Mass Destruction

Chapter 80

With Abel back in school after a month of recuperating, Corrie can finally focus on her gallery again. She's behind on orders so things are chaotic at the gallery right now. It doesn't help that Gemma is breathing down her neck with her demands to see Abel again.

She's in the middle of her 12th order that's due today and stressing herself out immensely.

"Corrie, Gemma called again." Diana walks into her office, "I've run out of excuses of why you can't come to the phone"

"Just tell her to fuck off" Corrie grumbles as she tries to fix the flower garden on the landscape she's painting for a woman.

Diana snickers, "I'm not telling her that, she scares me"

"She has no right calling here. She's a fucking bitch that drove around town drunk with my kid in the car."

Diana sighs, "I'll tell her to fuck off."

Corrie smirks and nods her head, "Thanks Di."

Diana looks at the canvas on the easel, "looking good so far Cor"

The blonde shakes her head, "I can't fix this landscape, fuck. My creativity has run out"

Diana sighs, "Take a break. You've been at it since this morning"

"It's due today and I still have five paintings to do. I can't relax, I've relaxed enough and this is why I'm in the deep shit right now"

Diana sighs, "You didn't relax. You helped your son who was in the hospital. Take a break, go walk around, get some coffee"

Corrie sighs, "I guess half an hour won't hurt"

"Make it an hour."

Corrie cracks a smirk as a chuckle escapes her throat, "fine, I'll go bother Jax. Tell him to take me out to dinner"

"There you go" Diana smiles, "I'll keep everything around here smooth sailing boss"

**

Corrie walks around aimlessly in Main Street waiting for Jax to come. She convinced him to take her out for dinner. Abel is at the club house with Unser apparently wearing the old man out.

She hears the bike behind her followed by the raspy voice belonging to Jax, "Hey sexy lady. Need a ride?"

Corrie smirks, "Sorry kind sir, my husband is coming in a few and he gets real jealous"

Jax gets off his bike, wraps his arms around her waist tightly and kisses her lips, "damn right he does"

Jax bends down and kisses her again. "Where do you want to eat babe?"

"That pizza place down the street?"

Jax shrugs, "Pizza sounds good. Let's go."

He grabs her hand and they walk together to the pizza place. "So what's wrong with my baby? You look stressed out"

"You saying I look bad?" She asks, raising her eyebrow.

"What! No, no. I-"

Corrie laughs, "Chill out I'm kidding"

He rolls his eyes and push her teasingly away from him, "You okay?"

"I have 12 orders that's due today and I have zero creativity left in me."

Jax kisses her temple, "I'm sorry. Babe, you're cooped up in that office the entire day. How about we grab the pizza as takeaway and head to the river? You get your art shit and paint there?"

Corrie shrugs as they reach the pizza place, "That sounds amazing. Yeah, fresh air, you and art will be good for me

"I figured it would. See, I can be smart sometimes"

Corrie smiles as she stands on her toes to kiss him, "You're smart all the time my handsome man."

**

Jax drove them to the river with Corrie's car an hour ago. She's currently busy with her sixth order while Jax is lying on his back almost asleep.

"Hey baby" Corrie says softly, "How does this look?"

He makes a pathetic attempt to lift his head, "mmm, good"

"Did you look?" She asks and was met with a nod.

"What does it look like then?" She asks amused as hell

"Pretty...pretty... things"

Corrie giggles and leans down to kiss his cheek, "okay baby. Sleep tight"

Jax falls asleep almost instantly; his loud snores are the only sound Corrie hears.

She finishes up with the painting, satisfied that it's good enough to sell and then goes on to the next one. The cycle goes on until 7pm when she finally finishes with all twelve paintings. Jax is still fast asleep only changed positions now. He's sleeping on his stomach still snoring loudly.

Corrie quickly calls Diana to tell her she'll be at the gallery in half an hour to send the paintings off to their owners. She then crawls over to Jax and covers the back of his head in kisses.

"Baby" she speaks softly in his ear. When he doesn't respond she utters his name again.

No respond

Corrie gets an idea and stands up, she jumps onto his back making him groan loudly. Corrie laughs loudly as Jax turns around with a fake glare etched on his face.

"That wasn't fucking nice Corrine" He drawls out smiling when she giggles.

"You didn't want to wake up" She protests as Jax shakes his head at her laughing all the way.

"And to think I always wake you up with soft kisses and breakfast in bed."

Corrie snorts, "You've never done that."

He rolls his eyes with a pout, "Whatever princess, why did you wake me up?"

"Did you just call me princess?" She asks bewildered, "Anyway, I'm finished."

Jax yawns, "Fine. Let's go"

He gets up yawning as he does and grabs her paintings. While Corrie is packing up her supplies Jax goes to put the paintings in the car. She meets him at the car, "I'm going to drop you off at the gallery. I need to go to the club, I won't be long"

Corrie nods, "Alright"

**

Jax drops her off and helps her put the paintings in the gallery. He drives off immediately after that. Diana helps her with the packaging and then get it ready for transfer. After the transport company picks up the paintings she gets ready to pick up Abel and go home

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Boring chapter - but sometimes that's necessary. Next chapter the drama will build up again.

Happy reading :)