The men spent the next several weeks building that porn business with Luann. The money was coming in, more than they had ever seen before. Kristina had followed Jess' advice and made a point to make sure that her and Jax spent at least one day per week together out of the house which was usually Fridays. Gemma had taken on having Abel spend the night each Friday. He made it a point to do as much as he could for and with her, but kept her on a need to know basis with the business- he knew she wasn't thrilled about it, but she supported him. The Sons were more than busy, keeping their schedules packed. They had planned a surprise double baby shower for the girls, two in one shot for the first Saturday in May. Gemma spent the previous two days setting up with the men, and Mary. That Friday, Jess drove her and Kristina home. And Kristina was not doing well. She had spent the last two days sitting the entire day. The only time she'd stand was to get food or shuffle to the bathroom. While her blood pressure was normal, and all vitals good, she knew she was nearing the end, and struggled each day to get out of bed to make sure she saved all of her sick days. When she got into the house, she walked over to the couch and put her feet up on the coffee table, she knew she wasn't going anywhere. Jax got back around six, after setting up all day with Gemma. He saw her lounging on the couch, completely unhappy with her situation.
"Hey baby" he smiled, taking a seat next to her. "Tacos" he said, holding up a bag.
"Mehh" She groaned, putting her head on his shoulder.
Jax kissed her forehead "You okay?"
She shook her head and sighed "I think today was my last day" she whispered "I couldn't move. It feels like they're pushing down, there's this huge pressure, but it's killin' me"
"I told you" he said "Tomorrow we're gonna be celebrating at the clubhouse with the guys for Luann. Wanna stay in tonight?"
Kristina yawned and closed her eyes "Mmmhmm" Jax stood up and grabbed the bag from the table "Where you goin?"
"I'll put these away, we can eat later"
"I didn't say I wasn't hungry" she laughed as he sat back down "You wanna do me a favor?"
"Anything"
"Get up in here and get shit rolling. I want them out."
"You can hang on a few more days, right?" he asked, not wanting to ruin the big party they had planned. Kristina didn't take the reply as he meant it.
"Sure, so much for being all about the service" she sighed, grabbing the food from him
"That's not what I meant, babe. I was reading somewhere that it's better after you rest, because once you get it going, you're not gonna sleep at all"
"I guess. I just want them out. It's like there's an angry baby rave in there. Kicking and punching, they're dancing all day."
Jax laughed and kicked off his shoes "An angry baby rave?"
"Yes" she laughed "An angry baby rave. It's like they're pushing to get out. I feel like if I stand up, they're going to fall out"
Jax let out a huge laugh and shook his head "They're not gonna fall out" he said with his mouth full
"I wish they do. I'm ready. I need to be free from this. Believe it or not, I am not a gracious pregnant woman."
Jax shook his head and continued to eat. "You're just fine. And before you know it, the measly twenty-eight pounds you gained will be off and you'll be ready to roll"
"Twenty-four"
"When we went on Monday it was twenty-eight"
"Yeah, I checked before, I lost four pounds. I'm telling you, the next few days, it's gonna happen."
"Just hold off until the party tomorrow. Luann has a baby gift for you, she wanted you to come." he pleaded, as if his request could delay something inevitable.
"You hear that guys? Please stop pushing down on my vagina like you're about to win a prize. Dad says I need to go to a party tomorrow" she said talking to her stomach.
Jax laughed at her comment "They're pushing down?"
"YES! It's feels like… trying to push a beach ball under water, that pressure." she stressed, taking her last bite of food.
"You wanna go lay down in bed? TV and sleep?"
"Please. That sounds fabulous. The little man is staying with grandma?"
"Yep, loving the catering service over there. How's Jess?" he asked, as he pulled her up from the couch and they walked down the hall.
"Just wonderful. Smiley midget." She climbed onto the bed and lost all strength to move. "Thank you God" she sighed
"What the fuck is on this?" he said confused, as he lied down.
