Tara got to the hospital fairly quickly, she had called them after she left Jax's let them know she was one her way. She didn't say what happened, she was pissed at Jax's but didn't want him to be arrested again for another fight with David. As she pulled up to the ER entrance there were two EMTs waiting and they quickly opened her door as she pulled up and got David out and put him on a stretcher. He was still unconscious.

After she parked her car and got back inside they had already taken him to the back, a nurse stopped her before she went through the double doors to the triage area.

"Dr. Knowles, Chief Unser is here to see you."

Tara gave her a nod and followed the woman.

"What the hell happened?" Unser asked as she walked up to him.

"I'm not sure." She quickly lied. Tara may have been pissed at Jax but she didn't want him to get arrested again.

Unser could tell by the look on her face that she was lying and who it was she was protecting. "How is he?"

"I was just about to head back there, I'll let you know."

"Okay sweetheart. They have my cell number if you need to reach me."

Tara smiled slightly and then turned and walked back to where David was.

Two hours later David finally woke up. The hospital decided to give her the day off so she could stay with him. She had fallen asleep with her head resting on her arms on his bed. Tara was the first thing David saw, he lifted his hand and placed it on her arm and the touch woke her suddenly and she shot up. She looked at him.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" A small smile came across her lips.

"Fine, considering I just almost got killed by your ex." He had nothing but anger in his tone. "I was so worried about you. When you didn't show up, I called here and they told me you didn't come in till noon. There was only one other place I thought you would be." He shook his head slightly and closed his eyes as if he was trying not to think about it. "I guess you made your choice. I've always known that you still loved him and you needed time to get passed it. But I guess seven and a half years wasn't." He chuckled at the thought.

Tara looked away from him. "I never wanted to hurt you." She said in a low voice.

"That's why you fucked Teller last night right?"

Her eyes shot back to him. "David."

"Why stay with me all these years? If you never got over him."

"Honestly, I thought I had. I hadn't thought about him in a really long time and then we came back here and things just got confusing and I know how much you wanted to come back home and start a family. I just-"She paused.

"You wanted to make me happy." He finished.

"You went all the way to Chicago for me. I wanted to do this for you."

David sighed and looked away from her and towards the window. The light from outside made his head hurt more, he turned away and closed his eyes. "You should go."

Tara looked at him and wanted to say something but she had no words. She just stood and headed for the door.

"I still love you Tara. But I don't think I can marry you"

She stopped with her hand on the doorknob. "I know. I love you too." She said as a tear rolled down her cheek. She opened the door and walked out.

Two weeks went by and she hadn't seen Jax or David. David was released the day after she saw him. He didn't have a concussion but they wanted to observe him. He also didn't press charges against Jax since he was the one who hit him first, again. He was staying at a motel and had took some of his stuff when she was at work. They hadn't officially broke off their engagement but to both of them it was pretty much over.

Jax had called her a few times and kept apologizing, she accepted she knew it wasn't his fault but she couldn't look at him. She kept telling him she was busy with work and that it was a bad time for him to stop by. Tara hated lying to him. Jax would have killed David if she hadn't of stopped him and that thought scares her. She knows that Jax has killed before and that the club partakes in illegal activities but she has never known the extent of it and being Jax Teller's old lady she couldn't help but think her life would be in danger also. How could we be together and raise a family in that life? She often thought to herself. With David she never thought that.

She had just finished a follow up with her last patient of the day when she walked out of the room and saw Jax walking down the hall towards her.

"Hey. What are you doing here?" She asked with a smile. She was happy to see him and couldn't deny that.

Her smiled warmed his heart, He wasn't sure what was going on with her and their relationship. He had spent the last two weeks trying not to think about it. The club was in there own mess of shit and it took his mind off of her, until he was at home, trying to sleep in his bed alone. He missed her.

"I just wanted to see you. Make sure everything was alright."

She nodded. "Yeah, just been busy here." Referring to the hospital.

"How's Hale?"

Tara honestly didn't know, she still wore the engagement ring but she was finding it hard to take it off. She thought it would be easier that David broke it off rather than her. She was surprised that it would be this hard and hurt her this much. She loved him but not like she loved Jax.

"He's good."

Jax nodded. Silence fell between the two of them.

"I should go I just wanted to check on you." He smiled and pulled her in to a hug.

The warmth of his body and his scent engulfed her. Her body relaxed against his, she hadn't realized how tense she was. It felt as if all her problems melted away with just his touch. Her arms came up around his neck and she didn't want to let go, he nuzzled him face in the crook of her neck and they stayed in that position for what seemed like forever as she pulled back she rested her forehead against his. They were about to kiss, when the red of her white coat caught her attention. She stepped back and looked down at the blood on coat, she looked up at him and the expression in his face disappeared. She reached up and grabbed the zipper of his jacket and pulled it down and saw the blood on his shirt and she knew it wasn't his.

Disappointment filled her eyes. "Clean yourself up Jax."