warning ⚠️; 18+ only! Detailed se'xual content in this chapter!

IT WAS A BUSY DAY AT TM, to put it nicely. One car after another came into the workshop because there had been an accident on the street corner involving several cars. Which is why Gemma was sitting at her desk, her glasses resting on the bridge of her nose while her head hovered over a stack of papers.

The matriarch had learned to block out the sounds of the workshop while she worked, and the noise from outside was also easy to muffle with the closed door. That's why she didn't immediately notice who was driving onto the property, as the blinds were also closed to block out the blazing sun.

Only when there was a soft knock on the door did she let a quick 'come in' leaving her lips without raising her head, still busy with insurance stuff. It was probably just one of the guys, Nero or someone else who needed a repair or wanted to pick up their car.

But her body froze briefly as she glanced to the side, examining the woman who was now closing the door behind her and was slowly walking towards her from head to toe. "What do you want here? I didn't know you were still welcome here."

"Well, you are. Even though Jax pushed you away for months, right?" Tara put the baby seat down in front of the desk, adjusting the bag on her shoulder. "I'm not here to fight, Gemma. I thought you wanted to see your granddaughter more often."

"Oh sweetheart, I've learned my lesson." Taking her glasses off and placing them on the pile of papers, Gemma leaned back, crossing one leg over the other. "I'll spend time with my granddaughter when Jax lets me. I don't wanna cross any more boundariesᅳ you done here then?"

No matter how much Gemma loved her grandchildren, she knew better than to cross boundaries again. Abusing Jax' or Jade's trust again was the last thing she wanted. And if she was honest, she had not once felt something towards the little girl. With Abel and Thomas, Gemma had felt a bond right away, the moment she had laid her eyes on them she just knew she was their grandmother. But with this one, Olivia, she wasn't so sure.

Tara had an answer on the tip of her tongue, but was interrupted when none other than her ex walked into the small office.

"The hell are you doin' in my mom's office?" Jax walked slowly past Tara, his slightly disdainful gaze always on her as he placed a cigarette between his lips. "You have no business here, Tara. If it's about Olivia, call me. Otherwise our life, including that of my mom, my Old Lady and my boys or the club, is none of your concern."

The sudden cold tension in the small office sent shivers down not only Tara's spine, but also Gemma's. But the worst thing was Jax' cold gaze boring into Tara's skull as he brought the lighter to his cigarette and took the first deep drag, slowly and deliberately, after he slid the lighter back into his pocket.

Trying not to let her nervousness show, Tara cleared her throat. "I just wanted Olivia to see her grandma more often, maybe meet some of the club membersᅳ after all, she's family."

Jax' grin was taunting, his moves slow as he took a step toward Tara, one hand in his pocket while he raised the other and took another drag on his cigarette. "Yeah? Suddenly you don't have a problem with my club anymore? Do you even listen to yourself, doc?"

"Things change. People can change too", Tara muttered through gritted teeth, stubborn as ever. "I just wanted to accommodate you, that's all."

"Sure." Jax' grin slowly faded, the cold expression returning. "Just let it go, Tara. See you on Friday."

"You're unbelievable, Jax", Tara let out a huff, visibly pissed that her plan to get Gemma back on her side had failed miserably before she even really started. "Do you at least wanna say goodbye to your daughter before I leave?"

Jax hesitated but passed the cigarette to his mother before crouching down and running the side of his index finger along a sleeping Olivia's cheek, the slightest smile tugging at the corner of his mouth as the girl sighed in her sleep.

Three months had passed since he knew about his daughter, the girl now eight months old. But this weekend was the first time that she would spend three days and two nights with him, Jade and his boys.

His smile faded for a moment when he thought of Jade, how hard it was for her to form a bond with Olivia. But she tried for him every time the little girl was at their place, and he appreciated that. At the same time, however, his guilty conscience nagged at him because he noticed that she wasn't doing well at all.

"See you on Friday, sweetheart", he murmured without disturbing the girl's sleep before he got up and flashed Tara a warning look. "Don't come here again unless I tell you to."

Tara didn't say anything else, instead she just snorted angrily before she stormed out of the office and back to her car, watched by Charming's prince and the matriarch as she left the property with screeching tires.

Gemma, who was now standing at the window, turned to Jax, skepticism forming in the pit of her stomach. "You trust her? Because I don't."

"I don't want to, but what choice do I have?" Jax sighed, the anger slowly subsiding as Tara was finally gone. "We made a test, I checked whether she ever had a connection to the doctor who did the test. She didn't, never worked together."

"How do you know?" Gemma inquired, still skeptical.

"Because, mom", the blonde exhaled loudly, but if he was honest, he was skeptical too. "The doctor only started at St. Thomas a month before Tara went to prison."

Gemma wasn't sure, but something just told her that something wasn't right. "Okay, fine, that doesn't have to mean shit. Can't you do another test? Maybe behind Tara's back?"