"Had to put one of those mattress protectors. With my luck, it'll happen overnight."
"Just relax, you'll be fine for another week or so."
Kristina was in and out of sleep for the next few hours, she felt pressure and pain and didn't know what to do. She knew the twins were moving, but Jax was adamant that she was just nearing the end and that she had a little while longer to go. Around nine-thirty, they were both watching TV, she was just waiting for exhaustion to overtake the discomfort. She felt a really strong kick from either one or both- she couldn't tell. She inhaled sharply and put her hand on her stomach "God dammit" she grunted.
"You okay?" he asked, seeing her face flushed and red.
"Yeah" she sighed "This pressure is unreal."
"Do you want me to call the doctor?"
"Nah. He said that until either my water breaks, or I start feeling contractions, to stay home. I need to get up, I've been laying down for too long." she said trying to get out of the bed.
Jax stood up and pulled her onto her feet. She felt a popping sensation and Jax jumped back. "Oh my GOD!" he shouted running barefoot for a towel. Kristina laughed and looked down at her now soaked floor, feeling almost ten pounds lighter.
"I TOLD YOU!" She laughed, as she walked into the bathroom
"Where are you going?!" he panted, pulling on jeans and a tshirt.
"Um… I'm gonna shower?"
"SHOWER?! We gotta go!" he yelled throwing on socks.
"Babe, this isn't an instant thing. I'm gonna shower, because it might be some time before I get to. I'm not going in looking like this." she said, stepping into the shower, letting the water hit her.
"Kristina! LETS GO!" He yelled again
"Jax, it's okay. Relax!" she called out over the noise of the running water. He grabbed his phone off the end table and called Opie. "Her water just broke" he said in a panic "No, she's in the fucking shower! I don't know. I don't know! I… She's…" he stammered pulling the phone away from his ear "LETS GO!" Kristina laughed from the bathroom as she was shampooing her hair and sudsing up. She could hear the absolute panic and nervousness in his voice. "Alright. Yea. If she ever fucking moves. I'll call Gemma." he said as his voice was cracking.
"Sit down" She said, coming out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel. "Sit. You need to relax" she said calmly as she grabbed her blow dryer. He looked on at her as if now, that she was getting what she wanted, she was going to resort to her stubborn ways. He walked out of the room to call Gemma as she dried her hair. His hands were shaking and he had to place the phone on the counter.
"Hello?" Gemma answered "Is everything okay?"
"Her water broke" he squeaked, voice still shaky
"Yay!" Gemma cheered "Is she okay?"
"She's fine, she's blow drying her hair" he replied, confused and still panicked.
She laughed at the sound of her sons voice "Jax, it takes a while for this to happen. Twenty minutes of getting ready will just make her feel better in the end. She's fine. Do you want me to meet you there?"
"Yeah, can you call everyone?"
"Absolutely. We'll have to think about what we're going to do tomorrow since the clubhouse is already set up. I'll call the sitter for Abel. He's already asleep, so I don't want to wake him. Just get her to the hospital, we'll meet you there." Gemma said, hanging up the phone. Jax grabbed his shoes from the living room floor and slipped them on. He ran back into the room and saw her slowly packing a bag for the hospital.
"Kristina. We need to GO!"
"You're too cute" she smiled, zippering up her bag. "Fine. But don't drive like an asshole, I need to put on at least some makeup." He grabbed her keys from the counter and her bag. Jess and Opie were already running out of the door as Kristina came strolling out.
"You serious?!" Jess shouted "LETS GO! You should've left by now!"
"Oh relax. I haven't felt anything yet." Kristina said, brushing off the comment. Jax was already in the car, waiting for her to get in. Opie and Jess were waiting in his truck to follow them to the hospital. She climbed in and sat down, flipping down the passenger mirror and pulling out her makeup bag. Jax threw the car into drive and tore down the street. "Slow down" she laughed "Jax. I'm fine. I don't even feel anything yet"
Jax took a deep breath and looked at her, seemingly unfazed. "You sure you're okay?"
