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Chapter 38
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Savannah swore, if she never had to see these blue halls of the hospital, it would be far too soon. It had only been a couple of days, and she was back. Granted, this time it was to pick up Chibs, but she had come in earlier than the guys since she had an appointment with her doctor to confirm the pregnancy. Half Sack had been staying on her couch for the last few nights, he had even made a big deal of staying when Cara-Cara was burned down. She had sent him to go check on Chibs and she'd call him if she needed him. She hadn't told him what her check up was really about, she hadn't told anyone actually, but she knew that she would have to soon.
It wasn't like she could keep this a secret forever, she was eventually going to start showing and people would know. She just wanted time to get her head together and figure out how to tell Juice. He was still in the hospital for a few more days, and she had only gone to see him that one time she had accidentally found his room. She was brought out of her thoughts when the door to her exam room opened and her doctor came inside. She lifted her head up from her hands, waiting on baited breath to see if Tara had been right or not. "Well, your earlier tests were right. You, Miss Teller, are pregnant. Congratulations." her doctor said over to her as she closed her chart before rolling over the seat beside the exam chair.
Savannah felt sick suddenly, like she was about to throw up her breakfast just hearing the words 'You're pregnant' made her nauseous. She ran a hand through her hair, trying to process the reality that was finally sinking in. She didn't have to believe it before. It was just a guess that Tara and another doctor had made. It had been still early and easy to mistake. She hadn't told anyone either, but now she would have to. Once she told someone, it would be real. She wasn't sure if she could handle it being real. "Um, th-thanks for making sure. How, um, how far along am I?" she asked, just needed for it all to be real. She knew that there was no one else who could be the father of her baby, Juice had always been the only guy she had ever been with, but she just needed to make sure she knew when.
Her doctor nodded her head and opened up her chart again. The room was silent while she looked through the papers. Savannah knew deep down what she was going to tell her, but she just needed to hear it out loud. She needed to hear that it was the one night she had slipped up that got her here now. "You are about three weeks pregnant. Do you have any more questions?" she asked her as she closed the chart again. Savannah was sure that she could tell that she was nervous. She even jumped when her doctor placed her hand on top of hers. "It's normal for new mothers to be nervous. Have you told the father yet?" she asked her, knowing how situations like these went.
Savannah shook her head, not trusting her voice at the moment. She couldn't even tell her own doctor that she couldn't tell Juice. She couldn't even admit why she couldn't find it in herself to tell Juice about the baby. She wasn't even sure she could tell her family. She knew that Jax and her mom would be supportive, but she couldn't see the disappointment on their faces. If they knew she was pregnant, then they would know she had slipped up and let Juice back in. "Um, no. Not yet. Um, if I'm all set, I've got a friend to pick up a few halls down." she told her as she hopped down from the exam chair. She pulled on her jeans under her hospital gown.
"Right of course. I'll just give Doctor Knowles the date of your next appointment." she told her as she packed up and left, giving her the privacy to finish getting dressed.
Savannah let the gown drop off her shoulders, turning around to grab her shirt from the table where she had left it. She slipped it on, letting it flow out like it was suppose to. She was about to leave when she paused at the mirror. She couldn't helped but wonder what she would look like in a few months. She smiled weakly at the thought of looking like an overgrown watermelon. Course, she doubted she'd like it at the time, but the idea of it now made her smile. She looked over and grabbed the pillow from the chair. She hesitated before taking a deep breath and slipping the pillow underneath her shirt. She turned to the side, trying to imagine how she could look.
"Something you not telling me, Sav?" a voice said out from behind her.
She let out a small gasp of surprise as she spun around on her heels. She immediately let the pillow fall from under her shirt, hoping that she hadn't been caught. "Jax, wh-what . . . h-how long you, um, be-been standing there?" she asked him as she shifted from one foot to the other nervously. Jax was the last person she had wanted to bump into before she was ready to see anyone.
Jax sighed as he shut the door behind him. He had told Bobby to go check in on Juice since Half Sack and Happy were already in search of Chibs and getting him ready to leave. Last he knew, that was where Savannah was suppose to be too. Yet, here she was, having her own doctor's appointment. "Long enough to know that this isn't about your head. What's going on with you, Savannah? You've been acting weird since you woke up." Jax asked her as he crossed the room to get to her. She seemed on edge, just like she has been all week now.
He just wanted to know what was going on with her. It was his job to know if something was bothering her, he was her big brother after all. He was suppose to protect her, and he hadn't been doing that lately. "This wasn't planned at all, Jax. You have to believe me. None . . . none of this was suppose to happen." she started to tell him, her voice cracking as her emotions got the better of her. She didn't meant to fall apart on her brother, but it was like her emotions were getting away from her and having a mind of their own.
