gemma's laughing voice calling something about us abandoning her makes me laugh. Al and Cam head into Juice's room with a wave and Donna silently lets herself into Opie's room with a smile.

Dropping the bag with my laptop and a few different outfits in it on Jax's bed I kick my shoes off and sit down on the desk chair with a sigh. Taking a couple of minutes to sit silently is a blessing, having time to breathe and not having to smile, laugh, be polite is exactly what I need right at this moment. Gemma's comment about Jax wanting me knocked up has hit a nerve. I'd always planned on having children, but at 22 I'm not ready to get pregnant. As much as I love Abel it's taken me years to get Jax to realise what I've always known and I don't want to have to share myself and my attention with anyone other than him and Abel.

Getting back to my feet I pad barefoot into the bathroom and turn the shower on. Stepping under the hot spray I wash and condition my hair carefully before filling the entire space with the vanilla scent of my body wash.

Once I'm out and dried I braid my hair and loop it all around into a bun on the back of my head before pulling on one of Jax's shirts, this one stamped with SON right across the front I giggle at the irony of the word sitting across my breasts when I curl up on the bed and sit my laptop on my legs.

Deliberately ignoring my email which really does need some attention I instead surf through the website for the store where I'd brought the helmets from, picking out more clothes then I need to be buying I place an order for some things to be sent out and then have this sudden memory that there should be a box in the office for me from Jimmy Choo.

Closing my laptop and tossing in into the middle of the bed I'm halfway to the door as it swings open.