A/N Hey readers I'm back. I was hit with major writers block but now am moving forward. I really would like a proof reader and someone to bounce ideas off. If anyone is interested please let me know. I'm not super pleased with this chapter. Let me know what you guys think.
CHIBS POV
Me and Jax were playing cards when Gemma walked back in.
"Alright I am heading up there." She said to us. I threw down my cards.
"Aye nee' taa' go too. I can't jus sit 'ere." I said sliding my feet into a pair of black flip flops. I grabbed the keys of the night stand.
"If ya want Chibs. I can drive." Gemma said to me.
"Nah, you outta get Tara back 'ere for some sleep. Sumtin' tells me Winter ain't gonna want to do anything' tomorrow. Tara will have to help out wit the keeds." I told her and Jax agreed.
"Yeah , Ma. Bring Tara back. Chibs will call us and let us know what's up. The kids are going to be up in about 5 or 6 hours. They will want to get going to all the water stuff." He told her. Gemma agreed and we both walked out of the room. We got to and into the elevator. The silence was deafening.
"You know Chibs. I know you had something to do with that fall." Gemma clucked at me.
"Aye did." I said and Gemma snapped.
"You want to elaborate?"
"Uh, no. Jus' know we fought an she musta been trying to chase after me when she fell. I feel 'orrible already Gem." I told her and the doors opened. We started walking out to the parking lot.
"You know, she loves you asshole. It takes her a while. And people need to push themselves into her heart. I keep telling' you Chibs. She's got one hell of a past." Gemma said climbing into her SUV and closing the doors. She was telling me things I already knew. Before Winnie went into the elevator she had mouthed "Don't leave." to me. I knew she was scared and I knew she cared. She needed me and I was going to be there.
I sat in the parking lot giving the girls some time. I was smoking a cigarette as I waited and was reading a magazine on Winnies nook. After a while I saw Gemma and Tara walk out. I nodded at them both as they drove off. I walked into the ER to the front desk.
"Aye there I'. 'ere taa see a patient. Winter." I told here.
"Excuse me? What's the name, sir?" She said.
"Winter, firs' name." I told her. Her eyes were going down a list.
"Are you family?" She asked.
"Aye I'm her husband." I told the lady and she gave me a skeptical look.
"Call up da room in ask 'er." I said. The woman sighed and told me where to go. I went through some double doors and around a big work area for the doctors. I walked in the room and Winnie looked up. She had been reading a cooking magazine.
"Hey." she said.
"Hey." I said walking over to here. I put my hands on her cheeks and kissed the unstitched side of her forehead.
"Sorry about the shower. And getting hurt. I hope I'm not ruining yours and everyone elses time." She said.
"I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry. I shouldn't oof ran off like 'dat. I wouldn't even let ya talk." I told her.
"I just don't understand why." She said.
"You are everything I ever wanted. Beautiful, smart, funny, carin' and so much more." I told her and placed a kiss right on her lips. She accepted the kiss and kissed me back with softness. Then I heard someone clear their throat and she pulled away.
"Time for your CT." The nurse told her walking over. She did some stuff to the bed nd started rolling her out.
"I'll be back soon, don't leave." She said and I promised not to.
When it almost hit 2 hours of waiting I started to panic. I went from shaking my kneee up and down to pacing around the room. Finally the curtain pulled back and she was being rolled in. She was fast asleep. I was a little alarmed by that and the nurse took notice.
"Don't worry your wife is fine. We will be waking her every half hour to ensure she is doing okay. He results should be back very soon." She said.
"Mmm k." I mumbled looking over at Winnie. She looked so peaceful sleeping. I scooted my chair closer to her bed and took her hand. I leaned back and closed my eyes.
About 45 minutes later a doctor walked in.
"Can I talk to you for a moment sir?" He asked. I nodded my head and he asked me to follow him. We walked past a couple rooms and he took me into a room with a closed door.
"The results are back and are not what we expected." He said sounding robotic.
"What does tha' mean?" I asked him. He pulled some stuff out of an envelope and put them on this white wall. He flipped a switch and it illuminated the pictures. I saw shapes and things that I had no idea what they were or meant.
"She needs to have some more tests done but there are defiantly tumors in there. She will need a biopsy. I recommend the sooner the better. I understand Dr. Knowles-Teller wants a copy of these and the release papers. For her concussion wake her every one to two hours for the next 24 hours and after that every 4 hours for 24 hours. No rides at Disney at all. Nothing. Any questions?" He asked.
"I, uh. No, sir no questions." I told him.
