Jax sat at Noelle's bedside, the beeping of the machines pushing him closer and closer to insanity. After the call he received from Melody the day before, he had rushed to his house in a frantic panic only to find his girlfriend unconscious and being wheeled out on a gurney. His anger surged when he saw two suits walking out of his house, he had lunged for the first man, only to end up on his ass by the second one. He still couldn't believe Chris had been killed on duty, he only hoped that Noelle would be able to deal with the grief while also handling being pregnant.
"How is she?" Blair walked into the room, jarring the young man from his thoughts. "Any word from the doctor of why she fainted exactly?"
"Dehydration and low blood sugar." He responded but didn't bother looking at the woman, his blue eyes staying locked on the brunette who was sleeping peacefully. "Janelle is okay, her heartbeat is strong…"
The blonde nodded. "She been awake at all today?"
"She was up for a while, talking, smiling, being somewhat her normal self." He ran a hand over his head before standing up. "You can sit here, I'm going to grab a coffee and update the guys on her condition."
Blair smiled at Jax before turning her face back towards Noelle. "Noelle, baby girl, I'm here for you…" She watched as Noelle turned her face, her eyes slowly opening. "Noe."
Noelle smiled. "Hi mom…" She pushed herself into a sitting position, her hands resting on her belly. "I still can't believe he died… What case was he working on?"
"I have no clue baby, they haven't given us any more information except for the fact it was a suspect that shot him, he died instantly." She frowned. "I'm so sorry baby… This year hasn't been the best for us, has it?"
"No but I'm sad mom. I know he wasn't the best but he was still my dad." She shook her head and wiped the falling tears away. "Janelle never got to meet him."
Blair moved closer to her daughter. "I know it's hurting but what would he want you to do babe? Would he want you to be sad over it?"
"No, he said if he ever died on duty that I should drink a six pack of beer and do a twenty one gun salute." She laughed. "He was a dumbass but I loved my dad… I may not be able to drink the beer but I can possible shoot a gun after I have Janelle."
The older woman shook her head. "He's getting a patriotic funeral, he did serve before he became an officer." She smiled. "They'll do the salute there at the funeral… I personally would advise against you shooting a gun off at the burial site but I can't control everything that you do baby."
"I will probably not shoot a gun then, maybe I'll do his favorite activity and annoy the shit out of you for twenty one days in a row." Noelle laughed as Jax walked back into the room sipping a cup of coffee. "You better not have dumped half the sugar supply into that thing."
Jax shrugged. "You'll never find out because you can't have coffee." He kissed his lady's forehead and smiled. "I'm glad to see you in a better mood, how are you feeling physically?"
"Tired as hell, hungry… I want a big ass bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, with garlic bread." She stared at the man. "You gonna make it happen or no?"
"I can put in an order and have them bring it to your room." He smiled at her. "Anything for you darlin', you know that."
"Thanks babe." She smiled at him. "I would also like to know when I get to leave here, I don't like hospitals."
"I know babe." Jax it the nurse button. "They may keep you a day or so longer because you're pregnant and fainted… You're going to get a damn lecture about drinking water and eating when you're supposed to Noe."
Noelle groaned. "I wasn't hungry! What am I supposed to do? Force myself to eat when I don't want to Jackson?" She crossed her arms, her smile instantly falling from her lips.
"Yes! You're pregnant, you can't be selfish, just because you're not hungry doesn't mean you can fucking skip a meal… You have a baby to think about as well, did you even stop and think about that?" He set his coffee cup down as he felt it start to crush in his hand. "I want the best for you and our kid… Don't jeopardize her well being Noelle, have her and then if you want to starve yourself then by all means fucking do it but I will not let you take Janelle down with you."
"It's hard for me to deal with all this shit Jax." She closed her eyes and shook her head. "I'm doing the best I can with everything… I'm sorry, alright."
"It's okay." He sat on the bed and grabbed her hands. "You just gotta start talking to me when you feel bad… Like old times Noe." He kissed her lips as the nurse and doctor walked into the room.
