Hey Everyone! I've been trying to post this all weekend but I finally managed too. I don't know what was going on with the doc manager but better late than never. I'm not going to post this story daily because my focus is still on That Was Then, This is Now but I'm having fun with this one.

Let me know what you think!

As always I only own My OC and story plot.

Another day, another dollar to be earned at this stupid job, but paying off bullshit debts was a bit more important than chasing dreams at the moment. Mina made her way to the lockers shoving her bag in and pulling out the red apron with her name on it. She slipped it on over her fitted black v-neck before looping the rope around her thin waist and tying it in the back. She made sure she grabbed her phone, tucking it into the back pocket of her skinnies before walking to the restroom to tie her long brown hair with caramel highlights up in a high ponytail. She knew how much shit she'd get if a hair was found in a drink or bakery item. She left her bangs out sweeping them to the side over her eyes before looking at herself in the mirror. She took a deep breath, stood up straight, and plastered a smile on her face before heading out to the front for her 12 hour shift.

"Mina, you're late." Her bitch of a boss made it a point to call her out every time.

"I know Matt. I'm sorry. I had to walk and it took longer than expected." She said in the sweetest voice possible, usually did the trick with him.

"Yeah yeah, you're on register duty." He said giving in to her smile.

She nodded and made her way over. Her co-worker Jake seemed way too preoccupied to even acknowledge her so she jumped straight to work. Putting her number into the register and taking orders for him to make.

XXX

After returning from county, Jax found himself more angry than anything else. She'd once again refused to see him. His only form of communication with her was through her lawyer. She'd told him that Tara was convinced Gemma was the one to call the police on her. Apparently she'd threatened her a few days prior.

He had her meet him at a coffee shop on Main Street. Holding the door open for his mother, the older woman walked in making her way in line with him following. The place was busy for a Wednesday afternoon, but they couldn't have this conversation with everyone else listening in. If Gemma had ratted on Tara, they'd have to deal with her, but he needed to know for sure.

Finally making it to the front of the line, Gemma looked over the young brunette at the register. She could see right through the girls fake smile and laughed to herself.

"Long day, sweetheart?" she asked the girl.

The girl's smile actually turned genuine as she laughed. "Is it that obvious?"

The older lady smiled and shrugged her shoulder. "Nobody smiles that hard taking coffee orders."

The girl laughed and nodded. "Got me there. What can I get for you, Ma'am?"

Gemma shook her head. "Nobody calls me Ma'am just call me Gemma."

She nodded "What can I get for you Gemma?"

After giving the woman her order, Gemma moved to the side to let Jax order as well. Jax's eyes wandered over the small woman behind the register. Placing his order, he watched her intently as she wrote the order on the cup, placing it aside and rang them up.

"Anything else I can get for you sir?" she soft voice sounded so familiar. As did her ear to ear smile that accentuated her cheekbones.

"Jax, darlin' and no that's it." He gave his best panty dropping smile. "I feel like I've seen you before..Mina." he stated, his eyes on her nametag before looking back into hers.

She laughed softly and shrugged. "Can't imagine when. I haven't been here for long."

He couldn't help but smile at her laugh, it was the first real laugh he'd heard in a long time.

The customer behind him in line cleared his throat and Jax shot him a look before turning to face Mina who was rolling her eyes and smiling at him.

"Thanks, darlin'" he gave her a wink before grabbing their cups and heading over to the table Gemma was seated at.

Noticing the interaction between the two, Gemma nodded her head towards the girl "See something you like?" she asked with a raised eyebrow and a smirk.

Jax sat down across from her, handing her a coffee cup. "I swear I've seen her before. Just the face and voice sound so familiar but I can't pinpoint it."

Gemma took a sip of her coffee and focused her eyes back on him. "Might be good to keep your options open Jackson. Who knows how long she's going to be in for. You go see her today?"

He shook his head at his mother audacity. "She's my wife, Ma." He said pointing out his wedding ring. "Yeah, I went, she still didn't want to see me. Had an interesting talk with Lowen though."

She put her cup down and cocked her eyebrows. "Oh yeah? Bout what?"

He leaned forward in his seat, his voice lowering slightly. "Did you threaten to turn in Tara if she took that job in Oregon?"

Gemma's eyebrows flew to up. "Guess she finally talked to you."

Jax nodded and watched her closely as a smirk crawled on her face. "Answer the question."

"Of course not. I mean yeah. I may have said something about if she didn't.."

"Jesus Christ!" he threw his hands up in the air.

