– Harley –
“So why did we have to come here?” Blaze asks looking between Gunner and I, “Because Jax is busy, Shelby’s busy fixing your mistakes” I grin looking towards Gunner “And the others besides Ice have no control over my babies” I coo looking down at the fluffy faces staring back up at me, the front door to the shop opens and my favourite vet walks out to greet us “Well look what the cat finally dragged in, only two weeks late” She hums, “I was going-” I begin but she raises her hand to cut me off “You know im just teasing baby, come on in”.
We follow her inside to the front counter, I drop the dogs leads and let them sniff around while we talk, “So what’s the go today Queenie?” Gunner asks leaning on the counter, “I tell you every damn time to get yo nasty ass shit off my counter, do you really wanna mess with an old black woman? I’ll snap you like a mother fucking toothpick, I don’t see you cleaning up this damn shop every day and night”. Gunner quickly stands up straight and wipes the top of the counter with his hand leaving small black marks from the grease on his hands, “I know you did not just do that shit in front of me” She huffs staring him down.
“I’ll clean it, I swear” Gunner mutters trying his best to keep eye contact with Queenie, “I know you will” She smiles before turning to Blaze and I who are trying to hold our laughter in “Let’s get your babies looked at”. Blaze, the dogs and I follow her into one of the back rooms so she can do an examination to make sure they’re as healthy as can be. Blaze and I watch as she does a quick look over before she moves onto the testing portion, “Sooo, heard anything interesting around town?” I ask while she shaves a small spot for blood tests “Nothing around town, but we do have a new worker here. Very quiet and shy, but a beautiful little thing, but fuck me she’s hard to understand”.
Blaze looks to me as I look to him before I turn back to Queenie, “What do you mean? Does she have a speech impediment?” I ask quickly frowning as Queenie laughs and shakes her head no at me “No honey, she’s Australian” She smiles, but I frown even more, why would someone from Australia come alllllll the way over here for a small job as a vet in an even smaller town. “She-” I begin but Queenie cuts me off again, “She ain’t suspicious, I think she’s been through it and is just looking for a quiet life. And as long as she stays away from you and your rascals she will indeed have a quiet life” She teases.
“Stay away from us? I cant help it if she falls inlove with me and I leave Jax for her taking the MC with me” I joke, Blaze laughs throwing his head back “An MC run by two hot women? Don’t mind if I do” He grins rubbing his hands together, I slap him on the back of the head earning a glare from him “First of all, thank you for calling me hot” I wink, “But secondly I see you as a son I never birthed so don’t think like that ya nasty, and thirdly if I was going to run the MC with a smoking hot babe I’d have already taken Shelby’s hand in marriage”.
“But Jax is always so stressed even with everyone elses help and im too stupid and lazy to run something like that” I sigh folding my arms over my chest, “No your’e not” Blaze begins but I shake my head “I am trust me, who knows maybe one day you’ll have the presidents badge, I’m not going to make Elijah take on this lifestyle he doesn’t want too” I shrug. “While you two were lollygagging, I’ve decided that they both need to stay in overnight one’s got a lump I don’t like the feeling of and the other will probably rip your house apart without the other one there” Queenie sighs while taking off her gloves.
I nod my head while trying my hardest to not fanitise about killing everyone if one of my babies die before I turn and look to Blaze “Can you call Jax and let him know”, He nods his head and heads out fo the office closing the door behind us, “Now I know inside you’re freaking out but these lumps are usually nothing but it doesn’t hurt to check just incase” Queenie smiles trying to clam me down but the feeling of wanting to projectile vomit across the fucking room only makes me panic more, “I love you and everything, but If you hurt either of them I’ll kill you” I smile back at her, “Same old Harley huh? I get it honey trust me, you say it everything you’re here”.
