Chapter 3
Jax pulls back up to the clubhouse and sees Opie sitting on picnic table. Taking the spot next to him again Opie asks "You good?" Jax shakes his head. "Just came from Eva's house." Opie smirks and asks "You had Juice find her?" Jax nods his head. "She's going in the morning to a lawyer to get it annulled." Jax says. "Shit brother. I'm sorry." Opie says. "I told her I didn't want that. She said some shit about her last relationship being the reason she didn't want to stay married but wouldn't tell me anything." Jax says. "Her sister is that Janie chick right?" Opie asks and Jax nods his head. "She's inside with Juice." Opie says and Jax smirks and says "Thanks brother." before getting off of the table and heading inside.
Jax walks up and sees Janie at the pool table with Juice and they are laughing. He walks up. "Hey Janie." he says. "Hey Jax. What's up?" she asks. "I was wondering if I could ask you something." He says. "Sure." she says. "What happened with Eva and her ex?" he asks and she looks at him shocked. "Can...um...we go somewhere a little more private?" she asks and he nods. Janie and Juice follow Jax to the roof where they can talk without anyone hearing. "What happened?" Jax asks. "She met Mike about five years ago. When they first started talking, he was good to her but after about a year, he started cheating on her. Started telling her she was fat and disgusting. Made her do diet after diet and she ended up in the hospital twice because she wasn't eating at all. He was always telling her she was worthless and that his cheating was her fault. Telling her that she should be glad that he had enough pity for her to be with her because no one else would want her fat ass. She's okay with her weight now but she still has it in her head that she's worthless. Why are you so concerned?" she asks. Jax runs his hands down his face and says "When we hooked up that night, we hit a chapel on the way back to the hotel. Next morning, I woke up and she was gone." Jax says. "Wait. You and my sister got married?" Janie asks. "Yeah. I went over there earlier and she said she has an appointment tomorrow with a lawyer to file for an annulment." Jax says. "You don't want that?" Janie asks. "No I don't." He says confidently. "Well then. Let's get you your wife." Janie says and Juice and Jax both smile.
Before Janie leaves, she gives Jax the address to where I work and my cell phone number. He starts forming a plan to convince me that he wants this. I am laying in bed, watching some sappy romance movie when my phone goes off with a text.
J: Hey beautiful.
E: Who is this?
J: Your husband. How are you feeling?
E: Jax, please don't do this.
J: Do what? Show my wife I'm thinking about her?
E: Please leave me alone.
J: Nope Darlin. Not happening. I will convince you that you're worth it.
E: No. I'm not. Please don't waste your time.
J: Not wasting my time. You're mine babe and I will show you that I want this.
E: Jax, can we please just talk about this another time? I'm really tired.
J: We can take shit at your pace babe. I just want to at least give this a chance.
E: I can't Jax. I'm sorry.
J: Just give me a chance. Please.
E: Goodnight Jax.
J: Goodnight beautiful.
I look at my phone and the tears start falling harder. He's just going to see that I'm not worth it like Mike did. I wish he would just drop it and leave me alone. I wipe the tears away and put the phone on the charger and try to get some sleep.
I wake up the next morning and see my phone on the nightstand. I look at my phone and see another text from Jax. I roll my eyes and open the text.
J: Good morning Princess. Hope you have a wonderful day beautiful.
E: Jax, please don't.
J: Just wanted to tell you good morning babe. Let me know if you need anything.
E: I'm fine Jax but thank you.
J: Okay. Have a good day.
E: You too.
I look at the phone and shake my head. Why won't he just drop it? I head into my work room. I'm working on a new creation when I hear a knock on the door. I walk to the door and look through the peephole and see Jax standing there. I open the door and ask "What are you doing here?" He kisses my cheek as he sees himself inside and says "Brought lunch." I shake my head and say "You didn't have to." He smiles and says "Thought we could have lunch together and talk a little more." he tells me. "Jax…" I start. "I'm not giving up on this." he tells me and I nod.
We sit at the kitchen table and start eating. "How'd the appointment go with the lawyer?" he asks. "I didn't go." I tell him and he smiles that panty dropping smile that got me the first night. "Good." he says and I just look down at my food. We finish eating and he asks "Are you working?" I nod and say "Yeah. Have the den set up as my studio." I tell him. "Can I see?" he asks. "Sure." I say and lead him to the den. He walks in and starts looking at the storage bins that I have completed items in. "Where do you sell them?" he asks. "Just online right now. Was looking at eventually setting up a shop. Found a place in Charming that would be perfect but it's out of my price range." I tell him. "I can help." he tells me. "No. That's okay. I'll find something I can afford." I tell him. He picks up one of the items and says "My mom does this Taste of Charming thing to raise money for the schools and shit. You should set up there." he says. "Really?" I ask. "Yeah. I'll have my mom call you with the info." he tells me. "How are you going to explain how we know each other?" I ask. "Tell her you're my Old Lady. My wife." he tells me and I shake my head. "Why do you want this so bad?" I ask. "Because you're the first woman that their first words to me wasn't about the kutte on my back or asking me to change who I am." he says. "I wouldn't do that Jax. That kutte makes you who you are. If you take that away, you're not you." I tell him and he walks over to me and cups my face. "You have no clue how amazing you are." he says and I shake my head. He kisses my lips softly and whispers "I will change your mind." he tells me. I pull away and say "I should get back to work." He kisses me one more time and says "I'll call you later." I just nod as he walks out the door.