"I was trying to scare her smart! But Jackson, you know I would never got to the cops. You know that. It's Wendy that's got Tara..." she pushed on but he had heard enough.

"Don't change the goddamn subject! God, Mom what is it with you always stirring shit up between Tara and I?!"

She did have a point. His mother would be the last person to ever go to the cops, but he also knew how far she'd be willing to go to make sure Tara didn't leave with the boys. He sighed and leaned back in his seat.

XXX

Finally the place quieted down and Mina went to clean the tables. She grabbed a rag and started wiping them down, throwing away trash. She got to the table that Gemma and Jax were at and smiled at the two, "Can I get rid of anything for you guys?"

Both turned their attention to her and Jax's smile spread across his face. As much as he loved his wife, the thought of keeping his options open was definitely in the back of his mind.

"Here you go sweetheart." Gemma spoke up as she handed the young woman her empty cup, her eyes shifting to her son who seemed to be mute just staring at her.

"Jax, done with your coffee?" Mina smiled turning her attention to him.

The sound of his name coming from her sounded so sweet but broke him out of his trance. "Uh, yeah. I'm done."

She smiled softly at him, grabbing his coffee cup. "Guess, I'll see you around."

Jax watched her walk off and licked his bottom lip slowly. The things he could do to her. His phone rang interrupting his thoughts. The expression on his face changed and he nodded his head towards the doors. "We gotta go, something happened to Lyla."

XXX

Jax and Gemma headed to Diosa where they found Lyla burned, cut up, and beaten.

"Jesus Christ, What happened?" He ran up to her wrapping his arms around her.

"Jax I don't know!" she mumbled sobbing in his arms. "I want Opie! God, I want Opie!"

After calming her down she finally managed to tell them about the torture porn gig she got from Ima. They needed to take care of that. This was one of their own girls. Against Nero's advice to stop by Charlie Barosky's first, they went straight to the warehouse where the gig was being held. The bastards were still filming with two new girls who were in the same shape as Lyla. They were almost able to handle everything calmly but the younger of the two Iranian brothers pulled out a gun and the older one got away. Right as they were about to walk out with the money and weed. They were ambushed by cops.

XXX

Jax and Nero met with Barosky and Collette as part of their deal. They agreed upon a partnership to make it work. Collette was definitely good to look at. Older but nonetheless sexy.

"Three way split." He spoke up after she let them know why she needed this.

Collette nodded her head in agreement. "Housing and Charlie's fees."

"Housing," Nero pipped in. "Charlie's fees comes out of your cut."

"Fine." She agreed. "You should come check out the house. Meet the girls."

"I have to go see my kid, but another time." He shook her hand before getting up.

Collette turned her attention to him "I see a ring on your finger but not his."

Jax let out a laugh drinking some of his coffee. "He's with someone. Trust me, you do not want to rock that boat.

"And what about you're old lady?" She asked leaning closer to Jax. "She okay with your line of work."

Jax finished his coffee and was silent for a moment. "I need to head out but I'll stop by later tonight to check out the place."

XXX

Mina was left alone for the closing shift. Of course Matt had asked her to stay and close. She looked out the window's at the darkness of the street and sighed. Another hour to go she told herself as she started sweeping up the shop. It was usually pretty dead around this time and she liked it that way. She wasn't a loner by any means but whatever alone time she could get she cherished.

She tried calling her sister again and again it went to voicemail. "UGH!" she grunted as she hung up and texted her sister again. "I hope you know this is the last time you're borrowing my car. You always pull this shit." She shoved her phone in her pocket as soon as she heard the door chimes. She walked back to the front wiping her hands on her apron to see who it was, when there in front of her stood the blonde from earlier.

"Jax was it? What can I get for you?" She smiled again stepping behind the register. His smirk drove her crazy as she took his order down. "Late night caffeine craving?"

He laughed and leaned against the counter on his arms watching her work while she made his coffee. "Something like that." His eyes wandered her body but were stuck on her smile. He knew that smile. He loved that smile. It was something so warm and comforting. Genuine.

"Jax?" She asked noticing him staring. "Here you go, hun"

He smiled at her and nodded his head towards the tables. "Join me?"

She looked around the empty shop and shrugged her shoulders, "I mean, it's so busy, I wouldn't want to get in trouble." They both laughed and she made herself a cup of coffee walking to the table with him.

