Mister MP

Ch21: Cupid's Aero

I am at the airport looking around nervously for Jax. He is returning from a two week 'trip' he would call it. This new deal he has I don't like he gets a call in the middle of nigh and has to leave the next day and when he comes back is never a set date.

Jax's latest 'trip' was to Libya. He called me yesterday and told me his plane would be landing he also said his mission did not go as planned.

I look around the airport and search desperately it was just my luck that at least a hundred soldiers where coming home and were in the airport.

I didn't bring anyone with me to the airport Karine was away and Breland and

Lindsay was away at school. I am alone when Jax is away we wake up together he drives me to work every day unless he is on a call because we usually don't work the same shift. Sure I and Lolo are home he keeps me from going completely insane.

I walk through the maze of families greeting there long awaited loved ones. I have already seen at least three men who look like Jax.

"Catherine!" I hear Jax yell from behind me I turn and run to him. He wraps me in a tight hug. "I've been looking all over for you"

"I've been looking for you" He kisses my forehead. We kiss quiet passionately for several minutes. "c'mon let's go home" I move to hold his hand but it's wrapped and splinted. "What happened?"

"Don't worry about it" he whispers kissing my forehead

I look at the ceiling as relaxing trying to catch my breath. Jax gently kisses my belly I run my hand through his hair.

I gently grab his hand his two fingers the ring and pinky were splinted and wrapped with an ace bandage. His other fingers were swollen and bruised.

"I missed you" he says pulling his hand away.

"I missed you too... What happened to your hand?" he sits up as do I he starts unwrapping his hand. I rest my chin in his big broad bare shoulders.

"Someone threw a brick at me..." his fingers were swollen but had two surgical cuts on them that joined in the middle of his hand. "It broke both my pinky and ring finger and shattered my knuckle and broke my hand. I had to get five screws in my hand" he says I place a small kiss on his hand.

"Does it hurt?"

"No not really..." he says smiling at me kissing my cheek.

"What has gotten into you?" I chuckle as he climbs above me kissing me.

"I missed you..." he says he places his big hand on my stomach slowly moving it to my side.

"What is on your mind?" I gently cup his face.

"I don't want to leave anymore"

"When do you have to leave again?" I say, I was expecting this ever since airport.

"In a week to france then back to libya... I want to stay here with you and it's... I don't know"

"Say it"

"I don't want to worry about dying or being blown up... I don't want to worry about you and something happening to you and me not being there..."

"I'll be fine and so will you" I give him a sweet kiss. I could still see the worry still on his face.

I join Jax in the living room he is watching the news; I find it strange how often he watches. I've tried to get him to watch shows but he is never home long enough to follow one and plus with our hectic schedules even I have trouble following one.

"Hey" I say playing with his hair he pulls me onto his lap.

"Hey" he says "what do you wanna do tonight?"

"I don't know... Nothing crazy"

"Oh... I was thinking we could go out to a fancy restaurant"

"Are you sure?"

"Yea I'm sure" he says smiling

Later that night we decide to go out and we were able to reservations to a wonderful restaurant the same one we were suppose to go to Valentine's Day. He is wearing a black shirt with white pin stripe and black slacks I'm wearing a red dress that stops mid shin.

We walk inside holding hands. The waitress leads us to a table towards the back.

We sit at a beautiful table I hold his hand as we sit across from each other.

"Do you like this place?" he asks flashing a smile.

"Love it" we talk about my cases and the kids. We order our drinks.

"Did you guys find what you would like to eat?" the waiter says slightly grimacing at Jax's scars, I look through the menu and shrug my shoulders.

"Give us a minute" Jax says however as soon as the waiter leaves I realize what I want.

"so when Eva came over she was dancing and Lolo was going crazy" I say he smiles "and then when Kyle came to pick her and Karine up, Lolo thought it was you and nearly tackled him." we both laugh he rubs his thumb across my hand.

"How are the kids?"

"Breland wants to play soccer but they don't have it at his college. Lindsay loves college and Karine just got a new teaching job and loves it"

"Good" he smiles "Karine found a teaching job in this economy?" he says sarcastically we both laugh.

"Here are your drinks"

"Thank you" for some reason I continue to giggle causing Jax to smile.

"How long have you been married?" the waiter asks... Awkward.

"Were not married" I say

"Engaged?"

"Nope..."

"Oh I'm terribly sorry. I just assumed because you guys are so cute and in sync with each other... I'm sorry. This is very awkward" the waiter leaves. Jax and I laugh.

"Do we look married?"

"I don't know" Jax says nearly choking.

"Hmm... That's funny. We never really have talked about it"

"I know... It wouldn't be much different then right now I guess" he says sipping his wine.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean like we already live with each other, we get along great, you know about my family I know yours, my kids love you... And mire important I love you"

"I guess you're right"

"We could stop at a courthouse or a 24/7 marriage chapel on our way home" I playfully slap him on the arm

"If we get married it better be more romantic then that"

"Duly noted" he says giving me butterflies.

Marriage say what?