Blood vs. Loyalty

Epilogue

Abel walked into the clubhouse, carrying his daughter Lucy inside with him. To say that he looked like his dad was an understatement. There had been times when his mom couldn't tell them apart when Abel had reached his teens. He'd gotten married out of high school when his girlfriend, Morgan got pregnant. Now Abel was 23, a 7 year old girl, a wife and a son on the way, all while wearing the SAMCRO president's patch. The clubhouse was filled with friends and family after they buried his mom. Jackson Teller had died of a heart attack 2 years ago and it shook his wife to her core. She'd continued on as long as she could, but losing the love of her life shook her in a way she couldn't recover from, no matter how hard she tried. And she tried. Abel watched his mom fade more and more. So he did what he could to prove to her that her kids would be taken care of, so she wouldn't have to stress herself out with worrying about them. He'd taken guardianship over both of his sisters. Burying her was hard, but Abel couldn't help but smile at the picture of his parents that was sitting up on the bar. They were together again. And they would be for the rest of eternity. He looked over at his brother when Tommy came over, letting him take Lucy. He looked at his wife, kissing her softly before going to grab a beer. He looked around the room, looking at all of the people he was lucky to call family, the people who had been there for the people that raised him and his siblings. He looked at the picture of his parents and kissed it softly.

"I promised you that we'd be ok, mom. I'll keep that promise for you."

Tommy sat in the clubhouse with his boyfriend, Jason, holding his hand as he held onto his niece, sniffling softly. It had been so hard to be at the house without his parents. He'd taken their deaths harder than most had. His mom had helped him realize that he was gay and his dad had gone out of his way to make sure that Jason's family was always invited and Jason was comfortable when he came over. He kissed Lucy's head gently, getting up to get her some food. He was going back to school tomorrow, but he didn't wanna leave his siblings with the weight of this. He was going for his S.J.D in law, following in his mom's footsteps. He wasn't even close to getting married at the moment, but he was comfortable where he was in life. He looked at the picture of his parents and placed a hand on it.

"I'll make you guys proud. I swear it."

Valentina held onto her boyfriend's hand. Jonathan hadn't gotten to meet her family in person because he just finished with basic training when Val met him and he was just coming home from deployment. So her parents never got to meet him. Which made her sad. She had just gotten accepted into UCLA, going for her degree in veterinary medicine. She'd always loved animals and had taken care of all of the animals they'd gotten over the years. Genuinely enjoying taking care of them all. She hugged Abel before introducing him to Jonathan, going over to the bar, grabbing a soda and looking at her parents' picture, letting out a couple tears, kissing the picture gently.

"You don't have to worry about me, guys. I have what you wanted to me to have."

Lilia sat in the clubhouse next to her godparents, letting Tig hold onto her, crying into his shoulder. She'd been out of state when her mom died, just like she'd been when her dad died. On a stupid field trip for school. She was almost done with her sophomore year of high school, and she'd be finishing everything without her parents. It killed her to think of what she'd be missing out on with them. What they'd miss of her life. Her first boyfriend. Her proms. Her graduation. Her going off to college. Everything. Her dad was right. Everything could be taken away and changed at the drop of a hat. And she would never be able to change any of it. Never be able to show them what she'd become.

"Do you want something to drink, sugar bee?"
"No. I want mama and daddy back."
"We can't do that, doll. I wish we could. But they're watching over you. And they'll always be proud of you."
"Why'd they have to go at all? They still had a long time."
"I know. We all miss them, Lilia. Your dad's heart defect caught up with him and your mama couldn't handle losing him. If you had seen everything they went through, you'd understand, sugar. It was just their time."
"I just wish they knew how much I loved them."
"They always knew, baby doll. That was never a concern for them. Never. I promise you have nothing to worry about on that front."

Lilia sniffled as she looked up at Tig before looking at the picture of her parents on the bar.

"I'll make them proud. I'm not gonna let their legacy go to waste."