"Don't hesitate to call if you do and come back if anything worsens. I'm sorry for the bad news." The doctor said and walked out of the room. I slowly walked back to the room where I saw the doctor waking Winnie up. I stood where she could see me. Her eyes were wide as she listened to the doctor speak. I heard her saying, "No, not again, not again." and it struck me. Jax told told me Tara and Winnie bonded over Winnie always being at the hospital. I knew she was Linny's doctor there and I knew Winnie had some heart issues just like Linny. Did Tara know about these tumors before? Panic was starting to set in. I could see her panicked eyes go from the doctor to me. I could see her breathing pick up faster. I walked over to her and started rubbing the small of her back and they talked.
"Yes, 6 years ago. My last scans showed nothing. I thought I was good." She told him shaking her head.
"You know a lot of people fall out of remission. I'm confused on why you didn't get yearly screens." He said to her.
"I didn't want to." She huffed and I looked down at her.
"Wha' do ya mean you didn't wan' taa? Are you crazy?" I asked.
"No. I guess I just wanted to believe it wouldn't happen again." She told me. I shook my head as if the words of all of this would fall out and become false.
"Well, I'll get the packet ready and you can give it to your sister and make future plans. But it is crucial that you get a biopsy as soon as possible." He told her and walked out. She sighed deeply.
"You was sick before?" I asked her.
"Yeah." She said fast.
"Why didn't Tara give ya these scans afte' you get ya head a couple days ago?" I asked puzzled.
"Because before that happened I told her I went to the doctor and was all good for a vacation."
"And you didn't?" I asked.
"Not since the stabbing. But even then they didn't check my head. It hasn't been checked since I was told I was in remission." She explained.
"Why? Why would ya do something' like this? You could die. This is serious. You know Tara is goin' taa be pissed." I told her.
"Let's not say anything until after the trip, okay?" She pleaded with me.
"Fine, fine." I told her in a huffy tone.
"I'm sorry, okay? I don't want to ruin everyone's vacation." She told me. I could tell she was stopping herself from crying.
"Tha's not why I'm angry love." I told her.
"I know." She said.
When the nurses came back to discharge her it was 7am. I knew everyone would be eating breakfast and getting ready to go to the park. I also knew Winnie needed to rest. We pulled up to the hotel and got to our room. I could hear everyone in the next room. Winnie said she needed to lay down. I walked over to the door and walked into breakfast chaos.
"Hey guys." I said to everyone. Tara walked over to me.
"Well?" She asked.
"She is going at rest today. Said she will be up to going tomorrow. Said she'll talk to ya later about wha' they said." I told her. She nodded her head and called out to Tig.
"Hey Tig. You're on Winnie duty today. No Mickey Mouse for you." She told him.
"Eh, I'm okay with that." He said shrugging. I knew Tig wasn't having too much fun here. He was terrified of dolls, giant stuffed people in suits, and pretty much everything kid-like. So this was more up his alley.
TIG POV
Oh man, Thank God I don't have to go back to that place today. Tara wasn't exactly happy with my running and screaming. A nice slow day with Winnie would be nice. I went and grabbed my phone and a couple snacks before heading back to Winnie. She was sitting up in bed. She smiled weakly at me.
"Hey, Win. Do you ever make it through a day without hurting yourself?" I asked laughing.
"It's a rare occasion but happens. I'm going to lay down. You gotta wake me every once and a while. Okay?" She asked.
"Sure, sure. I'm just going to watch some tv." I told her. Flipping channels for a couple hours and vegging out was great. I woke up Winnie a couple times. It was a pretty uneventful day. She woke up around 6 for some food. We ordered some pretty random stuff. Pancakes, grilled cheese, fruit bowls, and a hodge podge of other foods.
"So, Tig. I bet your glad to give the vocal chords a rest today huh?" She laughed stuffing pancake in her mouth.
"Ya. I'm not really feeling this vacay." I told her.
"You going down to the pool when they get back?" She asked me stabbing at a strawberry.
"Yeah me an Hap. Do the hot tub and pick up some chicks, ya know?" I said.
"This is a family place. I bet you 100 bucks you end up with another walmart purse lady." She laughed.
"Raise it to 150 and you got a bet." I told her. She laughed and we continued eating. After we were done the room busted open with kids and adults. Rosie walked up to her mom and sat in her lap.
"Momma we got you gifts! And Mr. Tigger we got you nothing. But not cause we don't like ya but because ya know you are like a sissy n stuff." She told me with a strait face causing the room to laugh. Winnie smirked down at her.
"That's great Rosie. So kind of you guys." She beamed and smiled at her and everyone else. Bags from gift shops were handed to her. I got up and Winnie squealed over a blue stuffed animal. I met Happy's eyes and nodded my head.
"Hey. Was fun Win, but gotta jet! See you guys!" I said walking out and to my room across the hall. I jumped into my swim stuff and met Happy in the hallway. We made our way down to the indoor pool and hot tub. Winnie was right. I didn't see a single woman or one with out kids.
