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I'm sorry it took so long but I hope this makes up for it and takes place ten years after the last chapter.
February 15 2024- ten years later
"Thomas? Faith? Hurry up before your late for school" Tara was rushing around in a haze trying to find her work badge that got lost somewhere along with half of the shit she couldn't find.
She had hoped for the day off today but knew with starting at a new hospital, she didn't want to make a bad impression. It wasn't as if they didn't have her name on record seeing as she did complete her residency there. Tara just wanted something to go her way for once and considering her major fuck up back in Sacramento, she needed a clean sleight.
There was a lot Tara could say about her eldest child. He was the apple of her heart. The one who pulled her out of her fucked up state when she first moved back to Charming. The heartbreaker of many girls to come. He had the infamous Teller trademark that caught the eyes of many. He also had a way with words that not many could understand from a young boy like him but he was after all the grandson of a man of his own
Then there was her baby boy. The exact replica of not only Abel and Jax but also of the baby boy Tara loved as a child. His namesake. Thomas was proud to hold his uncles name and somehow felt as if he his uncle was watching over him. Making sure he was on the right path and not doing shit he would've. Thomas was just as bad a lady killer as his old man and brother. The smooth sweet talker, though he hadn't graduated passed the stage of kissing girls get. Or so Tara plainly stated after confronting the hormonal teenager one day.
Then there was baby Faith. She was all kinds of loving, caring and adorable in Tara's eyes. She was definitely a daddy's girl until she noticed that she only saw her father occasionally. She was warm hearted with Tara's personality but had a hint of her fathers too. She was the perfect mix of both Jax and Tara with Tara's dark hair and Jax's baby blue eyes which was the only trait one could see if she stood beside both of her brothers.
Her train of thought was broken when she felt an arm wrap around her waist. "Thinking too hard ma?" Abel asked kissing his mother's cheek and reaching for an apple in the fruit bowl on the granite bench top in their kitchen.
"Something like that baby. Are your brother and sister ready?" Tara asked after pouring herself a cup of coffee.
"Just about" Abel pulled out his tablet and began tapping away. Tara was always curious as to what he wrote so one night she snooped through his shit looking for one thing in particular. His tablet held a lot of stories in them. Most of them were personal that Tara almost wished she'd never gone snooping in the first place, but now, she was glad she had.
Abel was an unusual kid. He was quiet unless someone threatened his family. He always kept to himself and never did any harm in school unless again, it had something to do with his family.
Both Abel and Thomas could always count on their family trademark to get them places. The long line of girls falling for them and the bad boy persona they seemed to have inherited from their father, Thomas wasn't too far behind his brother who seemed to drop his pants for almost any girl who batted her lashes his way.
It was no secret that everyone knew who the Teller family was or that they'd finally moved home.
The adjustment moving from their four bedroom home in Sacramento to their five bedroom one in Charming wasn't at all hard on Tara or her kids. The kids knew the real reason as to why they moved but Tara always told them otherwise.
"I trust you to make sure your sister is up right Abel?" Tara asked knowing her schedule was well over head. Being the head of the neonatology department at St Thomas and having one of the best skills in her field, they couldn't pass up the risk of not having her operate on a premature infant that was being born as they spoke.
"Yes ma I will. What's the rush?" Abel asked seeing Tara had found what she was looking for.
"I have an early surgery today baby and I don't know how long it would take. I need you to make sure your sister does her homework and that Thomas is home before I get back. Have dinner cooked and Faith in bed please" Tara listed off. "THOMAS? FAITH?" Tara yelled out from the hallway.
"Gees ma calm down" Thomas cried out pulling Tara in for a kiss followed by their little dark haired haired blue eyed sister who was the perfect combination of both Jax and Tara.
"Thank god you both have ears. Look as I was saying to Abel, I want you to have your homework done little bit" Tara said using her daughter's nickname.
"I will mommy" Faith answered.
"And you to be home before I get back" Tara said aiming her demand at her youngest son "listen to Abel too" Tara said.
Thomas rolled his eyes but nodded in understanding.
"Love you ma" Abel rasped.
"Love you too baby" Tara stated before kissing Abel on the cheek when he nodded in reply then high tailing it out of the house.
-o0o-
When she arrived in her reserved park at St Thomas for another adrenaline pumping day she inhaled deeply before making her way up to her office. She needed to prep for surgery and hope to hell that someone updated her soon.
"Dr Knowles?" A soft but yet demanding voice boomed from behind her stopping Tara in her tracks. She turned and started for Karyn who was the administrator who just so happened to make the move to Charming from Sutter medical not long before Tara moved her family.
"Karyn" Tara greeted pulling her side bag over her shoulder and waiting for the update on the premature infant. In full Doctor mode now, Tara listened intently on the case she was gonna be working on.
"I'll update you on the way to your office" Tara nodded in reply. "The infant was born eleven weeks premature and is suffering tears in his abdomen. It's not looking good. From what I can tell it's the use of the mother's drug habit that caused those severe injuries. I've got a copy of her file on record right here and it seems her family gene carries a serious case of the congenital heart defect which is the result of infants heart not functioning properly. We need to go in and repair the heart fast. I didn't know the extent of the injuries until she was born fifteen minutes ago." Tara could only nod.
It wasn't often that she got a similar case to her own sons and it shocked her. She stopped short needing to take a breather which had Karyn furrowing her brows. "Is everything okay Dr Knowles?" Karyn asked.
