JAX

“Son of a bitch!” I shouted as I watched Unser take McKayla away.

Tig, Chibs, and Half Sack came out just as the car disappeared from sight. I took a deep breath and ran my hands through my hair.

“How the hell did she even get here?” I asked them.

Sack flushed and hung his head down.

“You brought her here? Why?” I asked him.

He sighed and looked up at me.

“I didn’t want to Jax I swear. She overheard you talking to Ima about it earlier and she asked me to bring her. I had no idea what she was gonna do.” He confessed.

That bitch Ima. Of course, she made sure she brought up the party in front of McKayla. I sighed and put my hand on Sack’s shoulder.

“It’s alright Sack. It’s not your fault.” I told him.

He nodded and dragged himself back inside. Tig and Chibs had smug smiles on their faces. I shook my head and glared.

“What?” I asked them.

Tig laughed and held his hands up in defense.

“Nothing man, just I knew Mick was something else but damn. That’s something Gemma would do.” He said.

He had a point. I’ve seen Gemma knock a few girls down. She even cracked a chick that was into Sack in the nose with a skateboard because she fucked Clay. She would be proud.

“Look Jackie boy, go post her bail and make this right.” Chibs said.

I nodded in agreement and he pulled me in for a hug.

“We’ll handle things down here.” Tig said.

I don’t even remember riding to the station house. By the time I got there, I saw Unser sitting outside smoking. I parked the bike and walked over to him.

“Is she alright?” I asked him.

I hated the idea of McKayla locked up. Seeing her in the cuffs just about killed me. Unser just shrugged and stubbed out his smoke.

“She’s a tough girl. She’ll be just fine til morning.” He said.

I shook my head and pushed my hands in my pockets.

“No, I want to bail her out tonight.” I said.

Unser shook his head and crossed his arms over his chest. The look on his face looked fearful. Great, now what?

“She doesn’t want you to bail her out, Jax.” He said in a low voice.

Seriously? McKayla is that pissed at me she’d rather spend the night in jail? What the hell did I do?

“I don’t care, I want her out right now.” I said to him.

My voice was rising and so was my anger. Unser stepped back and shook his head.

“I’m sorry Jax, I can’t. She waved her right to bail so there’s nothing I can do.” He said.

I sighed deeply and sunk on to a bench. I gripped the seat and looked out at him.

“What’s gonna happen to her?” I asked him.

He sighed and sat down beside me.

“It’s not good Jax. She’s looking at arraignment in the morning. Since it’s her first offense she won’t do hard time, but the injuries are pretty sever and Ima will be out of work for a few weeks so she could go away for anywhere to 3 months to a year.” He explained.

“Unless the charges are dropped of course.” He continued.

Unless Ima dropped the charges. I nodded slowly and started to stand. Unser raised his eyebrow in suspicion and stood with me.

“What are you gonna do, Jax?” He asked me.

I shook my head, he didn’t need to know. He shook his head and waved his hands.

“Are you gonna leave her here alone?” I asked him.

Charming didn’t have a lot of cops so the building would mostly be empty until morning. McKayla would be all alone. She would have to sleep alone, if she fell asleep. It would be the first time since she came to Charming that she was alone. A knot twisted in my stomach and I felt sick. Unser sighed and shook his head.

“Technically, I’m off the clock but I could catch up on some paperwork.” He said.

I smiled at him and took out a handful of twenties from my wallet. I stuffed them in his hands and winked.

“Thanks.” I said.

He shrugged and put the cash in his pocket. We parted ways and I headed back to Cara Cara. Everyone was gone by now. The music had stopped and the porn was shut off. Luann met me in the middle of the room.

“What the hell Jax! Are you really gonna let some crow eating slut mess with my girls?-“ I cut her off before she could get another word out.

“Who the hell do you think you’re talking to?!” I shouted.

Luann jumped back in fear and put her hand on her chest.

“That’s my old lady you’re running your mouth about! You’re lucky I don’t pull the plug on this whole business for this!” I shouted at her.

I was furious. With her, with Ima, with myself. And Luann actually thought I would be on Ima’s side about this? I don’t think so. Luann backed up into a chair and was covering her face with her hands.