"Miss Montague, you had quite a little episode with fainting. How are you feeling?" The older gentleman moved to the side of her bed, checking the machines as he awaited an answer from the young woman.
"I'm feeling better, I really want to go home." Noelle looked at the man.
"I'm Dr. Young by the way." He smiled down at her. "I'm liking what I see for your vital signs right now, much better than they were yesterday when you came in… I do have some concerns to go over before I release you. I'm going to need you on strict bed rest, no physical activity, no driving, nothing… I also need you to have weekly check ins with your OB, to keep tabs on the baby, although I think this is a one time incident I would love for you to be monitored along with the child."
"I can do that." The brunette nodded her head. "I do possibly have a problem with the bed rest thing, I hate just staying at home."
"That's normal but I think you can manage, you're just a little over a month from delivering the baby, I want to make sure everything is fine and complication free." He looked between Noelle, Jax, and Blair. "I need you two to make sure she's following her after care instructions, I would hate to have her back in here, because if she does get admitted again, I'll have to keep her in here until she's ready to give birth. Got it Miss Montague?"
"Yes." Jax nodded. "She understands and will follow every instruction you have for her. I'll make sure of it, as will Blair."
"Good." Dr Young nodded. "I'll have the nurse start the paperwork, then you'll be free to take her home."
SOA
"This is so dumb!" Noelle kicked the blankets off of her legs and looked at her younger sister who was eating ice cream next to her. "I don't want to be stuck in the house! It's annoying and I hate it."
Melody rolled her eyes. "Stop being a whiney ass bitch… It's not cute and it doesn't suit your personality… Be a pregnant woman and have fun being waited on hand and foot."
"Fine." She rolled her eyes and relaxed into the pile of pillows behind her back. "It's just annoying not having the choice to get up and go… Before I'd stay home because I wanted to… Janelle better love me forever, I'm gonna remind her about this shit when she's older and pitching a fit about not being able to go out."
"I can see Jax trying his hardest to keep her from going out with boys." Melody smirked. "I think he's gonna have a damn heart attack if she looks anything like you did when you were a teenager… Blair, she showed me albums from baby to college graduation…"
Noelle shook her head. "I agree, he says she can't even date until she's fifty…" She laughed. "He's ridiculous with that thought, he'll be ancient as hell if he's around when she's that age anyways… He'll probably had dementia or someshit."
"Not nice to talk about me darlin'." Jax smirked at the brunettes as he walked into his bedroom. "I've got food, my mom sent it over… It's in the kitchen, all sorts, do I need to make you a plate and bring it in here babe?"
"I can manage to get up and walk to the kitchen." She smiled at him. "It was awfully nice of Gemma to send food over… I'll have to thank her."
He shook his head. "I think you're hormones are out of whack." He draped an arm around her shoulders as they walked behind Melody to the kitchen. "You want to thank my mom, that's shit I didn't think I'd ever hear come out of your mouth."
"I lost my dad… I am dwindling down on family members left and right and I guess I just need to kind of maybe get to know Gemma before I write her off completely… She can't be that bad." Noelle took a seat and watched Melody make herself a plate. "Don't eat everything Serrano!"
Melody laughed. "I would never do that to you Montague!" She stuck her tongue out at the woman. "See how I tried to make a rhyme?"
"You're so dumb!" She laughed as Jax set a plate a food in front of her. "Thanks babe, Janelle is gonna love this." She looked at the mashed potatoes and meatloaf. "I'm too excited for her to be here, I need to see my feet again! Hell, I want to have the option to wear pants that aren't stretchy!"
Jackson rubbed her belly. "I can't wait until she's here… She's going to be my new partner in crime babe… Gonna have a baby seat fitted on the back of my bike." He chuckled at the look on his girlfriend's face.
Noelle smacked his stomach. "I don't think so! She's never allowed on the back of any bike!"
He kissed her forehead. "I can't wait until you're walking around in those slutty dresses that I love so much…"
"Ew, gross! I'm still here!" Melody glared at the couple. "I don't need to know the kinks that you're into guys!"
