Epilogue

Two weeks passed before Samcro was reunited. Tara had been released from the hospital and was quickly recuperating at home with Jax and Abel rarely from her side.

A sunny day greeted the return of Clay, Chibs, Happy, and Bobby. When Tig pulled up in the van with the new arrivals, Gemma ran out of the clubhouse to greet them. Jax and Tara followed behind at a sedate pace, Abel held securely against his father's chest, while Jax's second arm lay protectively around Tara's waist.

Clay got out of the van and was instantly enveloped in his wife's arms.

"Missed you baby." He said, kissing her.

"Welcome home." Gemma replied. "About time you got back."

Bobby, Happy, and Chibs climbed out of the van and were greeted by the rest of Samcro. Bobby moved towards Jax and was greeted with a one-armed hug and slap on the back.

"Welcome home." Jax said with a smile.

"I'm not the only one who should be welcomed back." Bobby replied, nodding to Abel. "How's he doing?"

"Just fine." Jax replied proudly.

Jax passed Abel over to Tara so he could move forward and greet Clay. The two men exchanged hugs and slaps on the back before Clay turned to Tara and Abel.

"How you feeling sweetheart?" He asked kindly.

"Much better." Tara answered with a smile. She handed Abel over so Clay could greet his step grandson.

Clay laughed at Abel's baby noises and smiled at the new Samcro skullcap that covered the baby's head.

Jax greeted the rest of the guys with Happy commenting that he was pissed to hear from Tig everything he had missed while he was still in Ireland.

Before Gemma could ask how things went in Ireland, Clay called everyone inside the clubhouse.

Once inside, Tig quickly dispersed the prospects and club hanger ons who seemed to have a permanent home in the clubhouse. Once everyone else cleared out, the members of Samcro and the two main old ladies sat down with drinks and waited to hear what had happened in Ireland after Jax and the others left.

Jax and Tara took seats next to each other, Abel lying in his carrier next to Tara. The guys took seats and turned them to form a circle from the nearby tables, while Clay and Gemma took chairs at the front of the group.

"Ashby helped us track Jimmy." Clay began. "McGee had traded sides." He continued with a sneer. "He was feeding information to Jimmy. He and his VP gave Jimmy our location and plans, and fed us bad information when Jimmy asked. We had to take him out. He and his VP worked for Jimmy." Clay said with a glance at Happy, who obviously played a large part in righting the wrongs of McGee and his VP.

"Chibs will be going back in a few weeks." Bobby interjected. "Help get Sambell back on the right track." He said, alluding to the disarray the Irish club would be going through after finding out that its two highest-ranking members were traitors.

"What about Jimmy?" Jax asked, thinking back to the deal that was struck with Ashby. The last thing Samcro needed was Jimmy getting away and the real IRA coming after them and their families for failing to capture Jimmy as his gaze moved quickly over Tara and Abel, a flash of worry clear to Tara in his eyes.

"He's on the run." Clay said simply.

Jax groaned and leaned back in his seat. He felt Tara squeeze his thigh for comfort and is gaze met hers for a moment, before turning back to Clay.

"Do we have any leads?" Jax asked wearily.

"With the Russians up north." Bobby answered.

Jax cursed and leaned back in his chair.

"It's only a matter of time before they get him out of the country and we'll never be able to get our hands on him."

While the guys were making and scrapping different plans for how to extract Jimmy from his Russian protectors, Abel began to fuss in his carrier Tara stood up, said goodbye to the guys, before leaning over to kiss Jax, quietly telling him she was going to take Abel home.

Jax picked up the carrier and promising to be back in a minute, followed Tara outside to the Cutlass. He transferred Abel to his car seat, securely strapping him in, before turning back to Tara.

He leaned in and kissed her deeply, flicking his tongue inside her mouth just enough to make her laugh.

"I just gotta finish up with the guys, then I'll be home." He promised, taking her face between his hands and leaning his forehead against hers. Tara reached up to cover his hands with hers as they pulled back.

"Don't be too long." She said.

"I won't." Jax replied, leaning in to steal a quick kiss before Tara slid into the car. He closed the door and watched as she and Abel pulled away.

When Tara returned home, she laid Abel down in his crib and began to survey the room. She shook her head at the clothes strewn all over. She had no idea how Jax managed to leave his clothes in every room of the house. She moved over to the futon and pulled the travel bag from behind it. She shook her head again as she recognized the bag and it's proof that even after two weeks, Jax still hadn't unpacked from Ireland.

She started pulling clothes out of the bag, holding them close to decide whether they were clean or not. As she reached into the bag a second time, her hand came into contact with a stack of papers.

Curious, Tara pulled out the stack of letters and quickly read the note from Maureen to Jax. The laundry forgotten, she sat down on the couch and began to read.

Tara wasn't sure how much time had passed before she heard the familiar sound of Jax's bike in the driveway. She jumped off the couch, quickly checked to make sure Abel was still sleeping, and ran into the bedroom to stick the letters in the nightstand on her side of the bed.

She had just closed the drawer when Jax appeared in the bedroom doorway.

He grinned and moved closer, reaching out to play with the edge of Tara's shirt.

"How's the kid?" He asked, moving closer and running his hands down Tara's sides.

