Bumper Cars [EDITING]

° twenty three °

- Henley POV -

Gemma's pacing was making me dizzy.

Jax had gotten a phone call, told us to stay here, and then left.

I stood up and handed Abel to Gemma, just to get her to quit moving so much.

"I'm sure everything is fine, Gem", I said, trying to calm her, but failing miserably.

"We need to go to the clubhouse", she said, placing Abel in his crib.

"Have you ever once just listened to what someone else has told you to do ?", I asked with an amused look on my face.

"No", she said, grabbing my hand and pulling me out the room.

I didn't want to leave Abel, but I decided that I should just go with Gemma because there was no convincing her to stay here.

When we got to the clubhouse, it was closed. I started to walk towards the clubhouse doors, when Gemma grabbed my hand, and pulled me to the garage.

We went in and the first thing I noticed was the ambulance.

"When did you guys get one of those ?", I asked, with an amused tone to my voice.

I could tell by the fact that no one answered that it was no time for jokes. Something pretty serious must've gone down.

As soon as she saw him, Gemma sent straight to Clay. I went to Tig.

"Is everything okay, Tiggy ?", I asked him, quietly.

"There was an attempt on Clay's life", he whispered to me.

That made me nervous. I looked around and didn't see Jax anywhere.

"Where's Jackson ?", I asked everyone.

"He went ta get some supplies for me. Can ya help me til he gets back ?", Chibs said, trying to keep me from freaking out.

The only reason that they think I'll freak out is because if he needed supplies, that means he went to Tara.

I just nodded and went to help Chibs.

- Jax POV -

I pulled the trigger, ending Kohn's life.

Tara sat on the bed and cried. I went to comfort her. What started out as me just comforting her, turned into a kiss, and almost became something more...

But I stopped myself... I stopped myself from having sex with her and just held her until I heard her breathing steady, signaling that she was asleep.

I laid there, thanking God that I had willpower. After seeing Henley with my, no our, son... I couldn't imagine doing anything to ruin that now.

I love Tara. I always will, but I am in love with Henley... That's what made me stop.

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I got up early to get rid of Kohn's body. I used Tara's cutlass and buried him out in Chigger Woods.

He was now one less worry in my life.

When I pulled back into Tara's, my mom was there.

"What are you doing, Jackson ?", she asked as soon as I stepped out of the car.

I didn't really have an answer for her.

"You know what", she said, just as I opened mouth, "I don't care... Get your mistress and come on", she said, with an attitude, then walked away.

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- Henley POV -

When Gemma got back, Jax was with her...

And so was Tara.

He. Was. With. Tara. This. Whole. Fucking. Time.

Tara walked in the room, finally allowing me to leave the room.

I'm a high school teacher, not a doctor... I don't like being surrounded by blood.

I saw Jax and had no words.

I walked back to where I knew his apartment to be and went to wash my hands.

I didn't know he followed me until I heard the bathroom door open.

"Nothing happened with her and I... I went to get supplies from her when I left, she called me. Kohn had broken in, she shot him. I finished it. I only stayed the night to clean up the body. That's it", he said.

I was surprised. Jackson never tells me the truth, especially without me having to fight him for it.

I looked at him and nodded.

"Okay, Jackson. I'm fine with that", I said, giving him a hug, "Can you take me home ?"

He smiled and I went out to his bike.

After letting everyone know where he was going, and making sure Tara had a ride home, he took me home.