What If?: A Jax & Tara Story

Chapter 18

A month later, Tara is showing a little more. She's in her second trimester and is waiting for Jax to get home so they can go to her appointment. They get to find out what they're having today. Jax insists that they're having a girl and Tara smiles at the thought. She looks at the time and notices that Jax is late. He was suppose to be home by 1:00 because their appointment is at 1:30. She dials Jax's number and waits for him to pick up. When he doesn't, she tries again. He still doesn't pick up. Tara sighs and gets up from the couch. She decides to go to the appointment by herself. When she walks out the door, she notices Opie in front of her house on his bike. She stomps over to him and punches him in the shoulder. Opie takes him helmet off and looks at her confused as he rubs his shoulder. He yells, "What was that for?!" Tara demands, "Where is Jax?! He was suppose to pick me up to go to our doctor's appointment which is in 15 minutes now!" Opie says, "Jesus Christ. Did you call him?" Tara nods her head. "Uh, yeah. He didn't pick up. I tried him twice. So I decided that I don't need him and that I can find out what we're having by myself." Opie tries calling Jax and there's still no answer. Tara finally asks, "Just tell me something, Ope. Is he at Collette's?" Opie shakes his head. "No, Chibs and I are running things there now. He only handles Diosa with Nero." Tara sighs. "Yeah, I heard that his plans for his uncle's farm fell through. I like Nero though and he is always trying to keep Jax's head straight which is great." Opie laughs. "Yeah, it is. Want me to follow you to the hospital?" Tara smiles in thanks. "Yes, please. Who knows? Maybe, Jax is already there." Opie just shakes his head at her and starts his bike as she gets in her car.

Jax walks into his house and sits on the couch. He runs his hand through his hair and sighs. He thinks back to his day. He fought with his mother, Wendy, and Collette. He doesn't understand what they want from him. The only opinion that matters to him is Tara's. He then looks at the time. 2:00. He closes his eyes when he realizes what today was. "Shit." He immediately leaves the house, slamming the door in the process. He gets on his bike and rushes to the hospital, hoping that he didn't miss anything.

Tara and Opie are in the waiting room, laughing at memories from their high school days when they notice Jax walking towards them. Jax leans in for a kiss but Tara backs away. He sits down next to her and sighs. "I'm sorry I was late picking you up, babe. I just had a lot on my mind." Tara glares at him. "More important than our baby, Jackson?" Jax shakes his head. "Of course not. I just didn't want you to see how upset I was. I got into it with Gemma, Wendy, and Collette today." Tara turns to look at Opie and then back at Jax. "I thought you don't go to Collette's anymore." Jax says, "I don't. She showed up at Diosa looking for Winsome. They talked in Secret for awhile. Winsome told me everything though." He stops talking. At Tara's confused look he says, "I'll tell you later, Tara. We have more exciting matters to think about." Tara giggles. "Yes we do." Just then a nurse calls out Tara's name. They both get up and Opie says that he'll meet them both at Scoops. The nurse practitioner puts the jelly on Tara's stomach and moves the thing around so they can looks at the baby on the screen. The nurse then looks at the couple. "Do you want to know the sex of the baby?" Jax and Tara both smile at each other and say yes at the same time. The nurse then looks closer at the baby on the screen. "Congratulations, mommy and daddy. It's a girl."