Love Or War

chapter 7

"Hello, I am looking for Hardin its Thomas, Thomas teller." I felt my heart sink to my feet." Hardin, I need you help please don't tell Clay or mom, just you and Jax. Please call me when you are on your way." then the line cut out and I ran to my bike and rode to Jax's and started banging on my front door forgetting about Able and Ryder, Jax opens the door and notices that I am as white as a ghost "bro are you okay you look like you've seen a ghost" I shook my head and replied "funny story but I got a call from one and we have to go now its Thomas lets go" and he starts laughing then stops when I give him a serious look "oh shit you're not kidding did he call you for below the ground or-" I glare at him "get your shit quickly I will call hap and Kozik hurry we don't have time for this shit."

happy and Kozik arrived at the house and got off their bikes and walked over to the front porch and I called Thomas for an address once I got, we started riding we ended up at so random house that looked too big for one person to live in we got to the front door, and I knocked. and took a step back while the guys waited on the front lawn. and Thomas opened the door five minutes later " I thought I said just you and Jax, Hardin are they good at keeping quite because I need all vests taken off" Jax and I share a look before I reply "how do I know you really are Thomas because I was fourteen when he passed away and bud the only way these cuts are coming off our backs is if you kill us got it" he nodded and moved so we could enter and hap and Kozik followed not long after. we noticed all the photos of Jax and I all around the house, and we saw a man sitting on the back porch smoking a cigarette and looked like a hippy.

"Holly shit dad" Jax said in shock and speechless on words. Then they exchanged a tight hug. "Little Hardin, come here." we exchanged a bro hug. and the six of us sat inside and had a beer each I looked over at john "is this what you got us out here for a beer I was told that you needed help and last I checked beer isn't an emergency sorry if I sound like an asshole" I said losing patience he shook his head "I want clay out of that seat before I die an I want my three boys to take over the head of the table, that man tried to kill me an lied about it. I grinned to myself and shook my head. "What you are asking us to do, john could get someone, or multiple people killed you even know that everyone thinks you guys are dead, including gemma. please john tell me how Thomas is supposed to be at the head when he would need to prospect for a year, I can get Jax at the head and myself as VP and after the year he might take my spot still at the head."

Jax looked like he was agreeing with what I said, and I know gemma and clay this would be easy as piss "this should be easy give him a shitty backstory say that he's one of johns kids from a croweater and she remembered him saying the name Thomas." Thomas had the biggest smile on his face when Jax asked "hey if you really want this you will need a bike and a leather vest-" Thomas cut Jax off by opening the shed door "which one would be good to ride" Thomas said in a smartass tone Jax and I both pointed to the mat black Harley that identical to Jax's and mine and rolled it out of the shed and put on his plain leather vest and we all rode back to charming.

We pulled up at my place, and Thomas, Jax, and I parked our bikes in the driveway and walked to the front door and knocked we waited for three minutes before grabbing the spare key on my key chain. When we walked inside, I couldn't hear anything it was silent, and I ran through the house in every room to find then empty an draws hanging opened but the bags full of clothing were on my bed. Jax walked into my room and put his hand on my back. "Hardin' it's okay, we will find them," Jax said. we heard the front door open, and Gemma walked in with Ryder, and I felt a slight spark of joy, and I kissed his head, and I asked Gemma "have you seen hope she's not here" she replied say that she hasn't seen her and felt my heart sink again.

 I asked gemma to watch Ryder for a couple of days while we find hope, she agreed but I had to spend time with him. I ended up staying with gemma in my old room with Ryder I can't stop myself from watching him sleep. clay lightly knocked on the door which pulled my attention away from my son and he sat on the bed "so Jax spoke to me about your mate Thomas we are going to vote him in to become a prospect and you are his sponsor and we have some news on hope so get ready." I put on my cut and got my little man dressed and walked out to give him to gemma "good morning ma I have got shit to do at the club house so I guess I will meet you there, bye little man" I gave Ryder a kiss on his forehead and gemma on the cheek. and we rode to the clubhouse and met Thomas and Jax inside drinking bud. clay walks in close behind me and yell "chapel now!" and we all walk into the room, and I inform Thomas to wait till some comes to get him.