Jude wants to say yeah, all the time. Jude wants to say nothing at all, take back the moment where he even mentioned her. Like he could just never bring her up, like he was the one person in the world who'd never had a mom.

He doesn't think Jax cares if he sits here and unpacks all the shit, though. It's a yes or no question, and he can tell pieces of the truth or just lie. Who's here to set the record straight? "No, not--not enough. She wasn't around, but she wanted to be, you know?" That much he hasn't doubted in about ten years.