Pretend this chapter would've happened 15 chapters before
Tara had called him to let him know she was headed to the diner for their mini-date/dinner. He, Chibs, Happy, Bobby and Tig pull up outside. It was darker outside, so the lights inside made it easy for him to see Tara clearly through the front window. She was looking at him with a huge grin on her face. Just seeing her smiling so brightly at him made his heart stutter and made his whole day better.
He grinned back at her, before pulling out his smokes, taking one between his teeth, flicked his zippo, looked up and watched as a man about their age, with an old school porn 'stache, walked to their booth and plopped himself across from Tara. After cocking his head sideways, he began moving towards the entrance of the diner.
He heard Chibbs say, "Shite!" behind him, when he realized what was about to happen.
No fucking way was he letting a man hit on his wife in front of him. Tara caught his eye, indicating she was okay. That the man wasn't a real threat. Like that was going to stop his desire to show his possessiveness of her.
When Chibbs saw him back down, he said, "Thank Christ!"
Tig and Bobby had already gone into the diner through another door. He saw when Bobby realized what was happening by seeing Bobby going to intervene and looking up at him. He shook his head no, let it play out.
He saw the guy who sat down with her looking at him, Chibbs and Happy. Not in a scared, mad or happy way, more like assessing them. She was looking at him in shock. Then whatever he said after seeing Jax made Tara start laughing. Inhaling his last drag, he flicked the butt Of course he made his way towards his wife and her new friend.
"Geez, babe," Jax said to his wife, who is laughing hysterically about something he is not privy to yet. "Give your man," he wanted to make that perfectly fucking clear, "more than 10 minutes before you look for a new man."
She was still laughing but her new friend wasn't. He spun around on the booth bench, eyes almost comically wide. He was looking at Jax like he was gonna shit himself.
"Never, baby," she sobered a little, "He just made himself at home." When Jax slid in beside her, his arm slung along the back of the booth along her back possessively, "Hey," she kissed him sweetly, "Jax, you remember Todd Seacrest?"
Whatever slight twinge of jealousy left him in that minute, "Hmm," was all he replied with. The guy was still looking at him with a dumbfounded look on his face. "So, what did porn 'stache here," he looked directly at Todd, "say that was so funny?"
Which of course made Tara cackle even harder. Jax couldn't hold back the smirk when she did.
"I ugh, uh." Todd, who immediately turned red, barely gasped out. He had not anticipated this at all. He didn't know why he did it. He just saw the smart, good girl Tara sitting there looking cute and confident with her shorter hair. He hadn't seen anybody he went to school with since he had been back in town for the last week. So he was kind of excited to see someone he went to school with. He saw the biker gang the Sons of Anarchy pull up outside. He always thought they were so cool. As he made his way to her booth, he read the patches and it looked to be that, surprise surprise, Jackson Teller was the president. And HOLY SHIT he was kind of terrifying now. Long blond hair gelled back, intense blue eyes, a plaid shirt under his Sons vest, baggy jeans with a knife dangling from his waist, and white Nike's, rings adorned his fingers.. He watched him take a pack of cigarettes out, took one between his teeth, flicked his zippo, looked up and suddenly stopped what he was doing but also began walking through the parking lot. But then he stopped again, finished lighting his cigarette, but kept his eyes on the area he was sitting in. He remembered him running around junior high like he was king of the world. But he wasn't really a popular kid. By the time he was in high school his parents had transferred him to a catholic school. He said the first thing that came to his mind when he saw them pull up. What he said had been vulgar, but instead of her being mad about the vulgarity, she burst out laughing. He wasn't quite sure why. Now he knew. Shit!
Tara couldn't even say it out loud without giggling a little. She leaned into Jax, whispering, "He saw you pull up, plopped down and said, 'I wonder if he still gets as much pussy as he did in school'."
Jax snorted out a laugh, his face breaking out into a huge amused grin, red faced and licking those sexy lips. Tara tucked her head into his neck laughing.
"You know," Jax chuckled darkly, before licking his lips, then turned his steel blue eyes to Todd, "it's kind of rude to ask a man's wife how much pussy she is giving him."
Tara and Jax heard both Chibbs and Bobby mutter, "Shit…"
Todd's stunned face said he realized he fucked up.
"But by the look on your face," Jax says, "I think you realize you made an error in judgment." he smirks at him, "At least for my sake, you better fucking pretend like you didn't," he added darkly. Tara still tucked into his side where she was fucking meant to be. "Anyway, my woman gives me plenty of pussy, thanks for asking," Jax grinned at him, Tara smacking him.
"I'mmm sorr," Todd stuttered out.
Jax kind of felt sorry for the guy. He barely remembers him from junior high, and he and Tara weren't a thing at that point. He didn't remember him from high school. He was one of those awkward guys who didn't really know how to talk to girls, let alone get laid. Looks like that assessment would still hold true.
Jax tilted Tara's face up to his and kissed her, before pulling away and looking at Todd, laying his arms on the table. "It's your lucky day Todd," Jax said, reaching across the table and slapping Todd on the shoulder with a little extra sting to it. "I'm feeling even more nostalgic now. And since we have been talking about porn and pussy," he added playfully, watching Todd turn beet red, his smirk ever present. "Porn or pussy?" he asked him.
