Chapter 13- Rat

Jax leaned over and lifted Jade's tank top and rubbed and kissed her belly.

"Good morning son." He whispered to his baby.

"It's daddy." Jade smiled as she ran her fingers through Jax's hair as he continued to talk to his baby. He looked up at her and traced his fingers across her full lips.

"Have I told you today how much I love you?" Jade leaned up to kiss him.

"You just did." Jax leaned in to kiss her again as he rubbed her belly. Jade felt the baby kick against Jax hand and Jax started laughing and moved down to kiss her belly again.

"Hey lil' man…..You awake?" he asked.

Jade stretched out a little. "Yes…. he is defiantly awake. What do you want for breakfast?"

Before he could answer his cell phone rung. After he answered and listened to the person at the other end he looked up at Jade. Ah shit! Jade thought. She knew that look. It was club business and she probably won't see him the rest of the day. He hung up the phone and was about to explain. Jade put her hand up to tell him that was ok and just go. She will see him later. He leaned over and kissed her and was out the door in minutes.

Since it was getting late in her pregnancy Jade hired another License Clinical Social Worker to take her place at work for a while. When Jax was not around she spent most days with Gemma and Kim when Kim was off work. She also had a few of the guys come by and help set up the nursery. Tig had really come around to her and was helping out when he could. Piney was still being a stubborn old man but he was loosening up a bit especially after Opie dumped Lyla and him and Kim were an item. He could not deny how happy Opie was with Kim anyone could see it.

It was late afternoon when Jade pulled up to the garage with Abel to sit with Gemma. Gemma needed some major help with paperwork and Jade could not make heads or tails of what system they had in the office.

Jade noticed her father's car and wondered what he was doing here. He did not tell her he was coming into town.

Gemma met them outside to relieve her of Abel. As he was getting older he was becoming a handful and Jade could not keep up with him as much as she wanted being 7 1/2 months pregnant.

"Why is dad here?"

"You know baby I don't know. He would not tell me when I asked and believe me I tried to get it out of him but he is just as stubborn if not more so than me."

Jade looked back her father's car. Son's had to be in trouble if her father drove all the way to Charming without even a phone call to her.

Michael exited the club house just as Jax and two unmarked cars and a police van pulled up.

"What is going on?" Jade asked looking over to her father. He shrugged his shoulders as he walked over to her.

Jax got off the bike to kiss his son, hug his mom and kiss Jade.

"What's going on son?" Michael asked him

Jax shook his head.

"I don't know Mr. Monroe."

Stahl and a few agents got out of the cars.

"What does this bitch want?" Gemma asked to know one in particular. Gemma went to hand Abel to one of the crow eaters name Heather that Jade actually like. Something was about to go down.

Jade wrapped her arm around Jax waist. She did not have a good feeling. Clay walked up to Jax as Stahl walked to them and asked where Jimmy O'Phelan was. Jade knew the name as one of the Irish the club had dealings with. Why would he be here at the garage she thought as she tighten her arms around Jax. Jax looked down at her and kissed her forehead. She took off his shades and looked into his eyes. He had a look of worry. Stahl demanded for Jimmy O'Phelan again. For a few seconds everyone was quiet until Clay looked over at Tig and Juice and told them to get him. Jade looked at Jax.

"W...What the hell is going on Jax?" she asked again. Jax slid Jade's arms from around him as he walked with Stahl over to the garage giving her an evil eye. Juice and Tig pulled up the garage door, unlock the trunk of a car and pulled a bound and gagged man out of the truck. By the satisfying look on Stahl's face Jade assumed it was O'Phelan. Letting him out the trunk Stahl read him his rights.

"How did you know he was here? Clay asked.

Stahl slowly turned around and looked at Jax.

Stahl held up two blue folders.

"Because the prince of Charming made a deal." She told Clay.

"You stupid bitch!" Jax yelled at her lunging for her but two agents held him back. Now as smart as Jade pride herself to be she could not wrap her head around what was going on. Tig and the other guys starting yelling at Jax. Jade look over at Gemma who had a look of terror on her face. Bobby pushed Jax.

