(Julie's POV)
I had everything set for Thomas' birthday party. He was super excited about turning three. I was ready to see my baby girl. She was taking her sweet time. I was ready to see her.
*Thomas' birthday Party*
We were working on getting everything set up for the party. The guys would all be there for it as well as their families. Gemma had come over early to help me out. I was feeling the pain of my little girl growing. I had to sit down. Jax came out the back door and saw me sitting in a deck chair. He rushed to my side.
"You ok?" he asked.
I nodded, rubbing my belly trying to settle the baby back down. She had just kicked me in the lung. He stayed right there and watched me.
"I'm ok," I said.
"Maybe we shouldn't have this party," he told me.
I glared at him for even suggesting it. He chuckled.
"All right, we'll have this party," he said.
"I'm not taking Thomas' birthday away from him because your daughter doesn't know how to keep her feet out of my lungs," I told him.
"She's a butt already."
"Gets it from her daddy."
He laughed. I sighed heavily. He put his hand on my stomach and our little girl calmed down instantly. I shook my head.
"Definite daddy's girl right here," I said.
He grinned. I got up to go about working on things for the party. He grabbed my arm. I looked at him.
"Go relax, we can get this all together," he said.
"I'm fine, babe," I said.
"Just humor me please?"
I rolled my eyes but went in the house to relax. I was sitting on the couch when Gemma came in from the garage. She looked at me.
"You doing ok?" she asked.
"Yeah, Jax and the prospects are out working on the backyard," I said.
"Good, they need to do something productive."
"Yeah, Jax is worried about the baby."
"Why? What's going on?"
"She moves a lot and it's painful."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah, I constantly have a foot in my ribs."
She nodded. I sighed again. The boys ran thru the house with Brayden toddling after them. She scooped him up and planted a kiss on his forehead. He giggled until he realized his brother's had gone out the back door. Then he was mad. He stood at the backdoor and screamed. I got up to get him. He needed a nap before everyone got there. He kicked and screamed all the way down the hall. I was moving him to put him down when he got one good kick in to my belly that had me doubled over in pain. I almost dropped him as I put him in the crib.
"Gem," I yelled.
She came running down the hall. I looked at her. I could feel something soaking my shorts. Her eyes grew wide.
"Oh shit, hold on baby," she said.
She took off down the hall to get my husband. I sat down on the rocker in Brayden's room not really caring how bad it got ruined. Brayden was still standing in the crib screaming at the top of his lungs.
(Jax POV)
I was helping the guys set up tables when the back door opened.
"Jax, get your ass in here," my mom's panicked voice came out the door.
I ran for the house. I had no idea what was going on. The boys were outside. I could hear Brayden screaming the minute I got to the back door.
"It's Julie, something's happened," Mom said.
I ran down the hall to my son's room. Julie was sitting in the rocker in his room but I could see the blood already.
"Call an ambulance," I said, going to my wife's side.
"Jax, it's too early for her," she started to cry.
"What happened?"
"Mr. Attitude kicked me when I was putting him in the crib. He wanted to go outside."
I looked at my son who was still crying in the crib. He was lying down now and rubbing his eyes as his sobs turned into silence. I couldn't be mad at him. It wasn't like he did it on purpose. He had his mother's attitude. I turned my attention back to Julie. She sighed heavily. I knew she was in pain. The paramedics showed up and she was rushed to the hospital. I followed on my bike. Mom left the prospects in charge of the kids and followed in her car. I wasn't letting the ambulance get too far from me.
We met up at the hospital. They were doing an ultrasound to see how the baby was doing. I was right by her side. She was hooked to at least three monitors. I was trying to hide my concern so I wouldn't freak Julie out. She looked at me.
"She can't come today," she said.
"Baby, I don't know what to tell you, she is going to come no matter what you say," I replied.
Her eyes welled up with tears. I sighed heavily. I was scared to death but I couldn't let her know that. I had to be strong for her and my daughter. Our baby girl was born weighing 3lbs 4oz and went straight to the NICU. Julie looked at me after the rushed her out.
"Go with her Jax, keep her safe," she said, her eyes starting to close.
The doctor's and nurses were rushing around and kind of in a panic which freaked me out. They actually kicked me out of the room telling me to go see my daughter while they worked on my wife. I was there to see her actually pass out. My mom was in the hallway. I collapsed next to the door letting my fear take over. I was scared to death to lose Julie. I had already lost Tara, I couldn't handle losing Julie too.
(Gemma's POV)
I watched my son get basically shoved out of Julie's room. He hit his knees just outside the door with his head in his hands. I went to his side, not knowing what was going on. I was able to see my grand-daughter as they whisked her by to the NICU. I put my hand on his back, causing him to jump. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes.
"I can't lose her mom," he said.
"I know son, we won't lose her. It will all be all right," I told him.
"Mom, she is losing blood and they don't know how to stop it."
"What?"
"She passed out. They kicked me out to work on her."
I looked thru the window of the room and saw all the doctors and nurses surrounding my daughter in law. I couldn't believe this had all spawned from one little kick from a one year old child. I knew something more had to be going on. I was going to get to the bottom of it.
