Chapter 06: Hospitals

Tara and Kali managed to move Jax to the back seat of her old black 1980 Cadillac Seville, and got him sitting up right with his leg propped up on a bundle of old towels. Kali sighed, climbing in the front seat as Tara got in the back with Jax and started to tighten the bandage around his leg before putting pressure on it.

"Kali, just drive already," Jax muttered, his eyes fixed on Tara so that he wouldn't pass out again. "Jesus Christ kiddo,"

"Jax, get a grip, Tara's gonna take good care of you," Kali said as she pulled out of the lot and straight to the hospital.

"You can't just say that," Tara told her as she pressed down on the bandage. "Wait, take his vest off,"

"She's right, Jax take your colours off...we're gonna have to make it look like a sibling fight gone wrong," Kali knew that was what Tara had, had in mind. She was thinking the same thing. "Don't argue with me, just do it," Jax sat up and managed to pull his colours off and tossed them to Kali in the front who tucked it under the front seat of her car.

"Here, take this too," Jax pulled off his belt, a little uncomfortably, and handed her his knife and guns at the same.

"Tara, under the seat there's a zipper, unzip it and stick these in there," Kali grinned it was something she had added a long time ago to make sure the car was secure.

"You're just full of surprises," Tara said, as she did what the younger girl said and shoved Jax's things under the seat. "We still have to make it look like a fight gone wrong,"

"Jax hit me, I know you don't want to but how else will this work?" Kali told him, as she grabbed his arm and he pulled her towards him.

"Sorry Kal," Jax said slapping her across the face. Kali grabbed her cheek and muttered that he was an asshole, just before she turned around she kissed him on the forehead. She could feel the blood trickling down her cheek.

"Don't worry about it, needed to be done. Tig's probably gone to call Clay now," Kali said sliding back into the drivers seat before rushing to the hospital.

Three hours later, and the 'family' was sitting in the waiting room. The 'family' being Clay, Chibs, Gemma, Opie, Bobby, Tig, Happy, Juice, Piney, baby Abel, toddler Jackson and Kali were waiting to see how Jax was. They had rushing him into surgery while Tara had taken Kali into one of the other rooms to patch up the cut on her cheek from Jax's slap. Jackson and Abel were sitting on Kali's lap with Jackson tugging on her sleeve while Abel snuggled up to her. Since Tara was off-duty she was sitting next to Kali resting her head against the young girls shoulder. Clay hadn't said a word about Kali and the injuries that she had until now.

"Tell me, who did this?" Clay questioned, standing directly in front of her.

"I've taken care of it," Kali said looking up at him, and then realise that he wasn't about to take that as an answer. "Dad, not now. Can this wait till after we get news on Jax?"

"No, outside now," Clay told her, in an almost threatening way.

"No, not until after I know that Jax is okay!" Kali yelled in his faced, before looking down at Abel and making sure that he was still asleep. Tara looked at Kali and yawned before rubbing her stomach, she was starting to feel a little queasy. "Mom, could you hold Abel and Jack?" Gemma nodded and stood up to take both her grandchildren, Abel in her arms and Jackson by the hand.

"Of course sweetie. Jack come with gramma," Jackson grinned at his grandmother and jumped off his mother's lap and took her hand. Kali handed Abel to Gemma and motioned for Tara to follow her.

"Tara, you okay?" she asked as they walked along the hallway to one of the restrooms.

"I don't know," Tara replied as both went into the room and she leant over the sink and took a deep breath. "How do you do this?"

"I don't know, but I do know once Jax is out of here I'm taking, you, him, mom, and the kids to New York for a holiday," Kali told Tara as she threw up in the sink. "Deep breaths, it'll pass," she soothed rubbing her back and holding her hair for her. "Tara, I know you don't know what to do, but bringing this baby into the world is something that only you and Jax can decide,"

"Do you really think he'll let you take us?" Tara asked wiping her mouth before throwing up again.

