It was mid July. Kris dropped the boys off at the garage before heading over to Stockton prison. She had brought the boys a mere three days earlier with Gemma but wasn't doing well without him at home. She had her left arm in a sling after having a second surgery two days earlier on her shoulder, to repair the ligaments from the dislocation back in December. Arriving through the secure doors, she was patted down in her sundress and rolled her eyes at the intrusive groping that she had experienced each and every time. The corrections officer led her through the long corridor and into a common room and she sat at a table, looking around at the other inmates who were trying to calm their upset and distraught wives and mothers. Jax was led in in his orange scrubs and her face lit up seeing him. He placed his hands over her cheeks and kissed her making her smile. "How you doin' gorgeous?" he asked, taking a seat next to her.
She nodded "Not too bad. Awesome pain killers." she chuckled "They said after this, that should be the end of it. Julie is coming in tomorrow to help me out. Gotta finish up my classes."
"Everyone else good?"
"You saw them three days ago" she smiled "They're good. Miss daddy though."
"Five more months baby" he said reassuringly "And I'll be home."
She bit her lip, choking back tears "I'm not gonna make it."
He kissed the side of her head "You're gonna be fine, baby."
"No. I can't sleep. I'm so fucking worried about you in here."
"We're fine. I promise. I don't wanna talk about that. How's class goin'?"
"Good" she shrugged "They carried over so many of our credits, so we're done after this semester. We're gonna be just working on our dissertation this fall."
"That's your big project right?"
She chuckled and put her head on his shoulder "Yes, my big project. They accepted the topic. So we'll see."
"My baby's so smart."
"How long do we have today?"
"Half hour"
Kris took a deep breath and continued leaning on his shoulder "No way you'll get out earlier? I need you at home."
Jax shook his head "We've been through this. You're doing great with the boys. Just take it one day at a time."
"The boys are great. But every time I get the 'when's daddy coming home?' it makes me wanna die. They don't understand Jax. Abel still doesn't understand. I don't know what to tell them anymore."
"It'll be December before you know it. And I promise it'll all go back to the way it used to be."
"I hope you're right Prez. I fucking miss you." she squeaked, her eyes welling up with tears.
"Those the pain killers talkin'?" he chuckled
Kris snorted and shook her head "Maybe"
"I promise. It'll all settle down once we're back. Just keep doin' what you're doin'."
"I will. You better be ready for when you get back. I'm tearing that ass up."
Jax laughed and nodded "Babe, please don't get me goin' right now."
"Why? Ope's not helping with that?"
"Funny" he smiled
"I'm jussayin'. I pictured you as more of a power-bottom in that relationship."
"Aaaaaaand the feeling is gone."
"I do what I can" she winked.
Sitting against his bike, in the lot of TM, he exhaled smoke through his nostrils. "Four weeks." he thought. That's how long it had been since he last had a real conversation with his wife. Gemma walked out of the office towards him, looking on at her confused son.
"You ready?" she asked
Jax nodded and tossed his cigarette. "Yeah. Appointments in twenty minutes"
Gemma stopped in front of him and kissed his cheek "You know it'll be fine. Go. I got the boys for the night, they haven't had a sleepover at grandma's in a while"
"I might be back there if she kicks me out" he smiled as he climbed onto his bike and snapped on his helmet "I don't know if my charm is gonna get me out of this one."
"Well you better, you've got all night. Go"
Once college classes had started back up, and both Jax and Kristina said very little to each other- him sleeping on the couch, and her acting as if he didn't exist. Every time he'd try to engage her in conversation, she wouldn't have it and threatened to leave. By week two he was crawling out of his skin, trying to spark an argument each time he'd see her, just to get her to talk to him. Realizing it was no use, he had given up and just waited. It was Friday afternoon in February, and both Jess and Kris had brought the boys to TM after school before heading to Kris' doctors appointment. Jax was going to be there one way or another- whether she wanted him there or not- he wasn't missing his kid's first ultrasound. He walked into the hospital and grew angrier by the moment- if it weren't for Jess and Gemma, Jax wouldn't have even known about the appointment. Promising him to help him find her room, Jess texted him the room she was in, not giving Kristina a chance to say she didn't want anyone else in there. Pushing through the door, Kris looked up with wide eyes to see him standing there, as Jess quietly slipped out. He stood at the foot of the bed, staring at her, clearly communicating how pissed he was. The doctor smiled as he entered with the ultrasound technician "Mr. Teller" he said, extending his hand. Jax smiled and nodded, shaking back "How you doin' Kristina?"
