Jackson Teller hated hospitals- the smell, people running around, the feeling it gave him in the pit of his stomach. He hadn't been in one since his dad died 6 years ago. All those feelings came rushing back as he sat in the waiting room. They had taken Charlotte back into a room almost an hour ago. He sat with Tig and Opie while Happy paced back and forth.

Happy. His sister was dating Happy Lowman, the Tacoma Killer. He couldn't help the small laugh that escaped his lips at this thought. He had to admit, they were quite a pair when he thought about the two and their personalities. His initial reaction had not been good, he could admit that, but he'd do anything to see his sister okay again.

"She's gonna be okay, man. She has to be," Opie said next to him, his hand on Jax's shoulder. "They're gonna come out here any minute and say she's fine."

Jax nodded next to him. "She has to be," he replied, running his hand down his face. "Hap, sit down, brother."

Happy shook his head. "Her meds," he said.

"What about them?" Jax asked.

"The other day, she said she needed a refill. I forgot to ask her what kind of meds she was talking about," he replied. "Do you think she forgot to get them?"

Jax shrugged. "Shit," he said softly. "The family curse."

Tig stood up. "All of you, shut the hell up," he said, looking at all three of them. "Just wait for the doc to come out and tell us how she is. I'm gonna go find a payphone and call Clay so he can call Gemma. Lord knows I ain't gonna be the one to tell her that Charlotte's in the hospital."

"Fuck," Jax cursed again. "I forgot about telling ma."

Opie patted his friend on the back. "Be glad you don't have to be the one to make that phone call, brother," he joked.

The doctor came out shortly after and walked over to Jax. "Jackson Teller?" he asked, earning a nod. "Your sister is going to be fine. She is awake and stable, but she really needs to go see her cardiologist. She can't be skipping medication doses. She's been off her heart meds for over 10 days. I'm surprised it took this long before she had an episode."

"Can I see her?" Jax asked the doctor.

The man nodded. "We've moved her up to a room on another unit. I'd like to keep her overnight for observation. I'll have a nurse show you where she is," he said and walked back into the emergency room.

Tig walked back over to the three. "Any news?" he asked.

"She's gonna be okay," Jax said. "They're gonna show us her room. She's awake, but I want to talk to her first. Alone."

The other 3 men nodded. A nurse came out and took the four up to the unit where Charlotte's room was. Tig, Opie and Happy stayed in another waiting room while Jax went to talk to Charlotte.

Charlotte lifted her head off the pillow as Jax walked into her room. "Hey little brother," she said.

Jax walked up to his sister. She had wires coming off of her chest. He could hear the steady beat coming from the monitor. She looked tired, worn down. He felt terribly responsible for her being there. "Hey Char," he started. "You look like shit."

She laughed at his comment and it was like music to his ears. "I feel like shit," she replied. "You gonna yell at me for missing my meds?"

He shook his head. "No, but that was a really stupid thing to do, Char. That's not like you to forget."

"I know, I just have been so busy with school and work and Happy…" she trailed off. She reached for his hand. "There's no excuse that I can make that makes any of it okay. But trust me when I say I don't ever want to be in a hospital bed again so this will never, ever happen again."

"I hope that's true," he replied. "Back to the Happy thing."

Charlotte closed her eyes for a few seconds. "Jax, I-"

"It's been too long since I've seen that smile on your face, sis. Well, before I came here that is. He put that smile there. You're definitely in your element out here. I just don't want to see you hurt."

"He makes me really happy," she said, squeezing his hand. "He also knows how many people might try to kill him if he hurts me."

Jax nodded. "Yeah, he's gonna get the big brother talk from several members," he laughed. "But I just watched him pace the waiting room for the past hour, beating himself up over this. I can honestly say I've never seen him so torn up like that. He's different."

"I was afraid to get close to him at first, but he's proven all my doubts wrong thus far," she replied. "So the two of you waited for me together?"

Jax smiled. "Ope and Tig were there too."

Charlotte scoffed and raised an eyebrow. "What, no daddy Clay?" she said sarcastically.

