Okay guys, chapter 26 is now up! Julia is in her ninth month of pregnancy, and they moved into the new home. Enjoy!
"Shayna, come on let's go."
"I'll be out in a minute. I'm almost ready," she responded through the bathroom door.
Jax had Abel in his arms, Abel's small hand holding his father's.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm taking Shayna to go dress shopping. She was asked to the winter formal."
"You sure that is a good idea?"
"Why not?"
"Babe, all sixteen year old boys have only one thing on their mind. You want to know how I know this? "
"Cuz you have a penis as well, right?"
"Exactly."
"Shayna is smarter than that. I trust that she will do the right thing."
"Maybe she will. But when our daughter is born. she's not allowed to date till she's eighteen."
Shayna opened the door.
"You're having a girl!"
"Jax, it was going to be a surprise. Just me and you know."
"Sorry Jules, it slipped out."
"It's okay. I told your mom."
"Why?"
"She just kept pushing and pushing till I told her."
"Yeah, that sounds liks her."
"Okay, now that I know you're having a girl, can we go?," Shayna asked, pushing past us.
"I'll meet you in the car."
Shayna took my purse and keys outside with her.
"I never told you, but I'm impressed."
"How so?"
"You've been coming home every night, almost bruise free. I'm impressed."
" After what happened to you, I knew I needed to be home more. I need to protect my family."
The sound of my car's horn stopped me from speaking. I leaned in and kissed his cheek.
"I love you."
"Love you."
I kissed Abel's forehead and went to my car.
Daniel walked into his office. A familiar blonde woman was sitting in the chair across from his desk. She turned around when she heard the door open.
"Hi, Daniel. You remember me?"
"Yeah, you're Atf, right?"
"That's right. Do you know why I'm here?"
"No , I can't say I do."
She stood up from her seat.
"It's about Jackson Teller."
"If you want information on Jax, talk to his wife."
"He got married?"
"Yeah, a couple of months ago."
"Daniel, I know what he did to you. How he beat the shit out of you for trying to make a move on Julia."
"I never pressed charges."
"You didn't have to. That is the beauty of small towns. They know everything even if you don't want them to."
"Are you going to get to the point ? I have work to do."
"I know you still have feelings for Julia. I can help you get what Jax Teller has. His girl, his kids, all of it. Don't you think you are more deserving than some felon?"
"You want me to help take down Samcro?"
"Yeah, I do. It'll make my boss happy, and you happy. What do you say?"
Daniel stood there, jumping back and forth.
What was right? What was wrong?
"I'm in."
I sat on the couch outside the dressing room.
"Shayna, come on. I wanna see."
"Okay."
Shayna stepped out of the dressing room, wearing a tight red dress that cut off above the knee.
"I love it."
"Shayna, you're not wearing that to your formal."
"Why?"
"Because I can see your cervix, that's why."
"You wore shit like this all the time before you were pregnant."
"There's a difference. I'm 28. You're sixteen. Go try on another dress."
She sucked her teeth and went back in the dressing room. As I was about to sit down, I felt a rush of liquid leave my body.
"Oh god, Shayna."
Shayna came out dressed in the clothes she wore to the store.
"Can we try another store?"
"Shayna, I don't think I can make it to another store. My water just broke."
Shayna drove me to the hospital, cutting off cars and breaking every street law imaginable.
"You get a hold of Jax," she asked, helping me out of the car.
"Yeah. You were there."
"I'm sorry. I.. just don't know what I'm doing."
"You're doing gre..ahhhh!"
"You having a contraction?"
"Shayna, I love you, but if you keep asking me rhetorical questions, I'll punch you in the face."
"Damn, you're a cunt when you're in labor."
"I'm sorry I didn't mean it. Can you take me inside?"
A nurse brought me into a room.
"Is this your first child?"
"No, but it's the first one I'm pushing out of me."
"Is your husband on his way?"
Jax walked into the room, coming over to me, and kissing me. He was already dressed in hospital scrubs, making me smile.
"Hey babe, how you feeling?
"I'm in pain. She's two weeks early," I replied, rubbing my stomach.
"We can get you something for the pain."
"Please do. I don't know how much of this I can take.
It now has been 16 hours.
Still no baby.
Jax was rubbing my back.
"I never have been this uuncomfortable in my life."
"I know, Jules."
The doctor came in.
"Please tell me I'm ready to push my kid out."
"He bent slightly to see if I was dialated.
"You're at ten centimeters. "You're going to be a mom for the second time."
Jax started taking off his rings. I looked at him with a questionable face.
"I don't want you to break my hand."
I smiled, and took his naked looking hand.
I began to push, squeezing the living life out of Jax's hand. But, he didn't complain. Not once. He just kept coaching me through it.
"Julia, one more push, and your little girl will be here.
I nodded.
"Come on babe, you're doing so good."
After one more push, and one more scream, the pain decreased dramatically. I laid my head against the pillow on the hospital bed, trying to catch my breath. I closed my eyes for a minute.
A tiny cry filled the room, making my eyes open.
She's here. Our daughter is here.
"Would you like to cut the cord, dad?, " the doctor asked Jax.
He smiled and took the scissors from the doctor, cutting the cord.
The doctor handed our daughter to the nurse.
"Wait, where is she going?"
"They're cleaning her up, babe. You did so good," he leaned down and kissed my forehead.
The nurse brought her over in a light purple blanket.
"You have a name?"
Jax and I looked at each other.
"Grace."
The nurse handed her to me. I studied her face. She had my mom's dimple that she had on her chin.
"Grace. My mom's name."
"Yeah, she looks like a Grace."
A tear fell down my face,staring at our beautiful child.
Grace.
"It's perfect."
Jax reached into his back pocket. He pulled out a pink baby hat with the Sons of anarchy logo on the fronf. He lightly put the hat on her head.
"Now, she's perfect."
I looked up at my husband and kissed him.
Stahl and a few other agents were in the main lobby of the hospital.
"Lock it down. We don't leave till we have him in cuffs."