"Just dandy" she drawled, watching him snap on gloves
"Morning sickness?" he asked, sitting in front of her and putting his hands under her gown.
"Everyday"
"You sleeping?"
She shook her head "No"
"Why not?"
Rolling her eyes she glared at Jax "Unfortunate circumstances"
Taking her subtle hint, the doctor changed the subject "Eating enough this time?"
"No" Jax interrupted
She shot him a glare and rolled her eyes again, "I'm fine, doc."
Standing up and snapping off his gloves, he raised an eyebrow "You don't seem fine, blood pressure's up, only gained four pounds? Too much stress?"
She snickered and rolled her eyes "Guess you can say that."
"Week nine, don't push yourself over the edge. We've had this discussion"
Kris nodded and slid up her pants, pulling up her top slightly to expose her belly. "A ridiculously large week nine, might I add"
"Gonna be able to get through this one?" The ultrasound technician asked Jax
Giving her a slight smile, he nodded "No sweating or panicking, promise." he said quietly, moving closer to the monitor "When can we tell if it's a girl or boy?"
"Maybe next visit." The tech said, moving the probe across Kris' stomach "You mean, girls or boys, right?"
Both felt their stomachs jump into their throats "What?!" Kris panted, sitting up and looking at the monitor
The doctor and tech laughed, "Multiples humor, forgive me." she said apologetically
Kris grabbed her chest with a chuckle, and leaned her head back "Not funny. At all."
"Jesus Christ" Jax groaned, not finding the humor in the tech's joke "There's one, right?"
The tech smiled "One healthy baby."
Kris smiled and took the sonogram from the techs hands and paper towels to wipe off her belly. The tech stepped out and the doctor leaned against the counter, as if he were ready to reprimand her "First pregnancy was high risk with the twins, Kristina. I'm gonna take your word that you'll get your blood pressure under control, if not, bed rest. Whatever is going on here, it's affecting you. One-fifty over eighty-five. I'm not happy with that. Any higher and I'd be admitting you for an extended stay."
She rolled her eyes and looked at Jax who was leaning up against the wall, arms folded and legs crossed at his feet while shaking his head. "What do you want me to say, doc? We hit a rough patch."
"Look, I can't tell you two how to work on your relationship. But clearly, the set up you have going on at the moment, is making it worse. So whatever it is that's keeping you from sleeping and resting, you need to change it. If not, you'll be on bed rest until you deliver. I want you back here in three weeks. Three."
She nodded at the doctor as he walked out of the room, leaving Jax still standing against the wall. "We finally gonna talk about it?" he asked "I gave you your space. Enough's enough."
"I…" she stopped speaking as she slipped on her shoes "I just wanna go home." Jax nodded and followed her out of the room "Where the hell is Jess?"
"Took your car back. Gem's got the boys for the night too."
Pressing the button for the elevator, she stood with her arms crossed, looking up at him, and then glancing around at the employees "Glad my input was required to make that decision."
"They're at my moms. Chill."
"Right" she grumbled "I'll chill. Let's get home please."
Jess was waiting outside the house to give Kris her keys when Jax and her pulled up. "Way to leave me hangin'" Kris mumbled, taking her keys off of Jess's hands as Jax walked inside the house.
"You two need to stop. It's been a month Kristina. Please. Go inside and talk to your pouty husband."
"My pouty, lying husband? Who's probably slept with half of fucking Charming in the last month."
"According to Opie and Happy he hasn't."
Kris rolled her eyes "Jess, they don't want their president dead in a ditch somewhere. Of course they said that. I'm exhausted. I'm gonna go lay down. See you later." Walking quietly into the house, she turned on the kettle and made herself tea before retreating to her bedroom. She quickly changed into her new favorite yoga pants and climbed on top of the bed, turning on the tv. Jax stood in the doorway and kicked off his shoes before walking into the room. He placed his kutte on the chair by the closet and laid down on the bed next to her.
"We need to work through this."
"We don't need to work through anything."
"Kristina" he growled, sitting up and staring intently at her "We do."
"What do you want to work through Jax? You lied to me. I don't trust you."
"I knew you'd freak out. She's a friend. That's it. It's been four fucking weeks since you and I have said more than two words to one another. Four weeks. I've never gone that long without you before."
"I'm sure you've found comfort in other places, Jax."
He smiled and chuckled "You really think that low of me?"
Not wanting to open up any more wounds than the ones that already existed, she put her hand up and picked up her tea "It is what it is."
