Blood vs. Loyalty

Gilead

Holly sat with Gemma after Rosen left, taking the piece of paper from Gemma before grabbing her cell and Abel before going back into Jax's room to call Laroy. She put Abel in the bassinet she had put in there as she sat down on the bed, waiting for Laroy to answer.

"Who's this?"
"It's Jax Teller's old lady. Clay asked for someone to pass on a message."
"How do I know this is for real?"
"Would you rather meet in person?"
"Yeah. I'd rather know who I'm talking to."
"Fine. Name the time and place."

She wrote down the address Laroy wanted to meet up with her at in an hour.

"I have my son with me because my usual sitters are all busy. Is that ok?"
"I guess."
"He doesn't know how to talk. He's only a few months old."
"That's fine."
"I'll see you in an hour."

She hung up and grabbed her purse before walking out with Abel, looking at Gemma when she spoke up.

"Where are you going with him?"
"What I do with my son is none of your fucking business. You might be Jax's mother, but you're not mine. Any more questions?"
"No."

She put Abel in his carseat, plugging the address into her GPS and drove off. She got to the place, a soul food restaurant before Laroy and his guys, going in and ordering something for lunch since she hadn't eaten all day. When Laroy got there, she waved him over.

"I know you. I forgot you were Teller's boo."
"It's nice to see you again."
"Have you ever been here before?"
"No. The food's good."
"So what did you want?"

She handed him the piece of paper, not knowing what was on it.

"The guys have been arrested and need protection. We're having a problem with a group of supremacists and the guys are left on their own. I'm hoping you can help out. I don't know what's on that paper, but I'm sure that's what Clay's asking for too."

Laroy looked at her after he read the paper, waving his guys off.

"Why would you come here willingly on your own?"
"I've been threatened, I've been raped, I got into a fight with my old man's mother last night. I'm tired, I'm frustrated and I'm worried. All I want right now is Jax and the club out of prison or at least protected while they're inside. I'd go to whoever I need to go to to make that happen."
"I'm sorry to hear about what happened to you. Do you know who did it?"
"Yes, I do. And it's someone that you and your friends and families should stay the hell away from if you come to Charming. The guys are trying to get rid of them, but their reach is far and they're working both sides of the law and they don't give a shit who they hurt or what they do as long as they're the ones that are getting what they want. So if you find yourselves in Charming, though it's probably smart that you don't for a while, be careful. I'd hate to see you or family get hurt because of these monsters."

Holly looked in the mirror as she changed the bandages on her face, sighing deeply as she finished. Things were falling apart around her and she needed a change before things got worse. She checked on Abel in the nursery before going out to check on Kenny and Ellie. She'd taken over watching them for Gemma, texting Opie about the change in plans. She was just finishing up making dinner and putting the plates of food in front of the kids when the doorbell rang. She opened the door.

"You're.....Lyla, right?"
"Yeah. Holly, I believe?"
"That's right. Did Luann send you over?"
"No. Opie did. He said he was gonna call you."
"He didn't. But Ope's going through a lot right now."
"I get that. I'm here to pick up his kids."
"Please don't take this the wrong way, but I don't know you and neither do the kids. I'd be irresponsible if I handed them over to a stranger."
"I told Ope I'd take his kids and mine out for dinner and then to his place."
"How about you bring your kid here instead? Less money you have to spend and you won't be a stranger for the next time Opie asks you to pick up the kids."
"Fair enough. But I don't wanna impose."
"You'd actually a welcome imposition. My boyfriend's been arrested and I'm not so good alone. It'd be nice to have an adult to talk to."
"Ok. I have to get my son from my mom's. I'll be back in about 20 minutes."
"Ok. I hope you guys like lasagna."
"That's Piper's favorite. I'll bring some wine."
"You don't have to if you don't want to."
"Well, what girl's night is complete without wine? Do you prefer white or red?"
"White. But rose is also acceptable."

Holly was woken from her dream as her cell went off, sitting up to answer it, getting a call from the prison the guys were at.

"I'll accept the charges."
"Hey, doll. It's Tig."
"Hey, Tiggy. What's going on? Is Jax ok?"
"Yes and no. He and Clay got into it earlier."
"What? Why?"
"It's been a long time coming. But Jax asked me to check in on you. See how you were doing. I didn't mean to wake you up."
"It's alright. I'm.....doing ok."
"What happened?"
"Gemma and I got into it too."
"Why?"
"Something else that's been a long time coming. Did Laroy come through for you guys? Did you guys get protection?"
"Yeah. He put in a good word with his cousin. We were only able to do one thing that Russell wanted us to do."
"What did he want us to do?"
"Deliver a couple of people to him for retaliation."
"Is there anything I can do to help?"
"No, doll. Trammell already got shot trying to help us. Wouldn't want you getting hurt too."
"Gemma broke my nose and busted my lip. I'm already hurting."
"Shit. Are you sure you're ok?"
"I will be. I'll be even better if you guys stay safe. If he can, see if Jax can call me? I wanna hear his voice."
"I'll do what I can, dollface. Go back to bed. Love you."
"Love you too, Tiggy. Give my love to the rest of the guys."
"I will. Sleep well."
"I'll sleep better when you're all home in your beds."