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Chapter 577 Trouble

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Jax knew there was something wrong when he saw Scarlett drive up in her van and stop near TM's service bays and not park in the parking lot. When she got out and he caught a glimpse of her face, he was certain he was right.

He walked over to her, not waiting for her to come to him.

"What's wrong?"

"You know me so well," she said softly, reaching out to put her hand on his chest.

"It's Tara. Someone tried to run her down. She's at Mercy Hospital about three hours away."

"Is she going to make it?"

"Too early to tell. Her last words to Steve before she lost consciousness were to tell me to talk to David. He went into her bag to get her phone to call me when he found a paper she'd written designating me as her emergency contact and the person authorized to make medical decisions if she can't."

That was just like Tara, not asking Scarlett just going ahead and making her in charge. He realized that Tara didn't have much choice. The only other person she could have designated was Donna and he could see Tara not choosing her because Donna had family obligations. Still, it was sad that Tara had no family in her life and had to turn to Scarlett after knowing her only a few months.

He did give her credit for not involving him out of respect for his relationship with Scarlett. Since their talk when she first moved to Charming, she'd been friendly and made no attempt to start a relationship with him.

He loved Tara as a friend for all they shared in the past. She'd been an important part of his teenage years. She'd kept him from doing some very self-destructive things. Without her stabilizing influence, he wasn't sure how he would have made it through those tough years until he joined SAMCRO. He would always love her for what they shared, but she was in the past and the truth was, he'd never had the passionate all consuming love for her that he had for Scarlett. It would be hard to lose her now that they had become friends again.

"Did you know about that?"

"No, I'm not that surprised considering she trusts me. I'm going to stop by the condo and pack a few things. I'm planning on spending at least two nights in a motel close to the hospital. It's too far to drive back and forth. My dad's coming with me. Sack is going to run the store. He'll do a good job. Customers really like him."

"I'll go with you for today and tomorrow and then if she's still in bad shape, maybe your dad could drive up and I could take his car to drive back in time for church, TM can get by without me for a couple of days."

"Thanks, I'd like that. I'll let my dad know that he's in charge of my shop. Meet you back at the condo?"

"Yeah, I'll just be a few minutes."

He watched her drive away. When he was with Tara, she'd been very jealous and possessive. She'd bitch slap or catfight a girl for just talking to him. Tara claimed she trusted him, yet she still had this intense need to possess him.

Tara had been acting out her insecurities. She always felt that she wasn't good enough for him. He tried everything to reassure her, but the problem was inside her and she just didn't get it.

That wasn't exactly true. He hadn't done everything to reassure Tara because he continued to flirt with girls because he'd been immature and deep inside, he liked watching her fight for him. He also loved the rush he got from flirting with other girls. He'd been immature and a shit boyfriend at times, but what sixteen year old wasn't?

He knew Scarlett loved him. There was no doubt in his mind about that. And she trusted him. Scarlett was confident and not insecure about their relationship. He liked that about her, but he wished she would act a little jealous sometimes. The problem was if he flirted with another woman in front of her, it would be disrespectful to her and she'd kick his ass to the curb. It wouldn't hurt her to act a little jealous sometimes though.

He told Clay he was leaving. Clay scowled at him and was clearly annoyed. Sometimes Clay forgot that TM was 52% his and that's the reason it was TM and not MT. He'd been butting heads with Clay a lot lately both in the MC and at TM. Sooner rather than later, the shit was going to hit the fan.

When he got to the condo, he found Scarlett in her bedroom.

"I packed for both of us to save a little time."

"Thanks. You know going with you is about supporting you," Jax said.

"I know," she sais giving him a kiss on the cheek. "I'm glad you're coming with me. I'm really worried about Tara."

"So am I. Turns out she was right to be worried about her safety."

"If you don't mind driving, I want to look at the files she gave me before I turn them over to David. I'll call him once we're on the road and see if he'll come to the hospital to meet me maybe tomorrow sometime."

"I always drive anyway," Jax said. He was old school and preferred to do the driving.

They got in the car and headed out. Jax found himself annoyed at Scarlett. She could have been a little jealous that he wanted to be at his ex's bedside. It wouldn't have killed her.

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Could there be trouble brewing in Jax and Scarlett's relationship?