"Why would she lie to me, mom? What would she get out of it?" It hit Jax' ego that he hadn't thought about this sooner, that he hadn't doubted his ex sooner. "Tara was willing to do anything to get away from me and the club, why the hell would she throw an innocent child right into the middle of all this?"

"I don't know, Jackson, I really don't know", Gemma replied with a sigh, brushing a few strands of her bangs out of her eyes before patting her son's cheek. "Just think about it again, it can't hurt. And baby, keep an eye on Jade, she's not doing well."

And with that, Gemma left him alone to give him some time to think, snatching her bag on the way outside so she could do some grocery shopping on her lunch break.

And maybe, just maybe, she would keep an eye on Tara to make sure the former doctor didn't have anything stupid on her mind.

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HIS MOTHER'S WORDS had stuck with him. Jax wanted another test to make sure Olivia was really his daughter and that's exactly what he would do this weekend. But first it was important to him to talk to Jade again, to show her that he was grateful for everything she did for him.

It was already late when he got home, his tiredness slowly wearing off when he heard water running in the shower after he entered the bedroom. Everything in the house had been dark and he had already heard his sons' soft snoring in the hallway, which meant that he could join Jade without having to worry about them.

For a moment he just stood in the doorway to the bathroom that was in their bedroom, a small smile dancing on his lips as he watched Jade's outline. He didn't see anything else because the shower panes had fogged up, but enough to get a reaction out of him.

Without thinking any further, he peeled off his clothes, which landed on the floor with a soft thud and finally caught Jade's attention. Opening the shower door, she lifted an eyebrow, a slight grin on her lips as her eyes fell on Jax' semi-hard cock, which got harder immediately as he finally caught a glimpse of her body.

"About time you finally came", she breathed as Jax stepped into the shower, his hands immediately finding her hips.

"It's been a long day, but I promise to make up for it", the blonde croaked with his cocky grin before easily lifting Jade onto his hips, careful not to slip. "But I missed you a lot, babe."

A gasp slipped past Jade's lips as the cold tiles pressed against her back, quickly replaced by a throaty moan as Jax' full length pressed directly against her core, sliding through her dripping folds.

"How about you show me how much you missed me?", she whispered sultry against his lips, letting her own ghost over his while watching him through half-open eyelids. "We haven't had much time for this the last few days."

Between club business, Jade's job and everyday life with the boys, sometimes there wasn't much time for some quality time. That was okay, that was life and neither of them would have it any other way; nevertheless, sometimes they missed the moments as a couple.

"That was my plan anyway, darlin'," Jax chuckled lowly, his grip on her hips firm, possessive, while his other hand rested against the white tiles.

His lips found hers in a slow, passionate kiss, their tongues wasting no time in meeting and dancing together. Her legs were wrapped tightly around his hips, ready for Jax to slide into her perfectly. The first thrust was firm, stretching Jade just right to elicit another throaty moan that Jax swallowed, grinning proudly as she sank her nails into his shoulders, drawing a satisfied groan from him.

But it was her tight, warm cunt, wrapped tightly around his cock and practically swallowing him, that drew another loud, almost inhuman groan from him. This time, hardly any words were spoken, none were needed at the moment as the warm water splashed down on them both as Jax found the right pace.

His thrusts were slow but no less intense, with enough determination and passion behind each thrust to make Jade's legs tremble. Their lips barely touched, moans and groans filling the small bathroom, their breath brushing against each other's lips.

"Feelin' so good, babe", Jax croaked between two thrusts, his voice hoarse, bringing his lips to her ear as his hand bruised her hip. "And you're mine, all of this is mine, you hear me?"

"Yᅳyes, all yours, all of this", the brunette gasped, her nails digging into Jax' back as his hand moved to her ass, squeezing that now instead of her hip as he pounded into her, his thrusts getting rougher. "That's it..that's perfect.."

Soft, needy whimpers filled Jax' ear, the side of her face pressed against the side of his. Her fingers slid through his messy hair as their bodies moved together, Jax doing most of the work though.

With her legs wrapped around his waist, she pulled him closer, sending him deeper into her if that was still possible, gasping softly into the kiss as Jax claimed her lips again, his hand, which had just been resting next to her head, now firmly gripping her chin.

She knew he was close by the way his thrusts were slowly becoming sloppy, his cock already twitching and throbbing inside her, just as her clit throbbed every time Jax' pubic bone rubbed against it with each thrust, almost sending her over the edge.

"Jax!" Jade cried out, breaking away from the kiss to let her head fall against the tiles, Jax' piercing blue eyes locked with hers. "I'mᅳ fuck Iᅳ"

A small laugh rumbled through Jax' chest, squeezing her ass only harder as he picked up the pace again, fucking his Old Lady good and hard while her nails left deep marks on his back, probably even drawing some blood; perfect that they were already in the shower.

Drops of water clung to Jade's long eyelashes and rolled down not only hers but Jax' entire body, the warmth of the water making it all feel even better than it already was.

