Out of breath from chasing Abel, Linda knocked on the bathroom door.
"Mel bear, you've been in there for three and a half hours. Please, please tell me you have finally come to a decision on what you're going to wear for the day."
Today wasn't any other day.
Today, my husband was coming home to me and our son.
And let me tell you, my level of excitement was through the god damn roof.
I wanted to look perfect for him hence the reason why it has taken me this long to get ready for his long awaited homecoming.
I opened the door with my favorite curling iron finally warmed up and attached to my head.
"Yes, I have. Now, I'm just doing my hair."
"Good, because I'm gonna need some assistance with Abel. I swear, ever since he started to walk, he's like the damn energizer bunny."
"I know. There is no off switch when it comes to my little man. Speaking of, where is he now?"
"He's in front of the television, playing with his blocks. But, that was about forty five seconds ago."
I smiled, wrapping another section of my hair around the styling tool.
"Okay, I'll be out in a few minutes. I promise."
Linda's hand reached out and touched a piece of her daughter's curled hair.
"I thought you were going to wear it straight today."
"Nah. With my hair curled, it tends to hide the faint bald spots I've recieved due to chemo."
"Well, with the bald spots and all, you still manage to look gorgeous, Mel."
"Awww, thanks.. I think."
"You're welcome. I think it's adorable how concerned you are about what you're wearing today. But, it's kinda pointless to worry so much."
"How so?"
"With what you're wearing, do you honestly think you're gonna be wearing it for very long? Your husband has gone without sex for fourteen months. Fourteen. That's.."
She started to visibly do the math in her head, using her finger to create invisible math problems in the air.
"That's four hundred and twenty five days."
"Thanks for the mathematic breakdown mom, but can we please talk about something else? The word awkward isn't even in the same zip code as to what I feel when we both talk about sex."
With mudd coating his entire body, Abel ran back inside from the backyard, stopping in his tracks when he reached the bathroom where his mother and grandmother were.
"Momma look, I made mud! Come play!", he held up his hands, his blue eyes lit up with excitement.
He pulled on my wrist with his muddy hands, using every ounce of strength he had within him to move me toward the backdoor where I imagined his mudd creation was proudly displayed.
I looked away from my son, adverting my eyes to my mother.
"Mom, I thought you said he was inside playing with his blocks."
"He was. Damn, I didn't even hear the backdoor open. This kid can't be human."
I took his hand in mine, bringing him into the bathroom to give him his second bath for the day.
Every single one of us were gathered outside of the clubhouse, eagerly waiting for our men to arrive.
Abel was at one of the picnic tables, finishing up a picture he was coloring for his father.
Britt came up behind me, holding two shots of whiskey in her hands.
"Hey mama, would you like somethin' to ease some of those nerves?"
I looked behind me, glancing at Abel.
"It's one shot, Mel. It's not gonna kill ya. Tell me, when is the last time you drank anyway?"
"Truthfully?"
"Yes."
"Belfast."
"Jesus Christ, that was over a year ago."
" I know."
"That's all the more reason to have a shot. Just because, you're a mom now, doesn't mean you're not allowed to let loose one in a while. Besides, I'm not askin' you to get shitfaced. Just have a celebratory drink with your best friend."
I smiled, taking one of the shots out of her hands.
We clinked our glasses together before downing the alcoholic liquid entirely.
I handed the now empty glass back to Britt.
"Thanks girl. I needed that."
"I told you. Nothing a little liquid courage can't fix," she replied, walking back inside the clubhouse.
She passed Gemma who made her way over to me.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm great. Just a little nervous is all. I'm afraid I'm about to wake up any minute now, and come to find I'm just dreaming."
"No need to be afraid, baby. It's one hundred percent real."
Everyone's heads turned toward the main gates of Teller-Morrow the moment the beautiful sound of multiple motorcycles approached the entrance.
Gemma looked at me, leaning her head against mine.
"Daddy's home."
I giggled uncontrollably, feeling my heart pound violently against his chest.
Each member that was released today pulled up in front of the large amount of people ready to shower them with affection.
Jax removed his helmet and dismounted his bike.
I wanted to keep my cool and wait for him to come over to me, but all self control flew out the god damn window the moment he was in my sight.
I sprinted over to him, full on leaping into his arms, causing his sunglasses to fall off his face and onto the concrete below us.
I wrapped my arms around his strong neck, immediately crashing my lips to his.
His gloved hands pushed against my back, bringing me closer to him.
We both pulled away from our heated makeout at the same time as he set me down on my feet.
"Welcome home, handsome," I breathed, taking his face in my hands, giving him one more kiss.
"It's great to be home, darlin'."
With his completed picture in his hands, Abel ran over to Jax, automatically being lifted into his father's arms.
"Hey buddy. Is this for me?"
Abel nodded, smiling at the both of us.
"I love it. I'm gonna hang it on the fridge when we get home."
I wrapped my arms around my man, breathing in the perfect scent of his leather kutte.
The love of my life was finally where he was supposed to be.
He was home.
After checking on the reservation where Op and Lyla's wedding will be held in a couple of hours, I made my way back home to spend some time with my husband and son.
As I pulled into the driveway, I could hear through my open car windows, loud moans and cries of pleasure from outside of my home.
Feeling my blood begin to boil, I quickly took the car key out of the ignition, leaving my purse in the car.
I stormed up the pathway, hearing the sounds of lovemaking grow louder.
Once the door was unlocked, I threw open the front door, causing it to slam against the wall located behind it.
"Jax!"