"If he wants to keep me around he will," Kali answered, handing her a paper towel which she wet and then wiped over her face. "I was scared the first time too,"

"Why? You had a family," Tara questioned, leaning against the sink before Kali grabbed her in a hug.

"I may have had a family, but I never had you guys there...Jax didn't know about Jackson going missing until I told him while Abel was gone," Kali told her, as there was a knock on the door. "Yes?"

"Kal, Tara, Jax is out of surgery," Chibs said on the other side of the door, he was the only one that was game enough to knock.

"Coming," Tara replied throwing the towel in the bin and then moving for the door.

Tara and Kali walked out of the restroom, Chibs almost instantly had an arm wrapped around Kali. He thought of her as a little sister. Kali rested her head on the older man's shoulder and took hold of Tara's hand, squeezing it. When they walked back to the others they all stood before the doctor who had operated on Jax.

"Well, Doc what's the verdict?" Clay questioned, looking at the man who had operated on Jax.

"Which of you are Kali and Gemma Teller?" the doctor ignored Clay's question, instead asking for Kali and Gemma instead.

"I'm Kali, but whatever you have to say to me and my mom, you can say to all of us," Kali said moving away from Chibs to stand directly in front of the doctor. "Doctor Lee," she looked at the name tag and then smiled at him. "He may be by my brother but he's just as much theirs as he is mine,"

"Very well, we've removed the bullet and re-attached the muscle tissue that was damaged. He's going to need to be off his leg for at least a month in order for it to heal properly," Doctor Lee told them, Kali looked at him and then passed him as they wheeled Jax down the hall into one of the ICU rooms. "He's also going to need physical-therapy,"

"Figured as much," Kali muttered, looking at her mother who sighed and continued to hold baby Abel who was snuggled into her neck.

"Mommy, I wanna see Unky," Jackson said tugging on his mother leg and putting his hands up so that she could pick him up.

"Can we see my boy?" Gemma questioned, rocking Abel back and forth as she looked to the Doctor.

"Two at a time,"

Gemma and Clay took Abel into see Jax, while Kali pulled Chibs aside to talk to him while she held Jackson. Tara sat back down, and had Juice sit next to her. Juice smiled at her, not really knowing what else to do. Kali and Chibs walked a little a way from the group while she still held on to Jackson.

"Chibs, what am I supposed to tell him? Alvarez's man kidnapped my son and then tried to sell him," Kali said, holding tightly on to Jackson and kissing the top of his forehead. "I could have killed him today, but I didn't. Instead I chose to tell Alvarez, he owes me," Kali muttered, looking up at Chibs who put his hand on her shoulder.

"Clay is still going to want to know what happened, and how you got the cut and bruise on your face," Chibs told her, letting go of her shoulder and then ruffling Jackson's hair.

"Mommy, Ibs," Jackson grinned, pointing to Chibs he had been listening to his mother talking.

"Can you hold him? I'm gonna go in with Tara as soon as Mom and Clay are out. I'm not saying anything to him until Jax is awake," Kali said looking towards the room that Jax was in as Gemma came out.

"Come here little man. Let mommy go see your Uncle Jax and then I'll take you into see him," Chibs said to him, Kali nodded at Chibs as to say thank you.

Meanwhile in the room Gemma and Clay were talking about what to do while Jax was out of action. Gemma had laid Abel next to his father and the baby boy instinctively curled up to him. Gemma and Clay walked out of the room as Kali and Tara moved to go in, Clay taking Kali's arm to stop her from going in. She pulled it away from him and walked in, as they walked in Jax groggily opened his eyes and wrapped his arm around Abel.

"Hey big brother," Kali smiled, watching as Tara walked straight over to his bedside and kissed him on the forehead.

"How long'll I be out for?" Jax asked looking at Tara as he spoke, he was barely coherent so Tara didn't know what he had said.

"Over a month, said you're not allowed on your leg," Kali said walking over to him, as Tara picked up Abel and sat beside the bed.

"I hate you sometimes," Tara told him, it was true sometimes she really didn't know how to handle their relationship.

"I know you do,"