"No. You're not okay. The doctor says so. You're not sleeping, and you're not eating right."
She took a sip of the hot liquid and placed it back on the nightstand "You think I want you away from me? I miss you, but I can't allow bullshit to happen and let you think it's okay." That was all he needed, she cracked and let him have just a little bit of power in that moment. Leaning down, he kissed her shoulder, and then neck, moving his way to behind her ear. "Jax" she sighed, pushing him away.
"I'm sorry I lied" he whispered "But nothing happened, babe."
Grabbing his hand before it made contact with her skin she turned her head "And I'm supposed to believe that, why?"
"Because after those shoes I bought you, I don't have any money left so Jess can bail you outta jail if you killed me."
She closed her eyes and swallowed hard "I'm still not happy with you"
"And you think you're the only one affected by this? I can't think straight. It's not helping anyone, and Abel is old enough to know that something isn't right when Mommy and Daddy aren't speaking to each other."
"I don't doubt that. But that's not my fault."
"And I'm asking you to please put this past us. I don't have any more money for another pair of shoes Kristina."
Biting her lip and chuckling, she shook her head "You're an asshole"
"I never claimed not to be. I just want my wife back."
"And I want a husband who doesn't hide shit from me." she sassed, crossing her arms. Playfully grabbing her curls, Jax pulled her further down to the bed but not before she took a handful of blonde locks into her fist and pulled him away from her. He hissed as she pulled his head to the bed. "I'm not kidding. Not the first time you lied to me."
He grabbed her wrists and squeezed, making her let go of his hair. Rolling her under him with his knees supporting his weight, and pinning her arms down, he narrowed his eyes "I told you, it wasn't anything for you to worry about."
"Ten seconds from kneeing you in the balls, Teller"
Jax laughed and settled his knees in-between hers "Not anymore"
"Get… off."
"I'm not going anywhere, until you and I work this out. I'm missing a meet-up right now because I can't keep going with you fuckin' up my head. We need to settle it. I told you I'm sorry."
She sighed in defeat and looked into his eyes "Why can't we just be a fucking normal couple?"
"That'll never happen."
"I don't care what the old rules say. Old lady power has changed. You disrespected me, and that's a whole other level. Don't do it again."
"And I said I was sorry, darlin'." he drawled
Rolling her eyes, Kris turned her head away. "But sorry doesn't fix everything." She received a deep, smokey "Uh huh" from Jax before she felt his lips on her neck again. With her hands still pinned, her only option was to move her neck further away, but he was latched onto her shoulder. He bit down and she gasped, but she knew she was still in control- it was only the moment that he always touched her waist and ran his hand down her hips that sent her into complete surrender. Jax knew it too. Placing his left knee on the other side of her right, he pulled her hands together, grabbing both of her wrists in one. "Don't you even dare" she warned, trying to now wiggle her way out of his hold.
Slipping his hand under her top, he ran his hand down the curve of her waist making her clench her jaw "You mean, that?" he laughed. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, feeling the tips of his fingers moving across her waistband.
"Jax" she growled "This isn't talking."
"You sure are doing enough for the both of us." he whispered, pushing his hand slowly under her waistband and panties. Her eyes went wide, and her jaw opened to gasp, but no sound came out. He smiled against her mouth, removing his hand and sitting up.
Kris grabbed his forearm "What are you doing?"
"You said you wanted to talk."
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, feeling her teeth clench down on her tongue "Fine. Such a tease. How many times have you seen her since last month?"
"I haven't since this whole thing went down."
"Don't say shit to appease me."
"I'm not. I haven't."
Still laying with her back against the mattress, she turned her head to look at him "Just like that? Stopped talking to her?"
"Kris" he sighed, rubbing his beard "Do you remember showing up at the hospital? She called to apologize that night. I haven't spoken to her since."
"Was your excuse the 'Sorry my wife is a crazy bitch?' one?"
He chuckled and shook his head "No. We done now? I don't remember you being like this with the boys."
"We moved in together when I was almost six months along. You never saw this."
"Will you at least eat now?"
"What are you picking up? I ain't cooking."
Jax chuckled and poked her side "Whatever you want. You wanna see if Jess is hungry? Mary picked up the kids at the clubhouse. "
She nodded and reached for her phone on the nightstand "Good. I want-"
Before she could finish, he interrupted her "Let me guess, tacos?"
"Yes!" she grinned, looking at her phone and texting away "Gotta get extra hot sauce"
"Anything for you"
"Yeah, okay" she scoffed "Such a player, Mr. Teller. Jess said she'll be over in a few. When do you think Opie is coming back?"