"Yes" she smiled, taking out her powder and pushing it onto her skin. Jax stopped at a red light, and began to sweat. He held his head in his hand and leaned against the window. "MOTHER OF FUCKING GOD!" she screamed, dropping the compact, and flinging her arms out; her right arm hitting up against the window and contact with the side of his head with her left. Jax nearly jumped out of his skin when her arm smacked him. She took a deep breath and squeezed her eyes closed. He was staring at her like he had just seen a ghost. "Okay" she said in a low whisper, "You can drive fast now."
Jax kept half an eye on her while she still tried to finish her makeup as fast as she could before that happened again. She zipped up her bag and laid her head back on the headrest. "I'm not going to say I told you so." He mumbled. "You okay?"
Kristina cut her eyes at him and growled "Just drive."
"You'll be fine. The doctor said to time them, we'll be there in four minutes" he said, now ignoring all street signals.
"Jesus fucking Christ" she sighed "Can you go faster?" She began to pant, feeling the same twinge in her lower back begin again, knowing that pain was moments away from reappearing. Jax pulled up to the hospital and found the closest spot he could. She grabbed her bags and climbed out of the car slowly as Jax ran around to the passenger side, Jessica and Opie pulled up right behind them.
"Where the fuck have you been?" Chibs asked, waiting at the entrance. "We been here ten minutes" Kristina walked up holding onto Jax's arm.
"I had to shower" she said, out of breath. "Hold on. Hold on!" she shouted, standing still, feeling the creeping pain move towards her stomach from her back. She dug her fingernails into Jax's left bicep, as she winced in pain. "SHIT!" she cried, Jax put his right fist to his mouth, biting down on his hand, wincing in pain himself.
Chibs grabbed her other arm and nodded "Let's get you inside" Jessica watched her friend, who managed to work for three days with appendicitis and not be concerned, completely crumbling before her eyes. She watched silently, following slowly behind with Opie. Jax took Kristina past check-in to the delivery wing where the rest of them waited outside to be called in.
"None of this whatsoever is encouraging" Jessica sighed "If she can't handle it, how in God's name am I?"
Gemma smiled "She'll be fine, and so will you. They'll pump her full of some really nice drugs in a little while."
"She said she didn't want any"
Everyone laughed in response "Honey, give it a little while longer. She'll be pleading for it." Jax peaked his head out of the double doors and waved them on. He quickly walked ahead of them back into the room.
"He's freaking out, isn't he?" Chibs asked
"Oh yeah. Prez is losing his cool." Opie laughed as they walked into the room.
"How you doin' baby?" Gemma asked, seeing Kristina already on the bed, who looked like she was ready for a night out but had the expression that said otherwise.
"They said they strongly recommend an epidural" she pouted
"Because if anything goes wrong, you'll need a csection" Jax replied, in a calm voice, yet had already listened to this argument a mere three minutes ago.
"They're right. You don't want to risk anything happening to them. If you have it, and they need to do an emergency c-section, they can get the baby right out, they won't have to wait." Gemma added
Kristina rolled her eyes "I'm apparently three centimeters and both babies are in the right position. They said they're going to give it to me as soon as possible."
"But Kris" Jessica added "Hon, many times the twins move once one comes out."
Kristina winced and clenched her jaw as she felt the same pain come on again. She clutched the side of the bed and squeezed as hard as she could as everyone silently watched on, knowing words wouldn't help. "God DAMMIT!" She shouted, gasping for air. "Fuck. FUCK!"
"You gotta breathe" Jax said calmly. Kristina cut her eyes at him, not knowing how to reply. She began to moan, trying to cope with the sharp pain.
Chuckling at her moans, Chibs pointed "Isn't that what caused this, Jackie?"
Kristina laughed "Fuck you Chibs"
"Ah, you know I love ya kid. You see, and nothing good ever comes from sleeping with Jax Teller" he said as if he was teaching a lesson.