HAPPY POV
Moms. Moms everywhere. I figured it was going to happen but worth a try. I glanced over at Tig who was making "sexy eyes" at a teenager girl.
"Tig, really?" I asked splashing him with water.
"Whhat? She looks 18." He said motioning in her direction. I caught eyes with a very angry guy. He started walking over.
"Is there going to be a problem here?" He said strait to Tig.
"Nah man, no problem. Relax." Tig said with a laugh.
"Why don't you guys take your loser selves elsewhere." He said glaring. Tig and me looked at each other and cracked up. Tig jumped out of the hot tub and ran full speed at the pool. He jumped in making a HUGE splash. Soaking every family on that side. The guy glared at me.
"I'm getting security." He huffed. I sighed but didn't move. I saw Tig was talking to another chick, older. He looked content and I just wanted to soak. Being here reminded me of my mom. She took me and my sisters to disney every year. We traveled a lot but she always made time every summer to bring us.
"Excuse me sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave." I looked up to she a skinny guy in a rent a cop get up.
"Why?" I asked him.
"This gentlemen here says you were causing trouble." He guard said putting his hands on his hips. As if that would scare me. What a joke. I looked up at the ceiling and pointed.
"Watch the security camera. I walked in and sat in here. This guy approached us. He is causing trouble." I said and stared the guy down. The security guard was getting nervous. Tig was hiding in the pool watching this.
"Well, I think you are making the familes uncomfortable not having a family of your own in here." He said.
"Yeah. Well I have every right to be here. I am a guest here. I'm doing nothing wrong and you are harassing me. I want to speak with the manager." I said getting up. The guard and the moron backed up taking in all my tattoos. I turned around to grab a towel and heard my name.
"Mister Happy! Mister Happy! Swim with me!" Rosie was running at me and grabbed my leg. She became aware of the men standing there.
"As you can see I have a family here. A lot of it. So if you'll excuse me." I told them.
"Well, if your "family" causes any trouble you will be kicked out." The guard told me.
"Excuse me but your being a bully to my Mr. Happy and my Uncle Jax and my Mr. Fillip won't like that very much." Rosie told him with her hands on her hips.
"You shouldn't threaten me with your uncles little girl or you won't be going to Disneyland again." He told her. Rosie keeping her same angry face curled her lip in a snarl.
"It's not my uncles you should be worried about. It's my Grammy Gemma." She looked past them at Gemma who was walking in with Lucius and Nero. Along with Tara, Jax, the boys, and Winnies kids. Gemma was walking up to us. She was mad.
"Excuse me boys is there an issue here?" She asked.
"Yes, this guy needs to leave and this little shit is threatening me." The guard barked at Gemma.
"Rosie go get Uncle Jaxfor me okay baby?" She ask Rose and watched her walk over to Jax. Gemma then walked right up to the security guard and grabbed his crotch, hard.
"If you even think of saying anything to my family or about my family again I will make sure this gets removed. And don't even think of trying to get me in trouble kid. The cameras can't see shit at this angle." And she released him and walked off. I tried not to laugh as I walked past them. A couple minutes later the guy couldn't find his wife. His kids said she went to show some guy where the bathroom was. I guess Winnie owes Tig 150.
GEMMA POV
After dealing with the security guard situation we all went swimming. Nero was helping Lucious so I was with Linny. Abel was a strong swimmer and was with Declan .Thomas was clung to Tara. Other families pretty much left and that was okay by us. We all were having a great time. I was Chibbs walk in and noticed his face. There was worry. So much it made me want to jump out of this water. He kicked off his sandals and put his feet in the water. I swam over with Linny.
"Hey Chibs. What's up?" I asked.
"Eh, Na much. Winnie is sleepin' thou I'd come down an help ou'." He shrugged.
"Mr. Filip will you swim wit me?" Linny asked him grabbing his leg. He laughed and jumped in splashing her and off they went. I looked at Nero and nodded and pointed. Telling him silently that I was going upstairs. I walked to the door and turned back to see Tara and Jax laughing away with the boys. Happy splashing Rosie. Chibbs with Linny. Nero with Lucious. They were all happy. Having fun. But I knew someone who wasn't. Jax caught my eye and waved. I waved back hiding my anxiety. I made my way up the the rooms. Quietly I walked into Winnies room. She was asleep. I put the covers on her higher. Mostly to test how hard she was sleeping. I started to rummage around in her things. I knew something was going on and I needed to know what. I saw nothing. I looked over at a gray suitcase. Must be Chibs since it's close to Winnies. While unzipping papers fell for the lip inside. Skimming the papers I saw the words biopsy needed and tumors'. I started to shake.
"You know you could have just asked me." I heard Winnie whisper. I turned tears in my eyes and crawled over to her. She was laying on her side.