Jax stood up and took her hands helping her off the bed "Should be on his way"
She led him out of the room as he grabbed his kutte from the chair and sneakers from the floor. She walked into the living room, grabbing the playstation remote from the entertainment center and plopped down onto the couch, pulling the throw blanket on top of her. "We gonna watch our other favorite president kick some ass? House of Cards, season three."
He sat down next to her and began putting on his sneakers "Of course. They're getting kicked out early though."
"I see you're back to your chipper self." Jess said walking in, already having changed into sweatpants.
Kris rolled her eyes and ignored the jab "You know House of Cards out today, right?"
She nodded and squeezed herself next to her friend, putting her feet up "Tacos, Prez? Ope said to call him, he'll meet you there."
Jax nodded and pulled his keys from his pocket "Anything else ladies?"
"Maybe try and not be so condescending when you say it?" Kris asked, crossing her arms. She watched him smile and walk out of the house before she turned her attention to Slash who had hopped up onto her lap.
"And maybe let your husband fuck you senseless so you're semi normal tomorrow?" Jess mumbled, resting her head against the back of the couch.
She sighed again and put her feet up on the coffee table "I wanna hate him so badly. Doc was pissed. BP is up."
"That's fine, you can hate him while you do it. Cut this out. Wait till Gemma hears what the doctor said. I'll call Giuliana."
"Don't you dare."
"So eat like I am eating please. I've got a good fifteen pounds on you right now."
"All ass"
"And I doubt Jax would be complaining. Five pounds better be on you by next week."
Ready to hit play, she put the remote down to wait for the boys and looked up at Jess "And if it isn't?"
Jess chuckled and raised an eyebrow "Seven-one-eight, four-six-three-, two-"
"Fine" Kris grumbled "You're such a dick"
Monday afternoon, Kristina was shoveling food into her mouth on her lunch break, watching Chris enjoy his coffee that she was beyond envious of. She had cut back and stuck to her one cup in the morning, and would hold off until the afternoon before her night class to drink another. The classroom phone rang and he stood up to answer it "Five-twelve. Yeah… hang on. Kris…" he said, holding the phone out.
She stood up and took the phone from him "Hello?…. Ummm… Yeah, I'll be right down." she hung up and looked over at Chris "The fuck did I do?" she chuckled
Chris shrugged "Don't know. I'll be here though"
Kristina sighed and walked out towards the principal's office "Hey" she smiled "All good?"
Dr. Rodriguez gave her an uneven look "Take a seat" She could feel her stomach flip as she sat down at the large table in the office "How's everything going?"
Kris half-smiled "Pretty good I guess. What's going on?"
"I just spoke to Ms. Vazquez, some of the parents and teachers here are… concerned."
"About?" She didn't need a response by the pursed-lip look she received "Our husbands? Almost three years we've been here and it was never a problem. But it is now? I don't understand."
"They-We feel that it isn't safe. Your husbands have been here on numerous occasions wearing their gang co-"
"They're not in a gang" She interrupted "it's a club. Where is this coming from? This has nothing to do with my husband, does it? Don't use him to further your cause. At all."
"Miss DiPalo…"
"Doctor Teller" she corrected "But Mrs. Teller is fine."
"Mrs. Teller, you as well as Mrs. Winston aren't the way you used to be when you first started."
"In what sense? Our students have the highest grades on state exams, behavior has never been better across the grades… What else do you want?"
"I wouldn't go that far with behavior. Abel has been seen bullying other kids. We want community, Mrs. Teller. Community. You've been more concerned the last few months with your husband's club than you've been with the school."
"How so?"
"They've been here everyday. Now I haven't said anything, but it's starting to make other teachers and parents uncomfortable"
She had to bite her tongue and choose her words carefully about the purpose of the detail- safety. She took a different approach with a smile "My husband likes knowing where I am all day. Keeps tabs on his woman, you know?"
The principal shook her head and dismissed the comment "You're not volunteering here the way you used to, and you're not spending as much time here before and after school the way you used to as well. I'm concerned that following this is going to be your students' progress."
"I have three boys now! I didn't have that my first year."
"I understand you're getting emotional. You just haven't seemed as focused as you used to be. I'm concerned that it's going to truly become a problem. You both have been more combative in meetings, disagreeing with everything we're proposing..."
Kris stood up and pushed the chair in "So great scores, great behavior and no problems is a problem? Voicing our opinion is a problem? What is it that you want?"