Jax wasn't prepared for the tears filling her eyes at all. If anything, he was completely caught off guard by her getting upset. He might have been there for her in the past, but when she started crying on him? He never knew what to do. He would always panic and let their mom take over. Gemma wasn't here though. He was all Savannah had at the moment, and he would need to step up. "Hey, hey, breathe. Come on, sit over here and tell me what's going on, Savannah." he told her, trying to be calm and in control. He needed to be the brother she needed right now, he couldn't let her down like he had with the Juice incident. He still felt guilty for not telling her when he had found out.
He pulled her over to the chair and sat her down, knowing that she needed to just relax for a minute and breathe. He went over to the sink and grabbed a little cup. Once he had filled it up with water, he went back over to her and handed it to her. She gave him a weak smile before downing the water. The room was silent for a long few minutes before Savannah finally built up enough courage to look up at him. "I-I'm pregnant, Jax. I don't know what to do." she finally confessed to her brother. She looked away, not wanting to see the disappointment on his face. She didn't want to watch the realization hit him when he figured out who the father of her baby had to be.
What she didn't expect, was for him to kneel down in front of her and rest his head against her own. She didn't expect for him to take her hands and kiss them before kissing her forehead as well. She didn't expect for him to be on her side in this. "We'll figure this out, Savannah. Together." he told her as he got up and sat on the end table beside her chair. He kept a strong hold around her hand, wanting her to believe that he was really there for her like he said he was. "So I'm guessing it's Juice's kid? You tell him yet?" he asked her after letting her have a minute to relax and let it sink in that he wasn't mad or disappointed with her. She shook her head, not trusting her voice again just yet. Jax sighed, knowing that there wasn't much more he could do. "Come on, the guys are waiting for us." he told her as he raised back up to his feet, pulling her back up onto her own. He kissed her hand again before pulling her forward with him and out into the hallway.
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The Teller siblings had met back up with Bobby soon after leaving her exam room. He updated them on Juice, saying that he would be getting out any day now if he plays his cards right. Which was good news for them since they were going to need him if things went south with Zobelle, which they seemed to be doing quickly. The three of them were now of their way to find Happy and Half Sack, who were getting Chibs ready to leave. They rounded another corner together, Happy coming into sight now as he waited. He headed over to them upon seeing them approaching and went to grab an envelope out of his inner pocket of his cut. "I got Quinn's letter of acceptance." Happy went to say to Jax as he went to give him the letter in his hand.
"Not now, bro." Jax quickly stopped him as he grabbed his wrist, making it clear that this wasn't the place to do it. Happy understood and pocketed the letter again before giving Savannah a quick nod of his head, not knowing that she was here.
They all looked up upon hearing a loud shouting coming from the other end of the hallway. The doors opened then, revealing Half Sack pushing an excited Chibs through them in his wheel chair. "I'm free!" Chibs shouted as Half Sack let go of the wheel chair, letting the older man skid down the rest of the hallway, frightening the two doctors who just happened to be caught in between and forced to be pinned against the wall as he sailed by them both. As if it was instinct, Jax moved an arm out, pushing Savannah back out of the way. Bobby moved in front of the chair, catching it before Chibs tipped it over and hurt himself again or something equally as bad. "Jackie boy! Elvis, and the princess!" he shouted out in as he got up out of the chair, pulling the bandage off of the back of his head, just wanting to get rid of any reminders.
"Put it on." Bobby said as he held up Chibs' cut for him to put on.
It had been far too long since he had worn it, and it was about time he had gotten it back and wore it like he was meant to. With Bobby's help, he was able to slip it on with no problem what-so-ever. "Clearly there's been some brain damage." Bobby muttered over to Jax as he continued to hold up the Scotsman's cut for him while he got it on.
"You wish." Chibs scoffed.
Chibs turned once he got it on and hugged Bobby before moving on to Savannah. She laughed out when he actually lifted her up from the floor, squeezing her tight. She was just as happy to see him doing alright as he was to see her still in one piece. "I'm pretty sure before he got here." Jax piped in as he laughed watching Chibs hug Savannah. He was happy to see her smiling after how upset he had just seen her. Chibs finally put her down and moved onto the golden boy himself. "How you doing?" he asked him as he got a good look at him. He hated that three people from his family were in her, he was just happy to have two of the three out now, and Juice would be out soon too.
"I'm alright." Chibs told him before turning him and leading the way forward with Jax under his arm beside him.
Savannah held back until all of the boys walked in front of her, leaving her to walk with a silent Tara. She had seen her come in a few seconds after the two boys had come barreling in like they owed the place. The two gave each other quick nods before following on behind the boys, who were no doubt talking about what was going on with Zobelle. "Jax knows about the baby." she whispered to her as they rounded the corner leading towards the entrance before hurrying along to catch up with Bobby, Chibs, Happy, and Half Sack. Which, left Tara alone to let the news sink in and with Jax who had stayed behind quickly to thank her.