Chapter 20

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Chibs and Harley were loading up into the ambulance and rushed the hospital.
Unser informed Clay that the plates were fake.

"This was Zobelle" Hale said
"He's trying to break us" Jax said anger rising in him
"There's gotta be something we can find int his guy" hale said
"I pushed him off retaliation for Otto. But now clay is gonna go at him full force. I gotta bad feeling we're walking right into a trap"
"Don't play it out."
"That's not the way this works. Someone hurts us we retaliate."
"That's it? Run blind off the cliff?" Hale asked
"I gotta do something and get justice for my old lady. She was in that blast too." Jax said putting his head down
"If I can get to him first I can save Samcro" Jax said
"What happened when you get to him?" He asked
"I don't know you tell me" Jax smiled at him
"Are you asking me to help samcro?" He asked
"We both know this guys got some type of leverage on you. Think of it as a cell serving favor"
"I go off the grid and I help you find this guy. You promise me you bring him for arrest. Unharmed." Hale said
"How can you arrest him?" Jax asked
"Bring him in as a person of interest. We hold him up to 24 hours. At least get clays calmed down and get your crew thinking straight" Hale told him
"Alright I get to him first and I bring him to you. Do it by the book." Jax said
"I'll dig into the cigar shop see if I can find that home address" Hale told him
"Weston's info too. There a dead end always rattle Darby" he said before walking away.
Gemma sat at the table. Jax walked over
"They're waiting for you inside" Gemma said before he walked through the door.
Tara was here talking to Gemma about what happened
"Who the hell would do that?" She asked looking to Gemma. Gemma put her head down.
"Oh my god." She muttered
"I'm going to the hospital. Come in later and I'll update you about Harley." She said.
"This explosion. Same people who attacked her?"
"And if it was. Maybe if you told somebody-"
"This wasn't on any of us" Gemma stormed off.
Before Jax headed to the hospital he went to talk to Opie. The conversation not ending well Jax stormed off to the hospital to check on Harley.
The next day one of the irish stopped by. As he was leaving Unser arrived. "Locations of our two white friends" he said
Jax's phone rang as he walked away.
"You need me with you? I wanted to go see Harley" he lied
"You should go" clay said
As Jax left Opie told the men that he thought Jax was up to something. Little did Jax know Opie was sent out to the follow him. Soon Jax arrived at his destination and walked up to officer hale as he lit a cigarette.
"His trucks not here" Jax said
"One of Darby's workers saw him last night. Told him to be here at 7" Hale said as he noticed Opie pulling in beside Jax's bike.
"He's crawled into a hole"
"We'll put out an ATL. Darby's in town. We'll find him" Hale finished before walking away as Opie approached Jax.
"Thought you were at St.Thomas?" Opie asked suspiciously.
"No news on Chibs or Harley yet. Figured Darby could point us to Zobelle" Jax pursed his lips
"Does Hale have the same idea?" Opie retorted with attitude
"Guess so" Jax shrugged his shoulders
"Thought you were taking home addresses" Jax spoke
"Clay wanted fewer guys. Low profile."
"He knows best" Jax choked out acting like he actually gave a shit about clay
"Anything here?" Opie asked
"Dead end" Jax responded
"I'll wait for you. We can ride back together." Opie side eyed him as he began to walk away
"Sure thing" Jax muttered with a clenched jaw and am aggravated look spread across his face.
"What was that about?" Hale asked after he had walked back to Jax
"It's about shit being upside down," he paused
"Call me with Weston's address" he finished before walking back to his bike. Hale just watched concerned
"Where you going?" He stopped Jax
"Lose my best friend" he retorted

After a while of riding Jax eventually lost Opie and was able to successfully speed away. Opie went back to the crew and informed them that he had lost Jax because he knew he was being tailed.
Jax and Hale were at Weston's house together. He went around to the front door and cut a small slit in the screen on the storm door. He slipped his hand through and opened the door going into the house. He looked around before hearing movement. He followed it then shots rang through the house. The rest of the crew heard and ran so the door trying to figure out to approach as Jax fell to the floor. The bullets missing him by a few inches. Shots rang out again and Jax had realized it was a kid.
"I'm not here to hurt you. I'm a friend of your dads I'm looking for him" Jax said to the child who had a gun in his hands
"Show me the ink!" The small child yelled
"What?" Jax questioned
"You said you're a friend of my dads. Show me your ink?" The boy said
"Let's just put the guns ok?" Jax questioned as he put his gun down and the boy the same
"Listen I got all kinds of ink." He said unbuttoning the sleeve of his flannel before the men outside the house began firing at the walls of the cabin. Jax fell onto the kid protecting him from the bullets. Hale and Bobby walked into the house as the shots died down.
"It's a kid!" Jax shouted
"Hold your fire!" Bobby yelled
Jax got up from the boy and the boy held a gun to Jackson's stomach "you lied!" He shouted as he pulled the trigger on the gun and nothing happened. Jax got the gun to the floor and pushed the boy back onto the bottom bunk where his smaller brother was clutching a pillow.
Hale stood there watching them
"Where's your dad shit head?" Jax questioned the boy
"I ain't telling you shit! Race trader!" The boy shouted then spit on Jax and Hale raised his eyebrows in disbelief
"Call child services. Have this little psychopath committed." Jax spat to Hale before leaving the room
He walked out into the room where the rest of the crew was and clay glared at him. Jax left as Hale gathered the boys. Bobby just stared at clay as happy walked in with a computer "password protected. Can't get in" he said holding a computer in his hands.
"Take it to juice" he muttered before leaving
And Tig followed. Opie was following Jax.
"Guess your working with Hale now?" He pushed Jax
"Doing things my way. Same goal" he said a with a smile
"And what's that?" Opie questioned
"Keep the boss happy." He said before walking away as clay observed him. Tig then spoke up after getting off the phone.
"Unser. They couldn't stop the forensic team." Tig sighed
"Now what?" One asked.