"What I want, is for you to stop arguing and to come here to do what you sought out to do."
"That's exactly what I'm doing. If being a mother and a wife is a problem for you, then maybe this isn't the place for me anymore."
"That's not what I'm saying. I just want you to be able to put the effort in that you used to. And get rid of the club members in the lot."
Kris chuckled and shook her head "Then you'd be really saddened to know that I'm nine and a half weeks pregnant. And those club members aren't going anywhere." she said turning on her heels and walking out of the room. She walked past Jess' room and knocked on the door frame "Kids are in a double prep after lunch. We need to talk"
Jess was lining her class up for their lunch period "I'll be up in a few."
Kris nodded and walked into her classroom closing the door and walking back to her desk "What she want?" Chris asked
"Told me that my work and Jess's work isn't what it used to be. That we're combative, and the Sons are a problem." she growled, putting her phone to her ear "This mother fucker never answers."
"What the fuck?"
She tossed her phone down on the desk and put her head in her hands. "I don't know. Said she wants us to stop arguing and to come here and do what we sought out to do."
Chris shook his head in disbelief "What the fuck?"
"I really don't know. I'm done. Fuck her."
Jess pushed open the classroom door and practically kicked it closed "Fuck that bitch"
"Shh!" Chris pleaded "You're loud"
Sitting next to Kristina at Chris' desk, she put her lunch down and opened the container "I don't give a shit. What the fuck came over her?!"
"I don't know. And quite frankly, it is what it is."
Chris chuckled and put his feet up on his desk, across from Jess "We should open our own school" he joked
Jess and Kris raised their eyebrows looking at one another "Fuck yeah!" Jess smiled
"I was joking"
"I'm not! Fuck public schools. This is the same bullshit that was dealt with back in The City. You remember?" Jess asked
"Of course I do." he chuckled
"So why not? What's the harm in it? We can write grants. Fuck this shit. Testing, testing, testing. We can open our own school and do whatever we wanted."
Kris shrugged and continued eating "I'm in. That bitch had a lot of nerve. Jax isn't gonna be too fond of me quitting though to open an independent school… and you're gonna have to break it to your husband slowly"
"I'll tell him later. If I play the victim card, he'll suggest something like it and I'll let him think it was his idea." she smiled just as her phone started ringing and she tried to swallow the food in her mouth before answering "Hey babe, what's up?… The- Stop. What? No of course not!…." listening to him continue to yell, she pulled the phone away from her ear and walked over to the window "God dammit! No Opie I didn't know. Yeah we're okay" she looked over at Kris and shook her head sitting back down "Roosevelt called Jax and told him to get rid of Jimmy and Rat or they'd be arrested for trespassing."
Kris' jaw dropped and she scoffed "Now I'm really done."
"Ope. I'm sorry. No I wouldn't even put it past my principal, she spoke to me and Kris saying that we're basically working like shit and said that your club is causing the problems. Stupid fucking bitch. She wants to play hard ball…. Oh…." she growled, rubbing her forehead "Coño. Pinche puta. Ella no sabe que no me jodas. Pedazo de mierda"
"She clearly is fucking with you though" Chris scoffed
"You don't even know what I said…. I will not calm down Opie! You called me and got me even more riled up!" she shouted, accentuating her words with her hands as she held a fork. Kris quickly grabbed her forearm and pried it from her hands "We'll be by with the boys soon…." she said calming her nerves and snatching her fork back from her friend "Yes, class until six-thirty…." The two watched on as Jess rolled her eyes listening to her husband as she continued to eat "Because you don't make enough money VP, gotta pay for my new car" she replied with her mouth full "And we're quitting here and starting our own school…. so…. Yeah, yeah we'll talk later. Love you too, jerk" she snickered before hanging up and shoving more food into her mouth.
"Way to stick to the plan" Kris sighed "What'd he say?"
"Asked why I gotta work two jobs. When I said we're quitting he quickly shut his mouth and did his stern 'we'll talk later'"
"Thank you, dumbass." she groaned
Chris chuckled and threw his coffee cup, landing it right in the trash can "We should all call out the rest of the week, and get some research done. You two got time to take, right?"
Both of the girls nodded "Watch them fucking squirm and realize what it's like when the three of us aren't here. And next week is mid-winter break. Absolutely perfect." Jess smiled "Fuck this place."
"I think this is the most I've heard you say fuck in the last two years." Chris laughed.
Kris began packing her bag "So come over tomorrow morning, you can bring coffee. Your payment for my hospitality"
"Hospitality my ass. But it'll be nice to be semi-buzzed mid day with your husband while you go off."
