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The doctor left the examination room leaving Kris to slide her shoes back on. She sat on the cold table and pulled her phone from her bag, staring at the missed calls and texts. "Hey" Jimmy said quietly, opening the exam room door "Making me nervous- it's been an over an hour." He saw her tear stained face and swollen eyes.
Jimmy sat next to her and rubbed her back "Fuck, Kris. What happened?"
She shook her head, unlocked her phone and continued to stare at the screen "They couldn't find the heartbeat. But when they did, he called it a threatened miscarriage and my blood pressure is through the roof."
"What does that mean for you?"
"Bed rest until he says otherwise. Weekly monitoring. Says because I've had a miscarriage before, and after this, no nothing until he gives me the go ahead."
"Can you work?"
She took a deep breath and swallowed hard "No. No working, no lifting. I can move around the house, and go to the store if I need to. But nothing else. He wasn't happy."
"Why would he be? Didn't he say to rest?"
She rolled her eyes and laid her phone on the table while she stood up "Hey!" Jess shouted into the phone "Where have you been?!"
"Can you come get me?"
"Five minutes. Jules! I gotta go. Watch the kids." Jess called out, "I'll be right there, Kris."
She hung up her phone and slid it into her bag, Jimmy wrapped his arm around her shoulder "C'mon. You want some air?"
He guided her out of the room and through the office, staring at the little children with the expecting mothers. They walked towards his bike which was parked next to a bench. She sat down slowly next to him and looked at the ground "The tech said 'I've never seen someone so hell bent on refusing doctors orders, you'd think you'd get the hint the last time' and to 'feel better.'" she scoffed "Fucking feel better."
"What?!"
She sniffled and rubbed the back of her neck, dismissing his anger "Once they found the heartbeat the doctor just shook his head and tossed the chart on the counter. Said if it continues, something called preeclampsia or eclampsia will develop and it can cause me to have seizures or have a stillbirth and he didn't know what else he had to tell me for me to take it easy." She wiped under her eyes and put her sunglasses over her face, and brought her knees to her chest "What the fuck do I tell Jax?" she choked, continuing to sniffle through her words. Hearing her phone ring, she looked down to see Gemma's number "Hello?" she squeaked "No…I-" she started sobbing again, shaking her head and handing Jimmy the phone. He rubbed her shoulder and stood up, to walk a few steps off to the side where she wasn't within earshot. She stared off towards the entrance of the parking lot, hoping her best friend would pull in at any moment. Wiping the tears that ran down her cheeks, she sniffled hard and cleared her throat, trying to straighten herself out- knowing she'd be greeted by her three boys at home and had to put on the strong mommy face.
She saw Jess pull into the parking lot and grabbed her bag, walking towards the curb. Jimmy walked towards the car and hung up the phone, helping her into the passenger side. "Gemma's gonna be at the house. And Rat and I are still with you guys tonight. You need me to grab anything on the way back?"
She shook her head and closed the door, rolling down the window "Thanks sweetie."
"A'ight. I'll see you guys in a few." he said quietly, walking off towards his bike.
Jess pulled her best friend in for a hug "What the fuck is going on?"
Kris took a deep breath and pulled back from the hug "There was no heartbeat." she practically whispered "When they finally found it, he was practically yelling at me. My blood pressure is high, he said that I'll develop preeclampsia. So I'm on bed rest until further notice. That new tech goes 'I've never seen someone so hell bent on refusing doctors orders, you'd think you'd get the hint the last time' and to 'feel better' like that's supposed to help. I- I can't cry right now, the boys can't see me upset, they don't even know."
"Don't worry about the boys" Jess argued, wiping her own tears away "Boys are fine. You need to worry about you. You're gonna go home and rest."
"I'm gonna be okay" she nodded, taking another deep breath "What do I say to Jax, Jess?" she could feel her breath hitching in her throat and her breathing becoming staggered again.
Jess bit her lip and sighed softly "You tell him what happened." she nodded, putting the car into drive.
"He's hours away right now. I call him and he'll come flying back up here. I don't need him getting hurt."
Stopping herself from pulling away, she turned back to Kris "You're not gonna do this to yourself. He needs to be here with you, and you know he'll hit the fucking roof if he finds out you waited to tell him because you didn't want him to worry. And I don't even want to get into the fact that you put up a fight for going- which if you didn't, you could've lost the baby… So either you're calling him…" she said with a warning tone as she pulled away from the curb "Or I am. I don't wanna sound unsupportive at all. But I need you to think of you. You wanna put a face on for your boys- I understand that. But then you're calling your husband right now."
Kris nodded and reached for her phone, bringing it to her ear. "Hi baby" she said softly, leaning her head on her left hand.
"What's goin' on?" Jax asked worriedly, sensing her mood. He stood up from Joey's kitchen table and headed towards the front door.
"I was at the garage with the boys, and we were playing in the playground. I was chasing after them and I fell. So your mom had to drag me to the doctors about an hour and a half ago, I didn't want to go and said some unkind shit." She was always one to say too much, and this was one of those moments.
