...Chapter 2...
...Waiting at the Hospital...

After I passed the 'Welcome to Charming' sign, I smiled, we're almost there. I took out my phone and called Jake. He picked it up after three rings. "Yeah?"

"Heeeeey." I said, in my best Fonzie voice and chuckled. "What's going on?"

"Uh, Andy?"

"Yeah, it's me."

"Wow, we haven't talked in a couple of months, what's up?"

"First... you haven't told anyone about Jaylin have you?"

"No, I just never brought it up, at all." he paused. "Why?"

"Just wondering." Good thing he only knows about me having a daughter and he doesn't know that Jax is the daddy, because I know he'd tell him for sure. I took a deep breath. "The reason I'm calling so late is because... I need your help."

"Okay, what is it? Is it serious?"

"Yes, very... can you meet me at St. Thomas?"

"What? You're in town?"

"Yes and I'll explain why, when you get there."

"Okay, I'll be right over... bye, Andy."

"Bye, Jake." I told him, then hung up the phone, and dropped it in my lap. I glanced over at Mom, passed out in the passenger seat. "We're almost there, Momma... just hold on a little bit longer." then I looked back at the road, taking a deep breath. Five minutes later, I pulled into St. Thomas and parked in the front, and ran in to the nurses station. "Excuse me?"

A nurse looked up. "Can I help you?"

"Yeah, I'm Andrea Cooper and my mother Lynn Grant, is out in my car." I paused. "I just came up here from Phoenix, because her husband beat the shit out of her, and she's been unconscious the whole trip here."

"Why did you come all the way out here, if you could have gone to a hospital in Phoenix? And it looks like, you need to get checked out too."

"I'm not worried about me, but the reason why I didn't go to a hospital there, was because." I paused to read her name tag. "Nurse Jane... I had to get as far away as possible from that sick son of a bitch, so get off your ass, and help her."

"All right, fine... no need to get nasty." she stood up and waved over other nurses standing around. "There's a critical patient outside, in a.."

"Navy Blue Jeep Liberty." I told them.

Nurse Jane nodded. "The patient has been beaten up and she's unconscious. Put her on the gurney and take her to exam room number three."

"Follow me." I said, walking out and they followed me. I opened the passenger side door and they carefully took her out, then wheeled her inside.

As I leaned up against my car, I heard a door open, followed by CeCe, yawning, and looking around. "Where are we?"

"Home." I smiled. "In Charming... at the hospital."

"Is Mom okay?"

"They're working on her right now, they just took her in."

"Oh."

"Is Jay still asleep?"

"Like an angel." she nodded. "So does anyone know you're here?"

"Just Jake." then seconds later, I think I spoke too soon, when I heard motorcycles in the distance and looked up to see who was with him. "And now... Chibs, Happy, Juice, and Jax knows I'm here. Just great."

"Uh-oh." CeCe chuckled.

"Shut up and get in the car with Jay." I said, walking up to Jake.

"Wow, you're really here." he said, getting off his bike. "I thought you were joking." I looked up and he quickly frowned. "What happened to your face, Andy?"

"Give me a hug first and I'll tell you." I gave all the guys hugs and said my hello's, then when I got to Jax, I hesitated. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me into his arms. I immediately breathed in the scent of motor oil, leather, and Armani cologne, it made me smile.

As soon as I let go of him, I noticed his frown too. "Now... who the hell did that to you?"

Even after all this time, it looks like Jax cares about me on some level. I took a deep breath. "I came up here from Arizona to bring Mom to the hospital. Her asshole husband beat the shit out of her, and when I tried to stop him from almost killing her." oh boy, I had tears falling down my cheeks, but I ignored it, letting them fall. "He started on me, so when I had my chance, I grabbed a bat and hit him as hard as I could. When I knew he was down, I grabbed her, Chloe, and my... daughter and got the hell out of there."

"You have a daughter?" both Juice and Jax asked at the same time.

"Chloe's here too?" asked Jake.

"Yes and yes... they're in my car."

"What's his name?"

I looked over at Jax. "It's Billy Grant."

He glanced over at Juice. "You find out everything you can on that bastard and bring it to the club at church tomorrow."

"Sure thing." Juice nodded.

"I'm sorry for bringing all of you into this mess... I didn't know where else to go."

"It's okay, Love." Chibs smiled. "We'll take care of it."

"Yeah, Baby Girl." Happy added and I nodded.

"So." Jake started. "Where are you staying?"

"No where at the moment."

"You can stay at my house."

"Jax, I can't do that." I looked over at Jake. "Is my parents house still standing?"

"Yeah, that's where I crash, when I'm not at the clubhouse... and Lucy comes by three times a week to keep it clean."

"Really?" he nodded. "Oh, that's cool... I guess, we'll stay there then." I shrugged, then I heard Jax groan.

A few minutes later, we heard a clearing of the throat, followed by "Excuse me, Miss Cooper?"

We all turned around and Nurse Jane was staring at us then I said "Yes?"

"The doctor would like to talk to you and discuss your mothers situation, in the waiting room."

"Thank you." I nodded. "I'll be right there." Nurse Jane gave me a weak smile, then walked back inside. I turned to the guys. "Can one of you watch the girls?"