Jax paused the adult film with the dvd's remote and turned his head, looking at his wife with confusion.
Melanie's eyes were brimming with tears and both of her hands were formed into tight fists.
"Babe, what's wrong?"
I looked away from him, glancing at the television, discovering he wasn't fucking some woman who wasn't me in our home.
He was watching one of my movies on a ridiculously high volume.
"I..I..I heard moans coming from outside and I thought you were breaking your dry spell with someone other than me."
"Jesus Mel, you really think I'd do that to you?", he asked, getting up from the couch, making his way over to me.
"I don't know, it's been fourteen months. That's four hundred and twenty five days."
"Mel, if I'm gonna be breaking a dry spell, I'm breaking it with my wife," he stated, cradling my face in both of his hands.
"Is Abel still with Britt?"
"Yeah. She volunteered to watch him for a few hours so we can have some much needed alone time."
I nodded, shifting my attention to the tv again.
"You're watching one of my movies. Is this one your favorite?"
"It is. I was expecting to have the real thing once I got home from doing some club business, but you were nowhere to be found. I tried calling you, but you left your phone on the kitchen table."
"I'm sorry. I've been helping Lyla and Op plan their special day. I just wanted to make sure everything was perfectly set up. I'm all yours now. I'm so sorry I was about to lose my shit. You were about to witness an odd combination of tears and fists."
"It's clear it has been a while not only for me, but for you too if you don't even recognize the sound of your own orgasms."
"It has been. I had our son to raise and cancer to attempt to defeat. Not much motivation to take care of my sexual needs."
"What about now? Do you have the motivation?"
I smiled, leaning in for a kiss.
"Absolutely."
He lifted me into his arms, my legs instinctively wrapped around his waist.
Jax jogged down the hallway of our home, kicking open our bedroom door.
He dropped us onto our bed that was covered in my clothing.
"Holy shit, why the hell is your entire side of the closet on our bed?"
"I couldn't decide what to wear. It's a woman thing. Don't worry, I'll put it all back."
I sat up, ready to start cleaning off the bed and putting my clothing back into the closet where it all belongs.
Jax pinned me, shoving everything onto the bedroom floor.
"Worry about that later. Worry about this now," he demanded, kissing me with force.
"Okay Vp. Whatever you say."
My hands slid his kutte off of his broad shoulders.
He let it fall onto the floor as he watched me slowly lift up his white t-shirt.
Grabbing the back of his shirt, he pulled it over his head, dropping it on top of his kutte.
I laid back onto the bed, in awe of his even more muscular body.
" Jesus Christ, Jax," I stated, running my hands over his defined abs.
When my eyes fell onto his scars left behind from being shived in one of the hallways of Stockton, my fingertips gently caressed the raised skin.
"Mel, are you okay?"
"Someone tried to take you away from me."
"That won't happen again. I'm not going anywhere. I promise."
"I'm gonna hold you to that, Teller."
Jax slid his body that was slick with sweat off of mine, laying down next to me.
We both continued to breath heavily, failing to catch our breath.
"Oh my god, Jax. Wha... what was that? It was like there was ten of you."
"Not what you were expecting, huh?," he smiled, coiling his arm around my shoulder.
I laid my head against his heaving bare chest, placing a kiss on the tattoo of Abel's name.
"No, not at all. I was honestly expecting a three minute session. Not a full marathon."
"What can I say, Mel? I can be full of surprises."
"Mmmmm, that you are."
He leaned down, giving me a kiss on the lips.
"I'm sorry I wasn't able to be here for you the past couple of months."
"It's okay."
"No, it's not. No one should ever go through cancer and its treatments alone."
" I wasn't alone, baby. I had my mom, Britt and Gemma."
"But, that void still wasn't filled, was it?"
"No.. no it wasn't."
"When's your next appointment?"
"Tomorrow at 1:30."
"I'm gonna be there. I'm not gonna miss another appointment again. You have my word."
"You better not. Or I'll have to kick your ass," I stated, sliding my body on top of his.
"You wanna go for another round," he asked as I sat up, straddling his waist.
I nodded enthusiastically.
"Do you?"
He bit his bottom lip, grabbing my hips with both of his hands.
On the home phone, a voicemail came over that echoed throughout the home.
"Mel, it's Lyla. I know you're most likely in the middle of riding Jax right now, but have either of you bothered to look at the time?"
Jax and I looked at the clock on the nightstand at the same time.
It was already 5:15.
Shit!
We had less than fifteen minutes till Op and Lyla's wedding.
"It's 5:15 and I have no matron of honor and my future husband has no best man! You both better get your asses here by 5:30 or else."
I quickly hopped off of Jax and began to dig through my clothes on the floor to find my dress for the wedding.
Jax sat up in the bed, looking at me while I was in search for my wedding attire.
"You honestly think we're gonna make it by 5:30?"
"No, but it's worth a try," I replied, pulling my dress out of the rubble, as I stood to my feet.
Jax sat up and grabbed a hold of my hand, pulling my body back onto the bed, causing me to squeal.
"You know what they say, weddings never start on time," he pointed out as he began to kiss his way down my neck and settle himself between my spread legs.
"This one could be the exception."
"No such thing darlin' ", he responded, thrusting himself inside me, causing me call out and beg for more.
"Ja..Jax, one of us needs to have the will power to stop and get going and it looks like that person is gonna have to be me."
"Oh yeah? Then how come you haven't stopped me yet?", he asked, delivering his thrusts even deeper.
I have a feeling we're not gonna be leaving this bed anytime soon.
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