Chapter 14
I make the phone calls and have them call Lee for the details. Calling Jax, he answers on the second ring. "Hey baby. You get that worked out for us?" he asked. "Yeah. Got twelve for him and they are going to call him for the details." I tell him. "You know, I never asked how you know so many strippers?" I start laughing. "When I was in college, I was a bartender at a strip club. Money was really good. But when the owner started trying to get me on the stage, I decided it was time to find something else." I told him. "Good call babe. Don't want my wife on any pole but mine." he says. "Perv." I say laughing. After getting off the phone with Jax, I clean the house and get laundry done while Abel is sleeping. Hearing his little cries, I smile and head into his room. "Hey baby boy. Momma's here." I tell him and he instantly stops crying and starts smiling at me. "That's right. You know who momma is." I tell him as I get him up and changed.
I'm on the floor with Abel when Jax walks in. Hanging up his kutte and taking off his shoes, he walks over and kisses me hello. "Hey babe." he says. "Hey. How was work?" I asked. "Good. Got shit hashed out finally with the Mayans." he says. "Good." I say. "How's our boy?" he asked as he picks him up. "Good. Been a perfect angel as always." I tell him. He starts to fuss but when Jax turns so he can see me, he stops. "He has to know where momma is." Jax says and I start laughing. I head into the kitchen to start dinner while he puts Abel in his swing so he can watch me while Jax showers. When he walks back in, I am plating his food. Handing him his plate, I grab him a beer and grab my plate and water to sit with him.
After eating and cleaning the kitchen, Jax is playing with Abel while I shower. Getting him bathed, fed and into his crib. Jax and I lay down for the night. Pulling me close, we start to make love before falling into a blissful sleep.
Waking up the next morning, I get up and get Abel ready while Jax gets ready for the clubhouse. He's off today but has church. He's only gone a few minutes when there's a knock on the door. Seeing a woman, nicely dressed, I open the door. "Mrs Gracelynn Teller?" she asked. "Yes. Can I help you?" I asked. She hands me an envelope and says "You've been served." I look at her shocked before walking back into the house, I sit on the couch and open the envelope. Looking at the papers, my eyes go wide. Picking up my phone as the tears start falling, he answers "Hey babe." he says. "Jax?" I say. "Babe? What's wrong?" he asked worried. "I need you." I say. "I'm on my way." he says before hanging up.
A few minutes later, Jax, Clay and Gemma are all walking in my door. "What's wrong?" he asked, running right to me. I hand him the papers and he sits beside me. Putting them on the coffee table, he pulls me to him and says "It's okay baby." I shake my head and say "No. It's not." Gemma picks up the papers. "Are you fucking kidding me?" She shows the papers to Clay and he says "I'll call Rosen. Junkie whore ain't coming near my grandson." Jax holds me closer and says "She can't get custody babe. She's a junkie. Just don't stress until we talk to Rosen." he tells me. Gemma walks into the room holding Abel and hands him to me. I hold him close and say "I can't lose him." as I sob into Jax's chest.
An hour later, Rosen is sitting in our kitchen, looking over the papers. "She's seeking full custody. According to this, there's no mention of Jax not having custody, just Gracie. She's alleging that Gracie is abusing Abel." he tells me. "What? There's no way." I say. "I know that. But we still have to go to court. I still have all the files from when you took custody from her when she OD'd before having him and even after. We'll handle this. I won't let you lose custody of your son." Rosen tells me and I just hold Abel closer.
That night, I still have barely let Abel out of my sight. "You wanna let him sleep with us tonight?" Jax asked. "Yeah." I say simply. We walk into the bedroom and lay down with him between us and the first thing Abel does is snuggle closer to me. "Yeah, you abuse him." Jax says laughing. "He's my baby Jax." I say. "I know babe. He's not going anywhere. I promise." he says. I hold Abel a little closer before fall asleep with Jax's arm around both of us.