He stared looked her over again. The features of her face more defined now that she was actually in front of him. She was gorgeous with her tan skin, her defined cheekbones and dimples, pink lips, and those big eyes with long lashes her long chocolate brown hair seemed to shine with her caramel highlights looked soft to the touch. Everything. And he meant everything about this girl from her looks to her personality seemed like home. He smiled at her and took a sip of his coffee. "So where were you before Charming? Hearing a slight accent from you."

She sat back in her chair watching his movements, the way he continuously played with his SONS rings, the way his chiseled face seemed burdened with worry. She shrugged after taking another sip. "Take your pick, I'm from Georgia, went to school in Boston, did a semester in Ireland, lived with my sister in Washington, then when my grandma passed, she left her house to my sister and I so we packed up and moved here."

Jax nodded listening intently "Quite an impressive resume you got there, huh?" Mina laughed in agreement but then it dawned on Jax that she'd mentioned she had been in Ireland. "What part of Ireland were you in?"

"Belfast, I have this shitty little apartment with my best friend but it was cool, we had a cute little convenience store across the street and a bar around the corner from it." Mina smiled, reminiscing on the times they had at that bar.

Jax's eyes widened and he hit the table with his hands, startling her she looked up at him. "That's where I've seen you!" he exclaimed, finally figuring it out.

Jax had just spoken with Gemma after getting caught in the office with Trinity. She had told him everything about how her father was seeing Maureen on his trips to Belfast and how she'd just found out that he had another child with Maureen. He was pissed, but he was more mad about the fact that he almost crossed into Tig territory had they come in a few minutes later.

After the talk he saw Trinity restocking the fridge and walked over to make light of the obviously awkward situation. She'd been pretty cool about it, for just finding out she had a brother. It was nice having another sibling.

But then she walked in. The bubbly brunette with the most perfect figure he'd ever seen. He needed to get to know her. Hell what he need was some stress relief but he'd settle.

He'd heard her talking to Maureen and from what he got, they were close enough to where she understood what "club business" meant. When he approached, she smiled up at him with the sweetest smile he'd ever seen, he was so fascinated with this girl he'd only been near for a few minutes.

"Mina, this is Jax. He's visiting from California. Jax, this is Mina." Maureen introduced the two. Mina smiled again at him, it was so tempting to kiss her but he had to stop thinking with his dick for once. "Nice to meet you." was all she said and he knew she wasn't from there.

"You too darlin'. Well looks like you ain't from here either." he smirked looking her up and down again.

Her soft laugh made him lick his lips watching her. "Didn't mean to be that obvious about it." She smiled at him before turning her attention to Maureen again, "I should get going. Gonna have a pretty cranky roommate if I'm not back with some milk soon. Thanks Maureen." She turned to look at Jax and there was that seductive smile again. "See you around, Jax" was the last thing she said before she walked out the door. He had never been blown off like that. Especially not when he was actually trying to make conversation., but he couldn't help but be more turned on.

Mina looked up confused. "What?"

He laughed, "I was in Belfast. You were the girl that was always at Ashby's.

Mina's eyes widened as well. She couldn't believe she hadn't realized it. Well of course he looked much younger then, but his blonde hair and blue eyes should have stuck out immediately. "Oh. My. God. You're Trinity's brother!" She laughed and covered her mouth with her hand.

He laughed and nodded "I'm guessing she told you?"

Mina lowered her head in her hands onto the table laughing. "You'd be surprised how much I know. What are the chances huh?"

He smiled despite his red face but her laugh was so contagious. "Can I ask you something?"

She took another sip and nodded, looking up in his eyes. "I'm guessing you know about the Sons since you were around Maureen so much in Belfast." he watched her nod and continued. "How much do you know?"

Mina looked at his sweet face which had turned serious and leaned forward onto the table, she looked down thinking back before looking up into his eyes. "Honestly?" he nodded. "Enough."

"What's enough?" He asked leaning forward as well.

"Enough to know there's a lot more that goes on behind that cut besides motorcycle trade shows and charity rides." she looked at him with a smile. "Don't worry, Pres." She nodded her head down to his patch "But, this girl knows a thing of two about keeping her mouth shut."

He smirked and nodded. It was so tempting to close the short gap to her lips. He couldn't help but find that even more attractive. "Good to know" He whispered.

She smiled at him and sat back up. "Don't mean to kick you out, but it's closing time sweetie."

He stood up and nodded looking up at the time. "How you gettin' home? It's pretty late."

She pulled out her phone seeing no missed calls from Adrianna, returning her eyes back to Jax. "Looks like I'm walkin' tonight."

He shook his head and stepped closer to her. "Nah that's not safe. I'll give you a lift."

