Blood and Water

Chapter 93: Into the Void

Into the Void - Nine Inch Nails

Chibs POV

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One word to describe my day was chaos. Pure, utter chaos. It wasn't even halfway over and it was insane. I barely knew what was going on. The one thing I did know was to stay with Jax. That's all I could do anyway; keep up with Jax.

We walked into Barosky's bakery looking for him. He ratted us out to Lin, the reason West is dead. Jax asked the clerk, "Where's Charlie?"

She said, "Mr. Charlie's not here."

"Where is he?" I asked. 

"At the port, I think," she said. "He should be back soon."

Jax nodded, "We'll wait." He looked over at Tig and said, "Call Happy and Rat. See if they have anything on Gemma."

He sat down at one of the tables and I followed him over. "Jesus, Jackie, you gotta tell us what the hell this is all about."

"I will," he sighed, "I just need to speak to my mother, confirm a few things, and then I'll bring everyone up to speed. Don't ask me again," he snapped.

"Okay," I scoffed. He stood up and walked away from me and Tig. "We'll call Hap."

I could understand why he wanted to wait to tell us whatever was going on, but how were we supposed to help him if we only knew half of the information? All of our lives were at risk for Jax, which none of us minded. He was our president, we would do anything for him. But, secrets and lies kill and they were up to our ears. 

Before I could think anymore, squad cars pulled up in front of Barosky's. Tig went outside to stall the cops. 

"Jackie!" I yelled. He walked out from the back of the shop. "Sheriff's outside runnin' your plates."

Tig pushed the door and yelled, "APB, brother! Assualt!" The cops followed him in and he blocked them as much as he could. "What? What?"

"Go, go, go!" I yelled to Jax, standing between the counter and the shelf. 

The cop pushed by Tig and he yelled, "He's not doing anything!"

"Come on, get out of the way!" he said to me. 

I braced myself as he pulled me. "Come on! Get off me!" He pulled me out of the way and I tripped him. "Oop!" He stood up and looked at me. "Sorry! My bad." I walked toward Tig.

The cops followed Jax and Tig and I got out of there as fast as we could. He called us and said he was going to the Mayan clubhouse. He had to talk to Alvarez anyway so it worked out. 

As we rode, I thought about Mina. I felt really badly for how short I had been with her. I was planning on doing something special that night anyway, so I thought it would be enough. 

When we pulled up to the warehouse, we walked in and saw Jax and Alvarez talking. The rest of the club was behind me as we walked. 

"Jesus Christ, brother," I sighed. "Ya a'right?"

"I'm fine," he said, looking at the club. 

Tig said, "Okay, good. Quinn and Montez are on their way now."

Jax nodded, "Good. Let me know when everyone's at the table."

"Aye," I sighed, watching Jax walk away. 

Once Quinn and Montez got there, we sat around our makeshift table of two folding tables and a small wooden desk. Jax walked over and sat in his chair next to me.