"Kris-" he sighed with aggravation, "Why you gotta do this all the time? I'm not a fuckin' referee. You two gotta talk shit out." he growled, lighting his own cigarette.
Jess could hear him talking even though the call wasn't on speaker. She watched her friend pick her head up and rub her forehead "They couldn't find the heartbeat, Jax." she squeaked
"What?" he whispered, not believing what he had heard.
Kris swallowed hard, telling herself that she wasn't going to cry again- at least not yet. "When they finally found it, he was pissed. My blood pressure is high. I have to be on bed rest." Jax didn't reply, she couldn't hear anything for that matter. "Jax?" she asked, trying to control her cracking voice.
He sniffled hard and then cleared his throat "Are you okay?"
"Jess just picked me up. Jimmy's been with me. I'm okay."
She could hear him trying to control his breathing- he was either irate, or about to cry "I'm, uh, I'm gonna head back, alright?"
She nodded as if he could see her "I love you."
"Me too baby. Was that all the doctor said?" he asked
Kris looked over at Jess who raised her eyebrows "I'll be okay, baby too. Just be careful coming back, please?"
"Alright. I'll see you in a bit." he said, hanging up the phone.
"You a'ight?" Opie asked, having followed him out of the house.
Jax shook his head and stood up "She uh…" he stumbled on his words and squinted, looking through his phone "She fell and is on bed rest. She isn't telling me the full story." Bringing his phone back to his ear, he listened to the ringing on the other end "Hi, uh, my wife just left, Kristina Teller? Is the doc around?… Alright, thanks." He looked back up at Opie who followed him down towards the driveway to his bike. Jax put the phone on speaker and lit another cigarette.
"Mister Teller, how's everything?" the doctor answered
"Not gonna lie doc, a little confused. I'm down south, and got bits and pieces from her. Can you tell me what happened?"
The doctor sighed apprehensively "Well, she signed off a long time ago to let me share her records with you. She fell, when she came in, we couldn't find the heartbeat. I eventually did, but her blood pressure…" he sighed again, as if he was shaking his head "I'm writing it as a threatened miscarriage. Had she fallen a different way, or if her blood pressure was any higher… She's gonna be on bed rest, no lifting and she can't work. She can go to the store, do laundry, cook, but nothing that's gonna bring her pressure up any higher. If it does, she'll almost positively develop something called preeclampsia, which can lead to seizures and a miscarriage. I don't want to see that happen."
"Jesus fuckin' Christ" Jax growled
"Go easy on it though, she really needs to bring her pressure down. She keeps getting stressed out, she'll be in the hospital at the very least. But, over the next few weeks, if she gets better, she can go right back to normal activities. But that means she's gotta be on lock down."
Jax brushed his hair back and exhaled smoke "Thanks doc."
"Anytime, call me with any questions- because you know she won't."
He chuckled "Alright." he said, hanging up his phone.
Opie stood still, not believing it either. "We'll leave now. You okay to ride?" Jax nodded in response, "I'll get everyone." he said, turning towards the house and walking inside. Jax walked off towards his bike and leaned against it, trying to ease the beating of his heart that he heard in his ears and the wrenching in his gut. The men ran outside towards their bikes followed by Joey and Nico.
Nico embraced Jax and kissed his cheek "We'll stay here tonight, I'll talk to Giuliana. We'll give you guys your space. You need me, you call me. I mean it."
Jax nodded "I will. Thank you."
"Jackie, you sure you can ride back?" Chibs asked, buckling his helmet.
"I'm a'ight" he mumbled, starting up his bike and taking off down the street.
Back in Charming, Kris sat on the couch next to Gemma, scratching her dog's ears and watching her boys play video games. Pushing one another and laughing, she chuckled softly "Hey, easy!" she said, catching their attention.
Jess walked into the living room and handed her a plate of food "Gotta eat"
She shook her head "I'm gonna wait for Jax. I know he'll be hungry."
"Sweetheart, they're not gonna be back for an hour or two" Gemma sighed
Kris pushed herself off the couch "It's alright. Boys, lets go. Give kisses."
JT groaned and walked over to her and kissed her goodnight, followed by his hyperactive twin. "When's daddy coming home?" he asked, climbing up onto the couch to hug his grandma.
Gemma chuckled and kissed his forehead "He'll be home when you wake up. C'mon. You want me to read you a story?"
His face lit up and took off down the hallway with his brothers "Grandma to the rescue" Kris smiled "I'm gonna go shower. I'll be right back."
When she walked back into the living room with a hoodie and sweatpants, Jess was handing Gabby off to Ellie to bring her next door. "How you doin'?"
"Want Jax to be here." she said, walking back to the couch and slumping into it.
Jess looked over at Gemma and scrunched her mouth to one side. "She'll get through it." Gemma nodded, following Kris' trail through the kitchen "Town votes tomorrow, hopefully we'll get some good news."
Kris shrugged "And when construction starts on the house next week?"
Gemma sat next to her daughter-in-law "Well, you'll either come with me to the clubhouse or you'll be at my house with your feet up."
