Before the abuse on how Tara would not behave this way please have faith. Tara is the center of this entire story and though this story is not following the show the idea of Tara keeping secrets and acting different in season six is something im using here but for different reasons.

This Chapter was very hard for me to write I realised I backed myself into a corner when I did some story changing from my first draft a few chapters back. not a big deal but I want to say sorry now for the horrid chapter and please not this story is comming to an end very soon.

Chapter 21

Chapel

Opie sat at the head of the table while Jax stood behind him to angry to sit. "Alright what do you know?"

"I talked to a few of my guys after you called seems a few of them have been holding out on me when I asked about Tara before." Marcus looked around the table he never imagined him and Samcro would be having a sit down that had nothing to do with pending war between the them. "Looks like a few of my guys have been offered suppourt for forming a new club by your ex president."

"WHAT!" Jax was at full attention now. what the fuck could Clay possiably offer.

"Seems Clay is still real tight with the Irish, so tight he managed to talk them into working with Mexican. My guy was told he wanted in he had to take Tara and the baby. That's all I know."

The guys, Marcus included sat around the table talking trying to figure out what Clays plans could be, Why was Gemma helping and why did they take the baby. They needed to find out all the facts without letting on they knew but how was the big question. Comming up with nothing Kozik finally asked the unspoken question. "Chibs you think Fiona can find out anything?"

Chibs didn't want to use his wife, wasn't safe for her but they needed to find the baby and he knew they either ask her now or she would just do it herself when she found out what was going on.

"We can always ask."

The guys made their way into the bar, Marcus took his guys and made their leave while Samcro hung around with heavy hearts not sure what to do from here.

"Koz I need you."

Kozik took a swig of his beer and wandered into the kitchen. "What you need doc?"

"Any news?"

"Not really sorry, least nothing we can go after."

"Alright, well can you go sort out the garage please?"

"Tara, really?"

"Yes, really. You gonna call Bobbys ex and inform her child support will be late, Tell Lyla she has to put her new kitchen on hold because Opie made no money?"

"Tara I dout they will care considering, just think about this for a minute."

"Im fully aware of what is going on, I may not fully get why Gemma took my daughter but I do know Gemma and she's wanting attention and when she doesn't get it she will slip. If Ima was stupid enough to help Gemma god knows who else is to so until we know everything this club house will run as normal with any and all information about my daughter private. So I am asking you to go in the garage and make sure shit is getting done."

Kozik didn't understand Tara's train of thought, he wasn't even sure she did but the broken look on her face told him enough she needed things to go back to as close to normal as she could get until they had more information.

"Alright Doc, but one word about that baby and you shout, loud."

"Her name is Grace Marie."

"Good name, hopefully she will be just as bad ass as her name sakes."

Kozik left for the garage after giving Tara a big hug. Tara made her way into the bar to find Chibs and Fiona talking, neither looking very happy.

...

"Filip you know if I had anyone to call I would but with Jimmy dead and me comming back to you, I look like a traitor. Jimmys men think Samcro had something to do with his death."

"Ai love I know. What are we gonna do we need to find out what Clay is up to."

Juice had been listening in trying to find the right time to drop in and right about now was the best time he guessed. "Chibs, Fi a word?"

"What is it Juice?"

"You might want to talk to Kerriann, she might be able to get you information."

Chibs was at full attention rising from his seat to face Juice "What you saying brother?"

"Filip calm down, I think he means Kerriann has a friend in Sambel."

"A friend? Like Trinity friend or like how Juicey boy here is friends with my daughter?" Juice looked down not sure where Chibs would take this, they had yet to talk about him and Kerriann but the club had made many jokes pointing out how he liked her and with her being 18 next month.

"Oh Filip sit down, Juice thank you please go get my daughter."

...

Opie and Jax had sat down an explained what little they knew about Gemma and Clay, well more Clay they still had no idea what Gemmas part in all this was.

"Kozik said you sent him to work on cars?"

"God why is everyone making this such a big deal."

