Hazing Chapter 9

Quick update. Hope you enjoy.

Nina opened her eyes to find her mom leaning over her rubbing her forehead.

"Hey sweetheart." She whispered as she leaned in and kissed her cheek.

Nina hands instantly went to her stomach. The baby was gone.

"The baby is in NICU." Sandy told her daughter. "She is premature."

Tears sprung to Nina's eyes.

"How bad?" she whispered.

"She will pull through baby. She is a tough little cookie." Sandy told her daughter with hope in her eyes.

"I need to see her." Nina tried to get up from the bed but her mother held her down.

"You can't right now sweetheart. You and April were in a bad car accident and you need to rest so you can be strong to hold your baby girl."

"Is April ok?"

"Yes she will be fine. They are keeping her for observation. She has a few bruises and some sprains but she will pull through just fine. She is the one who called us."

There was a soft knock on the door before Tara walked in.

"How are you feeling Miss. Johnson?" she asked walking up to Nina's bed smiling down on her.

"Fine." Nina replied hoarsely as she read her badge and realized Jax wife was standing right in front of her. It was hard for Nina to look Tara in the eyes.

"I'm Dr. Tara Knowles and we had to do an emergency c-section to deliver your beautiful baby girl. As you know, she is premature and we noticed that she has Congestive Heart Failure with a hole in her heart." Tara relayed to Nina the news as empathically as she could. Nina gasped and covered her mouth.

"Will she be alright? Will she need surgery?" Tim asked Dr. Knowles his voice shaken with concern for his first grandbaby.

"Yes, she will need surgery and I have already scheduled it. She has a large ventricular septal defect and I will go in today and close the hole."

Nina began to shake and Tara patted her shoulder.

"She is strong Miss. Johnson and I will do everything I can to make sure she pulls through. I have a son who had CHF when he was born and he pulled through." Tara assured Nina.

"Thank you Dr. Knowles. Please keep us posted." Tim walked up to stand next to his wife.

Tara was heading to the door when she stopped and turned around as if in afterthought.

"You mention someone name Jax before you went unconscious. Is that the father? Did you get in touch with him?" she asked as nonchalantly as she could. When she heard her say the name of her husband, she knew there was no way she could be talking about her Jax. However as soon as she pulled the baby out of Nina and saw how white her skin was and saw her little blue eyes she started to have second thoughts. How many Jax's were in Charming? There had to be more than one. Before Nina could answer, the door swung open and Tara got her answer when Gemma rushed in.

"Who are you?" Sandy asked.

"What are you doing here?" Tara asked as a lumped formed in her throat.

Gemma looked at Tara and successfully squashed any reaction that could display on her face. Gemma thought Tara would be off today.

"I have the wrong room." Gemma lied and turned around to leave the room. Tara ran up to her, grabbed her arm and pulled her around.

"Oh my God! It's Jax's baby isn't it?!" Tara shrieked

"What the hell is going on?" Tim demanded.

"It has to be. She asked for Jax and the baby has CHF…..the family flaw…right Gemma?"

Gemma did not answer Tara but just stood looking at her with no emotion on her face.

"Oh my God!" Tara covered her heart with her right hand as if it was about to explode. "She's just a kid." She looked back at Nina who just wanted a hole to appear and swallow her whole.

"You're that girl that was in his room that time looking for your friend's phone." Recognition flooded Tara's face.

"What the hell is going on?!" Tim repeated. Gemma and Tara looked at Tim as if just realizing he was in the room. Tara wanted to scream. How could Jax do this to her and their family? Tears of anger started to roll down her cheeks. The room started to spin and enclose on Tara. She needed to get out of there before she hurt someone. Tara turned around and ran out the room. Tim and Sandy were baffled as what just took place. Gemma walked up to Nina.

"Where is she?" she asked referring to her grandbaby.

"She is in NICU and she just told us she has a hole in her heart and needs surgery." Nina started to cry as everything that just happen hit her. Jax's wife knew. What was going to happen next?

"Tara is in no position to do the surgery on the baby. She may hurt her." Gemma's face finally relayed emotion as she told Nina anxiously.

"Why would the doctor hurt the baby?" Sandy asked trying to grasp what was going on. Nina sighed, as she knew she would have to tell her parents and add even more emotional stress to her day.

"Because Lily Rose is her husband's baby." Nina whispered

"What?!" Tim's voiced boomed across the room. Nina shrunk in the bed.

"Don't yell at her!" Gemma shouted at him defensively.

"Who the fuck are you?!" he shouted back her.

"I'm the grandmother." She declared with pride.

"Where is your son?" Tim barked as he eyed Gemma.

"He can't be here right now." Gemma snapped as she thought she needed to warn Jax that Tara knew. Kozik had told Gemma when he called her that Jax was not picking up the phone and he left several messages to let him know of Nina and the baby's condition.

"Your son gets my daughter pregnant and has the nerve not to show up when she is put in the hospital" Tim was angry and it showed in his voice and face.

"Dad…please." Nina pleaded.

"No Nina! This is not right! He could at least show his face! You and the baby could have died. This is not some game! He needs to man up!" Tim yelled as he began to shake with anger. Gemma unfazed by his radiating anger walked up to him and stood toe to toe with Tim.