"You got that fucking right" she said, continuing to pant.
The anesthesiologist came in with the nurse. "We'll be back" he said, as he and Opie left the room.
"Hi Kristina, I'm Michael, I'm the anesthesiologist".
"You" she smiled, pointing at him. "You're my prince charming." Gemma and Jess laughed along with the nurse.
"Well, that's the first time I've ever heard that" he smiled snapping on gloves, as she rolled on her side facing Gemma and Jess.
"Sweetie, you're gonna have to take those off" the nurse said pointing to her underwear.
"But I don't wanna be all open like that" Kristina whined "I don't like that."
"You didn't get in this position with them on. Now get them off" she replied sternly.
"I'm never having sex with you again" she hissed, grilling Jax as the doctor inserted the needle into her lower back. "You've caused more people's hands to be in my vagina in the last thirty minutes than I've had in the last twenty seven years of my life. Never again." Everyone started laughing at her sharp tone.
"You didn't complain about it while it was happening" he replied
"You're about ten seconds from getting your dick in a death grip. Keep going."
"You can't make me laugh" the doctor chuckled "It's gonna take about twenty or so minutes to kick in" he continued, taping a small catheter to her back to keep the epidural in place.
"Twenty minutes?! What kind of modern medicine is that shit?!" She begged
"I can tell we're gonna have a comedic routine tonight" The nurse laughed "You're a firecracker"
Kristina laughed, shaking her head. "Can this please end? Am I dilated anymore?"
"Sweetie, you've got a few hours to go. We'll come back in a little while to check how you're doing"
The nurse exited the room with the doctor and both Chibs and Opie returned. "They pumpin' you full of the good stuff?" Chibs asked
"It's gonna take a while for it to kick in" she sighed "I wanna go home. I changed my mind"
"No, you can't do that. Try and relax. We're gonna go walk around and call a few people. We'll be back" Gemma said, leading the other three out of the room.
"You okay?" Jax asked, taking a seat next to her.
"Ask me again" she barked
"This is going to be a very long night" he laughed "But before you know it, the babies will be here and you'll get to go home"
"Jax, what if they have to do an emergency c-section? If I'm gonna do this, they should just come out the same way. They're small enough to."
"Nothing bad is going to happen. You need to relax. Let the medicine work."
"Let the medicine work" she mocked
Kristina had been in labor going on nine hours, with no avail to any positive news each time she was checked. Everyone had left around midnight and planned to return early the next morning, hoping that some relief was in sight. Kristina couldn't sleep, she kept her phone charging and kept conversations going with whoever was up at the moment. Gemma returned around seven-thirty with Abel, an impatient Kristina was looking helpless, Jax asleep in the chair, completely unconscious.
"How ya doing?" Gemma asked, kissing her forehead.
"I just want this to be over" she whined "The epidural wore off. I told them I didn't want any more meds. They were in around six, I was 8 centimeters. Hi Abel" she smiled as he sat on the bed next to her.
"Mama said that the babies are coming today!" he shouted
Kristina struggled to put on a smile "Hopefully very soon!"
"They should be in any minute, I just saw your doctor"
"What time is it?" Jax groaned sitting upright. Kristina's doctor and nurse walked in, them too hoping that she was ready.
"Seven-thirty. You sleep long?" Gemma asked, bringing Abel to the other side of the room to keep the action and sight away from the young boy.
"On and off, I'm exhausted" he said rubbing his face, trying to wake up. Everyone looked up at him, processing his comment.
Kristina rolled her eyes and sighed. "Please tell me this is good news. This has been almost ten hours. Please." she begged as the sweat was beading from her forehead.
"I'm assuming you're ready to go? You're about at nine and a half centimeters, you're practically there." he replied removing his gloves. "Babies are still looking good, hopefully they don't move. We're gonna get you ready and prepped. Dad?" he asked, looking at Jax. Jax jumped up, nerves surging through his blood. "Follow me, we're going to get you scrubbed." He took a deep breath and followed the doctor out of the room, he could hear his heart beating in his ears.