"Sleeping." Tara replied. Jax grinned again and leaned in to kiss her. When they broke apart, Tara met Jax's gaze.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Let's go away. Just the three of us." Tara answered quickly.

"Tara." Jax groaned as he pulled her closer. "We can't. Everything with Jimmy, it's not settled yet, we can't just up and leave."

Jax eyes met Tara's questioningly.

"What's going on Tara?"

Tara opened her mouth, but the words wouldn't come out.

"Nothing." She finally said weakly. "I just thought we could use a getaway." She continued, hating that she had to sound so needy. Trying to distract him from his questions, she said. "Remember our last visit to the doctor?" She began, her tone changing from nervous to seductive.

"Yes." Jax replied slowly, trying to remember what the doctor had said. But it was getting difficult as Tara slipped her hands under his shirt and walked her fingers over his abs.

"Remember what he said about physical activities." She continued, her hand moving down to fiddle with Jax's belt.

"That you should avoid exertions." Jax said, catching on as his hands slipped under Tara's shirt and moved up to flirt with her breasts.

"Remember when he said we could began incorporating those activities?" She said, her fingers just brushing Jax's erection.

"I'm getting an idea." Jax replied, slipping Tara's shirt over her head, before leaning in and kissing her, their tongues meeting wildly. Ever since they had returned home Jax and Tara were careful not to do anything that would frustrate the other as they waited for her to heal. Now, Tara felt Jax's hands along her ass as he lifted her up against him so his hardness would rub against her softness. The two broke apart just long enough for Jax to pull his shirt over his head.

When Jax's lips returned to his, his tongue playfully tangling with hers, Tara felt the buttons on her jeans come apart and the zipper being slowly drawn down. She stepped out of her pants and shrieked as Jax picked her up. Tara wound her legs around Jax's waist as he carried her over to the bed.

Jax placed Tara gently on the bed, her legs never leaving his waist. He held himself up over Tara, resting on his arms, before leaning forward and kissing his way down her neck, her breasts, her stomach.

Tara moaned at Jax's ministrations, and reached back to unsnap her bra as Jax's teeth nibbled along her panties. She released Jax's waist as he leaned back to pull down her panties and threw them behind him. He jumped off the bed long enough to rid himself of his pants and underwear, before joining Tara on the bed. He crawled back over her, kissing his way back up her body before bringing his lips to hers.

Jax sucked at Tara's neck as she cried out when he joined his body to hers. Tara wrapped her legs tightly against Jax's waist, holding him close to her as he rode them both into oblivion.

Afterwards, Jax and Tara lay in the afterglow of their lovemaking. Tara lay splayed across Jax's chest, his fingers playing with her hair as he ran them up and down her back.

"We should go away." Jax said quietly after having been silent for a few minutes.

Tara turned and propped her head up on her hands as she looked at Jax questioningly.

"After everything that's gone on, we need to get away, be a family, just the three of us." He continued, leaning forward to catch Tara's lips with his. "The rest of the club is here, they can take care of Jimmy. With the bail hearing coming up, I'm looking at going inside, we should go while we can."

"Really?" Tara asked, her eyes lighting up at the thought of getting away from everything, even if for only a little while. After everything that had happened she wasn't ready to deal with what she read in Maureen's letters, didn't know how she would react next time she looked into Gemma's or Clay's eyes.

After Jax stated his wish to leave Charming for a while, Tara became a flurry of activity. Jax took Abel with him to see his mother and the guys and to tell them of his and Tara's plans. Jax ignored the niggling sensation of something being off with Tara, and brushed it off as her trying to come to terms with everything that had happened over the last few weeks.

His mother and Clay were not happy with the change of his plans, but as the guys commented on the validity of the idea, they were forced to go with the tide and agreed that Jax and Tara taking some time with just each other and Abel was a good idea. Kozik offered to stay in town longer to assist with Jimmy's capture, which solidified Jax's belief that the club could take care of Jimmy without him.

When Jax returned home, Tara had everything packed for the three of them, including the stack of John's letters to Maureen, tucked safely into her bag. She still hadn't decided if and when to give Jax the letters, but knew that he needed to know the truth at some point.

Tara held Abel, while Jax brought their bags out to the car. After strapping Abel into his seat, Tara turned and looked back at Jax's house, thinking about everything that had happened since she returned to Charming.

Jax's soft voice interrupted her thoughts as he moved up to stand next to Tara. He reached out a finger and tipped up her chin so their eyes could meet.

"Ready to go?" He asked.

Tara agreed with a smile, lifting up on her tiptoes to press a kiss against his lips.

"Let's get out of here."

Author's Note: Finally! I'm so sorry it took so long to get the epilogue up. It took forever to figure out what I wanted to do. At least Jax and Tara had some good action. Big thank you to all of you for all the reviews you have left and for sticking with me through this story. So as I teased in the last review, the announcement. I am planning on writing a new fan fic, based around Jax and Tara in high school and leading up to Tara's leaving Charming. No set plans on when I'll start, but I am looking forward to exploring that aspect of their past. Also, if anyone is interested, I had written a song-fic based on this idea last summer. Not sure if songfics are allowed on , so if anyone is interested in checking it out, just send me a private message and I'll send you the link to the story.

Thank you all again, and happy holidays!