Call of the Wild

Practice makes perfect

Once they were in dry clothes, he slipped into his warm, soft bed. She came out of the bathroom and climbed into bed next to him. He pulled her close to him, wrapping his left arm around her back, and scooted around so they were both comfortable.

"Kalila?" Jax suddenly whispered

"Hmm?" She sleepily replied

"I never thanked you." He stated

"I'm still gonna kick your ass." She said as playfully as her sleepy mind could

He smiled at her even though her eyes were closed. He rested his head atop of hers and drifted off into a much-needed slumber. Gemma was going crazy when Clay got home. She wanted to know exactly what was going on. When he told her that Jax had just shown up at the clubhouse, she wanted to go see him. He told her everything that Jax said, including the fact that he was adamant about getting rest. It didn't sound like her son but they didn't know what had gone on while Jax and Kalila were "gone".

Juice had done what Jax asked him to do. He started digging for information on Don. Jax had been right, there was lots of hinky things that were popping up about this guy. Gemma wanted to cook for her son but he wasn't up yet, according to Ratboy. Chibs was getting worried about his VP. The pair had not exited his room for two whole days. He thought he should go make sure the pair weren't dead but Clay told everyone to leave Jax alone and wait for the VP to make an appearance.

Although they had slept several times it wasn't good, deep REM sleep. Being in the safety of the clubhouse, in an actual bed made all the difference in the world! Jax moaned as he woke up finally feeling rested but sort of weak. He looked over to see Kalila laying on his chest. He absent-mindedly ran his fingers through her hair as he tried to wake up. She moaned slightly a little while later as she, too, began to rouse from her slumber.

"Good... morning? Afternoon?" He chuckled

"Ugh. Why do I feel so tired?" She questioned

"Need proper nutrition? A shower wouldn't hurt." He offered

They laid there for a little while longer before he slid out of bed. After using the restroom, he began digging through his drawers to find some clean clothes. He slipped into a pair of jeans and clean socks. She laughed and shrugged before following him out into the clubhouse.

"Jackie Boy! We were startin' teh think yeh had died on us back dere!" Chibs laughed as he saw the pair walking in

"Where is everyone?" Jax asked, finding a seat at the bar

Kalila followed suit and had a seat.

"Juice is helping Gemma bring some food over. Ratboy is scoping out Don. Tig and Bobby went up north following a lead Juice found. Clay and Happy are out talking with Alvarez." Chibs replied as he poured two cups of coffee

"Jax!" They suddenly heard Gemma call out

Kalila turned to see Gemma walking briskly towards her son. The older woman wrapped her arms around Jax's neck making him and Chibs laugh.

"Baby we were so worried about you! What happened?" She asked, pulling away to look him over

"We'll tell you everything but we're going to tell everyone at once." Jax replied

"I cooked a big meal. You must be starving." Gemma said as Juice began bringing food from her car into the clubhouse

Kalila noticed how everyone seemed to be so worried about him but seemed to forget she was even there. It was starting to bother her! She'd been kidnapped and nearly drowned too! She wouldn't have been in that situation if it weren't for these damned bikers! Chibs could tell the young woman was getting upset so he reached over and gave her hand a light squeeze. People began returning to the clubhouse as Gemma started making plates for everyone. She set a plate in front of her son first but he slid it over to Kalila. Chibs just looked on curiously.