"Be nice," he replied. "He's actually at the clubhouse, probably on the phone with mom right now as we speak."

"Oh, she better not come out here. I will be out in the morning!" She groaned.

Jax leaned forward and kissed his sister on the forehead. "I'm gonna go get Happy, if that's okay with you? I think he's losing his mind out there."

Charlotte took in a deep breath and let it out slowly before nodding. She watched her brother step out of the room. She laid her head back against the pillow and crossed her arms. She hoped Happy wasn't angry with her.

Happy watched Jax come back down the hallway towards them. "She's asking for you, man," Jax said to Happy.

He nodded and walked past him quickly down the hall. He opened the door and saw her laying there, connected to IV's and wires. He felt a twinge in his stomach. He didn't like that feeling.

She sat up as he entered the room. "Hey," she said softly.

"Hey," he replied from his place by the door.

"Are you going to come any closer or are you gonna hang out by the door?" she asked.

Happy slowly walked towards her. He sat down in the chair next to her bed. "You okay?"

Charlotte nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine, Hap. I'm sorry if I scared you."

"Why didn't you tell me about your heart condition?" he asked. "This is because of those meds you were talking about the other night, right?"

"Happy, I know you're upset because I didn't tell you. Honestly, it's not something I like to talk about. I mean, my little brother died because of this heart problem. It's a family curse," she said, tears falling down her cheeks. "I forget I'm sick sometimes because I do everything in my power to make every other aspect of my life healthy. That's why I run almost every morning. I eat right and I drink enough water. Most days, I don't feel like I'm sick."

"But you are, baby," he interrupted, scooting closer to wipe the tears from her cheeks. "And there ain't nothin' wrong with it. But I wanna know. I need to know so I can take care of you. Make sure you're taking care of yourself."

Charlotte smiled at him through her tears. "I won't say this in front of the others, I know you have a reputation to uphold," she started, earning a raised eyebrow from Happy, "but you're the sweetest man I've met since my dad died. And I'm sorry I was so mean to you at the beginning."

Happy leaned forward, careful not to pull out any of the wires or IV's attached to her, and kiss her softly. "I knew eventually you wouldn't be able to resist me," he replied and she hit his chest. Happy laughed at her. "Don't do this shit ever again, Charlotte. Promise me you won't miss your meds again."

She looked up at him, amazed that he cared about her so much, so quickly. She had been so wrong before. "I promise, Hap," she said softly and kissed him once again. "There's one other thing I want to say."

Happy pulled back from her. "What's that?" he asked.

"I'm in this," she said looking in his eyes. "All the way. You haven't pressured me for sex, and I appreciate that. Lord knows how badly I want you."

Happy's eyes darkened. He took in a breath. "Why do I feel a but coming?"

She smiled. "But there's something I need to do first. Something that has been weighing on me for 6 months now."

"This about that cop?" he asked.

Charlotte nodded. "Happy, I don't have feelings for him or anything like that, but I do still have his ring and I haven't seen him since I left him at the alter last year." He nodded slowly, encouraging her to continue. "I need to be rid of him completely. I need to go back to Charming to give him his ring and say my peace. Then you and I can really be together without anything looming over our heads."

"When can you do that, though, you got school," he said, rubbing her knuckles with his thumb.

She shrugged. "Spring break is in a few weeks, in March. I can go then. Go face my mother, too. I'm sure she's gonna have a few things to say about my hospital stay," she replied, rolling her eyes at the mention of her mother.

Happy looked at her for a few moments before nodding again. "You do what you gotta do," he said. "But you know, you gotta have your protection detail with you, right?" He grinned at her.

Charlotte laughed. "I was hoping you'd say that," she said and pulled him in for a hug, laying her head on his shoulder. "Thank you for understanding, Happy."

Happy pulled back so he could look her in the eyes again. "I know that I haven't been a relationship guy in my past, Char, but you need to hear this," he started. He placed his large hands on either side of her face. "I am in this, too. Ain't going nowhere, girl."

Charlotte placed her hands over his and leaned forward to kiss him.