" I'm glad you came. " He says nodding to the empty garage. " We've been missing you around here the last week. "
Shrugging I say, " yeah well, I've been protecting my sanity ". 
" And apparently you're being protected by Tully's lap dog. " He accuses. 
Giving him the " you have a lot of nerve " look I say, " it's not something I asked for... Ronald insisted that he come with me. " 
" Oh, so it's Ronald now? " He asks narrowing his eyes. 
I nod simply. " Yeah, it is his name after all. " 
" We've checked the dispensary and your house... You went completely AWOL. Where have you been? " He interrogates. 
Smiling I say, " Tully thinks it's best if I stay at his place for now. " 
" And why would you listen to what he wants? " He asks clearly oblivious to the deal that was made between us. 
I have no problem informing him. " Because that's the deal we made. " 
" Deal? " He asks in confusion. " What deal? " 
Seriously?
" The deal we made. " I reiterate.
Sorry cus, you keep things from me so the turnabout is fair play.
The interrogation doesn't end there. " Where? " 
" I can't give the location away, Jax. " I tell him incredulously. " That defeats the purpose of keeping me safe. " 
Huffing he says, " so you made a deal that you won't tell me specifics about... You've been staying in the home of a white supremacist... And most importantly, you've abandoned your duties to TM and the club. I got that right? " 
" Honestly, Jax? " I start. " I really don't know what to tell you. It was you that begged me to go see him. Now that I've agreed to be his old lady... He's exercising his right to keep me safe by any means. "
" His old lady?! " He damn near explodes. " We need you here, Jayce. " 
Matching his anger I yell, " Bobby is dead, Jax "! 
" I know! " He roars like a fucking lion. 
I then start naming all that we've lost in the past year. " Opie, Piney, Bobby... How many more family members are we going to lose for you to stop the madness? I'm tired, Jax. " 
" I'm sorry. " He says for the first time in years as he calms down. " I know how hard it has been on you but you can't just abandon us when we need you most. I won't allow it. " 
I almost laugh in his face. Almost. He has a lot of balls trying to guilt me into anything. He has been the cause of all of the heartbreak I've been going through over the last year and a half. Now that I have an outsider with power on my side... I'm going to use it to my advantage. 
" How do you think Tully will feel about you pulling a power play on me after our deal has already been made? " I ask fighting a grin that wants to spread across my face. " You think he'll be happy that you stepped in between what we have going on after everything you've gone through to earn his trust? " 
The look on his face tells me everything I need to know... The alliance with Tully has him by the balls. He just realized that he has no power here. It's about what me and my old man want from here on out. No more controlling Jaycee's every move. 
" I didn't think so. We all have our parts to play in this war, cousin. This is mine. " I say before taking my leave to let him stew just like Chibs.
I'm not gonna lie, pulling my own power move over him feels damned good.