“Where is she?” I asked her.

My voice was still pretty scary, but not as loud. Luann pointed towards a dressing room. I told her to get out and waited for her to leave before I went into the room. I pushed the door open and saw Ima trying to cover the bruises under her eyes. I actually winced when I saw her. The bruises were darker and her nose was very broken. If it didn’t happen to me, I would be proud my old lady did this. It took a moment, but Ima noticed me in the doorway.

“That bitch ruined me. I won’t be able to work for weeks.” She wined.

I clenched my jaw and took a step toward her. She smiled slyly at me and stood from the chair.

“Do you still think I’m beautiful?” She asked me.

I didn’t say a word. I lunged for her and put my hand around her throat and squeezed. She made a strangled scream and grabbed onto my wrists.

“Listen to me you cum eating whore. That bitch is my old lady and that means you don’t fuck with her. You don’t talk to her, look at her, or even go near her. You’re going to drop the charges against her in the morning. You will stay away from me, my club and my family or I will make you disappear. Do you understand me?” I told her.

I looked into her eyes and saw only fear in them. I squeezed her throat a little harder and she nodded quickly. I tossed her into a couch and stormed out of the room. I jumped back on my Harley and rode to the station. There was no way I was going to be able to go inside so I camped out on the bench and stayed there all night. The only thing I wanted was to be with McKayla, and this was the closest I could be.

McKayla

I didn’t sleep at all. How could I? I was locked in a holding cell waiting to be sent to prison. After a few hours to think about what I had done, I was so embarrassed. How could I have done such a thing? I actually smashed someone’s face so hard into a table that I broke her nose. I made a scene at a party in front of the club and people I didn’t even know. How was I supposed to show my face in town? What hurt the most was Jax would’ve actually slept with her if I hadn’t been there. Hell, he was already half way there. Morning came around slowly. Unser made his way down the stairs and unlocked my cell.

“I told you not to let Jax post my bail.” I said to him.

He shook his head and stretched.

“Don’t worry sweetheart, I didn’t. The charges were dropped an hour ago.” He said.

I could see he hadn’t shaved and his uniform looked rumpled. I tilted my head and walked out of the cell.

“Did you sleep here last night?” I asked him.

He shrugged and we walked upstairs.

“I couldn’t leave you alone.” He said.

I smiled and hugged him.

“Thanks, that was sweet of you.” I said.

He nodded and mumbled something. I noticed a small blush creep across his face. As he was handed me my things, I looked out the window and saw Jax sleeping on a bench. I shook my head and crossed my arms.

“Did he stay here too?” I asked.

Unser followed my gaze and nodded.

“Yeah, he said he wouldn’t leave you.” He said.

That stubborn bastard. He obviously didn’t take the hint that I didn’t want to see him. I turned to face Unser and held my hand out.

“Can I use your phone?” I asked him.

He raised his eyebrow and slowly took it from his pocket.

“Sure, why?” He asked.

I dialed Gemma and put the phone to my ear.

“I need a ride.” I said.

It took a few seconds, but she finally answered.

“This better be good, Wayne.” She said.

I smiled a little and leaned against the wall.

“Gemma, it’s me.” I said.

She was quiet for a moment. I heard her shifting something around and I heard Abel crying.

“What happened?” She asked.

“Look, I just need you to pick me up at the police station okay?” I told her.

I wasn’t in the mood to get into it on the phone. She sighed and agreed to pick me up. I handed the phone back to Unser and sat down on a bench in the lobby.

“You should talk to him.” Unser said.

I laughed once and shook my head.

“He’s the last person I want to talk to right now.” I said quietly.

He just mumbled something and went into his office. Not long after I saw Gemma pull up. She walked over to Jax and woke him up. He looked like hell. His hair was all over the place and from what I could tell he was sore. He and Gemma talked for a minute and then she started up the steps. I met her in the doorway.

“You broke a porn sluts nose?” She asked me.

I groaned and we walked outside. Jax looked up and jumped off the bench when he saw me.

“McKayla-“ He started.

