Tribulation | Jax Teller

Taste of Charming

Noelle is slipping on her Nike running shoes when Jax walks back into their bedroom.

To say things were tense between them is an understatement. She knows that it was cruel for her to put the blame on Jax for some man approaching their kids. Even if this man turned out to be connected to some enemy of the club, it was wrong for her to just slap whatever happened onto her husband.

She knows no matter what Jax loved their children and would do anything to protect them. Besides it wasn't as if this was exactly club and gang rules. Rivals could blow up warehouses and have shoot outs, but it was an unspoken law that no one ever went after women and children.

But someone was going after children. Her children.

And no matter how much she loved Jax with her whole being, her very soul, the love she had for him didn't compare to the love she had for her children. She hopes there would never come the day where she would be put in a position of having to choose between her husband and children, but her children came before anything and everyone.

She knows the words she spoke last night had hurt him. They were cruel, but true and she thinks that was what hit him the most about it.

"I'm going to put Sack on the kids," Jax tells her.

"How are you going to explain that to the guys – your mother?" She asks him quietly.

"If this is some crew...I have to tell them. We can't take any chances here."

"You think it's the Mayans?"

Jax shrugs his shoulders. If anything he thinks it might be CL because despite the heated history between the clubs and Mayans neither crew ever made their beef personal. It had always been about business. But then again now he is unsure as after talking to Addie again she said the man was white with greying hair.

"I'll take care of it." He assures her.

Noelle hands rub her forehead as she knows exactly what that means. Jax knows that she knows that too. Sometimes she wonders how she can stand by and love this man despite knowing how bloody his hands were.

Noelle stands in front of him and her hands cup his cheeks before they tuck down on his growing beard. "I love you, Jax."

She watches what she believes is some relief as he nods his head. "I love you too."

...

Before leaving the house, Jax brings his two oldest over to him as Noelle stands with AJ. He goes into his pocket as he brings out his two burners already programmed with everyone's numbers. He hates that he has to do this. In all his years of being an outlaw, he had never expected this shit.

And as two pair of innocent eyes look at him, he feels complete rage for whatever man or crew has been able to put fear in his children's eyes. When he finds this man he will go on a rage that will make the Reaper proud.

"I want you two to have these. All our numbers are already in here, if you see anything. If you feel anything you call okay."

Noah and Addie nod their heads as they take the phones.

"What about AJ?" Noah asks.

"I'm going to have Half Sack with him – all of you."

"Even at the Center?" Addie asks with a furrowed brow.

"If you want you can still go with Mom to help with the fundraiser," Jax offers.

Both kids shake their heads. "I'll see you guys' later okay."