Mass Destruction

Chapter 91 :-)

Despite Jax's protests to stay home, Corrie is currently drawing up a storm in the gallery. She's had to stop painting because of the fumes, so for now she can only take orders that involve sculpting or drawing.

"Hey Di, I need your help?" the five month pregnant Corrie calls out to Diana.

"Ugh, pregnant brain." She mumbles to herself when she remembers that Diana is on lunch. Corrie really needs the box of pencils and she can't wait for another hour.

Corrie grabs the ladder from the cupboard and steps up carefully. "Shit"

She gets on the last step of the ladder and stands on her toes to get the art supplies. The ladder, unstable and old, shift and she loses her balance.

**

Jax walks down the stairs of the ice cream shop just when DA Patterson walks in.

"Jesus Christ." He whispers under his breath. "Go to Diosa, I'll meet you there" He tells Chibs. The VP nods sceptically, "Will you be fine?"

"Yeah"

Jax saunters over to Patterson with a smirk, "we don't sell no ice cream here"

Patterson smirks, "cute. I want to know more about the explosion."

"I don't have the time now, but I can schedule you in-"

"I'm not in the mood Jackson"

Jax continues to be cute, "You know, when my wife calls me Jackson it sounds much better than when you do."

"You have a child, about to have another one. You're in the middle of a dangerous war. Your family is in danger"

"I can protect my family"

"Can you?" She deadpans, "I know Corrie has been in the hospital twice because of decisions you made. Do you really want her to end up there again – maybe you're not so lucky this time and she dies. Are you really going to risk it?"

Jax's jaw clench, "don't you dare"

"I'm not trying to be the bad cop Jax, if you care about your wife and your kids, you'll end this war immediately. The IRA has no problem targeting family members, and they know that your weakness is your family. Think about your family first."

"I am always thinking about my family" he growls out, "That's why this shit happened. I tried to get my club out of the gun business, I pissed off the Irish because of that and now I have a target on my back."

"Fix this" She demands and leaves the shop.

Jax drives off to Diosa to finish the day's activities. It's been a long stressful day and all he wants to do is go home to his wife and son.

When he gets there, Chibs immediately run up to him. "Your phone is off, everyone's been trying to reach you."

"What's wrong?"

"Diana called. Corrie fell, she's in the hospital."

"Jesus Christ" He kicks a chair in frustration and speeds off to the hospital. They can't catch a fucking break.

**

Jax runs into the hospital with the guys behind him. He finds Lyla and Diana in reception, "where is she?"

"First room on the right" Diana points to the room, "I'm sorry Jax, I was having lunch and I-"

"It's Corrie, she would have gotten on that ladder even if you were there. Not your fault"

He walks into the room and finds Corrie smiling softly at him. "I'm sorry, the ladder was moving and I lost my balance"

He sighs, "what will I do with you?"

"You can kiss me?" She asks and he laughs as he obeys immediately. The doctor walks in before things could get steamy.

"Corrie, Jax."

"Yo Doc, nice to see you again!" Jax grins at the OBGYN. The doctor doesn't smile, he looks sad.

"What's wrong?" Corrie asks, "Did I hurt the baby?"

"No Corrie, you didn't." He whispers. The doctor sits down on the chair on the other side of the bed as Jax grabs Corrie's hand in reassurance.

"We did some tests, and we found a mass in your uterus. We will have to take it out to see if it's cancerous."

"A mass? H-how?"

"There's a lot of ways it could have happened, the miscarriage; the shooting – stabbing"

Corrie frowns, she looks at Jax. He tries to keep a brave front but the thought of Corrie having surgery freaks him out.

"Will the surgery hurt the baby?" He asks

"No. But the mass, if it turns out to be cancerous, can."

Corrie sobs, "it won't be cancer. It's not cancer."