Rags To Leather

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Waking up the next morning I am in bed alone. I get up and dressed and go to the bar in search of coffee. "Morning baby." Gemma says. "Morning Aunt Gem." I say. "You going to see your mom today?" she asks. "Yeah. Thought I'd drop in and see if she needed anything." I tell her. "Get her list together and I'll take care of it." she tells me. She handles getting groceries for all of our houses. "I will. Thanks Gemma." I tell her. Kissing her cheek, I take my coffee and head out to the picnic tables and sit and just stare out at the lot. A couple of minutes later, Jax sits beside me. "You okay?" he asks. I look at him and say "Yeah." He looks at me concerned. I kiss his cheek and say "I'm okay. Just a lot on my mind." I tell him. "That why you were on the roof last night?" he asks and I look at him. "I always know where you are." I look at him confused and he says "Gotta make sure you're safe." he says and I just shake my head. "Love you asshole." I tell him. "Love you Princess." he says laughing. He gets up and heads back to work and I take my coffee cup inside.

Heading out to my car, I hear Jax call out to me. "You coming back later?" he asks. "Yeah. Just checking in with mom and I'll be back." I tell him. "Call me if you need me." he says like he always does. "I will." I say before heading to my car. Pulling up at the studio, I walk inside and over to mom. I get along with most of mom's girls. All but Ima. Bitch thinks her shit don't stink and seeing how many cocks she takes a day, I don't see how it doesn't. I walk over to mom and she pulls me into a hug. "You okay?" she asks as she pulls away. "Yeah. Just tired." I tell her and she looks at me like she doesn't believe me. Pulling me to her office she closes the door. "Tell me." she says. "I just have a lot on my mind." I tell her. "You still love him don't you?" she asks. "Yeah and it makes it even harder when I see him with the club whores and then he turns around and crashes in my bed at night. It's just messing with me." I tell her. "It will be okay." she tells me and I just nod. "Oh, I need to get your shopping list for Gemma." I tell her and she gets into her purse and gives it to me. After saying my goodbyes, I head back to the lot.

Pulling onto the lot, I get out of the car and head to the office but hear Jax call out to me before I get there. "What's up?" I ask as I walk over to him. "You crashing here tonight?" he asks and I look at him confused. "Do I need to?" I ask and he nods. "Then yeah. Everything okay?" I ask. Even though I'm not an Old Lady, he tells me everything. Pulling me to the side he says "Just a lot of tension right now. Want to keep you close." he says. "Yeah. Okay. I'll crash here tonight. You need anything?" I ask. "Nah. Just stay close." he tells me and I nod. Kissing my cheek, he heads back to work and I head to the office.

Hearing honking, I walk out to the lot and see Gemma pulling in, laying on her horn. "Hey Gem." I say. "Where's Jax?" she asks. I look up and he's walking over. "What's going on?" Jax asks. "Checked on Wendy. She's on the way to St Thomas." she tells him and he runs his hand through his hair. Looking at me he takes my hand and pulls me to his bike. Getting on the back of his bike, he pulls out of the lot with Gemma right behind us.

Pulling up to the hospital, we get off the bike and head inside and Gemma starts telling us what was going on. "Fucking thumb bag next to her. Hairy Dog. Found her on the floor bleeding. Called 911." she tells us and Jax curses. "Shit." He laces his fingers with mine and pulls me down the hall. We see Wendy in a room and Tara walks out. Of course she did. "When was the last time you saw Wendy?" she asks him. "Couple weeks. She wouldn't answer my calls." He says pulling me closer. "Her OB said she missed her last few appointments." Tara says. "I didn't know." he says as he rubs his hand down his face. "The kid?" he asks. She tells us he's born ten weeks early with a hole in his stomach and the family flaw. "You don't have to do this." Jax says. "I want to help your son, Jax." she says and he nods his thanks, still not letting go of my hand. Tara looks at our hands and turns to walk away.

Jax turns to see Clay, Chibs, and Bobby behind him. He gets a pissed off look on his face and heads towards the door, letting go of my hand. "Jax." I call out. "Stay with the kid." he says. I run to him and pull him to look at me. "Be careful please." He nods and kisses my forehead before heading down the hall with Chibs and Bobby in tow. I grab Bobby's hand and he nods that he will take care of him.

Walking back over to Gemma and Clay, we take seats in the waiting room, waiting to hear if they have Abel stabilized and how his surgery went. Sitting there in the chair, Gemma reaches over and takes my hand. "He'll be okay." she tells me and I look at her. "Both of them." she says and I nod. "I'll go get us some coffee." Clay says. "She's fucking back Gemma." I say. "I know baby but that doesn't mean anything." she tells me. "He's my best friend. He tossed me aside before and now that she's back...he will again." I tell her. "You love him don't you?" she asks. "Of course I do." I tell her. She looks at me and I just nod. Finally admitting to her that I am in love with him. "Just be the one here for him. He'll see that shit." she tells me and I just nod.

A little later, they tell us that he's going to be okay and that they are moving him to a room. Gemma and Clay step inside the room to see Abel first and Tara is standing beside me. "You and Jax. Are you..." she starts. "He's my best friend Tara." I tell her. "But are you together?" she asks. "You should ask him." I tell her before walking inside and looking at Abel for the first time. "Hey Monster. You gotta get big and strong for us okay." I say as I put my hand on the top of the incubator.

I am leaning against the glass while Gemma is sitting in the chair when Jax comes and stands outside the window. I see Tara walk over to him and he looks at her and smiles. I know that smile. He will never smile at me like that. After a couple of minutes, she walks away and he walks inside. "Hey babe." he says kissing my cheek before kissing Gemma's. "Hey baby." she says. "Hey Mom. How's he doing?" Jax asks. "Good. Vitals are good and he's stable. Fixed his stomach and his heart." she tells him. I still haven't said anything. I just keep looking at Abel. "Come here." he tells me. I finally look at him and walk over to him. Pulling me close, he kisses my temple before looking back at his son. After a few minutes I say "I think I'm gonna head home." I tell him and Gemma. He looks at me concerned and says "Thought you were crashing at the clubhouse with me?" he asks. "My head's killing me. I'm just gonna go home and try to sleep it off." I tell him. "Yeah. Okay." he says concerned. I pull away from him and kiss Gemma's cheek before walking out the door and make it outside before the tears start to fall.

Inside the hospital, Jax asks "She talk to you?" Gemma nods her head yes. "You and the good doctor seem to be cozy." she tells him. "It's not like that." he tells her. "Yeah, Jax. It is. You want to get back with Tara?" she asks. "I don't know." he says. "Well, you better figure it out and fast." she tells him before kissing his cheek and walking out of the room.