Chapter One
Jax's words rang through Skye's head like a bell, "I think we should get a divorce."
"What?" Skye was caught offguard.
"I don't want to be a burden with my paralysis and--" Jax tried to explain, even though he knew Skye would throw a fit.
"A burden?! A burden?! God, Jax! You are a real comedian, you know that? When I took those vows in that church I meant them! "In sickness and in health," aren't those the words? Yes, I believe so. Jax, I promised to be with you in sickness and in health, your paralysis is just a bump in the road we call life!" Skye's voice was raising with every word she said.
A nurse came running in, "Is everything ok? We can hear you down the hall."
"Everything's fine." Jax said.
The nurse left, "Fine? Everything is not fine Jasper Jacks. You know what? I don't even think this is about your paralysis. It's about Brenda."
"It is not about Brenda." Jax protested.
"Do not even say that it is not about Brenda. It is about Brenda in every way. She came back and now you're just ready to run back to her. This story is oh so familiar, isn't this what you did to Chloe, you thought you saw Brenda and then you ran after her?" Skye tried to fight the tears but it was a losing battle.
Jax was silent, he didn't know what to say to Skye. Skye had so much faith in their relationship and he was making it all go away.
"Did you know she was alive? I mean before we got together?" Skye asked.
"No." Jax said quietly.
"When did you find out?"
"The night of the wedding."
"Well you obviously didn't find out before the wedding or you would have backed out."
"She was at the lakehouse."
"That's where you were, you were outside with her. The times you said you were meeting with people about security, you were meeting with Brenda."
Jax just nodded.
"You've obviously made up your mind, you want to divorce me so you can go back to Brenda." Skye started to walk towards the door, "Oh, and Jax, just remember this, whenever you're with me you don't have to wonder if there's another man on my mind."
Jax's words rang through Skye's head like a bell, "I think we should get a divorce."
"What?" Skye was caught offguard.
"I don't want to be a burden with my paralysis and--" Jax tried to explain, even though he knew Skye would throw a fit.
"A burden?! A burden?! God, Jax! You are a real comedian, you know that? When I took those vows in that church I meant them! "In sickness and in health," aren't those the words? Yes, I believe so. Jax, I promised to be with you in sickness and in health, your paralysis is just a bump in the road we call life!" Skye's voice was raising with every word she said.
A nurse came running in, "Is everything ok? We can hear you down the hall."
"Everything's fine." Jax said.
The nurse left, "Fine? Everything is not fine Jasper Jacks. You know what? I don't even think this is about your paralysis. It's about Brenda."
"It is not about Brenda." Jax protested.
"Do not even say that it is not about Brenda. It is about Brenda in every way. She came back and now you're just ready to run back to her. This story is oh so familiar, isn't this what you did to Chloe, you thought you saw Brenda and then you ran after her?" Skye tried to fight the tears but it was a losing battle.
Jax was silent, he didn't know what to say to Skye. Skye had so much faith in their relationship and he was making it all go away.
"Did you know she was alive? I mean before we got together?" Skye asked.
"No." Jax said quietly.
"When did you find out?"
"The night of the wedding."
"Well you obviously didn't find out before the wedding or you would have backed out."
"She was at the lakehouse."
"That's where you were, you were outside with her. The times you said you were meeting with people about security, you were meeting with Brenda."
Jax just nodded.
"You've obviously made up your mind, you want to divorce me so you can go back to Brenda." Skye started to walk towards the door, "Oh, and Jax, just remember this, whenever you're with me you don't have to wonder if there's another man on my mind."
