Princess of SAMCRO

"Bring Her to Me"

When I woke up I had no idea how long I had been asleep for. I sensed someone hovering over me and suddenly felt whatever was being used to blindfold me being ripped off. My eyes took a long moment to adjust to the brightness and I was having difficulty seeing anything beyond the ski mask covered face who was hovering in front of me. After my eyes somewhat adjusted, I realized that we were in a dimly lit basement, surrounded by three men dressed all in black, all with ski masks covering their faces. A thought of amusement flashed through my mind because its not like we did not know what MC had taken us. I guess they felt as though the masks provided some form of anonymity so that SAMCRO could not decipher what individual Mayan members to retaliate against.

I looked across the room and saw Jax, whose blindfold had been removed as well. Our eyes met, and I could tell he was assessing me to see if I was okay. I gave him a slight nod to indicate that I was as good as to be expected. I noticed that he had a large bump and bruise over his right eye, likely from where he had been hit by the butt of the kidnapper's gun.

"Clay knows what we want, and he has until tomorrow to come through with the deal. If that doesn't come through, Little Lady over here will be the first to see what happens", one of he men said before all three exited the room.

I didn't know how to react or how to feel. My side was killing me and I wanted nothing more than to move my hands and feet as they were aching too.

"I'm scared Jax" I said in a defeated tone.

"I know darlin'. When they come in here I want you to pretend you are hyperventilating; act like you can't breathe and shit. I want you over here with me and if they think you are going to die they will do what I say"

"Okay" I replied simply. If there was one thing I was sure of it was that Jax knew what he was talking about and knew best how to get us out of this situation. I trusted him, at this moment quite literally with my life. Also, I wanted to be close to him because that would provide me with a least a small feeling of comfort. Jax started yelling as loud as he could until one of the men opened the door. He was smaller in frame than the rest and I had noticed when they had taken the blindfold off, he was standing quietly in the corner, seemingly not wanting to be involved in the situation at all. Good I thought, maybe he has some compassion and this plan will actually work.

As soon as Jax had started yelling, I had begun to act like I was having a hard time breathing. I was gasping for air, which hurt my ribs like hell, but I continued despite that.

"Man, she has really bad anxiety and asthma as well. She's not breathing right, right now and if I can't get her to calm down, she's going to going into a full-blown asthma attack. I'm thinking that loosing a SAMCRO family member would not get you want you want from Clay". Jax said this as calmly and seriously as if he actually believed the words he was feeding the man.

The man came over to me as I continued my act of breathlessness and did my best to portray desperation in my eyes. He stared down at me for a few moments before turning back to Jax and asking, "What the hell am I supposed to do with her ese?"

"Bring her over to me, I can get her to calm down. She is stressed, and she needs to be comforted. Now"

The man grabbed my arm from under my armpit and lifted me to my feet. Since they were tied together, he carefully scooped me up into his arms, carried me across the room, and gently placed me down on the floor beside Jax. My intuition was right about him, I could tell he had compassion by the way he handled the me and the situation.

"Calm her the fuck down. I have to go tell the boss about this. This shit is way messier than I signed up for. Ay dios mio", the man said before turning to walk out the door.

Once I heard the door lock and his footsteps walk up the stairs, I turned to Jax and could not help but smile. Instantaneously I felt a wave of relief flood over my body as I felt him scoot over to me, so our arms were touching. That small touch made me feel protected and safe.

"Thank you Jax, I couldn't stand being over there by myself."

He nodded, smirked, and replied "Of course darlin'. Clay better come through with whatever they are asking for and he better do it fucking fast"

I drifted off to sleep with my head on Jax's shoulder. I woke up to find that he had moved his tied hands onto my thigh, my head was still on his shoulder, and he had fallen asleep with his head leaning back against the wall. I took a moment to look at him and remembered why I had a crush on him all those years ago. Since moving in with Gemma and Clay, I hadn't really thought about Jax in that way, mostly because we had become so close and he was one of my best friends. But looking at him made me remember that he is gorgeous. His blond hair, disheveled now, still fell perfectly on either side of his face. Despite being asleep with his mouth slightly open, his face looked beautifully sculpted. His eyes were closed now but I imagined their baby blue color that always seemed as though they could pierce through your soul.

Jax is about seven years older than me, although I don't think he looks it. Oh lord, I am eighteen now. Well that certainly opens up some possibilities doesn't it? That thought popped into my mind before I could stop it. I don't know if it is because of the sense of safety Jax had provided me with the night before, or if it was because I was sitting here staring at this sleeping thing of pure sexiness, but I couldn't have stopped that thought if I had wanted to. Shut it down Brooke, this is Jax you're thinking about. At that moment I think he finally felt me staring at him because he began to stir and wake up. Before he opened his eyes, I managed to turn mine away and face forward again. I could feel that my cheeks were hot so I did my best to avoid looking in his direction. Great, now I am awkward, like he won't notice that.

"How long was I out for?" he mumbled half awake.

"I don't know. I just woke up a few minutes before you did."

Jax looked around and nodded towards a tiny window that peered out just inches above the ground. "Its dark now" he noted, "That means that once the sun comes up it should only be a few more hours until we are out of here"

The door swung open reveling the three masked men once again. Two entered into the room with purpose, while the man from before walked slowly and carefully into the room. I could tell through the holes in his mask that his eyes were swollen and bloody.

"Good work fooling the new kid, Idiota", the biggest of the men scoffed, turning back towards the smaller man. "What did I tell you would happen if you didn't do as I say?" He nearly yelled with a sinister look on is face.

Before I could comprehend, the man kneed me in my already aching rib and then without warning punched me in the side of the head. Searing pain and then darkness. That is the last thing I remember.