"C'mon sweetie" the nurse said holding out a wheelchair.
"I can't stay here?" Kristina asked, as her face fell. She felt the sharp pain return as she rolled her eyes back and grunted to avoid cursing in front of Abel. Tears started to fall from her eyes, and she put her hand to her face. She took a few deep breaths, squeezing the rail of the bed. "Okay" she sighed as the pain dulled, looking back up at the nurse.
"No honey, you gotta go to the Operating Room, just incase we need to do an emergency c-section" Kristina took a deep breath and Gemma pulled Abel off of the bed.
"Go ahead baby. Jessica and Opie are on their way, as is everyone else." she said kissing her forehead. "I love you"
Kristina took another deep breath, trying to fill herself with confidence. She stood up while the nurse helped her with her IV. "I love you too" she smiled, sitting in the wheelchair. "The babies shouldn't move, right?" she asked looking up at the nurse with hopeful eyes.
"I've seen it happen both ways" the nurse replied, wheeling her out of the room "Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. The boys aren't too big, which is good."
She sighed and shook her head "I just hope everything is okay."
"Everything is going to be fine. You're a brave mama for no more meds." she smiled. She turned herself around and backed into the doors for the operating room. "You ready?"
Kristina saw about ten different people in this room, all in scrubs with face masks, none of whom she recognized. "Hi?" she said questionably while the nurse helped her up. She stopped moving towards the delivery table and grabbed the nurses arm, trying not to squeeze too hard. "AHHHHH!" She screamed, as she continued to cry "This, GET THEM OUT!" She sobbed
"Up you go" she said, helping her onto the table. "Honey, you're going to scare the other moms if you keep screaming like that"
"THEY SHOULD BE SCARED!" She shouted back. "Where's Jax?"
"He'll be right in" the doctor replied, taking a seat in front of her. "Don't push just yet" he reminded her.
"Fuck!" She panted "GET THEM OUT!"
"Kristina, I want you to listen to me. Everything is fine. I just want you to keep breathing" The doctor placed her feet into the stirrups and worked along side his techs and nurses to set up what only looked like an array of slicing and dicing tools to her.
"WHAT IS THAT FOR?!" She shouted, pointing to a tray of equipment.
"Honey, remember, you might need a csection, it's just incase." Kristina's nurse was kinder than her own mother would've been. She put towels under her head and put a cold pack right on her neck, cooling her down instantly. Kris watched all of these people work, it didn't feel like she was about to give birth to babies, she felt as though she was in a science lab. She knew no one personally, everyone was there and she was the experiment. Michael, the anesthesiologist from before had begun to explain to her what they would do in case of a c-section. Jax had walked in disguised just like everyone else, and stood behind her, waiting for him to finish talking. Kristina was dazed, confused and only half listening to the conversation.
"Where's Jax?" she moaned
"I'm here" he said softly, touching her head.
"I want them out" she replied, looking up at him with glazed eyes
"I know baby. It'll be over soon" he replied
"Kristina, I want you to listen to my voice. You're going to have another contraction and as soon as you feel it come on, I want you to push as hard as you can" The doctor said getting her attention. "Ready?" he asked, looking at her. All she could do was nod. "One REALLY big push!" Kristina pushed down as hard as she could, screaming through each second. "Okay stop!" he yelled as her head fell back against the table.
She gasped and howled "How many more pushes?" she asked. Kristina knew this probably wasn't a good question, even as she was saying it.
"About one hundred" he replied, with all seriousness
"Fuck you" Kristina said with the same tone. Jax laughed and rubbed her head. "One hundred? You've gotta be fucking kidding me!" she yelled. Fifteen more minutes passed, and one more big push, she knew her first son was about to be born. "GET HIM OUT!" she hollered through the push "HES RUINING MY LADY PARTS!"
