hard to love

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Taylor bounced her leg in the van as they passed the Welcome to Charming sign. She was anxious to see her babies.

"Do I look bad? What if I scare them?" She said not looking up. Everyone in the van heard her and started telling her she looked okay that her bruises weren't that bad.

Happy put his hand on her bouncing knee "itll be okay. You're fine." Taylor calmed down as soon as she felt him touch her she nodded but kept looking down.

Tig noticed how quick his daughters mood and demeanor changed when Happy grabbed her knee and talked to her. He knew she normally didn't calm herself that quick, hell it used to be just Opie whocould get her to calm down, if he wasn't around Jax could. Tig was always grateful his baby had true friends, ones who were always there for her. That was until he found out about her and Opie, he may have finally accepted that they were together, but after the first time he hurt her Tig couldn't forgive him. He would never admit but he was thankful that she went to new york he hated what lead to her leaving and the heartbreak she had to endure over the years. One good thing he could admit that from his little girl being with Opie was his grandchildren, well two things. He stared at Happys ha d as he gently rested it on Taylors knee, his thumb rubbing back and forth as if trying to keep her calm. He almost jumped towars them when he watched Taylor rest her hand on his then interlock their hands. What. The. Fuck. Tig opened his mouth to ask what the hell was going on when Alexis rested her hand on his cheek and gently turned his head away even though he fought her and kept staring at his daughters hand interlocked with Happys, his brother, best friend, Killa. His mind was racing while his heart slowed down, no he was jumping to conclusions over analyzing what he just witnessed. He slowly looked to the love of his life, his eyes catching Opie who was also looking at Happy and Taylors hands, the looked of remorse stuns Tig.

"Shh" Alexis whispers as his eyes lock onto her. Tig turns his head a little, what does she know that he doesn't. His eyebrows scrunch together before he goes to ask if she needed to tell him something but the van pulls into TM.

Everyone starts to get out but Taylor doesn't move nor does Happy who he noticed was still holding his daughters hand it took everything in him not to drag him out of the van, how dare him.

"Give her a minute." Alexis said tugging his arm

"What? No." Tig objected only to be given a look by his wife, he knew better than to argue. "Come on, now."

Tig followed her lead to walk away they joined the crowd of everyone who watched as Juice shut the van door and walked to them like it was nothing.

"Where are the babies?" Gemma asked trying to distract Tig and anyone else who noticed anything.

"Inside napping, I tried to keep them up but man do they get cranky and hyper when they're sleepy. The crashed about thirty minutes ago." Piney replied. "My daughter in law okay? They didn't hurt her did they?"

Tig looked away from the van, he wanted to correct him Taylor said her and Opie were done. But he also knew Piney loved his daughter and knew he always viewed her as his daughter in law, even through the fucked up shit Opie done and problems they had Piney never let Taylor forget where she stood with him. Tig could remember Piney coming to him when Taylor went to New york, he was so angry and it hurt him to see Taylor so upset even though it was his son who caused it. Tig hated that Piney missed out on the first few years with their shared grandchildren.

"Juice." Happy hollered breaking Tig out of his thoughts he turned to see Taylor standing outside of the van now but still seemed to fold into herself like she was hiding. Juice quickly ran back to Opie "she said she's ready to see Nova and Jameson." Opie looked back to Taylor who still hadn't looked up to everyone else. "Shes scared they're going to hate her for leaving and worry how she looks she doesn't want to scare, or traumatize them. I told her they were asleep."