Chapter 9
The next week is spent finishing the house and spending time with Abel. I am standing at the incubator looking down at Abel and he's looking up at me. I sit down in the rocker and lean forward, putting my hand inside with him. He grabs my finger and I feel a tear fall down my face. "Hey baby boy. How's Mommy's boy today?" I asked. He squeezes my finger and I smile. Looking up, I see Jax walk in. "Hey babe." he says as he leans down to kiss me. "Hey." I say before looking back at Abel. "How's he doing?" Jax asks. "Good. Dr Namid was here when I got here and he says that he's doing a lot better. He was amazed at how much of a fighter he is." I tell him. "That's my boy." he says. "Nah. He's Mommy's boy." I say looking at Abel. Jax kisses the top of my head before kneeling down in front of me. "Thank you Gracie." he says. I look at him and he says "For this. For agreeing to be with me and being his mom. I love you so much." he tells me. "I love you and Abel more than anything. This is for me too." I tell him. Kissing me softly, we hear Abel start to cry a little. I reach my hand back in and he grabs my finger and immediately stops crying. "Just needed his Momma." Jax says and I just smile.
A little bit later, Jax's phone rings and he says "I gotta head to the clubhouse. Don't leave until I come back to get you, okay." He says. "Yeah. Okay." I say and look at him concerned. "I'll explain later. I love you." he says. "I love you. Be careful." He kisses me one more time before heading out. "Well, kid, looks like it's you and me for a while." I tell Abel as he looks at me. A little bit later, Abel is sleeping and I am sitting back in the rocking chair. Tara walks in and starts checking his vitals but doesn't even look at me. "How's he looking?" I asked. She doesn't answer me. "Tara? How is he?" I asked again. Still she doesn't acknowledge me. She writes something on his chart and heads out the door. I follow her out and grab her arm. "Tara. I asked how he was." I say. She turns to me and is in my face. "You are not his mother so I don't have to tell you anything." she says and tries to leave but I stop her. "Legally I am his mother, so, how is my son?" I asked. She smirks and says "You think you have Jax and his son now? Trust me, he'll come back to me when he realizes you won't be what he needs. He will always love me. Jax will always come back to me." she says. I get farther in her face and say "You keep you nasty ass away from my Old Man and my son." She asks "What are you going to do? He ditched you for me once. It will happen again." she says before walking off.
I walk back to Abel's room and am sitting there in a daze when Jax walks in. "How's he doing?" Jax asked. "I don't know. Good I assume." I tell him while still looking at Abel. "What do you mean you don't know?" he asked. "I'm gonna head to the house. Spend some time with Abel." I say before getting up and heading to the door. Jax grabs my hand and pulls me to him. "Talk to me Gracelynn. What happened?" he asked. Sighing, I say, "Tara came in to check on him and I asked twice how he was and she ignored me and walked out the door. When I finally stopped her and asked again she told me that I am not his mother and that she doesn't have to tell me anything about him. Telling me that you will always love her and always come back to her and that you ditched me for her once and that you will again." I tell him. "Stay here with the kid." he tells me before walking out the door.
***Jax's POV***
Walking out of Abel's room, I see Tara standing at the nurse's desk. "Tara, can we talk?" I ask. Her face lights up and she leads me to her office. "What do you need?" she asked. "I really don't give a shit what you think about me and Gracie, but she is legally Abel's mother. When she asks you how he's doing, you will answer her like you do any other parent. I know you have an issue with me and her being together but you are going to have to get your head out of your ass and start being at least professional with her." I tell her. "But Jax…" she starts. "But Jax nothing. She's the one I love. She's the one that I am raising my son with. She's the one that I'm giving my crow to and the one I'm going to marry. You will never be more than Abel's doctor." I tell her before walking out the door and heading to Abel's room.
