Chapter 16

Jax and Tinsley walked to the bathroom. Jax started the water in the tub. The both undressed. Jax got in first, sliding all the way to the back and then Tinsley got in, sitting between his legs. She leaned back and rested her head on his chest. They both just relaxed in the tub.

"This is nice. I don't think I've taken a tub bath since I was a kid" said Jax.

"It relaxes the muscles. I glad you decided we needed this." Said Tinsley.

"Me too. The warm water does feel amazing" said Jax.

They both slid into silence and just enjoyed being together. Jax scooped water into his hands, wetting Tinsleys hair. She lathered it and scrubbed her head, massaging it with the perfect amount of pressure. He rinsed her hair and put conditioner in, then took the wash cloth and began to wash her body. He started with her neck, massaging the tight muscles as he scrubbed her clean. He moved down her back and arms. He washed her chest, and moved down between legs. Tinsleys nipples were hard as stone as Jax continued his sweet torture. As Jax washed between her legs, she leaned more into him, looking for the pressure she needed to get off. Jax wouldn't give her the pleasure she so desperately wanted though. When he was done, he whispered in her ear " all clean" and licked her neck just behind her ear. Tinsley was turned on and needed to show Jax just how much. Turning in the tub so that she was facing him, she went into her knees and cupped water into Jax's hair. She washed his hair as he had hers, and took the same wash cloth and soaped it up. She began washing his neck, working his way down as she went. She kissed all across his chest until she was at the water line and continued to wash him. Grabbing one leg, she pulled it up and washed it, massaging his feet as she washed. Her plan was working. She could see Jax was getting harder and harder by the minute. When was done finding him off, she climbed onto his lap, straddling his hips. He took his hand and guided his shaft into the place she wanted it most. She sank down on him u til she had him completely sheathed. She began to move slowly, careful to not slosh water out of the tub. Jax's mouth went to her breast, suckling on her nipples. Tinsley began to pick up the pace, not caring about making a mess any longer. She had one goal and that was for release. He hands went to the sides of the tub for leverage, and the increased the movements more and more. Jax was meeting her thrust for thrust. It wasn't long before they were both coming. Tinsley didn't move. She was content sitting where she was. They sat like that for awhile, both tying to catch their breaths. After awhile, they both climbed out of the tub, dried off, and went into the bedroom to get dressed. Tinsley pulled on a pair of boy short panties and one of Jax's SAMCRO shirts. The fit was a little more tight across the chest than what she liked when getting comfy but it wasn't restrictive. Jax slid on a pair of gray sweats, skipping the boxers.

"You hungry?" Jax asked, walking over to her and kissing her on the forehead.

"A little" said Tinsley, wrapping her arms around his neck, causing her shirt to ride up. Jax's hands went to her ass and cupped both cheeks dragging her more towards him.

"Let's find something to refuel with" said Jax.

It was going on 10pm and everything in Charming was closed. Tinsley went into the kitchen to see what she could find while Jax day on the couch checking his phone.

There wasn't much since Jax never stayed there. She found a couple cans of chicken noodle soup and warmed them up for them. She dug around in the cabinet and found some saltine crackers.

After she warmed the soup, she placed the bowls on the table and fixed a glass of water for them both. Jax came into the kitchen and sat down. The simple and quick meal was what Tinsley needed. Chicken noodle soup always made things things better. It didn't matter what the issue was.

After finishing their soup, Tinsley rinsed their bowls out and placed them in the sink. Cutting the lights off in the kitchen and the living room, they decided it was time for bed.

Once in the bedroom, they both stripped down and crawled into bed. Jax laid on his back, Tinsley snuggled up on his side.

"How did things go with your club business stuff today" asked Tinsley.

"Fair I guess. We found our guns. The Mayans had them stored in a warehouse just outside of Lodi." Said Jax.

"Well that's good I guess. Speaking of guns, your mom gave me a .380 today." Said Tinsley.

"That's a good gun for you" said Jax.

"Yea, I had one before moving. I need to redo my concealed carry for the state of California though. They won't honor my certification from North Carolina." Said Tinsley

"I'll talk to Unser and find out if he knows when the next class if being offered." Said Jax.

"Thanks" said Tinsley.

"No problem" said Jax.

They both laid in silence, just snuggling.

"We should get some sleep baby. You have had a long day and so have I." Said Jax.

"Yea, we have." Said Tinsley. She kissed Jax on the lips and rolled over. Jax pulled her closer to him and they both slipped off to sleep.*****************************************

They both woke up at 6am the next morning. Since they had both gotten clean last night, they decided they would go out to get breakfast and maybe grab some doughnuts for the shop. They made quick work of getting dressed. Jax dressed in his usual style: carpenter pants, SAMCRO shirt, white Nike's, and his kutte. Tinsley decided on a pair of high waisted distressed skinny jeans and lavender crop top. She bushes her hair and put a hair tie on her wrist for later in the day. She found her white chucks and threw them on. They both headed to the bathroom to brush their teeth before heading out for the day.