Her phone began ringing and she rolled her eyes at the caller-id "Thank you Jess." she groaned, hitting the speaker "Hey babe, what's up? You're on speaker"
"Hey guys" Jax said "What is this you all are quitting shit, Kris? Why are you quitting now?"
"Because my principal called me combative. Said that the Sons presence is threatening and unsettling. Said that my and Jess's work ethic is deteriorating. I'm not putting up with it."
Jax sighed "You're telling me that you're not combative? So you're just gonna quit because of that?"
"Not just that. It's a shit show here. We're gonna take the rest of the week off. I'll ask Gemma to bring Abel and Kenny to school if you guys can't. We're gonna research how to open our own school for September"
"You're not thinking straight. The baby is due in September"
"And what's you're point?"
He sighed again. She could practically see him pinching the bridge of his nose and shaking his head "We'll talk later."
"Uh huh. Sound like Ope. We'll be there in an hour with the boys before we head off to class."
"Alright" he drawled, hanging up the phone
"Can't wait" she mumbled "This is your fault. Asshole"
Jess chuckled "No it ain't. Because we can sit them down together and battle it out."
Kris sat back down and grabbed a pen from the cup on her desk and a piece of paper "I'm gonna be prepared. You know he's quick on his feet. We gotta one up them. Let's go. Reasons why we're quitting, and reasons why opening our own school is a good idea"
When the girls got home that evening around seven, Jax and Opie were back at the house with the kids, Mary and Gemma, all ready for battle. "Had to call backup?" Jess chuckled, setting her bags down against the couch.
"You need to think about this clearly, honey" Mary said rubbing her shoulder
"You can't just quit" Opie added "Not happening"
Jess looked at Kristina who was staring at Jax's beer enticingly "You're not there" Jess replied
"We were called in separately today to basically be told our worth ethic sucks, we're combative, and the Sons are posing a problem, making everyone feel uncomfortable" Kris sighed "So yes, we are quitting"
"Babe" Jax drawled, "Work is never gonna be perfect."
"So you're okay with someone telling your wife that Abel's a bully and that I'm more concerned with the Sons than I am with my job?"
Gemma arched an eyebrow "What's this bitch's name?"
Kris chuckled "I don't need her face bashed in. She called the cops on Jim and Rat today! What more proof do you need? We'll finish out the year of course. Not gonna just quit like that. But we're not going back next year."
Opie rubbed the back of his neck "And what's this new plan that you have?"
"To open our own school. They're called 'independent schools'. Raise money and get donors, write grants, shit like that. And we don't have to follow state policy. We can do what we know is best. Not work for the bureaucracy that we currently work for."
"Sweetheart" Gemma chuckled "You're both due in September. You really want the stress of not only starting up a school from the ground up, but what's the plan for the baby? You give birth in September, gonna need a few weeks off."
"Haven't really gotten that far, Gem" Jess shrugged "All we know is that's what we really want. And we're not going back to this dump of a school in September."
"And where is Abel gonna go to school?" Jax asked
"Our new school. Duh" Kris chuckled
"So let's say you quit" Opie groaned "The plan is to just hope that you can magically raise money to open a school? And let's say you get the money? You're gonna do this over the summer when you're in your last trimester of pregnancy? I don't think so."
"How about, babe I'm really happy you wanna do this. I support you?" Jess sassed "It's what we're doing. WIth or without your support."
"And if I gotta take only a week after delivery before going back, then that's what I'm gonna do" Kris added "There's no room for arguing here. If you don't wanna support me on trying this, I might as well just hand over my teaching licensessss, and work at Starbucks making coffee. I'm not going back in September. We're calling in the rest of the week, gonna work on getting everything we need together and then next week when we're off, we'll go from there."
Gemma scrunched her mouth to the side "If that's what you want, then that's what you're gonna get." she smiled
"What about money?" Jax asked "You gonna be takin' a paycut?"
"A year ago you wanted me to not go back and told me you could support us. Now you can't?"
"Ain't about that Kris" he said exasperated "It's about you and your fucking shoe collection."
She rolled her eyes and rubbed her temples giving Jess the opportunity to provide an answer "If everything goes the way it's supposed to, it'll be a pay increase. Just trust us. For once. We know what we're doing." Jess pleaded "I'm telling you. If you two can run a charter, why can't we run a school?"
The men sighed in defeat "What do you need me to do?" Opie asked
"Stay out of my way" she smiled "And if I need your help, I'll ask."