"Kristina" Jax laughed "You're fine"
"If it's so fucking simple then you try it!" she shouted.
"One more!" The doctor replied, countering her shouting. Her first son, John Thomas was born, and the nurse handed Jax the surgical scissors to cut his umbilical cord.
"He's gonna need a wash and a blow dry!" he smiled looking at the head full of dark brown hair. Kristina, delirious from exhaustion at this point looked up at him with confusion and disgust.
"Really? You're seriously fucking asking for a blow job right now?" She asked as the entire staff in the delivery room busted into laughter.
"Kris-" he began
"Alright, Kristina, I need you to focus" the doctor interjected "One more big push!" he shouted as her second son, Jackson was born a mere two minutes later. Kristina watched as Jax cut the second cord, and their second son, with a head full of blonde hair was whisked away by the other doctors in the room.
"You did great honey" the nurse smiled as Jax removed his face mask, kissing her forehead that was covered in sweat
"Where did they go?" she asked crying
"They're going to get cleaned up. They'll be right back"
The doctor continued to work and Kristina laid there helpless. "Please tell me I don't need stitches" she begged
"Nope, you did great" he said looking up at her
"I'll be right back" Jax said walking out of the room. He walked through the unit and the double doors where everyone by this time had been gathered, quite intimidating to other womens' families who were waiting as well. Their noise level alone was scaring everyone waiting around to see fifteen people waiting for one person. He came out, all scrubbed up and smiled. Gemma hugged him first- not that he or anyone else had a choice.
"I got me twin boys" he smiled as Gemma kissed his cheek.
"How's she doing?" Opie asked nearly pushing Gemma aside to give him a big hug.
"She's good. Cursed out everyone in there" he laughed "They're getting them cleaned up now."
"We get full names yet?" Jess asked
"Almost" he smiled "I'm gonna get back. I'll be back in a few to bring you guys back" he said running back through the doors. When he entered the delivery room, Kristina was near done and receiving two more wristbands on top of her own, and Jax received two more as well. The babies were weighed and had their footprints done, then swaddled in a blanket and brought over to Kristina and Jax who were ready to move to the recovery room.
"We think of names yet?" the nurse asked making name tags for the twins' bassinets.
"Jackson" Kristina said looking down at her blonde boy. "And that's John Thomas" she pointed as Jax held him.
"Middle name for Jackson?"
"Hmmm" she said looking up at Jax "Wanna make him an official junior?"
"Up to you." he smiled
She looked up at the nurse "Nathaniel. He's gonna be a junior."
"Gonna have to nickname him JD though"
"Of course you'd want your baby to be named after alcohol" she sighed
After recovery around eleven am, Kristina and the twins were moved upstairs to the room she'd be remaining in for at least the next two days. Visiting hours for the nursery and maternity rooms didn't start for another two hours. Everyone anxiously waited outside the nursery for the twins to be brought in so they could catch their first glimpse. Despite pleads and begs, they had only allowed Jax into the delivery room and recovery room with her. Jax sat on the bed with Kristina and the twins were laid out in front of them.
"Green eyes and blue eyes" Jax said putting a pacifier into his son's mouth.
"It's surreal" Kristina whispered with disbelief. "Do you have any baby pictures from when you were born? He has blue eyes and blonde hair. That's uncanny. And you…" she smiled at her son John who had already been given JT as his official title, "Green eyes and brown hair. And you're already kicking your brothers ass weighing almost a full pound more."
Two nurses walked in and smiled holding towels and those fabulous hospital pads. "Okay mommy, we're going to get the twins washed up and checked out. And you, you get to shower." the nurse Lori, who had been with her since the very beginning said, putting the towels on the bed.
Kristina scrunched her mouth up and took a deep breath not wanting the babies to be taken away, but the thought of a shower was divine. "Can I put on my own clothes?"