Walking into Abel's room, I see the nurse in there. "How's he doing?" I hear Gracie ask. "He's better. His incisions are looking great and he's responding well to the medication." she tells us. "Good. Thank you." Gracie tells her. "Can you have Dr Namid come see us please?" I asked her and she nods before leaving the room. A few minutes later, Dr Namid comes in "You wanted to see me?" he asked. "Yeah. I would like to have Dr Knowles taken off of our son's case." I say and Gracie looks at me shocked. "Can I ask why?" He asked. "Dr Knowles and dated years ago and she's having an issue with my fiance being here. My fiance is legally his mother now and asked Tara how he was and she blatantly ignored her. Then when she finally did speak, she was disrespectful and hateful." I explain. "Of course. I'll have her removed from the case immediately. Mr and Mrs Teller, you have my apologies." he says.
***Gracie's POV***
"Jax. You didn't have to do that." I tell him. "Yes I did. You're his mom and gonna be my wife. She needs to respect that." he tells me. "You called me your fiance." I tell him. "Yeah." he says, reaching into his kutte pocket and pulls out an engagement ring. "You've been my best friend most of my life. You stood by me when I needed you most and never turned your back on my. I love you more than anything. We have the house, the kid, now I just need you to have my last name." he says. "Will you marry me Gracelynn?" he asked. I look at him shocked and say "Yes Jax. I will." He slides the ring on my finger and picks me up, kissing me. "I was going to plan this whole big thing but I couldn't wait." he says. "Proposing here with our son? That's perfect." I tell him. He kisses me again. We hear Abel start to fuss and I reach in and he grabs my finger and immediately stops fussing. "That's momma's boy." I coo.
Later that day, we head to the clubhouse. Standing at the bar, Gemma walks up. "You should be able to get your things moved in within the next couple of days." she says. "That's great. Thanks Mom." Jax says. "I need your help with something else." I say and she looks at me. "What's that?" she asked. I hold up my hand and show her the ring. "Holy shit! Congrats baby." she says and everyone looks at us confused. "We're engaged." Jax says and everyone congratulates us.
We are celebrating when the doors come flying open and Tara walks in. "Are you kidding me?" I asked. "What are you doing here Tara?" Jax asked. She storms towards me and says "You had me taken off of Abel's case?" Before I can respond, Jax steps in and says "No. I did." She looks at him shocked. "Why?" she asked. "You disrespected my Old Lady. You have been a complete bitch when she's not done anything to you." Jax tells her. I finally have enough and yell. "Stop! Tara, you have gotta get it through your head, Jax and I are together. We're raising Abel together and we are getting married. He is with me. Not you. He will never be with you so you can either back the fuck off and find someone that wants to be with you. You think you are coming off and some bad ass bitch but all anyone sees is how desperate you are. It's not attractive at all. But you come near my Old Man or my son again? I'll slit your fucking throat myself." I tell her. "Tara you need to leave. Don't come near us again." Jax says finally as he pulls me into his side. When Tara leaves, he asks "You okay?" Nodding I say "I'll just be glad when our son is home and we don't have to worry about her. I'm gonna go back and see the kid." I tell him before walking away. Seems the only thing that calms me down anymore is Abel.
Walking into Abel's room, the nurse was in there. "How's he doing?" I asked. "Been a little fussy." she says. I walk over to the incubator and put my hand inside and he grabs my finger and stops fussing. "Guess the boy just needed his momma." she says. "Guess so." I say. She leaves us alone and I sit in the chair beside his incubator so I can still hold his hand. He looks at me and I say, "Hey baby boy. Mommy needs you too. I can't wait until we get to hold you. Mommy needs you to get stronger for me okay?" I say with tears in my eyes. I feel a hand on my shoulder and look up to see Jax. "Hey baby." he says, kneeling in front of me. "You okay?" he asked. "I'm okay. She just pissed me off." I say. "I know. But I don't think she'll be a problem anymore." he tells me. "Why?" I asked. "Apparently one of the croweaters works here and told the administrator about her coming to the clubhouse after you and reported her. They suspended her until further notice." he tells me and I look at him shocked. "All you have to worry about is our son and our wedding." he tells me. I stand up and kiss him. "I love you Jackson." I say. He smiles and says "I love you Gracelynn."