The door opens up behind us and a short red head walks in, she reminds me of Shelby slighty but the red in her hair is bright and not natural, her skins whiter almost like snow white’s and shes fuckiny tiny. I would have thought on first glace she’s a child but she’s almost covered head to toe in tattoos, she turns to look at me and I see piecrings as well, this cant be the quiet Australian chick surely. “Harley this is Katelyn, Katelyn this is Harley, Harley Jone’s” Queenie explains, but when she says Jone’s I see fear fill this young womans eyes instantly, why are you afraid of me already? Are you actually a vet nurse or are you here for us? I extend my hand but she doesn’t extend her’s she just stares at me like she’s seen a ghost.
“You know it’s rude to stare, even my men know not to stare for too long” I try to joke to break the ice, she snaps out of her frozen state and slowly extends her hand to mine shaking it with a feather light touch, I apply a little pressure to my handshake and as I do it I see her wince in pain, my eyes dart down to her hand and I see what looks like a nasty bruise that’s starting to heal but it’s hard to be sure with her tattos covering it.
Gunner bursting through the door almost makes her almost piss her pants, she jumps back snatching her hand out of mine, “Queenie I’ve finished cleaning” he mumbles under out of breath. Gunner looks to Katelyn who looks even more terrified now, “Who’s this?” He asks nodding his head in her direction “A new vet nurse Gunner, she’s not much of a talker tho” I reply looking back to her. Queenie looks at the both of us like she could kill us before turning to Katelyn.
“Can you take these two dogs into the back? I’ll be there in a second”Queenie asks in a softer tone than usual, I watch closely as Katleyn picks up the dogs leads and scurrys past Gunner and I. “You two are assholes you know that?” Queenie hisses at us while leading us to the front of the shop, “Sorry Queenie, but why would someone travel that amount of distance just to come to this small town for a small job? No offence, It doesn’t make sense, it’s suspicious”.
Blaze comes back in from the front confused about what were talking about, “Who’s suspicious?” He asks looking down to me “The new vet nurse, travels 14 hours via plane to start a new life in a small town with a small job” He looks to Queenie before looking back to me and nodding his head “I agree with Harley” He begins, “Don’t worry, I’ll kill anyone that trys to start anything with the Prez’s Old Lady” He announces just loud enough for Katelyn to hear in the back room before winking at Queenie who looks like she’s about to shoot us, “I’m telling you, shes innocent”.
“And im telling you, were keeping an eye on her”.
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“What’s wrong with you kitten?” Jax asks as I stomp up the wooden steps and into the club house, I walk into his embrace and feel his arms tighten around me relaxing me of almost everything. “Queenie has a new worker and I don’t like her” I huff like a child. “Why?” He asks “Because she’s form Australia, came to this town for this job, seem’s kinda weird” Blaze replys as he walks past towards the bar I’m guessing. I pull back and look up to Jax who looks slightly concerned “What?” I ask scrunching my eyebrows at him “There’s a few people in Australia that we have problems with, but I didn’t think they would go this far” He admits looking up from me to whoevers standing behind me “Gunner, get Circuit onto it now” He orders, “Aye aye captain” He salutes before taking off towards the stair case.
“Queenie say’s she innocent but shes covered in tattoos and piercings, I find it hard to believe puddin” I pout causing jax to look back down at me “Don’t worry, I wont let anything happen to this family you know I wont, now Shelby’s been following me like a fly to shit looking for ya, so how about you go and deal with that and then you can come back and find me, we can talk over your worries before picking up Elijah from childcare” He trys to negotiate but it reminds me of something else, “And another thing, I was perfectly fine taking care of Elijah and everything else, he didn’t need to go into childcare during the day, I had my shit together”.
“Harley, all you do is constantly move and do shit all day long, you need a break and he’s at the age where it’s good for him to socialise, and the twins go there so he has friends too. You cant take him along to your little murder dates nor can you take him on the bike with you” He argues, “Fine, I’ll see you whenever” I huff turning around to leave, he turns me back to him and leans down kissing me softly on the lips “I love you, go throw your tantrum with your friend that’s also throwing a tantrum and I’ll see you later. I’ll be in church when you need me”.