"My son has been there since the day he found out she was pregnant. He has provided for her financially and has been there for support. My son is a man….maybe more of a man than you are." Gemma hissed.

Tim stepped back to get himself in check. He did not want to hurt the woman who had the balls to step to him as she did. He needed to calm down and prepare himself to deal with the baby's father. Sandy started to cry as the enormity of what was happening hit her. How could Nina sleep with a married man? Did she not see what she went through with her father?

"Mom…I'm sorry." Nina tried to reach out to her mother, as she knew her mom tears were in disappointment. Sandy did not move to her daughter and just stood as disappointment, shame and anger washed over her. A knock at the door brought the tension in the room down several levels. Kozik opened the door and rolled April in a wheel chair in the room. Tim saw Kozik's cut and his blood pressure started to hit the roof. The memory of a Son pulling up to his daughter's complex next to his car rushed into his mind.

"Is the father a part of Sons of Anarchy?" he asked his daughter. Nina nodded her head in conformation.

"Dear God in heaven!" Tim could not believe his daughter. This had to have been his fault. The universe was getting back at him for cheating on his wife all those years. His daughter just as his ex-mistress had a child from the unholy union. His little girl just had a child with a married white outlaw. Yes, the universe was giving him hell.

"Are you ok?" April asked as Kozik pushed her up to Nina's bed. Nina was numb and did not know how she felt as so many emotions was coursing through her body. As Nina and April talked, Gemma noticed her parents looked defeated and sat down next to her bed in what appeared to be in a state of shock. Gemma took the opportunity and walked out to the hall and texted Jax.

Nina and baby at St. Thomas. Tara knows.

Tara ran to her office and slammed the door shut and leaned against the door. Her world as she knew just ended. Jax slept with another woman yet again and this time got her pregnant. How could he betray her yet again? Tara let out a blood-hurling scream as she slid to the ground and started to cry body-convulsing cries. A quick knock on her door brought her back to reality and she jumped up just as Margaret open the door.

"You have the Johnson baby's surgery now." Margaret gasped when she saw Tara's condition. "What's wrong Tara!"

"I can't…I can't do the surgery." Tara croaked through gasps for air.

"What do you mean you can't do the surgery? What happen Tara?" Alarm ringing in Margaret's voice as she walked up to Tara to comfort her.

"It's his baby….." Tara managed to get out between her sobs.

"Whose baby?"

Tara didn't want to say his name. She shook her head back and forth as if to shake herself from the nightmare that was happening.

"Jax." She finally exhaled and slumped on the couch in her office as if the life just drained from her body.

"Oh my God!" Margaret covered her mouth in horror. Margaret let the information digest for a few moments.

"I can't do it Margaret. You have to get someone else." Tara relayed to Margaret as she curled into a fetal position on the couch.

"There is no one else Tara…you have to help this baby. You are the only surgeon here now qualified to do the surgery." Margaret sat next to Tara and rubbed her back. "It's not the baby's fault. You can't take it out on the little baby girl who needs you to save her life."

Tara sat up. "What if I don't want to save her life?" Tara asked coldly.

"Tara you do not mean that. You are a doctor and took the oath. You have to help this child. You are a doctor first and foremost right now. Not Jax's wife but Baby Johnson's doctor." Margaret reasoned. Tara stared at Margaret as tears still slid down her face.

"Please don't make me." She begged.

"You have to Tara. There is no one else. I need you to put your hurt away right now and help this baby." Margaret told her sternly hoping to break through to her. Margaret could not fathom the pain Tara was in right now. She always knew Jax would somehow break her spirit and here she was now her spirit broken in pieces. Tara sniffed and wiped her eyes as she straighten herself up.

"Fine!" she snapped. "I'll do the surgery but I will need the next few days off."

"You can take the rest of the week but you will need to be on call." Margaret was happy to oblige as long as Tara did the surgery. Tara stood and got herself together as best as she could physically and emotionally and headed out the door to perform surgery on her husband's betrayal.

Jax turned his phone on as he walked out of the meeting with the Mayans. His mouth fell open as he read his mother's text. Holy shit!

The shit has finally hit the fan. Jax sat on his bike and listen to the voicemails from Kozik. His heart pounded in his chest as he realized that Nina was in a car wreck and the baby would need surgery.

"You alright Jax?" Bobby asked as he noticed the color had left Jax's face.

"Nina and the baby are in the hospital." He managed to get out.

"She due already?" Bobby asked climbing on his bike next to Jax.

"No she was in a car wreck. The baby needs to have surgery…..and Tara knows." Jax voice was monotone as he tried to process what had happen and what he was going to do. He needed to see Nina and the baby.

"Awww shit man!" Bobby shook his head in disbelief. He would not want to be in Jax's shoes right now. "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to St. Thomas. I have to be there for Nina. She just gave birth to my child." Jax sighed as the weight of the world landed on his shoulders.

"What about Tara?"

"I have to deal with her when I get there." Jax started up his bike and headed to see his baby girl.

M/N: What a position Tara is in. She has to perform surgery on Jax's baby from another woman. Do you think she will put her feelings to the side and help Lily Rose? I tell you Jax is in some serious shit when he shows up at St. Thomas. He will have to deal with Tara and Nina's father. I wonder how he will handle it. Nina…Nina…you poor child. I would not want to be her right now.