Soon enough clay was standing in front of Zobelles cigar shop. He picked up something setting out side of the shop and threw it through the glass on the door. He stepped through the door and then began to trash the shop. Knocking things off counters. Licking in the display case. Knowing over shelfs.
Meanwhile Gemma was sitting in the hospital. Tara sat down beside her and filled her in on chibs. When Tara was done talking Gemma stared at her.
"Where's my baby girl?" Gemma choked
"How is she?" She questioned frantically
"She's doing ok. Chibs protected her from the fall and he got the worst of it. She does have some cuts and scraps along with a few small burns. She hit her head pretty hard so she has a concussion but nothing major. We do have to keep her overnight to watch her and make sure nothing major does happen." Tara told the matriarch
Gemma put her head in her hands.
"Can I see her?" She mumbled.
Hale then walked into the hospital as Hale was storming towards Gemma.
"How are they?" He asked
"Harley has a concussion beat up a little. Chibs is critical." She told the cop honestly
"You have a minute?" He questioned
"For what?" She asked before he motioned for her to join him by the chapel.
"I've kinda hit a wall. Trying to find out who did this. I was thinking maybe you could help." He told Gemma
"Me?"She asked
"I don't know anything more than the guys do." She told him
A few nurses passed and he passed.
"Unser told me some things. About you and Harley. What happened. At least what he knows" Hale said softly
"Piece of shit" she hissed
"He had to" Hale responded
"Shut up" She spat loudly before walking further into the chapel.
He followed her.
"We both know this thing with Chibs was Zobelle. Give me anything Gemma. A smallest detail anything you can remember. Goes off record. The secret keeps. Just point me somewhere" He pleaded
"Why are you so interested in helping us?" She turned towards him
"Just because I became a cop doesn't mean I don't give a shit about who I grew up with" he said looking into her eyes
"You wanna hurts this guy?"
"Yeah I do." Hale responded
Gemma pauses
"Girl in her twenties. Blonde. Good rack. She was the only one I saw." Gemma said before turning away
"I'm sorry" he said as Gemma whipped around
"You or your cancerous boss tell anyone else what happened to me and my daughter I will clip both of your big soft hearts out." She turned back around.
Gemma made her way to Harley as Hale and Jax met up with Darby.
She walked into the room to see Harley laying on the hospital bed in a gown. Cuts and scraps scattered her arms and face. Her eye was bruised. Her hair matted and sprawled across the pillow. Machines of all sorts hooked up to her. Gemma could hear the faint heart beat from one of the monitors. She walked into the room and pulled up one of the chairs beside Harley's bed. She grabbed the young girls hand and placed a kiss to it before gently placing it back to her side. Harley's arms twitched as she began to move slightly and her eyes opened. The light blinded her as she winced.
"Jesus Christ" Harley muttered squeezing her eyes tightly shut.
"Oh my god you're awake!" Gemma shouted before she called for the doctors. The rushed in then hooked her up to IV and told Gemma she needed to wait in the hall.
"Wait." Harley protested and Gemma stopped in her tracks.
"Bring me my baby boy" Harley smiles faintly at her motherly figure.
"Sure thing baby. You want any food?" She asked
"Greasy burger" the woman giggled and Gemma rushed off.

Hale and Jax had found Darby and we're questioning him. Darby has given them the honest truth but Hale had one more question.
"You know anything a blonde. Twenties. Nice tits?" He asked
"Sounds like your woman" Darby Gabe Jax am evil smile. His teeth clenched and Jax launches at him and before he could do any damage Hale pulled the two apart.
"Answer my question. Anyone besides Harley" Hale said sternly
"Zobelles daughter sounds like. Usually hangs out with Weston."He said before walking away

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