“I love you too” I mutter before turning around and walking off to find Shelby, I go around the back of the compound and hear her yelling at party planners as they rush around like their asses are on fire. “Little red” I call out grabbing her attention, “Boo boo, I need help these people aren’t any help at all!! The kids could do better!” She exclaims throwing her hands in the air, I pick her up and throw her over my shoulder, she begins to fight me so I make my annocument quick “DO WHATEVER THE BINDERS SAY AND WHATEVER SHE PAID FOR, I’M SORRY SHE’S BEING A BITCH” I yell out causing everyone’s heads to turn.
I turn on my heels make my way back inside the clubhouse with Shelby still trying to fight me, I go to the bar and sit her on the bar top before climbing over and grabbing two clean glasses filling them with whiskey and ice. “What’s the occasion?” She asks taking a glass from my hand and clinking it against mine “For living another day” I sigh, “Now, have you and Gunner sorted your shit out?” I ask looking up to her from the glass infornt of me. “Yes, he appologised for hiring the clown but I told him it means nothing unless he hunts him down and kills him so he doesn’t attend any other kids partys”.
“Already done” I hum in satisfaction staring down at my drink again, I change my mind and tip it down the sink turning in time to see Gunner walking out of church and towards the back rooms “Dickhead” I call out getting his attention, he walks over to us and sits down on the bar stool next to Sheby’s legs “You two need to go have some sexy time while the kids are gone and the party’s being planned, Shelby needs to stop being a bitch to people who are trying to help her, and Gunner well… Well he’s a man”. “Well there’s no complaints from me” Gunner grins standing up from his chair and scooping Shelby into his arms before scurrying off to the spare bedrooms.
I open the doors to church and see Jax, Blaze, Ice and Wood sitting around the table sorting through papers, “You boys think you can live without your president for a few minutes?” I joke watching Jax stand up from his chair at the head of the table, he smiles and stretches before walking over here lightly smacking the back of Ice’s head as he passes him “They will be fine, just some light paper work for them” He smirks before picking me up, I wrap my arms and legs around him as he walks out of the room and upstairs to his office.
Once inside his office he sits me down gently on his desk before sitting down infront fo my on his office chair, “So whats worrying you?” He asks tilting his head to the side while studying me “It’s finally quiet and I know it’s going to go to shit if that woman is here for what I think she is”. He nods his head before leaning back in his seat “And what if she is innocent like Queenie says? What then?” He questions, I sit there and try to give him and answer but I don’t have one. “I know in our line of work you need to be on edge 24/7 but you have to remember there are human’s out there too, not everyone you meet is going to be a monster kitten”.
“And if anything more unusual than her being here in general starts happening you know we will be the first people to know about it, we have everything we need to fight and defend this place for as long as we need. You and I will both fight to the ends of the world for Elijah and this MC, as well as our men. Shits bound to happen, it always does, this life isn’t easy and you and I both know that and have known that for damn long time. But if I have to do life this way I’m glad it’s with you, because you and Elijah make everything worth it, the long nights, the fights, the blood, sweat an tears, everything”.
I can feel tears pouring down my face and an aching in my throat, “Jax I-” I begin to speak but another wave of nausea hits and I jump off of the desk running to the bathroom, I lean over the toilet and like a magician my breakfast reappears. Jax comes over to me and holds my hair up out of the way as the rest of my stomach’s contents continue to come out, when I stop throwing up I’m dripping in sweat and my visions blurred. “Oh god I hope it’s not gastro from the kids childcare centre” I groan as I try to pick myself off fo the floor, Jax scoops me up and sit’s me on the bathroom counter grabbing a face towel and wetting it before putting it on my forehead.
“I think the kids would have it too” He replys with concern lacing hsi voice, “Maybe something you ate?” He questions but I slowly shake my head “We’ve eaten the same things so you would be sick too”. “Maybe death is finally here to taker me” I joke but Jax death stares me “I’m kidding” I mumble as he wets the face towel and puts it on my forehead again “Well I don’t know what it could be, maybe it is some bug from the childcare” He sighs, “Ohhhhh no” I laugh, I know what it is and my blood runs hot and cold at the thought, here we go again.
“Puddin, I’m pregnant”.