"You have shorts or sweat pants?" she asked as she picked up Jackson
"Yes" Kristina nodded
"Okay, just be careful. You might need help getting in and out of the shower though. I can come back to help you."
"That's okay" Jax replied "I'll help her"
"You sure?" Kristina asked
Lori laughed "Your family has been outside blocking the entire nursery window waiting to see them."
Jax and Kristina laughed "I'm sure" he said "They can wait. This is more important"
"Alright. Just be careful. If you need anything, let me know" she said taking the boys away with the other nurse.
"You ready?" he asked, climbing off of the bed and extending his arm.
"God yes." she whispered taking his arm and slowly moving off of the bed. "Grab that bag, please?" she asked.
Jax bent over and picked up her ridiculously large bag that she packed. "My mom is going to shit herself." he laughed looking at her "Look" Jax pushed his hand against her gown, her stomach had shrank with only a dramatically smaller bump of swelling.
"If my vagina wasn't on fire, I'd be jumping for joy" she laughed slowly walking across the room and into the bathroom. She reached for the water and turned it on and unzipped her bag, grabbing a smaller bag full of shower supplies. It heated up immediately and she slowly climbed in with his help. "Oh my God. This is fabulous." she laughed holding onto the support railing, letting the water hit her. "What are we going to do about Slash?"
"Opie and Jess stopped by this morning to feed him and played with him for a bit. I'll go home a little later to do the same. And I'll bring you back food. Real food"
"You're the best. You should hop in after. This is incredible"
"Nah, You're the best" he smiled "I'll shower when I go home. You okay?"
"Fabulous" she replied shampooing her hair. "I can't wait for everyone to come in and I'm not looking like a freak of nature." she said rinsing off. She stuck her hand out for a towel and wrapped it around herself, stepping out of the shower. "You wanna have Ope, Jess, your mom, and Chris and Kara come back? I'm thinking they'd wanna get home since the babies are still here with them, right?" she asked pulling on the oh so fabulous hospital pads and her own comfortable clothes.
"I'll check when I'm done" he said. Of course, the overly anxious mind that she has packed a hair dyer. She slowly sat down on the toilet and plugged the dryer in to dry her hair. There was no way she was taking pictures with a wet head and still wasn't strong enough to be able to stand to dry her hair.
"I feel human!" she shouted over the hair dryer. Once her hair was dry, she couldn't believe how much better she felt.
"And you look fabulous" he said kissing the back of her head.
"Not fabulous. Human" she smiled putting lotion on her face.
"You want me to see if they'll let them back here?" he asked helping her shuffle out of the bathroom. She grabbed her makeup bag from the chair and continued to get help to walk back to her bed.
"You can try" she smiled pushing herself back up onto the bed. Jax walked out towards the hallway to find her nurse Lori. He saw her behind the desk shuffling papers.
"Is everything okay?" she asked
"Yes" Jax nodded "Would it be possible to let just a few people back? They've been waiting since last night to see her." Jax wasn't looking for any trouble, but everyone knew who he and his friends were. Lori looked at the charge nurse who nodded back at her.
"That's fine. No children under twelve."
"What about my son? Our son." he stammered, correcting himself. "He's three."
"He can come back, but he needs to wash his hands." the charge nurse replied, not looking up at him.
"Great, thank you" Jax smiled. He was over the moon and his politeness oozed through his words. He wasn't feeling like SAMCRO's President the last eighteen hours, he was a father and a future husband. That is, until he emerged from the maternity unit into the hallway to see over a dozen people flock to him. Abel ran to him and he scooped him up, kissing his forehead. Everyone gave him hugs without even speaking. "No twins?" Jax asked Chris and Kara who were standing there.
"My sister came to watch them for a few hours, we wanted to come and see her. We knew they wouldn't be allowed in" Chris replied
"Alright, the nurse said you guys can come back." Jax said holding the door open. Everyone crowded through the doors as other families glared on at their privilege.