Opie realising he needed to take his leave quickly got up to find his wife.

"You sent the kids home."

"With your sister and two prospects plus her cop boyfriend will be there." Tara did nothing to hide her annoyance from her voice

"Babe I'm just worried about you, the guys should be focused on Grace not work and Abel didn't want to leave you, Ive seen you call in late because he cried when you left and today you just send him home."

"What are you saying I dont care about my Kids?"

" That's not what I'm saying. Tara just talk to me what the hell is going on in your head?"

"Honestly I don't know. I feel scared knowing Grace is gone but at the same time I feel like Gemma wouldn't actually hurt her. I need the guys to work because other wise were all sitting around here doing nothing just going crazy, I need something to focus on until we know more and I cant go to the hospital and work. Let me focus on the business stuff and you focus on finding our daughter, working right now will keep me sain, I promise the minute we have news I'll be the first one out that for Abel I need him to think everything is ok my baby has seen to many bads things already"

"Alright babe I get it just talk to me when you need to and don't over do your self." Jax kissed the top of her head and leaned back on the couch just holding his wife for a minute, the way she was handling all this worried him a bit but look how he handled Abel being taken so who was he to talk.

...

Kerriann explained to her father how she had been seeing a Sambel prospect up until she moved to California and a few months ago he got patched. To say Chibs was upset was an understatement.

"He called a few weeks ago and said he would be coming state side, wanted to see me."

"Not happening."

"Da!"

"No! My daughter will not date a member. You saw the hell this life put your ma threw I will not have that for you."

"First i'm almost 18 which means not only am I legal in Ireland but almost legal her to date who ever I please. Second ma knew about him."

Looking at Fiona recieveing a look that screamed for him to say something he huffed in defeat "We will talk about this later, now how can this little prick help us?"

"He wants to see me, said he was visiting friends."

"You don't think he was?"

"Colin has never left Ireland how does he have friends here, and why is he coming but Jax and Opie have no idea he has known for at least two weeks. "

"You think he coming alone?"

"Don't know but I can ask, he thinks I'm only here because ma made me, but if I told him I wanted to leave and go back with him he might be a little more forth coming."

"Well you just got this all worked out dont ya lass? Seems like this plan has been discussed else were."

Juice avoided all eye contact after hearing how mad Chibs was before, no way he was gonna push on the Kerriann situation just yet.

"Alright let discuss this with Jackie and go from there."

...

Kerriann explained her and Juice plan to Jax, Opie and Tara making sure to avoid letting them know for sure that Juice helped with this plan, she didn't want to upset her dad more then he already was. When she was done Opie agreed it was a good plan but still wanted to vote it, she was a members daughter after all and he didn't want there to be any secret business or plans. Tara walked off not really saying anything other then asking that Kerriann doesn't go alone and that she was going to bed. Jax looked at his wife concerned she seemed to be shutting down on him, slowly she was going from the woman with a mission who came into the club house that morning to a mother who seemed to think her daughter was gone for ever.

Lyla followed Tara in to the apartment, not happy about what was going on. Tara may not be someone who fights first and questions later but when it came to her kids and husband Tara was a fighter so what ever she was pulling now was bullshit and Lyla knew it. Looking back as she got into her room Tara noticed Lyla. "Lyla I'm tired can we talk later?"

Slamming the door shut Lyla prepared her self for what may or may not come next. Tara had stood up for Lyla so many times it was Lylas turn to be the tough one.

"No we can't! What the hell is wrong with you!?"

"Excuse me!?"

"Where the hell is the Tara Knowles I know and love, the woman who beat the shit out of Ima while pregnate, the woman who slit some girls throut to save her life and Margreats, or the woman who on a daily basis pisses off the scariest man around here just for shits and giggles!?" Lyla was practically screaming at Tara she needed to do something to get Tara to fight again, to be the woman they all respected.

Tara pulled out a suitcase and gave Lyla a sly smile " It's Teller and she is headed to Oregon to get her daughter back."