Jax was here. Jax. Was. Here. Why in the hell was he here? Adrianna. Of course she’d have something to do with it. She was vouching for him yesterday and now he’s here in front of her. Right here in front of her. God he was so close. That perfect smile of his melting into her. But he seemed off. Nervous in a way that was very unlike him. He wasn’t a man that had to go after many women. Hell, since the time she’s been around hundreds have been at his beck and call, but yet here he was. Thousands of miles away from home to find her.

As she felt the rough calloused hand on her cheek, she closed her eyes as a small gasp escaped her lips in realization that this was not a dream, this was reality. Opening her eyes slowly, she met his piercing blues again, placing a hand over his on her cheek, she was speechless – but so was he. She felt his breath grow closer as he leaned in and before she knew it, his lips were on hers.

God had she missed those lips, but she couldn’t do this. Couldn’t fall back into this. “Jax..” She pulled away but his hands immediately jumped to her waist, stopping her from pulling away.

“Babe, don’t do this.” He whispered, his head leaning against hers, their noses grazing against each other.  

“I can’t do this, Jax. We’re moving to Atlanta, your life – your club – that’s all in Charming.” She pushed him back lightly crossing her arms over her chest.

“What about you living with me huh? Us finding a place of our own..” He protested.

She took a few steps back, turning away. “That’s not going to work. You have a wife.”

“Jesus Christ.” He shook his head, throwing his hands in the air before running his fingers through his hair. “You’re not serious, Mina. You know everything’s filed for the divorce. Everything.”

“It’ll never be over! She’s the mother of your sons!”

“Stop! Just stop with the bullshit excuses. I love you Mina! I’m here for you, but this needs to stop. Why are you running?!” He couldn’t help but raise his voice. He was tired of this shit. He knew she wanted him just as much as he wanted her.

“I’m not running..” She mumbled, slightly startled but the harshness of his voice.

He noticed her small figure, fidgeting nervously and stepped closer to her, placing a hand on her cheek. “I need you to stop running.” He whispered as his eyes searched through hers. “I love you. You, Mina Noelle Viera. I love you. I need you. Christ, you don’t even know how much I need you with me. In my life. These last few days have been hell. I’ve never felt a pain like I did when I saw you board that plane and that’s not something I ever want to feel again.”

She sighed softly feeling his hand trembling against her cheek. She could see the sadness in his eyes as he pleaded with her. Biting her lip softly, she was at a loss for words once again. “What.. what about Addy? She’s moving out here. I can’t just leave her alone.” She tried, more to convince herself than him.

He shook his head again, not letting her avoid eye contact. “Then I’ll move out here too. Whatever it takes.”

“You can’t do that Jax, what about the club? You belong in Charming.” She protested, shaking her head as she put some distance between them so she could hold herself together.

“I don’t care about any of that. I need to be with you, babe. Wherever that takes me. Don’t you get that?” He stepped closer again taking her hands in his. “The club, it’s all I’ve ever known. The only sense of family I’ve ever had. I don’t know who I’d be with them. But then I met you. I’ve never felt a love this strong, Mina, a connection this deep with anyone. I spent years chasing Tara and as much as i’ll always love her, it can’t compare to this. The club can’t compare to this. I’m nothing without you. You’re all I need.”

Mina couldn’t help but let a smile peek through as tears crowded her eyes. “You mean all of that, Teller?”

He smiled as he brushed a tear off of her cheek “Every word, Veira.”

She slid her hands up his arms, wrapping them around his neck as she dug her face into his chest. “I love you.” She whispered feeling his shirt start to dampen from her tears.

Relieved, he laid his head over hers, wrapping his arms tightly around her shoulders, taking in the sweet scent of her hair. “I love you.”

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The steam filled the room as hot water trickled down his body. Running his fingers through his hair, Jax let out a sigh of relief. He’d contemplated all of the ways tonight could have gone. Spent 6 hours on a flight, just thinking of all the ways this could have happened. It was a nerve wracking feeling not knowing. The worst anxiety he’d ever experienced, but now he had his girl back. The woman of his dreams. Truth be told he would move for her. Anywhere her heart desired. He couldn’t imagine being apart from her again.

After stepping out of the shower, he dried off before wrapping a towel around his waist and heading back to the room to find her pacing back and forth in thought. Shutting the door behind him, he caught her attention, “What’s going on, babe?”

Mina looked over at him with a soft smile but sharp focused eyes. She grabbed his hands and led him to the bed, sitting him down on it before sitting next to it. Taking a moment to admire the godlike body this man had, she looked back at him. “I can’t let you leave Charming, babe. I know what the club means to you. Your family. Your Sons. Being out here will be too far from you to ever see them.”

A deep look of concern crossed his face as he began to protest, “Mina…” but she jumped in again, placing her soft small fingertips onto his lips.

“Let me finish.” She let a smile sweep across her face. “I can’t be away from you either. If that means staying in Charming then so be it. We can get a place – start a real relationship. I’ve never had anything like this either and it scares the living shit out of me, but I want to be with you and I’m willing to try my hardest to make it work.”

He could feel his heart beat quicken as he listened. A smile growing as he watched her lips move to form the words he’d been dying to hear from the moment she left and here they were. He didn’t hesitate to cup her face with his hands and kiss her deeply, letting her feel all the emotions he’d been trying to keep at bay.

Her small hands resting over his on her cheek as she kissed him back, her mouth opening slightly to let out a small moan. He laid her back as his body moved over hers. Her hands ran down his body, pushing off his towel as he quickly made work of her clothes. Spreading her legs quickly, he entered, unable to contain himself any longer.