The ride to the dinner had been a amazing. The sun was just starting to come up. Watching the sunrise off the back of Jax's Harley was breathtaking. The wind in her face, the smell of Jax's cologne.. the whole combination was heady. When they got to the diner, they parked in front and walked inside hand in hand. They took a seat in Willow's section and waited for her to come around and take their order. Willow came over, all bugged out because she had heard about the break-in at Tinsley's apartment from Mr. Miles and not for Tinsley. And to say she was pissed about it was an understatement.

"What's this I hear about a damn break-in?" Asked Tinsley.

"Someone trashed my apartment. Not much else to tell" said Tinsley.

"Well please tell me why I had to hear it from Mr. Miles and not from you" said Willow, obviously irritated.

"Well I was supposed to work last night. I went by the apartment to change my shoes and that's when I found the mess. I stopped in and told Mr. Miles and then Jax took me to his place to stay since my apartment was so fucked up. Then Gemma came over and we went to the hospital to see Abel and I just forgot to call you." Said Tinsley.

"Wait, who's Abel?" Asked Tinsley.

Tinsley has been so busy lately that she hadn't even downloaded Willow on where he and Jax really stood. She had been here when Jax did his little act in front of the whole diner but other than that. She had no clue about Tinsley's personal life. She needed a girls day and soon to try and repair their friendship. She couldn't afford to lose her.

"Look, I get off at 4:00 from TM. Mr. Miles has taken me off the schedule here for a couple weeks. How about you meet me at TM when I get off and we'll catch a movie or get something to eat and I'll explain everything." Said Tinsley .

"Who says I don't have plans after work? I'm supposed to drop everything for you but you couldn't even give me a god damn call" asked Willow.

"I'm offering to fix that. Let's catch a movie, my treat, after I get off at TM. Please Willow?" said Tinsley.

"I guess I can rearrange some things and meet you" said Willow, faking an eye roll.

"Goodie, I'll see you then. Until then, I'll take an orange juice." Said Tinsley.

"And I'll have a cup of coffee" said Jax.

"Coming right up.. I'm still pissed at you so you better tip me extra good." Said Willow as she headed off towards to kitchen to get their drinks.

"Well that went better than expected" said Tinsley.

"She seemed really pissed" said Jax.

"She is. But she will get over it. I really meant to calm her. It just slipped my mind with everything going on. I guess I was just trying to process everything and let it sink in and calling her never even crossed my mind." Said Tinsley.

"It'll work out." said Jax.

Willow came back with their drinks and took their order. Jax ordered 3 eggs over easy, bacon, and toast. Tinsley ordered the sausage gravy and homemade biscuits. After about 15 minutes, Willow returned with their food and they dove in. Both were starving. Guess the soup they ate at dinner wasn't as filling as she thought it was. They both finished their breakfast, and left the money on the table for their meal. Jax wouldn't let Tinsley pay or leave the tip. She did notice that he left her like $25 plus the money for the food. Maybe that would help boost Willow's mood. Lord knows Tinsley knew she was going to need all the help she could get. When Willow got pissed about something or her feelings were hurt, it took a lot to get her straightened out.

As they left the diner, Jax headed for the Krispy Kreme and got 3 dozen original donuts for the guys at the shop. Riding on the back of Jax's bike with 3 boxes of donuts wasn't as easy feat but that made it work.

When they arrived at TM, no one was there yet so Jax unlocked the office to let Tinsley in. He then headed towards the club house, leaving Tinsley to herself. She checked the answering machine for any missed called, making appointments when those needed. She checked the fax for any incoming repos. There was 6 on the list for today. Opie and Half Sack went on repos so she would get them to start on them when they got there.

Taking the donuts and sitting them on the table beside the coffee pot, Tinsley started the machine and brewed some coffee for the guys to eat with their donuts, rolled up the garage bay doors, and swept the shop. She knew better than mess with any of the tools. Her daddy had taught her to not to mess with any tools he had on the work benches from an early age.

When she was done sweeping the shop, she went back into the office and sifted through the tickets for the day. There were a few oil changes, a couple tire rotations, a truck that needed some electrical work, and a couple other vehicles that needed starters and alternators replaced. Looks like the guys would be busy in the shop today. The tire rotations and oil changes wouldn't take long. But the electrical job could take days depending on the severity of it.

Gemma pulled into the lot, parking in her usual spot. She headed for the office and greeted Tinsley with a hug.

"Hey sweetheart" said Gemma.

"Hey Gemma" said Tinsley.

"Where's Jax?" Asked gemma.

"Club house. I don't know what he's up to." Said Tinsley.

"Probably something club related" said Gemma

"Yea, I figured" said Tinsley.