She looked up at him and rubbed her arm. "You sure it's not an inconvenience." He shook his head and gave her a reassuring smile. "Alright, have a seat I should be done in a few minutes."

He did as he was told, watching her as she finished sweeping and wiping down the tabletops. She moved so swiftly and gracefully. Something about it was so domestic, so peaceful. It eased his mind with everything else going on. After counting the register and head to the back, he watched her come out from the back with her long hair down in soft waves and her side swept bangs that all framed her face so beautifully. And there was that smile again. He stood up as she approached him, placing his hand on the small of her back, leading her out the door. She locked the door behind them before walking up to his bike.

"You ever ridden on one of these before?" He asked handing her a helmet.

"This isn't my first rodeo." She smirked and winked at him before sliding onto the back.

He smirked at her comment, his mind couldn't help but wander to what she meant but he adjusted himself forward on the seat as she swung a leg over. Her arms wrapped around his waist as her body pressed against his. She laid her head on the back of his shoulder as he took off. Even with the wind he could still smell the sweet scent of her hair and it drove him crazy. She gave him the directions and even though she lived pretty close by, he made sure to take his time, taking the longer route. He wanted to enjoy the peacefulness of this ride as long as possible. Mina slide off the bike and strapped off her helmet handing it back to him. He felt his body missing her touch as she got off the bike, taking the helmet from her placing it on his own head. He checked out the street, looking at all the big houses with fresh cut lawns including hers.

"Thank you, Jax. " She smiled still standing by his bike.

"Not a problem, darlin'. You live in this big ass house by yourself?' He nodded towards the house.

She brushed her bangs out of her hair looking back at the house before looking down at him. "No" she shook her head, " 2 family home. My sister, Addy, lives on the first floor, I live on the top."

His phone rang and he saw Collette's number flash on the screen. Mina smiled up at him taking a step back up on one of the stairs. "President's job is never done. I'll see you around, Jax."

"You sure will. Goodnight, Mina" he smiled at her and waited until she walked inside before taking off.

XXX

Mina walked inside the house, locking the front entrance behind her when her sister's door opened. "A Son Mina? Really?" She asked with her arms folded over her chest.

Adrianna was always the more conservative of the two. After the chaos their own family had caused them, she always tried to keep any unwanted drama away from her and her sister. That included the MC. She'd heard all about them from back home. There was no way her baby sister would bring that kind of shit to this house. Mina sighed unlocking her door before leaning against the doorframe. "Relax Addy, it was a ride home. You don't answer the fucking phone remember?"

Adrianna shook her head and sighed. "I got busy. I'm sorry. But you need to stay away from those guys."

"Drop it Addy, I'm damn near 30, I think I can make my own decisions." She walked into her house, slamming the door shut behind her.

XXX

Jax met up with Collette at the Stockton whore house. The place looked pretty legit. Nice furniture, complimentary bar, rooms full of people. He asked her a few business questions but this broad was laying it on hard. He was getting ready to leave when his phone rang and he saw Lowen's number.

"Yeah?" he asked making his way towards the door. "Jax, I wanted to tell you this in person." Lowen stated over the phone. "What, what's going on?" his voice raised with concern. "Tara. She doesn't want you at the hearing tomorrow. Said she wants to do it alone. I'm sorry." Jax looked around in disbelief. First she wouldn't let him see her, how she wants to go through the hearing alone? This was bullshit. He hung up on Lowen and sat down on the sofa unable to wrap his head around the whole thing.

Collette came by with a basket of laundry. "I thought you were leaving?"

Jax looked up at her resting his head on his hand. "I was."

She sat down next to him, still holding the basket. "You know I listen just as well as I suck dick." He just stared at her.

"Wife or kids?" She pushed on. "Come on. I could use some help. Housework really centers my chi." she smiled at him and lead him upstairs.

Jax watched the her intently as she moved around the room, laying the sheets on the bed. She was almost as graceful as Mina in her movements. Mina, god she was so beautiful. He hadn't been able to stop thinking about her all day. Collette watched him staring and walked up to him, placing a hand on his cheek. When he laid his head against her hand, she kneeled down in front of him, removing his shoes. He continued to watch her. He hadn't been shown half as much attention from Tara in quite some time. He stood Collette up in front of him kissing her with need. He did need her. Needed to feel like he wasn't the scum of the earth for everything that was going on in his life. She was just the person to do that.

I want to move this along rather fast. I want to focus on building up Jax and Mina since a lot of season six happens really quickly.

Comments and Suggestions are always welcome. This is still rather fresh and I think it has a lot of potential.