"I'm his little slut." Noelle smirked at his sister. "I heard about your daddy kink that you have with Kozik… He loves it when you call him daddy…"
"See, I didn't need to know that shit." Jax shook his head and glanced at Melody. "I'm going to give him hell about this shit."
Melody blushed. "NO! You guys stop being mean." She sipped her lemonade and shrugged. "Be nice to meeeee, I'm little!"
"We're not being mean." He shook his head. "We're giving you a hard time because that's what family does Melody… We give each other shit about stuff."
She nodded. "Why don't you cut your hair? It's getting too long."
Noelled ran her fingers through the man's hair. "No, I love it… It finally grew on me!"
"She used to tell me all the time to cut my hair at the beginning, I told her I'm not cutting it unless I get locked up!" Jax smirked. "What would I be without this hair?"
"Umm, you'd be more handsome!" Melody shrugged her shoulders. "Maybe cut it shorter like Kozik's hair but without all the damn product."
"Nope!" The brunette shook her head furiously at her little sister. "I don't need him getting a spiked hairstyle, if anything, he can go short but I'd still want to be able to tug on it." She kissed his cheek and smiled. "I'm hoping Janelle has his blonde tresses."
"I want her to look like you but maybe with blue eyes." Jax smirked as he felt his phone start to vibrate against his leg. "I have to take this call, I'll be back." He excused himself from the table and walked out of the kitchen and into the garage.
"Um, excuse me!" Melody gaped at her sister. "Jackson Teller is fucking precious with wanting his daughter to look like you! Most men want a son… What's up with him being on board for a girl?"
"He thinks it'll be easier to raise a girl, than to have a son that may turn into a Son." Noelle sighed as she pushed her plate away. "I'll give it to Gemma, she knows her way around a damn kitchen."
The young woman nodded. "That makes sense but he knows he's going to be getting dragged to a lot of tea parties, dance recitals, father-daughter dances right?"
"Yup, he already pictured all the guys at her gymnastics meet." Noelle laughed. "All those bikers cheering on little Janelle as she tries to walk across the balance beam that's six inches off the floor. It's a hilarious vision."
"It really is." She frowned at her big sister. "I think I got baby fever Noe…"
"Feel free to borrow Nelly whenever you want as long as her dad gives you the okay." The brunette rubbed her belly. "I know it sucks that you can't have babies but you can always adopt a child if you and Kozik decide you even want to be parents."
"Yeah, I know…" Melody smiled. "I just got the fever and I am hoping it'll pass because I don't think I could be a mom because I'm a little too selfish."
"You need to relax, who knows where you'll be in a few years, maybe a baby is a no go right now but you're young! You shouldn't even want a baby right now plus your store is going to be your baby Melo, you're gonna be making so much money and spoiling this little one right here that you won't have time to have the baby fever." Noelle grabbed her sister's hands and smiled. "I love you Melody."
"I love you too." Melody smiled back at her. "I love Janelle more though."
"I have to leave." Jax walked back in, looking at both young women. "Club business… I'll be home later though babe, I love you." He kissed her quickly.
"I love you too." She smiled and watched him shrug into his cut before leaving out the front door. "I hope he's not doing something that'll put him in more potential trouble… I get that they're outlaws but most of those men are stupid when it comes to long term thinking, I swear it Melody… You should take Kozik and go back to Tacoma before he gets caught up in even more Charming shit that'll put him on the list…"
"He's not on the list now." Melody smiled.
"Nope, he wasn't listed when I checked it." Noelle smiled. "Just tell him you want to leave right after Janelle is born and don't take no for an answer… When the shit hits the fan, I'm going to need you two to be out of dodge, I need her to have one Uncle around."
The woman nodded. "I can do that… I hate to leave you alone though."
"I'll have my mom, then when shit is settled you and Koz can come back when you want to. I just need to protect at least the two of you… If they're not accepting the help from the lawyers, I just have to deal with it." She ran her hands through her hair and sighed. "We'll get through it all, we're strong women after all."
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