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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run
Chapter 142 Juicy
Gemma sent a text message to Juice telling him she had an ice cold Strawberry Fanta, his favorite beverage in the world, waiting for him. Juice was cheap and easy to buy once she overcame his initial reluctance.
Juice walked into the TM office and took the can of soda Gemma was holding out to him. The can was so cold water beaded on the outside, just the way he liked it.
"What do you want to know about Jax now?"
Gemma smiled. This was going to be easier than she thought.
"Just what Jax said about where he was for the past few days, who he was with and any other details."
"Everything," Juice said while opening his soda. "OK, I'll tell you, but this is it. Last time."
Gemma knew that Juice didn't really mean it was the last time. It meant that he wouldn't be bought for a can of soda again. The next time she wanted information from Juice, she would need to bring him either a pie or a nice Bundt cake.
"You know I would never let anyone know that you talk to me including Clay."
"Yeah, rats aren't treated well in the MC," Juice mumbled under his breath.
"Sit down and rest a minute," Gemma said.
Juice sat down on the sofa. Gemma knew the guys enjoyed taking a break with a cold drink in the cool office.
"All Jax said was that he and Scarlett stayed at her friend's cabin in Lake Arrowhead."
"That's it?"
"Yeah, that's it."
"He didn't say anything else about her?" Gemma couldn't believe Jax hadn't said anything else about Scarlett.
"Half-Sack made a comment about whether she'd taught him any new sex tricks and Jax shoved him into a wall in the garage and told him to shut up unless he speaks with respect about her," Juice drained his can of soda. Gemma reached into a little refrigerator behind her, grabbed another can of strawberry soda and held it out to Juice.
Juice took the can from Gemma and returned to his seat on the sofa.
"Did he say anything about how he feels about her?"
"Jax? He never says shit like that. He wouldn't have shoved Half-Sack into the wall if there wasn't something there though."
Juice finished his second can of strawberry soda. He tossed the cans in the aluminum can recycling trash.
"Thanks for the drinks."
"What's your favorite pie?"
"Cherry. I love cherry pie."
"I'll remember that."
Juice left and Gemma was frustrated. She'd hoped that Jax would have shared details of his time away from Charming with his MC brothers.
The fact that he hadn't said anything worried her. The less Jax said about a girl, the deeper his feelings. She'd just gotten Jax back from that crank whore Wendy, she wasn't about to let another woman take him at least not now when he wasn't thinking right.
He needed her guidance. She would never let him make another mistake like Wendy again. If she had to run Clay over to protect Jax, then she would run his ass over. She could get another old man, but she could never have another son.
Jax wasn't just her son. He was her legacy to the world. He would lead the MC growing it, making it even stronger and more powerful than it was today like a political party or a dynasty. Jax was going to make a difference in this world and she wasn't going to let any bleached blonde whore ruin his destiny.
She was a fierce mother. That was her destiny.
Author's Note: I know that I write Gemma obsessing over Jax a lot, but each scene advances the story a bit. Once more, Gemma is using Juice and she knows how to use him in the future, Juice mumbles something about the MC and rats that foreshadows future events and Gemma believes that Jax has a bigger destiny.
These Gemma scenes build on each other, deepen the plot and her character. Also, since I'm writing this as scenes, Gemma thinks a lot about Jax now because he's got a lot going on in his life with Wendy's death, little Bela not being his daughter and a woman arriving in town who might threaten her hold on Jax.