Jax looked down at her beautiful face as her eyes closed tightly, a moan escaping from her beautiful lips as her body adjusted to him. When they opened, she looked up at him with such need that he almost finished just looking at her. Leaning in to kiss her again, her body moved against his, meeting each of his thrusts. The warmth of her drove him insane as he lifted her legs over his shoulders, seeping deeper into the wetness.

Mina moaned as she arched into him, her breath catching in her throat with his deep thrusts. One hand digging her nails into his back, one hand gripping the sheets tightly. With one lift from her hips, she hit her peak, closing her eyes tightly letting the euphoria take over. Her lips parted slightly as a deep moan escaped.

Feeling her tighten around his dick, Jax sped up, thrusting harder a few more times before he came. Resting his body against hers, his forehead on hers, as he held himself up on his elbows, looking down at her mesmerizing face as she came down from her high. Both breathing heavily as they tried to catch their breaths.

A smile on her face as she opened her eyes to look up at him admiring her. “You’re something else, babe.”

He smiled, brushing a hair out of her face as he looked down at her. “As long as it’s something you like, darlin’.”

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Morning light shining into his eyes, woke Jax up. He looked over to see Mina sleeping soundly next to him. Leaning over, he kissed the back of her bare shoulder. This was one of the few times he woke up before her and he took the time to enjoy it. It was the only time she was still enough that he could admire her beauty. Every curve, every tattoo, beauty marks, and scars. He loved all of them. Laying his head on his arm as he laid on his side facing her, his fingertips tracing the outline of the feathers on her dreamcatcher tattoo on her back. The soft sounds she made in her sleep soothed him. He would trade everything to be able to freeze this moment in time. No club, no beef, no Gemma. Just him and her. But once they got back to Charming it was back to the real world. He was going to get revenge for Tara. He knew this truce with Lin was bullshit. They’d attacked the mother of his boys. What of they had been there? The thought alone made his see red.

Mina started to stir after a little while, rubbing her eyes she smiled softly feeling hands running down her back. Turning slowly, she laid her eyes on Jax. Although he was there with her, by the look in his eyes, he was miles away.

“Hey you,” she spoke softly, her sleepy voice coming out raspier than she would’ve liked.

His eyes flew to hers, a smile played on his lips at the sound of her voice. He leaned in giving her a kiss as his hand caressed her cheek. “Good morning.”

Clearing her throat she smiled as she returned the kiss. “Where’s your head at babe?”

The smile went away as quickly as it came, he knew better than to hide anything from her. “Just wish it could be like this forever, you know?” He shrugged his shoulders seeing her give a confused look. “Just me and you. Just like this.” He ran his large hand down the curve of her body, resting it on her hip. He gave the sheet a slight squeeze as he felt the warmth of her bare skin underneath.

“What’s stopping that?” She shrugged, resting her head on her arm as she held herself up on her elbow.

“Real life.” He sighed.

Taking a deep breath, she nodded. She’d forgotten all about the brewing storm in Charming. “So what happens when we get back?” she spoke quietly, unsure of whether or not she wanted to know.

Jax’s eyes met hers with a sharp dangerous glare as he thought of the things he wanted to do to Lin and the men who’d hurt Tara. “The Chinese are going to pay. Starting with the men who did it.”

Mina sighed as she laid on her back on the bed, staring at the ceiling. “Jax..”

“No.” He interrupted bluntly, before softening his voice again. “Look, I know you think it was Gemma, but she would never hurt the boys’ mother. She’d never hurt my family like that. The bastards that did this to Tara wanted her dead to send the club a message. You didn’t see what the scene looked like. This wasn’t something my mother was capable of.”

As much as she wanted to believe that, the threat in Gemma’s tone the last time they spoke was enough to confirm it for Mina, but she could never put Jax against his mother. Not without proof. She shifted her eyes away to hide the doubt. “So how’s Tara doing? Where are the boys?”

“She’s good. She’ll be out in a few days. She’s moving to Oregon with the boys.” He sat up grabbing a cigarette from the pocket of his jeans on the floor and lighting it. “The boys have been with Brooke at my house. I’ve had one of the guys with them at all times.”

She raised an eyebrow as she took the cigarette from his lips, taking a puff before blowing out the smoke. “Why aren’t they with Gemma?”   

Leaning back against the headboard, Jax shrugged, taking the cigarette again. “Because I know how much harder it’ll be to get Tara and the boys away if she had them.”

“Yeah.” She said dryily, stepping off the bed and grabbing a towel to wrap around her. “So.. are we flying back today?”

He smiled as he bit the corner of his lips, getting up off the bed. “Yeah, if you want.”

With a nod, she looked him up and down, admiring his fine naked figure. “Shower first.” She winked as she threw him a towel.

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The 6 hours flight was spent wrapped up in each other, sharing stories, favorites, like a blissful new couple, but upon landing – it was back to reality. As close as he was with the guys, this was not a side of him anyone saw. Once the plane hit the ground, the tension reappeared inside of Jax. Mina sensed it all, from the way his body straightening up, to the way his breathing became quicker. It was back to business now. The president was more focused than ever.  

Outside the club was waiting for them. Everyone was relieved to see Jax was back to normal. Focused. Chibs had been in charge the few days he was MIA but now that he was back, it was time to get things happening.

“There’s our girl!” Chibs shouted as the couple approached them.

Mina laughed as a little blush swept across her cheek. “There’s my boys!” She smiled, opening her arms as she approached the men, giving them a hug. Doing a mental count she noticed one was missing. Juice. Everyone else was there? Maybe he was on duty at Jax’s.

While the men greeted the president a prospect took her bags, to put into the van. Mina let Jax climb onto his bike before throwing a leg over to climb on behind him, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist as he took off. The breeze of the open road hit her face, her hair blowing back in the wind. It was time for to her set some roots. This would be the place for it. Right next to her man. Maybe this could work after all.