"How bad is it?" I asked her brushing a curl off her forehead.
"I won't know until I'm checked out." She said.
"Well lets get home now then. Let's tell everyone…." I started saying and she stopped me.
"Let everyone enjoy the vacation. I'm going home Monday. I'll get checked out asap." She told me.
"Baby you can't drive yourself." I told her.
"I have to. The best doctors are out there for this." She said.
"We will get someone to go with you Winter." I told her and she nodded. I spent a couple minutes just sitting there and rubbing her forehead like I did when she was born. She fell asleep and I went to my room. As soon as I closed the door I started crying.
JAX POV
All this swimming worked up an appetite and we decided to all order room service so we could hang out with Winnie. Who we found sitting in bed reading a book about pirates. She was excited to see us and to hear about the day. Saying she really wanted to come to the park tomorrow only if all she could do was walk. So I replied, "You can walk with Tara since she can't ride the rides either." All heads turned to face me.
""Cats out of the bag…." Winnie started saying. Gemma rushed over from where she was sitting on the bed taking down food orders from everyone.
"Tara! You're pregnant!" She yelled and grabbed her into a hug. I smiled wide at the two of them. Everyone started to cheer and yell congradulations. Tara was glowing and Winnie was smirking at me.
"What?" I asked.
"I bet it will be a girl. A little girl to drive you crazy." She laughed.
"That's what I'm hoping for." I tell her.
"Then you are nuts!" She laughs.
We all get the food ordered and Tig walks in with a black eye.
"What the hell happened to you?" I asked. He nodded at happy and smiled. Then looked back at me.
"I banged that dudes wife and he caught us in the bathroom. There was a little scuffle. Was nothing." He shrugged. Most of us laughed.
Our food came and we all sat around talking. It was great. Except my ma. Me and Tara kept sharing looks. We knew something was up with her. Tara pointed at her chest and I shook my head and pointed to mine. I went over to where my mom was.
"Hey ma. Lets take a walk. Me and you." I told her. Reluctantly she agreed. Sending a sad look to Chibs. Who nodded at her. We walked out of the room and started walking down the hall.
"What's up ma?" I asked her.
"Nothing Jackson." She replied. I stopped her from walking.
"Bullshit ma." I called her out.
"Your sister is sick." She said with a grim voice.
"I know ma. She hit her head she will be fine. Tara said she's always been clumsy." I said.
"No son, there's tumors'. She needs biopsies. She's sick." She told me and I felt my body freeze. Tara told me Winnie had been treated in the past for the same thing. Rounds of chemo and radiation and she went into remission. She then got pregnant and then the accident. I couldn't wrap my head around this and I couldn't breath. We went down to the lobby and sat at a table and chairs.
"She can't go home." I said matter of fact.
"She has to. That's where her health records are and her doctors. But someone needs to go with." She told me.
"Chibbs." I told her. She was shaking her head.
"He's VP he can't. I'll go." She told me.
"Ma…." I started.
"No I have to do this. I have to help her. I need to be there." She told me.
"Take Tara and the boys too." I told her. She looked shocked.
"Jax you need Tara." She said.
"And Tara doesn't need the stress of the club right now. You uys go and take care of her and have some relax time." I told her.
"Okay Jax. I'll take care of all of them." She said tears flowing.
"I know you will ma." I said and hugged her. We made our way back to the suite. Tara and Winnie were missing which meant they were in the other room. I walked in to see Tara looking over papers. They both looked up and Winnie spoke First.
"I knew she would tell you so I had to tell Tara. No one else please." She said with pleading eyes. My face dropped and I walked over to her and sat down. She put a hand on my arm and I pulled her into a hug. I felt the tears stinging my eyes.
"You will be okay. Ma and Tara and the boys are going home with you guys." I told her. She looked confused.
"Really Jax?" Tara said and I turned to her.
"Please baby, for me?" I asked her.
"Of coarse I will but will you be alright with us all gone?" She asked me putting her hand to my cheek.
"Ya. I just want you all to come back to me as soon as Winnie is better." I told her. Both girls hugged me and I heard the door open. I looked up to see Chibs.
"Eh the kids are windin' down. Les go say g'night and then maybe watch a movie or sumtin." He said. We all got up and walked into the suit. We tucked all the kids in. They were getting ready to watch Pocahontas. Me, Tara, Chibs, and Winnie went back into our room. We turned on the tv and flipped through the channels. We ended up on the food network and Winnie and Tara refused to let us turn off "Chopped" and I decided it was smoke time.
"Hey Chibs lets go have a smoke man." I said and he got up and kissed Winnies forhead before walking out the door.
"Eh whatta vacation, eh?" He asked shaking his head.
"And it's about the get worse." I told him and looked at him.
What happened next was life changing.