Happy leaned up against the car. "Go ahead, Andy... I got this." I nodded and walked into the hospital.

"Andy... wait." Jake and Jax said at the same time, then those two plus Chibs, Juice, and I walked into the waiting room like Nurse Jane had instructed me to, and saw that there was a woman wearing a white coat, looking down at a chart.

"Um... excuse me, doctor?"

She looked up and raised her eyebrow. "Are all of you... family?"

"Yes." I said, without hesitation. "They are."

"All right, I'm Dr. Lee." she looked back down at the chart. "Aside from the bruises and cuts all over her face and upper body, Lynn has a few broken ribs, a broken arm, and she's slipped into a coma."

"Oh, my God." I said, as I felt more tears falling. "How long will she be in the coma?"

"It's hard to say. It could be a few days from now, or months, and sometimes it can go up to years." I slowly nodded, then I felt someone grab my hand. I looked over and Jax was pulling me into his arms. I just buried my head on his chest as he was rubbing my back. I know this isn't the time to say this, but damn, Jax smells good. "Right now, Lynn is comfortable, feeling no pain, and her vitals are good."

"What room is she in?" I heard Jake ask.

"She's in the ICU on the fifth floor, room two-fifty." she replied.

"Thanks, Doc." Jax said, then seconds later, I heard the door open and shut. Jax backed up to look at me. "We're gonna get this guy, I promise."

"Okay." I nodded, then I looked over at Jake. "Can you, uh... take the girls to my parents house? They've had a long night."

"Sure, we'll stay with them till you get there."

"Yeah." Juice smiled.

"Thanks, guys."

"Do you want me to go up with you to see your mom?"

I looked up at Jax and saw his eyes full of worry and concern and I nodded, then I looked over at the guys. "I'll be at the house in a little bit, let Happy know what's going on, please."

"Okay, Love." Chibs said, giving me a hug.

Juice gave me a hug, seconds later, and said "Welcome home, Girly." I nodded with a smile, then after I gave Jake a hug too, the guys left.

Author POV:

Juice, Chibs, and Jake were walking out to Andy's car, Happy turned around raising his eyebrow. "So, what's going on?"

"Andy wants us to take the girls to her parents house." Juice stated. "She'll be over after she visits with Lynn."

"Is Lynn okay?"

"We'll tell you when we get over there." Chibs told him. "And after the little kiddies fall asleep.

"Okay... and Jax?"

"He's staying with her." Jake said, opening the door, and sticking his head inside. "Chloe." he slightly shook her leg. "Wake up."

Her eyes fluttered, then she gasped when she saw a pair of eyes staring at her. "What?"

"It's me, your cousin Jake... remember me?"

"Oh yeah, hey." she looked around. "Where's Andy?"

"With your mom." then he glanced over at Jaylin, who was still asleep. His eyes slightly widened for a second, then he looked back at Chloe. "Um... Andy wants me and the guys to take you to your old house, so come on."

"Come on? Can't we ride in the car?"

"Chlo... how am I supposed to get back to my bike?"

"Oh, right." she nodded, then shook Jaylin's arm. "Jay, wake up... we have to go somewhere."

Her eyes fluttered and she stretched a little. "Where's Mommy?"

"She's with Grandma, the doctors are making Grammy feel better."

"Is Mommy still hurt too?"

"Your Mommy is going to be fine."

"Who are you?" she said, in soft voice.

"I'm your Mommy's cousin, Jake." he smiled and she slighty nodded. "Mommy wants you and Aunt Chloe to come with us to your grandmas old house, and we'll be riding on motorcycles."

"What kind are they?" Chloe asked, unbuckling Jaylin from the seatbelt.

"It's a Harley."

Jaylin's eyes lit up like the 4th of July. "You have a Harley?" he nodded. "That's my middle name, Silly." she said, with a giggle.

He smiled. "Oh, really?"

"Uh-huh... can I ride on it?"

"Sure, come on."

"Yay!" Jaylin cheered, then her, Chloe, and Jake's head got out of the car. Once she saw all these big guys in front of her, she hid behind Jake. "Who are they?"

"Mommy's good friends." he pointed to them one by one. "That's Chibs, Juice, and Happy." the guys just nodded with an awkward smile, trying to hide the shocked looks on their faces. Chloe caught on to why they were staring at Jaylin intently and her eyes widened, she just quickly shook her head, in a 'please-don't-say-anything-to-anybody' look plastered all over her face.

Their jaws slightly dropped to the ground, confused, then Chloe looked down at Jaylin. "Come on, Jay."

"Okay." she nodded.

Jake grabbed Jaylin's hand. "Come on, you're coming with me, Peanut." she giggled as he got on his bike, then sat her in front of him. "Chlo, go with Juice." she nodded and did what she was told. Jake put his extra helmet on her and then put his on. "I want you to leave this on your head, okay?" she nodded. "Don't worry, I won't let you fall."

Juice helped Chloe get on his bike as Jake was starting up his. "Ready, Chloe?"

"Yeah."

"All right, let's go guys." he said, riding off. Seconds later, all four of them left the parking lot, going south, heading towards the house.