"Yes. I'm fine. I just needed a moment to collect my thoughts. What operating room is he in?" Tara asked.
-o0o-
After a long ass day in surgery, Tara was happy with the results. Currently sitting and typing away at her computer, she was glad she made another difference in another newborn's life. It was the strangest coincidence being that performing this surgery for the first time back at St Thomas, she had performed the exact same surgery on an unhealthy boy who captured her heart the moment she first laid eyes on him.
Tara sat day dreaming about the time she saved Abel and how Abel somehow saved her from the downward spiral she incurred when she moved back after ten years. It was truly a story she would live to tell.
"Dr Knowles?" Karyn rasped peeking her head through Tara's door. Tara looked up at her friend and smiled.
"Karyn, please come in" Tara said standing up and gesturing for her patients seat.
"I heard the surgery went well. That's amazing Tara" Tara smiled proudly as they both took their seats.
"Thanks. It was pretty challenging but I'm glad we pulled through. Baby Hobson is a fighter."
"I'm really glad to hear that. Her father is here now though and wants to thank you personally. If your writing up your report then save it for the morning. It's late and you earned your free ticket out of here for the night" Karyn stated with a chuckle.
"Well then don't mind me. Let's go and see her father while I check her over" Tara insisted.
"Dr Knowles, you have no idea how much this means to me. Thank you so much for saving my daughter" father Hobson stated with deep and compassionate sincerity. Tara could see the tears almost wanting to fall from the man's eyes and she offered him a pat on his shoulder. She could tell he was more scared for his daughter and that it must have taken a lot of courage for him to stand here and see his daughter's small sickly state. Father Hobson couldn't of been older than thirty from what Tara could tell.
"I know how it feels Mr Hobson. Trust me, I've been there."
"You have?" James asked looking up just as a tear escaped his eyelids.
"I have. My son was born the same way your daughter was. I saved his life and it was the best feeling ever" Tara smiled at the little flashback of the time before looking in on baby Hobson.
"Really? I mean, shut me up if I'm mistaken but wouldn't you have been laid up after surgery and that if your son ended up like how my kid and her mother are?"
"That's true, I would've but I didn't give birth to my son. His biological mother was a drug addict who cared more for herself than for her own son" Tara stated with slight distaste.
James nodded in understanding before he closed his hand on the glass separating himself from his little girl. "How old is he? Your son I mean."
"He's almost fifteen. He has his days but the drugs didn't cause any major life long damages to him. It's more the heart defect. With special care and the updated medical facilities the world introduces, I'm confident your daughter has a healthy fighting chance at life. I could also recommend you the meds I use for my children. It's harmless for babies and it gives you more of an understanding for when she grows into a wonderful little girl" Tara smiled softly as she glanced in at the little life she saved just hours ago.
"That would help a lot. Thanks doc" James said. He didn't care if he was overstepping any boundaries but he needed to hug this woman who saved his girl's life. Tara also saved him from making the biggest mistake in his life.
"Dr Knowles wait up a second" a voice Tara dreaded to hear at the end of her shift asked as she rounded the last corner before the entrance into the hospital. She stopped with a deep sigh and turned to face the man asking of her. "Thanks doc. Listen, I hear you gave a little girl her fighting chance at life" Samuel Pearson who was a working resident at St Thomas stated with a cheery grin.
"I did. It wasn't that all complicated really. I've done a few similar of the baby's case and it was good putting my skills to work" Tara stated.
"Yeah I heard about you saving your son when he was born" Samuel stated catching Tara off guard slightly. She'd only just met this person and she in no way had spoke to anyone about her personal life. Before she could address his last statement though, he was eager to continue. "Listen, if you don't mind me asking but I really need the up skills on my learning ability and was wondering if you could mentor me in any way? I've heard your really good at your job and I'd like to use the opportunity while working side by side with you?" Tara stopped walking and faced the dark wavy haired man. He flashed her a hesitant and nervous smile while his hands gripped his leather satchel almost as if he thought she would say no.
"Yes okay. That's fine by me. Just take it up with Karyn. I'm off for the night but when I'm not busy I'll take you up on your request. One thing you must know about me though Samuel is I don't muck around. I teach those who want to be taught. Those who love the same passion as me. Understood?" Tara asked seriously.
"Yes ma'am. Thank you Dr Knowles. I look forward to working with you" Tara shook his hand and offered him a soft smile before heading out.
She had a nervous streak to her when she felt someone was interrogating her in any way but she put that feeling aside thinking better than to judge anyone and headed home. The front and kitchen light was on when she arrived in her driveway and she smiled tiredly. When she stepped over the threshold she could see the faint flicker from the TV in the lounge and smiled before heading in there.
Stopping short when she saw Abel cuddled up on the couch with his sister was a site she hardly saw anymore and it swelled her heart with pride. Thomas had dozed off on the recliner with his head twisted in an awkward position causing Tara to chuckle. Wanting nothing more but to freeze this moment forever, she was pulled out of her thoughts when Thomas stirred in his sleep.
Pushing herself off of the wall, Tara pulled the throw over over her babies before laying it over them, placing soft and sweet kisses to their foreheads so as not to wake them before hauling herself off to bed.
AN. So here is the next update which I'm happy with. It would be great to here your guys thoughts so please review.