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Hazing Chapter 23

Nina paced the hospital waiting room as a doctor stitched Michael up.

"So your boyfriend did this to my son?" Michael's mother Teresa asked Nina.

"Yes." Nina answered stopping in her tracks.

"Why are you hanging around my son if you have a boyfriend?"

"We are classmates and friends." Nina explained.

"You are more than that to him. He told me about you."

"It was never my intention for him to have feelings for me other than friendship."

"Whether it was your intention or not he has fallen for you and you let it happen. You are playing with people's lives. We will press charges against your boyfriend." Teresa's voice started to rise.

"Ma'am with all due respect I don't think you would want to do that. Michael is my friend and I care for him and I would hate to see anything else happen to him."

"Are you threatening us?"

"No ma'am I am not."

"You think you and your little boyfriend can get away with this?"

Nina realized the woman had no idea who Jax was. She must think he is another young college student.

"Mom! Mom!" Michael's older brother called to his mom. He got up and showed his mom his phone.

Teresa watched a video that was sent to her son of Jax beating her youngest son to a pulp. She gasp when she saw Jax and his cut. She looked up at Nina horrified.

"He is your boyfriend?" Teresa showed Nina the video. Nina quickly glanced at it and shook her head yes to confirm. "You stay away from my son!"

"Can I at least see him for a second?" Nina pleaded.

"You and your thug boyfriend stay away from my son!" Teresa shouted causing Nina to shrink away. "Leave us be!"

"Ok…ok." Nina grabbed her purse and left the hospital realizing she just lost a friend.

Nina sighed with relief on the way home from picking up Lily from Gemma's. Gemma had no idea what had happen between her and Jax earlier but she knew Gemma would find out soon enough. Nina will have to get her parents to watch Lily the next few days because she knew Gemma would rip her to shreds. Nina's relief was short lived when she pulled up to her apartment. Jax bike was parked outside.

Shit!

"Why are you here Jax?" Nina asked as she saw Jax sitting on the couch waiting for her.

"You need to tell me what the fuck is going on!" Jax stood up from the couch and walked toward Nina.

"Language Jax!" Nina whispered angrily at him. Jax bit his tongue as he slowly lifted Lily from Nina's arms. She had fallen asleep in the car. Jax kissed her cheeks, took her into the bedroom and laid her in the middle of the bed. Nina took the opportunity to change into some lounge clothes as Jax sat at the edge of the bed watching her in silence. Finally dress Nina ignored Jax and walked back into the living room, grabbed her book bag and threw the books she needed for homework on the kitchen table.

"So you just going to ignore me?" Nina heard Jax ask behind her. Nina turned around and looked at Jax. He had specks of blood from Michael on his white t-shirt and his knuckles were red and swollen.

"Why would you go after him like that Jax? I told you we were just friends. He had to get multiple stitches because of you."

"He better be glad I didn't kill him." Jax started to become angry again and Nina rolled her eyes at him. He was being dramatic she thought as she turned around to sit down and start on homework. Jax grabbed her arm and spun her around.

"Don't you fuckin dismiss me! Do you think this is a joke Nina? You can't fuck with me like this!"

"I have homework Jax."

"I don't give a damn about your homework. I need to know if I am losing you and my family."

Nina let out a long sigh and stepped away from Jax only to have him grab her arm and pull her to him.

"Am I losing you Nina?" Nina heard fear in his voice. She looked up into his beautiful blue eyes and saw hurt. She did not mean to hurt him. She didn't know what she wanted anymore. "Please talk to me Nina."

Nina sat on the couch and Jax sat beside her looking at her for answers.

"Starting school again I realized I missed out on so much." Nina told Jax. "I got pregnant with Lily, had to leave school, deal with the ordeal of being kidnapped, deal with Tara, your club and your mom who hated me at first. It was a lot Jax that was thrown at me. The most worry I had when I met you was passing my college exams."

"So are you saying you don't want to be with me anymore?"

"I didn't say that Jax. I just want to be a college student for change."

"You are not just a college student Nina. You can't go back in time. You are the mother of my child, you are my old lady and I want you to be my wife."

Nina's mouth fell open in shock.

"You want what?" She asked hoarsely.

"I want you to be my wife, I want you to look at the houses I circled in the magazine I gave you and pick a house for us to all live under the same roof."

Nina jumped up from the couch.

"Jax this is way too fast." Nina's voice was shaking.

"I did everything you asked for Nina and now I am being punished for it."

Nina looked over at Jax.

"I'm not punishing you Jax. I just don't know if I am ready."

Jax stood up from the couch and walked over to Nina.

"Do you love me?" He asked as his fingers caressed her cheek.

"You know I do." She whispered.

"Then that is all that matters. Unless you are in love with someone else."

"Don't start Jax. I told you he was just a friend…nothing more."

"Well you need to tell him that. I saw the way he was looking at you. It pissed me off."

"I didn't mean for him to like me like that. It was just nice to have someone to talk to about academic life. I guess I may have led him on a little to be honest."

Jax face started to turn a shade of red and he clenched his jaw.

"I am going to pretend I did not hear that last part because if I get angrier at you I might do something I regret."

Nina felt the heat radiating off Jax and she knew he was fighting hard not to react to what she just told him.

"I better go." Jax stepped away from Nina and grabbed his cut. Nina watched him put on his cut, grab his gun off the table by the door and put it behind his back. "Nina I suggest you take the night and really think of what you want. Decide if you want to be with me. Do know whatever you decide I will be in Lily's life. She will not be raised by another man. I am her father. Do you understand?"

"Yes." Nina said softly. Jax stood at the door for a moment looking at Nina. He loved her so much and could not bear to think that he may be losing her.

"I will be back tomorrow." Jax said quickly before he opened the door and rushed out of Nina's apartment. Nina stared at the close door for a few minutes deep in thought. She was being selfish. She knew she was and she needed to stop. Jax was giving her everything a woman could ask for. He was in his daughter's life, he provided for her, he loved her and wanted to marry her. Why in the world would she give all that up just to try to live the so-called college life? So what if she missed a few parties, never went to homecoming or a football game. She was a mom and an old lady and she needed to act like it. Jax and Lily was her life now. She needed to raise her child, be a wife to Jax and finish school to get her degree so she can contribute to their household. Nina found herself smiling. She just decided she was going to marry Jax.

"Wow!" she whispered to herself. "I'm going to be a Teller." Nina quickly picked up her phone and dialed Jax. Jax feeling his phone vibrate pulled over to answer.

"Yeah." He shouted in the phone above the loud rumble of his bike.

"Come back." She told him.

"I'm on my way." Jax smiled as he hung up the phone and stuck it back in his cut. She finally came to her senses Jax thought as he turned around to head back to Nina's. He was so happy and deep in thought he did not see the car run the stop sign until it was too late to react. The car slammed into Jax sending him flying off his bike.