Hey guys, I'm going to jump ahead a little just to move the story along, I hope that is okay. Abel is doing better and will be coming home soon. Wendy up and left as soon as she was well, and is now M.I.A. Okay,here goes, I hope you enjoy!

My god, I was ready to go home. Let me inform anyone that wants to be a lawyer. It truly is a great job, but there is so much paperwork, that you will want to stab your eyes out with pens. Missy, the receptionist, came in with a beautiful vase filled with white orchids.

"You have a delivery."

She placed the vase on my desk gently.

"Oh my god, they're beautiful. Who are they from?"

Missy searched the vase for a card.

"There's no card. Maybe Jax wanted to do something nice for you, " she said with a sly smile.

"I don't know, maybe."

In all honesty, things haven't been all that great between us. He's been gone a lot more now, coming home close to three in the morning. It's not that I don't trust him. I do. But, he promised me full disclosure. I'll be lucky if I get a sentence out about what he has been up to.

"Hey, you okay?", Missy asked, touching my hand, startling me.

"Yeah, I'm good."

I looked back down at my documents in front of me. Missy took that as a sign that I didn't want to be pushed further to talk about it. Daniel, the guy my father wanted to set me up with, moved past Missy and smiled at me.

"I see you got the flowers I sent you."

"They're from you?"

"Yeah.. they're a thank you for helping me out with that messy divorce case for the past few weeks. "

"You're welcome. I was happy to help. Even though that couple was so screwed to hell, they were very entertaining."

"Ha, I know right. But divorces suck."

"I thought you and your wife were happily married until she passed."

"Yeah, Mary and I were happy. It was my first marriage that ended in divorce."

"Daniel, I'm sorry. "

"Don't be. I loved her, but she slept with the whole town. She thought I wouldn't find out about it."

"Shit. that's awful. "

"How are things with you and Jax? Your dad told me that Abel is coming home."

"Yeah, the baby is coming home Friday."

"You ignored my first question."

"Jax and I are good."

"But not great."

"Daniel, don't you have work to take care of?"

"Yeah, I get the hint. I'm going. "

Daniel stopped and turned around before leaving my office.

"Hey."

"Yeah?"

"He's a lucky guy. If he doesn't know that, dump his ass."

"Ha, thanks for the advice."

"So, I would have Samcro as partner?", Luanne asked Jax, crossing her arms, not sure she should get in bed with the club.

"Yeah. We will be your muscle and protect you and your girls," Jax said, lighting a cigarette.

"What if I say no?"

Jax blew out the smoke he was holding in his lungs and flashed a small grin.

" I don't think you have another choice, darlin'."

"Yeah, I know. Okay, I'll do it."

" Okay, I'll have the prospect help move your stuff to the new location later on tonight."

Jax sat down on the nearest couch and took out his cellphone. He scrolled to Julia's name. He knows he's been very vague about what has happened with the club, but it's for her own safety. Shit is starting to get messy. Between the Mayans and this asshole in town, by the name of Ethan Zobel or some shit like that, he and the club got their hands full. They underestimated both groups. He felt awful keeping secrets from her, but in a strange way, it gave him peace of mind. The less she knew, the better right now.

He pressed the call button and held his phone to his ear.

"Hey, this is Julia, sorry I missed your call, leave me a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

That is odd. Julia never missed a phone call. Never. Worry started to wash over Jax, making him want to check up on her.

"Hey Jax."

A sweet as sin voice stopped Jax in his tracks and he turned around, letting out a heavy sigh.

"Hi, Ima."

"Off to see Julia, huh?"

" Yeah, I just want to make sure she is okay."

"I'm sure she's fine. You know what. I saw her out to dinner with some guy yesterday. All tall, dark, and handsome."

"What?"

"Yeah, the man was fine if I was ever into dark meat."

"She told me she had to work late last night."

" Oh, I'm sure she was working. Nothing to worry about."

" I gotta go."

Ima watched as Jax hurried out of CaraCara with a grin on her face. Her plan was working. Throw in some bullshit about Julia and another man getting close, that would mean a break up. Jax will need some comforting and come running into her arms. He would be under her any minute now.

Jax opened the door to his home, wondering if Julia is home yet.

"Jules! Jules!"

He walked into the kitchen and saw why she wasn't answering her phone. She left it here on the counter. He knows he shouldn't, but he did anyway. He unlocked her phone and looked through her text messages. She had over a dozen from Daniel.

