Jax laughed at that just a little, shaking his head. "I don't have much of a life here. I wake up, drop Abel off, go to work, and go home." Without the club, without a whole lot of distractions going on, he'd turned into a bit of a homebody. "You coming here is great."

It was so easy to rest against the counter with her, to see Tara finally smiling and happy to be here. There was a hunger in them both that felt so good, like simmering heat under their skin.

"The boys are in bed," he said, a subtle offer.