"You could always come and sit at Happy's" Julie snorted "Not much happening in that house. There's at least a couch. And some food."
She chuckled "I know. I'm sorry about what I said earlier Gem."
Gemma waved her off "Don't worry about it."
"Whad'ya say?" Jimmy asked with a smile, sitting on the opposite end of the room, eating the plate full of food that Jess had offered Kris moments before.
Kris sighed "Told her she needs to stop controlling everything."
He widened his eyes "No comment."
Nero let himself in and saw everyone sitting in the living room "How you doin' mama?" he asked, kissing Kris' forehead
"I'll be alright." she nodded "Just tired."
Gemma looked up at her boyfriend "Gonna have to get some of those cuffs and chains you've got to keep her tied to the bed."
Jess, Kris, Jimmy and Rat grimaced and shook their head "C'mon Gem, you don't know your son that well then. We're well stocked."
"Now that that's covered…" she replied sassily, kissing Kris' cheek "I'm off. My ass is going to be here at seven, and you better be in bed."
"Love you too" Kris mumbled, watching Gemma and Nero walk out of the house.
Ellie walked through the back door and sat on the couch next to Jess, turning her blushing face away from Jimmy. "What's up, Opie Junior?" Kris asked
She chuckled quietly and shook her head "Kenny's with Gabby. I despise being grounded."
Jess shouted with laughter "Well when you decide that snapping at your father nearly every day isn't the way to act, then you'll get your privileges back."
"And he's coming home early? Wonderful."
"I'm kinda hungry now" Kris interrupted
Jess rolled her eyes "I'm gonna wait for Jax" she mimicked "He'll be hungry"
"I'll be back" Jimmy mumbled, stepping outside to smoke a cigarette.
The three women looked over at Ellie who had her eyes locked on the back of his kutte as he left the room. "You alright there?" Julie giggled "Lookin a little flushed."
Ellie tried to hide her smile and threw herself back onto the couch, bringing a pillow over her face. "WHY is he so gorgeous?!" she groaned, her voice muffled by the pillow.
"Damn little one…" Julie smiled, poking the girl's side. "Calm those teenaged hormones."
"Why am I only fourteen? If this was the eighteen hundreds, this wouldn't even be an issue."
"Well it isn't" Jess argued "And you best put a hoodie on before your father comes home."
"I sure as shit didn't have all that when I was her age." Kris grumbled "But you're not gonna last three years if you keep this up."
Ellie shrugged innocently "Then I guess my plan will have worked."
"Does your plan involve your prince over there getting a fist down his throat? Because your father is going to beat him." Jess added "I'm serious Ellie." They could hear the faint growls racing down the street "Wanna test your father's patience now or later?"
She sighed and stood up, escaping out the back door before the bikes parked in front of the house. "That girl…" Kris chuckled "She's gonna cause some serious problems."
The men greeted Rat and Jimmy who were outside before coming inside. Jax walked over to Kris and sat down next to her, kissing the side of her head. "How ya doin' darlin'?" Chibs asked, kissing her cheek.
"Been better" she smiled softly "Looks like I'll be hangin' around you bums all day now instead of goin' to work."
"You can still cook, right?" Happy asked
Everyone chuckled "Yes" she snickered, rolling her eyes.
Jax took her chin in between his pointer finger and thumb "You and I need to have a talk." She nodded silently, which gave everyone else the cue to quickly scurry.
"Nine am Jackie" Chibs said, heading out of the house, followed by everyone else.
Jax kicked off his shoes and put his feet up on the table. "I want you to tell me what the doctor said."
"Jeeze, it's only ten, how fast were you going?"
"Kristina" he sighed, rubbing his beard in frustration.
She took a deep breath "Said if it continues, something called preeclampsia or eclampsia will develop and it can cause me to have seizures or have a stillbirth and he didn't know what else he had to tell me for me to take it easy. Said my blood pressure is through the roof. I need to be on bed rest. No work, but I can still cook and clean and stuff."
He nodded "I spoke to him. He said it was a threatened miscarriage."
She closed her eyes and swallowed hard "I'm sorry" she whispered, her voice cracking.
Jax kissed the side of her head again and wrapped his arm around her shoulders "Don't be sorry. But now your ass is mine- all day."
"I can't even pick up my boys."
"At least for a little while. Once you get better, you can go back to normal."
She rested her head on his chest and wrapped her arm around his waist "How was your meeting?"
"Good. Thought I'd have some time to rest before driving four hundred miles back up but I gotta remember I'm not married to someone who takes it easy."
"They had a new tech- some dick. Do you know he said 'I've never seen someone so hell bent on refusing doctors orders, you'd think you'd get the hint the last time'. I'm almost glad you-"
"He fucking said what?"
"I know. Once I heard the heartbeat, I was okay. But that's what got me upset."
Jax knew he'd be making a pit stop before heading to the garage the following morning, but remembering the doctors words to not get her worked up rang in his ears. "You hungry?"
She chuckled and squeezed his waist tighter "God yes."