Todd was still trying to catch up, "Whha.."
"We deal in both," Jax explains. "So would you rather get laid or watch a porn get made? Mostly girl on girl of course."
Todd heard what he said but he wasn't really sure if he heard him correctly. So he still studied Jax. He was honestly too afraid to move.
Jax looked at him again, "Free of charge of course," he added for clarity.
"Arree y-y-you gooonna huuurt mmme?"
"No," Jax scoffed, "What do you think I am? A barbarian?" sounding completely offended. "I'm married to a smokin' hot doctor, have three adorable kids AND have several small businesses," he listed off his accomplishments, before finishing dramatically with, "What more does a guy have to do to get some fucking respect around here?"
Tara said, "Goddamn right you are and do," as she sat next to him.
Happy chuckled behind them.
"If he was, all of these guys," she gestured around him. Todd gasped suddenly after he realizes they are surrounded, "would still be trying to pry him off of your bruised and bloodied body. That is after you'd have been thrown out that plate glass window, about 45 seconds after you sat your happy ass down," she sighed dramatically, before grinning a little, "We'd have to find a place for you to disappear when he found out you talked to me about pussy. Mine in fact," she pointed out. "But instead you are still peacefully sitting there because I let him know I was okay, with you none the wiser. You're welcome."
Jax began to chuckle darkly, looking at Tara, "Damn babe, that was dark," Jax turned back to Todd, "But very very accurate. What can I say, my woman knows me well," Jax agreed smugly, tucking her into his side further, "Cause she ain't lyin', Porn 'Stache."
They heard Chibbs agree with an "Aye."
Tig chuckled, "Doc, I think you've been spending a little too much time with Happy, Doll."
Jax barked out a laugh, lifting an eyebrow, "Something I need to be worried about babe?" then mockingly glared at Happy, "Do we need to have a conversation?"
Tara, who was smiling and laughing, smacked him in the chest again.
Happy grinned at them around the straw he was chewing on, "I do have plenty of places left."
Tara says, "That's a real offer," she urges, "In the…" she pauses like she is thinking of something, "How long have we been together?" she looks at Jax.
He looks over at her, "In total or since you came home?"
"Came home?"
"Like six years," he said. Then he turned and looked at her head on, "Wait a minute, you're telling me you didn't know that?" cocking his eyebrow. "And through all that bullshit we have been together," he wasn't sure why but he stressed to her.
"I know baby," she promised him, "I was just testing your reflexes, Teller."
"You know better than that, Doctor Teller," he smirked at her, before taking the kiss that she was offering.
Todd wasn't quite sure what was happening. Maybe he was having a stroke. Seeing the 'good' girl he used to have a crush on, being almost as terrifying as her thug husband. He was just glad nothing worse had happened to him yet. He wasn't sure how the hell he was gonna get out of here.
"Anyway, I have NEVER heard or heard of him giving ANYONE a freebie before," she said, then she looks around to everyone, "You boys?"
"Nay," Chibbs agreed, "I think the next option is the plate glass window thing, like doc was talking about."
"Nope," Bobbie says, "Maybe a discount to an associate. But never a freebie. 'Special Redwoody."
"Zero times," Tig chimes in, "And I think that offer may be expiring very soon."
"Nada," Happy adds, "The clock is ticking."
"They ain't lying," Jax said in a threatening tone. "Look, you've got really one of three fucking options: The window and I still beat your fucking ass, the front fucking door, or you take the fucking offer," he looked up to see, Bobby calling over Linda the waitress, "I'm fucking hungry and she didn't even order our food because you wanted to hit on my wife. The wait staff, most of whom we have known since we were sixteen, were afraid to come over here because they know us and know exactly what I will do," then he leaned into Todd, his eyes blazing with fury, "But you've got 5 seconds before I make the choice for you, motherfucker."
Still crickets. He wasn't sure what he should do.
"In five, four, three," Tara started to count down.
"LAID!" he suddenly yelled, before turning even redder if that was possible, "Please." he added quietly.
"Good choice," Jax said, a sly grin crossing his face. "Our place is called Diosa. It's in Stockton."
"Ask for Collette," Tara urged, "Tell her the Prezs Old Lady sent ya."
"Babe," Jax sighs in exasperation..
"This is why I love ya, lass!" Chibbs howled in laughter.
Tig cackled behind them.
"Yes?" She says without missing a beat, blinking her eyes at him innocently, almost like she dared him to contradict her.
"Love you," he says, kissing the back of her hand.
"Mmhmm," she smiles at him, her eyebrows raising, "I know." Then she suddenly blurts out, "Seriously why the fuck are you still sitting there?! You'll get laid, I promise!"
Then everyone busted out laughing. Except for Todd, who still just sat there.
Then she nudges Jax, "Let me out," she goes to scoot out.
"Why?" Jax asked.
"You don't want to hit me when you throw him out the window do ya?"
"Good point," he agreed. When he went to stand up, it was then that Todd suddenly got up and ran off.