Page 123 of Timeless

“Why are you deleting it!” Jack jumped off my lap. “That’s not fair!”

“Because you have been watching it, thinking your father is behind the killing of some other biker! So, it’s being deleted and you are being limited to the Disney Channel.”

“The Disney Channel doesn’t have documentaries!”

“Yep. No more documentaries.” I got up. Troy wasn’t going to delete it. So, I would.

“But Dad did kill that man!” Jack was following me. “Why am I being punished?”

I started throwing the cushions off the couch. I was furious with myself. This whole time. How had I let him watch it! I can’t believe I hadn’t picked up on it!

“Mom, stop it!”

Where the fuck was the remote? I lifted Jack’s beanbag and found it.

Jack started jumping, trying to get it from me.

“I should never have let you watch it.” I turned the television on. I was so fucking stupid. How had I not heard references to the king? I knew Jax was the king. I had always known that. And here I was letting Jax’s son watch a documentary detailing one of Jax’s murders.

“Mom, why!” Jack managed to grab my hand with the remote in it and started trying to pull it from my grip.

“It’s being deleted, Jack. Now let go!” I yelled at him and my other hand went to try and get it out of his death grip.

“But I want to show Dad!”

I scoffed. “Jax does not want to watch it!”

My brothers were watching me with pity and Jax was on his feet, arms crossed, glaring down at the floor. I’m surprised he hadn’t just left. Knowing Jax, he was wanting to leave.

“You delete it and I’m moving out with Dad!” Jack tugged hard on the remote and my hands at the same time.

“You just accused your father of being a killer! So, I doubt he wants you, Jack! Now, let go!” I lost control of my temper at Jack. I never yelled at him. I always spoke softly and direct and I knew yelling at him just upset him. Still, here I was yelling at him because I was angry with myself and frustrated with the situation.

Jack did something he only ever did when he was upset, he glared at me. And I hated it when he glared at me, because it scared me and reminded me of Jax.

I didn’t back down. I kept looking at Jack, even though he was giving me daggers.

Jack let go of my hand and the remote. He pushed past me. I turned around, seeing him heading for Jax. He came to a stop in front of him.

“Dad, I’m sorry.” Jack was looking up at Jax. But Jax’s eyes were glued on the floor. “I was wrong.”

I frowned. Jack never backed down, especially when he thought he was right. In fact, Jack never lied. And never did what he was doing now.

Jax slowly lifted his head to look at Jack. “You weren’t.” Jax crossed his arms and I knew what he was doing. He was going to push Jack away. “I did kill Denzell and my ring does stand for what you said.” Jax took in a sharp breath. “I’m sorry to let you down, Jack.”

“I only asked, because I want it.” Jack rocked on his feet in front of Jax.

Jax’s eyes snapped off me and on to Jack. “You want the ring?” Jax looked as shocked about it as me.

“Yes, please.”

“You know I killed a man for it?” Jax’s voice was clear, and I think he was making sure Jack knew what he had done. “You know I ended a man’s life to get this ring? It’s not something to be proud of. A good person doesn’t do what I have done.”

Jax was trying to push Jack away. I knew that. Jax never considered himself to be a good person. He always thought nothing of himself. And right now, he was making sure Jack didn’t accept the type of man that he was or accept him as a father.

“Uncle Troy and Uncle Cole have killed people. They have a patch on their vests.” Jack glanced over his shoulder at me and then looked back up at Jax. “Mom has a tattoo and Uncle Tae has the same tattoo. And he told me the tattoo means you’ve sent a soul to hell.”’

My mouth dropped open.

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