As Jade's legs started to tremble violently, her breathing became shallower and her moans louder, Jax placed a kiss against her lips, sweet and soft, followed by a satisfied hum. "Let go for me, darlin'."

That was all Jade needed to fall over the edge. Her body tensed as a wave of pure excitement hit her, making her see stars for a moment as she came all over his cock that was now pounding into her at merciless speed until Jax' followed and spilled thick robes of cum inside her, filling her with his warm seed.

"That's my good girl, coverin' my cock with all your juices", he hummed contentedly as he leaned his body against hers, clearly out of breath but with a satisfied smirk gracing his lips.

Jade shuddered again from all the sensations rushing through her body, the feeling of ecstasy slowly fading. When she had ridden out her climax and Jax had lowered her legs back to the floor, she quickly wrapped her arms around his waist, clinging tightly to him like he could run away at any time.

"I love you, Jade, I hope you know that", Jax croaked after they had stood there for a while just holding each other under the warm water, his arms wrapped tightly around her. "More than I've ever loved a woman, babe."

"I know, baby", she murmured contentedly, smiling to herself as Jax placed a kiss on her wet hair. "And I love you too, no matter how complicated everything is right now."

"And I'm sorry about that." Jax looked down at her with concern, cupping her face in his hands. "I have something I wanna talk about with you. But we'll do that once we're in bed."

Jade blinked a few times as a few drops of water fell from her eyelashes, her curiosity aroused. "Then we should get ready, because now I'm curious."

With a grin, she pulled away from him, grabbed her shower gel and threw his at him, which drew a laugh from himᅳ  a laugh that she had heard far too little of lately and she knew that it was partly her fault because Jax was constantly worried about her because of Tara and Olivia.

For his sake, she really tried, but failed miserably to build a bond with the little girl. The fear of losing Jax because of it was the reason why she wasn't feeling particularly well at the moment, but she would continue to try not to let it show too much. Especially Jax and her kids shouldn't have to worry about her all the time.

That's why the Cooper woman was all the more curious to hear what Jax wanted to discuss with her and so she wasted no time getting out of the shower as quickly as possible.

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JADE PROPPED HER BODY up on her elbow, her curious gaze resting on Jax' as he slipped under the covers next to her and leaned against the headboard. "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

"No patience, huh?" Jax' warm laugh filled the room and made Jade's chest swell with love. He held out his arm so she could snuggle into his side, smiling down at her. "Okay, I was thinking of a little vacation. Just you, the boys and meᅳ what do you think?"

The brunette frowned in surprise, already snuggled into Jax' side as she rested her chin on his chest. "That sounds pretty good. I mean, we're saving money for that anyway every month. But can you even leave right now? Because of the club and..well..Olivia."

"Babe, stop worrying." Slowly he ran his fingertips up and down her arm, looking down at her seriously. "My club will survive a week without me and Olivia..this isn't about her this time. This is about us, you and meᅳ our boys."

Through glassy eyes Jade looked at her Old  Man, feeling grateful and guilty at the same time. "If you want to take her with usᅳ"

"No", Jax shook his head before she could finish her sentence, pinching her chin between his thumb and index finger. "I've already asked way too much of you, and that wasn't fair of me. Let me just give you something back, okay?"

He would address his doubts about whether he was really the father, but not tonight. For one night, he wanted it to be just him and Jade; and he could see the gratitude for that in her eyes, his features softening as she flashed him that perfect smile of hers.

"Thank you, Jax", she whispered, rubbing the tip of her nose against his. "That really means a lot to me. I'll talk to my boss tomorrow when I can leave and for how long, then we can plan. Do you really wanna go on vacation alone, just the boys and us?"

"Well, if we take your or my mom, we'd have a babysitter so we could get away and do some other interesting things sometimes", he wiggled his eyebrows, halfway hovering over her now with that signature grin of his after flipping them over.

Jade chuckled before innocently batting her eyelashes at him while running her fingers through his still slightly wet hair. "Oh, what would those interesting things be?"

"Oh, you know..", Jax trailed, letting his fingertips glide over the bare skin of her stomach, both only in underwear. A dirty grin was now gracing his lips, his next words a croak against her lips. "I could show you."

"Round two it is, I guess?", the brunette asked, besides the lust in her eyes, something cheeky lingered in her tone.

"Are you complaining?", Jax asked in mock-offense, his thumb already brushing the fabric of her bra aside before letting the pad of his thumb ghost over Jade's nipple, the bud already hard against his touch. "I could stop, you just have to tell me."

"If you stop now I'll never talk to you again, Teller", Jade shot back with a quick shake of her head and a chuckle, arching her back at the teasing touch. "Just fuck me already", she added with that needy whine that always got Jax' going.

"Whatever you want, darlin'." Jax let out one last, low laugh before claiming his Old Lady's lips in a feverish kiss, wanting to make sure she wouldn't forget that night for a while.

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