"You've been busy this morning" said Gemma. She noticed all the tickets had been placed in each of the guys boxes, coffee was made, and that donuts were there.

"You're gonna spoil these guys girl" said Gemma.

"Just being nice. Dad always liked a fresh pot a coffee when he got to work and he always ate Krispy Kreme's for breakfast." Said Tinsley.

"Tell me about you dad" said Gemma.

"Well, he was a mechanic for thirty some years. He worked for the Ford dealership near our home. When he wasn't at work, he was working on people stuff at home. I used to help him a lot with the stuff at home. You know, handing him tools and getting into right spots that he couldn't get into. I even helped him take a motor out of a car once." Said Tinsley.

"So you know a little about mechanic work?" Asked Gemma.

"Not a whole lot. I can do the basics. I can change oil, rotate tires, change thermostats.. that type of stuff." Said Tinsley.

"Well at least you know how to do that. These women around here act like are helpless. Half of them don't even know how to put gas in their cars." Said Gemma.

"Yea, well I was pumping gas by the age of 5" said Tinsley laughing. She found it kind of therapeutic to be talking about her dad. Since he died a year ago, she hadn't talked about him much. That was another reason she left North Carolina. There was too many things in her hometown that reminded her of him and all the things they did together. She had lost her mom when she was 6, leaving just her dad, her, and her brother, Waylon behind. Now that her dad had passed away, she only really had her brother and she was trying to convince him and his wife to move to California with her. She didn't feel the sad feeling she usually got when it came to talking about her dad. Which surprised her. If felt good telling Gemma all about her dad. It was like she was letting his legacy live on by just telling Gemma the little things that she did.

"You said he "was" a mechanic. Did he retire?" Asked Gemma.

"No, he passed away back about a year ago. Had a massive heart attack. He had a heart condition as well. The condition didn't help matters when it came to the heart attack." said Tinsley.

"Oh baby, I'm so sorry" said Gemma.

"It's ok really. I like talking about him to people that didn't know him. Daddy always said if he won the lottery, he wanted to move to Baja. I guess me coming to California is me living out the dream he always had, even though Charming is far from Baja." Said Tinsley.

"I can understand that" said Gemma.

Just then, they head more bikes coming in. Looks like the gangs all here for the day.

"I'm gonna be in and out for awhile. I've got some running around to do for the fundraiser tomorrow. We're raising money for the school. I do this every year. All the guys are supposed to be there to help out. You good here?" Said Gemma.

Tinsley remembered seeing some flyers around town about a fundraiser. Looked like it was going to be fun. There were games and chili cook offs, and fireworks that night. Sounded like a good date night.

"Sure. I'm here until 4:00. Go do what you need to do." said Tinsley. Gemma walked out of the office and over to the club house to meet clay. Jax walked up to the office window, grabbing the repair ticket out of his box. She went back to work. She went saw Opie and Half Sack and waved them over to the office. She handed them the list of repos.

The day passed by without any issues and before Tinsley knew it, it was 4:00. Gemma was in the office working on paychecks for the guys so she walked into the shop where Jax was. He was working on the car that needed a starter.

"Need any help" Tinsley asked.

"Actually, can you hand me the 9/16 deep well socket" said Jax.

"Three-quarters or half inch drive?" Asked Tinsley.

Jax looked up at her kinda funny. He didn't realize she knew anything about tools.

"Three-quarters." Said Jax.

She went over to his tool box, grabbed the socket, and walked back over to him.

"Care to tell me how you know the difference?" Asked Jax.

"Dad was a mechanic" said Tinsley.

"Nice" said Jax.

"Yeah, he taught me a few minor things" said Tinsley.

"I have a whole new erotic imagined you in my mind now" said Jax.

"And what's that?" Asked Tinsley.

"You, in a short black leather skirt, pink thong, white wife beater, no bra, hair in a messy bun and sticking to your temples from sweat, your face, arms, and hands are covered in grease" said Jax.

"Well, maybe that's what I'll do for a Halloween costume this year... sexy woman mechanic. Think I'll win any contests" said Tinsley joking.

"You'd win them all hands down but baby, I don't want you on display like that for anyone but me" said Jax.

"I hear ya Teller" said Tinsley.

They both laughed. Just then, a car pulled into the lot. It was Willow. Tinsley was beginning to wonder if she was actually going to show up.

"Willow's here. I'm gonna head out" said Tinsley, kissing Jax.

"Ok, see you tonight." Said Jax.

"Ok, I'll meet you back at your place." Said Tinsley.

"Hold on a second" said Jax. He dug in his pocket and pulled out his key ring. He took one off and handed it to her.

"What's this?" Asked Tinsley.

"The key to my house. Just in case to get there before I do" said Jax.

"How will you get in?" Asked Tinsley.

"I'll get mom to make me a new one" said Jax.

"Ok. See you when I get back" said Tinsley, kissing Jax once more before walking out of the shop.