Holy Shit. Ima was right.

They seemed innocent except the last one that was sent about twenty minutes ago.

New Text Message From: Daniel.

Hey, I can't stop thinking about you. I'm glad you liked the flowers I sent. I know you feel the same way. Please answer me.

Jax was ready to slam the phone in the fucking wall when he got an idea.

He decided to text back.

I can't stop thinking about you either. Meet me at the Charming Inn, Room 16 at two.

A reply was sent in seconds.

See you there ;).

Jax sat in the hotel room, watching the door. This son of a bitch thinks he is going to fuck Julia right now. The thought of it alone wants Jax to put him into the ground. No man should be thinking about his girl like that.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Jax looked at the time on the digital clock next to the bed. 2:00.

Right on time.

He took his gun off the table next to him and went to answer the door. He opened the door slowly, hiding behind the door.

" Julia, I'm so glad you feel the same way. I haven't felt like this since Mary."

He turned around, expecting Julia to be standing there. Not her fucking boyfriend. His eyes were filled with fear.

Jax grabbed him by the front of the suit and slammed his head against the mirror, making the glass fall onto the dresser.

" You have fucking nerve. Knowing she is with somebody, you still show up and expect to fuck her."

"Look man, she's been confiding in me. She said you don't talk to her anymore, you basically ignore her. She's not happy with you," Daniel managed to get out since Jax now had his face pressed against the dresser, the broken shards digging in his skin.

"Oh what, you're the fucking man who can change that?"

"You bet your ass I am. She deserves better. Not some piece of shit biker who can't keep his woman satisfied."

Jax pulled him off the dresser and threw him into the closet door.

I went by Teller-Morrow after work. I smiled when I saw Jax's bike. I entered the clubhouse and saw Juice, Half Sack, and Piney sitting at the bar having a drink.

The sound of heels hitting the floor made the guys stop and look at me, not finishing their conversation.

"Hey guys, is Jax here?"

"Yeah?", Juice answered, but it sounded like a question.

" Is that a question or an answer? Is he here or isn't he?"

Jax came out of the back room with the rest of the guys.

" Hey, babe.", I went up to him and wrapped my arms around him.

He pulled away and walked outside.

What the fuck?

I followed him outside.

"It would be wrong to listen right?", Half Sack asked.

"Yeah it would, but I really wanna see where this goes.", Piney replied, getting up from the bar stool and going up against the door.

"What's wrong with you?"

" What's wrong with me? I'm pissed off because my girlfriend is fucking around with other men. That's what's wrong with me."

"Are you serious? What slut told you this white lie now?"

" It doesn't matter where I heard it from. I know all about you and Daniel. How you've been spending all your time with him at work."

"Yeah, exactly. It's just work."

"Not to him, it's not. Why did he send you flowers?"

"You know about those?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Then you should know I threw them out. I thought it was inappropriate to accept them."

" Yeah, okay."

"You really believe I'm sneaking around behind your back? Jax, if anyone should feel insecure right now, it's me!"

" How so?"

" You're gone every night till three or four in the morning now. You come home smelling like perfume and weed. I should be asking you where your dick has been."

"I'm not cheating on you. I wouldn't cheat on you. You wanna know why? Because no pussy is worth hurting you. Yeah, I'm around other women at times. But, nothing happens. If I wasn't so serious about us, I probably would have by now. "

" You could've fooled me. Jax, you used to tell me everything. Now, I'm lucky to get even a word out of you. You're scaring the shit out of me. You have these cuts and bruises on you almost every day, you don't tell me where they're from. I'm afraid you won't come home one day."

His voice was finally soft after him yelling at me for a few minutes.

"It's better if I don't tell you right now. I can handle this shit on my own."

"But, you shouldn't have to. That's why I'm here."

"I know you're there, but lately, it feels like you're not really there. you're always wrapped up in work. I remember when we first got together, you used to be all over me the second I entered a room. I guess I miss that."

" I never realized that. I'm sorry. It looks like we got a lot of shit to work on. "

"We do."

"I have a few days of vacation time coming up. Why don't we just go somewhere? Anywhere. Just us. Work on being that hot and heavy couple we once were."

No matter how hard he tries, he could never stay mad at this woman for long.

He pulled me into his arms and lifted me slightly off the floor and kissed me passionately. The kind of kiss we haven't shared in a while.

We both pulled away at the same time, and we heard clapping from the clubhouse.

"Looks like we built up an audience."

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