"How's she doin'?" Gemma asked
"She's good. Got to shower. She's sore, but she's doing great." he said opening the door to the room. The nurses watched on, seeing over a dozen people walk into the room from behind the desk.
"I thought he said a few?" the charge nurse asked
"That is a few" Lori laughed.
"Ahhh! How you doing baby?" Gemma asked as she made a beeline for Kristina.
"I'm good" she smiled "Sore, but good"
"Look at you!" Chibs shouted giving her a hug "You've shrunk!"
"I didn't shrink. Look!" she smiled pointing to her stomach.
"Nah, girl." Happy laughed "You're back to size."
"Please. Even if I am, I don't feel like I am"
"Preaching to the choir, girl" Kara laughed "The twins' birthday is tomorrow. It was so close! But you're looking great."
"Thank you. They should be back in a few, they went to give them a bath"
"A gift" Jess smiled handing her a bag
"What's this?"
"I went to buy mine yesterday, figured you'd want one" She smiled as Kristina pulled out a body wrap.
"A faja?" Kristina busted out into laughter
"Hey I used one as soon as I could get it on!" Kara smiled "You gotta, it works wonders"
"What the hell is that?" Jax asked
"It's a body wrap. Kind of like a corset." Jess said "It sucks everything in and keeps it in place."
"Not if I eat though. I'm starving. They gave me soup. What kind of shit is that?"
"You want me to grab you something?"
"That's okay. Jax is gonna go home a bit later and grab something." she replied. The men started hysterically laughing and all of the women looked up puzzled. "What?"
"You said fuck you to the doctor?" Opie laughed
Kristina chuckled and rolled her eyes "What time is Luann's party?"
"She's going to reschedule it for next Saturday." Gemma quickly replied
"And now we've got all this party stuff up in the clubhouse for the next week" Tig interrupted "Wonderful"
"I'm sorry guys." Kristina pouted "They wanted to come out. Nothing was stopping them. You think we'd be able to bring the babies? I don't know about that"
"They'll be okay. It's just us, no one will smoke in there." Jax said "You just gotta make sure you don't overdo it for the next doctor said you need to rest."
"I have two newborns. They're not resting. They're going to be screaming"
"And that's why you have all of us to help" Jess replied "It'll be good practice for me."
"And you two are going to be without me for the next four weeks"
"Four?" Chris asked "I thought you'd be out through the rest of the year"
"Don't have enough time saved. And I'm not about to take unpaid leave. I'll take the four weeks, until the end of May. By that time, Jess will be going out and I'll be back for the last three and to pack up the room. I love you Chris, but I can't have you do that"
Chris laughed "C'mon, after last year, I know how you organize shit."
"I'm not willing to take my chances." she smiled. The nurses brought the twins back into the room and everyone felt the urge to grab them.
Monday morning had come quicker than they could've expected. When they had gotten home, Kristina and Jax had put the sleeping babies down into their cribs and both walked back to their bedroom and laid on the bed, enjoying the short lived silence.
"How you doin baby?" he asked as she had her eyes closed enjoying the comfort of her own bed.
"Sleepy." she yawned
"I'm gonna run out for about ten minutes." he smiled, grabbing his keys and headed out the door. When he returned, Kristina was sitting at the table, working on a new scrapbook. He held a large Starbucks coffee, she smiled and took it off his hands.
"God, I love you" she laughed putting the cup to her mouth. "Everything is almost back to the way it was, with the exception of my soreness, swelling and the unfortunate sweet relief of a fabulous cigarette."
"Well" he smiled pulling a pack of cigarettes from his pocket "Got those too". He handed them to her and held out his hand.
"Just one" she laughed taking his hand and heading outside. "And then I gotta shower"
"Just one." Kristina took the lighter from him and flicked it lighting the cigarette. She closed her eyes and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Jesus Christ" she sighed "Shit thats good"'
"And when you're back to yourself you'll be saying that much more"
Kristina laughed and rolled her eyes "You're an idiot."