Blood and Water

Chapter 78: Tighten Up

Tighten Up - The Black Keys

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Mina woke up in the same spot she fell asleep in, but the baby was no longer in her arms. She walked into the kitchen and saw Jax sitting at the table with his sons.

"Morning," she groaned.

"Coffee's hot," he smiled. As she poured herself a mug, he asked, "How're you feeling?"

She shrugged, "I don't know. Sad, angry, disappointed, enraged, helpless, the list of emotions goes on." Mina sat down next to him. "Did Gemma tell you what happened?"

Jax nodded, "Yeah, she just asked to make sure you were okay and she told me what happened."

" 'Course she did." Mina could feel Abel looking at her, but she couldn't look back at him. "Is it okay if I take a shower?"

He smiled, "Of course," as he took his mug and Abel's cereal bowl, placing them in the sink. "You remember where everything is, right?" She nodded, taking her last sip of coffee, then put the mug in the sink with Jax's. "Abel, say bye to Mina."

Abel ran over to her, giving her a death grip of a hug. "Bye, Mina!"

"Bye, buddy," she said, plastering a fake smile on her face. She knelt so she was the same height as him. "Have a good day at school." He pulled her into another hug, then went back to play with Thomas.

Mina stood in the shower, letting the water completely run over her. She wanted to rinse everything off her. All of his kisses, his touch, his scent, his warmth, everything that once belonged to him that she had absorbed. She wanted nothing to do with him. He had ruined her, just like her ex-boyfriend, the one he promised to be nothing like. Except, this time Mina wasn't going to let him get to her.

Jax brought in one of his SAMCRO t-shirts and a pair of his sweatpants into Thomas's room for her to wear. He told her that he would wait to give her a ride to school if she wanted. Gemma came and picked up the boys.

Mina stepped out of the shower and wrapped the towel around her. Looking in the mirror, she saw how swollen her eyes were from crying the night before. She opened the door and started down the hall. Looking up, she saw Chibs standing in the kitchen looking back down the hall at her.

He clenched his jaw tight, feeling like he broke all his teeth. Chibs turned towards Jax and pulled out his gun, putting it on Jax's forehead.

"Ya slept with my old lady?"

Mina ran down the hall to stop him. "Chibs!" She pushed his arm down and took the gun from him. "Stop! I didn't sleep with him!"

"Why're ya here then?" he asked, not looking at her. Before she could answer he punched Jax in the face hard, knocking him out of his chair.

"Stop!" Mina yelled. Jax stood up and tackled Chibs into the kitchen. "Jesus Christ!" Mina tried to pull them apart. They stopped fighting and Chibs looked down at her, waiting for her answer. "I didn't want to stay at the house. Besides, if I did sleep with him, it's just sex, right?"

He laughed, "Right." He turned around grabbing his gun from where she had set it. He hissed, "I don't believe ya."

He pointed the gun at Jax. "Jesus Christ, I didn't sleep with her, brother!" Jax yelled, holding his hands up. "I swear to you!" Chibs thought for a second, trying to figure out if he was lying or not. He holstered his gun and sat down at the table. "What the hell's wrong with you?" Jax asked, standing up from the floor.

"What d'ya mean?" Mina shook her head and walked into the other room to get dressed.

Jax sat down next to him and whispered, "Did you really sleep with Jarry?" Chibs nodded and lit a cigarette. "Why?"