Chapter 76

Jax and the guys were still not making in progress in finding Clay. Chibs has talked to Maureen and attempted to find out what the promise was but she didn't seem to know. She insisted that talking to her brother wouldn't get them any answers either. Jax couldn't help but think that Maureen was hiding something. She had to know something whether she wanted to admit it or not. He intended to talk to her and find out just what it was she did know.

Jax walked to the grocery store that Maureen owned. When he walked in, there were no customers. He locked the door after he was inside. The click of the lock had Maureen's head coming up. She always seemed like she had just seen a ghost every time she laid eyes on Jax. He figured she had met his dad at some point since JT helped establish the SAMBEL charter.

"What can I do for you Jackson?" Said Maureen.

"You can tell me what you know about this promise that your brother made to my dad" said Jax.

"I told Chibs I didn't know anything" said Maureen.

"And I think you are lying. You have been around this club for quite some time. There is no way that you don't know something." Said Jax.

"I don't know anything" said Maureen. She attempted to walk to the office but Jax stopped her.

"And I think you do. Did you know my dad? Did you meet him while he was here getting this club up and running? And you better not lie to me" said Jax.

Maureen was quick to hide it but Jax caught the look on her face at the mention of JT.

"So you did know my dad. How well did you know him" said Jax.

"Well enough" said Maureen.

"Meaning?" Said Jax.

"Meaning I knew who he was." Said Maureen.

"Is that all? You going to tell me you and my dad didn't have sex? I know better than that. JT was a man whore. She slept with everyone before he and my mom were married. You gonna tell em that he didn't fuck you while he was here?" Said Jax.

Maureen's face turned bright red. Jax had hit the nail on the head. He was also pissed because he had just used that to call her bluff. The fact she was blushing told him that she knew him probably better than Father Ashby.

"So you did sleep with him. How long were you two together?" Asked Jax.

"2 years." Said Maureen in a whisper.

"Two years. That was right around the time my brother Thomas died. So you mean to tell me while my brother was dying, JT was over here balls deep in Irish pussy?" Said Jax.

"We loved each other Jackson" said Maureen beginning to cry.

"Bullshit. JT didn't love anyone. I thought he loved my mom but I was wrong. He sure as hell didn't care about me and Thomas while he was shacking up with you" said Jax.

Just then, there were steps coming from upstairs. Jax looked up into blue eyes just like his own. They were the same eyes of his father. Not really wanting to know the answer, he had to ask the question. He had to know if this child was her fathers or not.

"I bet that's JT's child. She has my eyes. The eyes of our father." Said Jax.

The girl turned and went back up the stairs quickly but before she left, Jax saw the look of horror on her face. If JT was her dad, she didn't know it . It was a good thing the girl had left because if Maureen tried to deny it, he was going to lose his cool.

Looking back at Maureen, he was again shocked at how quick she could hide her emotions. But it was useless. He saw the answer written all over her face in that split second. She had just confirmed that the young girl was JT's. Holy shit. Jax had a sister.

"No need to answer. I saw it in your face. The best thing for you to do is to tell me every single thing you know about JT. I need to find Clay and get out of this god damn place." Said Jax.

"Jackson..." started Maureen.

"Unless this has to do with JT I don't want to hear it." Said Jax.

"John made Kellan promise that he would keep you out of this life. He didn't want this outlaw life for you. He knew your brother was sick and wouldn't likely make it. His grief eat him from the inside out. He wanted to be home with your and your mom but he felt like he needed to be here too. He wanted to be here for trinity and he was in the process of getting the club out of guns of he couldn't just leave. He was killed before the agreement about the guns could be reached. Because of his death, he wasn't able to get SAMCRO out of the gun trade. Kellan feels as if he failed John. He feels that by not telling you where Jimmy might be hiding Clay, that he's avenging John's death" said Maureen.

"Why would his death need to be avenged? He was killed in a head on collision" said Jax.

"Your father told me that in the event that he died suddenly, it would be because of Clay." Said Maureen.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Asked Jax.

"John feared for his life. Clay knew that John was trying to get the club out of guns. John also knew that Clay and your mom had gotten closer. John feared that Clay would kill him to make sure that the move out of guns never happened." Said Maureen.

"Clay is mean but he's not that fucking mean." Said Jax.

"I'm just telling you what I know." Said Maureen.

"Bullshit" said Jax.

"You can not believe it if you want but I'm telling you, this is what I know." Said Maureen.

"Call your brother. Tell him to get his ass her and now. I need to find Clay and get the fuck off this moss covered shit hole as soon as possible." Said Jax.

"Jackson..." Maureen started again.

"I SAID CALL YOUR BROTHER NOW! Don't make me tell you again!" Yelled Jax.

Maureen scrambled over to the phone and called Kellen. Within thirty minutes, Kellen was walking into the store. He didn't look pleased about Maureen telling Jax what he had promised John.

"Jackson" said Ashby.

"Kellen. Now would be the time for you to tell me where the hell Jimmy has Clay." Said Jax.

"I'm not sure I can do that son" said Ashby.

"I'm going to give you to the count of 3 to tell me what I want to know. When I get to 3, I'll empty this clip in her head if I don't have my answers" said Jax as he grabbed Maureen by the hair and pulled her to him.

"Just tell him what he wants to know Kell" said Maureen.

"Ok, I'll tell you but you have to promise not to hurt her" said Ashby.

"Tell me what I need to know and she won't be hurt" said Jax.

"He's in a flat down by the docks according to the kings. McGee and Oniel are with him but jimmy isn't there." Said Ashby.

"That's fine. I will deal with that Irish prick when the time comes. I'm going to need the address for that flat" said Jax.

Kellen wrote down the address for the flat and handed it to Jax.

"Just so you know son, your father loved you and your brother. He struggled with his love for Maureen and his love for your mother" said Ashby.

"That's bullshit. If he loved my mother or us, he wouldn't have been over her fucking her and he damn sure wouldn't have had a child with her. When Thomas was on his death bed, JT would have been right there regardless of the deal he was trying to make if he really loved any of us" said Jax.

Jax didn't see the lunch coming. Ashby caught Jax in the jaw causing him to lose his balance. He crashed into a rack of potato chips, turning it over. Righting himself, Jax climbed back into his feet and charged Ashby. Jax's shoulder caught Ashby in the hip. Jax wrapped his arms around him and lifted him, slamming him down one to the floor of the shop. Jax straddled him and began to pummel Ashby's face. The priest managed to land a shot to the ribs knocking Jax off balance but Jax recovered quickly. He again began to beat Ashby with all the rage his body could muster.

"ENOUGH!" Shouted Maureen.

The two guys continued to fight until the heard the snick of a pistol. Both stopped and looked in the direction of the sound. Maureen stood over them holding a 9mm.

"I said enough. Jackson, you got the information you wanted. You have embarrassed me and made me feel like shite for loving a man who had a good heart. I dreamed of one day meeting you. The way John talked about you, I knew you would be just like him. I've never been more wrong about anything in my life. Go! Get the fuck out of my shop. NOW!" Said Maureen.

Jax stood and walked towards Maureen. She was shaking like a leaf in the middle of a wind storm.

"John didn't have heart. You can take what you think you know of him and shove it so far up your ass that you taste it. I'm done living my life listening to a dead man who spewed nothing but lies" said Jax.

Jax turned and walked towards the door of the shop never looking back. He had one job and that was to get to Clay.