I didn’t even acknowledge him. I brushed passed him as I went to the car. Gemma nodded at something Jax said and got in after me.

“Where’s Abel?” I asked her.

She started the car and started driving.

“With Neeta. I figured you and Jax would need some alone time.” She said.

I shook my head and took a cigarette from her.

“Gemma, I really don’t want to talk to him right now.” I said.

I could see the smirk on her face out of the corner of my eye.

“What?” I asked.

She chuckled and shook her head.

“Nothing, Jax told me what happened and all I can think of is I wish I could’ve seen it.” She said.

I rolled my eyes and tried to hold back my own smile. Maybe I should be proud of what I did. I took charge and showed every bitch in that room that Jax was mine. But was he really? When we pulled up to Jax’s house, he was right behind us. As soon as I got out of the car Gemma took off, leaving me with Jax. Thanks a lot Gemma.

I quickly unlocked the door and went inside.

“McKayla, please will you just talk to me?” He called after me.

I shook my head and made my way into the bedroom. He followed me and caught my arm as I reached for my bag in the closet.

“Please.” He begged.

I took a deep breath and faced him. He really did look like hell. His eyes were red and he looked exhausted. I pulled my hand away from him and crossed my arms.

“What Jax?” I asked.

He sighed and rubbed his hands over his face and groaned.

“I’m sorry McKayla, I really am. I swear nothing was going to happen between Ima and me. It just looked really bad. I love you.” He said.

I rolled my eyes and shook my head.

“Yeah right, nothing was going to happen. Do you think I’m stupid Jax? If I wouldn’t have shown up you would’ve fucked her and I never would’ve found out. I’m not proud of what I did, but I’m not sorry either,”

Jax hung his head and put his hands in his pockets.

“You don’t love me Jax. You just want someone to be here when you want to fuck and to take care of your son.” I spat at him as I pulled the bag back down.

I went to my side of the closet and started tossing my clothes into it. Jax took the bag from me and threw it on the floor.

“Do you really think that? Do you honestly think that I would do that to you? If that were true, would I have threatened Ima so she’d drop the charges to keep you out of jail? I haven’t felt like this towards anyone in a long time McKayla. I love you. I couldn’t stand to lose you. I never would have slept with her. I know it was wrong to hide the party from you but I really didn’t think it would be a big deal. I would do anything to take it back.” He said.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I knew he was telling the truth, but I was still hurt. When I opened my eyes, Jax was looking at me. He was searching for something in me but I didn’t know what it was.

“Jax, I want to believe you but I saw where it was going. I saw your pants open and her top off. I know if I hadn’t shown up you would have cheated on me. How do I know the next time you won’t?” I said calmly.

He shook his head and I actually saw tears in his eyes. Before he could say anything, his phone rang. He cleared his throat and answered it. I couldn’t hear what they were saying up it upset Jax. He closed his eyes and gripped the doorframe. When he hung up he looked at me with pain in his eyes.

“I gotta go. Can we finish this later?” He asked me.

I shook my head and shrugged. Jax touched my face softly before taking off. When I knew he was gone, I let myself go. I sank to the floor and started to cry. I wanted to believe Jax. I wanted to believe that he wouldn’t cheat on me and that he never would’ve slept with Ima but how could I be sure? How could I trust him? Once I was all cried out, I wiped my face and pulled myself up.

I needed a drink. Jax kept liquor in the kitchen so that’s where I went. As I got the bottle from under the sink, I heard footsteps in the back. I froze. Slowly, I stood up and peeked out the window. There were two men in leather walking around the back.

“Shit.” I said under my breath.

I didn’t have a cell phone but there was a landline in the bedroom. I made a break for it but as I passed the front door, it was kicked open. I screamed at the men that were running inside. One of them reached for me and it kicked him. He grunted and I took off to the bedroom. I shut and locked the door and scrambled for the phone. I didn’t even have a chance to dial Jax’s number. The men kicked the door down and grabbed for me. One of them caught my legs and pulled me off the bed. I smacked my head down hard on the wooden floor and saw stars. The last thing I remember was the sound of duct tape being pulled from the roll.