"You…You fuckin ratted?!"

"I did it for the club" Jax defended.

Juice also pushed Jax.

"You ratted Jax?!"

"I had to man. I had no choice. You see everything this club is facing!"

The club was laying into Jax and Jade began to feel dizzy. It hit her like a ton of bricks. Jax ratted out the club to Stahl.

"God no…" she whispered to herself. She put her hand up to her heart as she felt it was going to explode. This can't be happening. Gemma ran in-between Clay and Jax.

"Clay she made him do it…. It's not his fault. He's not a rat Clay." Gemma tried to reason with them. Michael seeing the chaos pulled Gemma away from the fight that looked like it was about to break out between Jax and the club. Jade stood frozen as Clay told Jax he was dead over and over. They began to cart Juice, Bobby, Happy and Tig away. Jax spitted in anger on the ground next to Stahl's feet after they exchanged some words Jade could not hear. Agents grabbed Jax to cart him away and he looked over at Jade. Just as he looked into her eyes their baby kicked her hard in her stomach and it brought Jade out of her trance.

"No!" she yelled as she ran up to Jax to hug and hold onto him. He could not leave her. He held her tight and she could not let him go.

"No Jax!... No!" she cried as the agent pulled Jax away from her. She covered her mouth to suppress the scream she wanted to let out so badly. She looked over at Gemma who was in tears and looked to find Abel to make sure he did not see his father being put in a prison van. Thank God Heather took him inside. While the sons were being searched Stahl signed what was inside the folders and handed one to Michael.

"Your clients will be out in three years and if they have good behavior they can be paroled in 14 months." She told Michael as he snatched the folder from her. Jade went over to wrap her arms around a crying Gemma as they watched the Sons being put in the back of the police van. Jade began to feel nauseous. As soon as the door shut on the van and she could not see Jax anymore she doubled over to vomit.

An hour or so later Gemma placed a cool, wet cloth on Jade's head.

'I'm….I'm fine Gemma." Jade told her pressing the cloth with one hand to her forehead and holding Abel in the other. Jade went home with Gemma and all three were laying in her king size bed. Tears still fresh on their cheeks they both sat in silence. Gemma took Abel out of Jade's hands so she can stretch out and lay down. There was a soft knock at the door. Kim walked in with two of the prospects behind her. One handed Gemma a letter and handed Jade one as well as soon as she could muster the strength to sit up.

"Um…..Jax wanted you to read this and then burn the letter when you are done." He told both of them.

They headed out the door. Kim walked over and gave Jade a kiss on her forehead after removing the cloth.

"You guys need anything?"

"I think we will be fine sweetheart." Gemma answered. Jade and Gemma opened and read Jax letter. In Jax scribbled handwriting he told the two women he loved that if they were reading the letter O'Phelan and Stahl were both dead and the club would be doing short time. He apologize that it had to be that way but he could not tell them as it would have made them both an accessory and the club voted on the decision. He told them he would never rat on his club or family and he loved them both. Jade and Gemma looked at one another with a sigh of relief. As Jade began to smile she felt another kick from her baby and the smile faded as she realize she would be giving birth without Jax by her side. She rubbed her belly. Gemma put her hand over hers.

"I will be with you baby. I love you."

"I love you too Gemma."

Jade tried as much as she could to make the trips with Gemma to the prison to see Jax. She was nine months pregnant now and long car rides were becoming extremely uncomfortable. She talked to Jax on most nights of the week as he made sure to call her collect whenever he could.

One morning she woke up with Gemma shaking her.

"Get up baby! We have to get down to the prison. Something has happen to Jax." Jade jumped up from the bed immediately regretting it as she was so sore. Neeta walked in with Abel.

"You ladies hurry up….. I got Abel. Take as long as you need."

Gemma must have brought Neeta with her. What could have happen to Jax? He was supposed to be protected in prison. The Mayans had made sure of it. Jade was shaking as she threw on some clothes, threw off her hair scarf to shake out her fresh coils she had Neeta twist for her last night and rushed out the door as fast as her nine month huge stomach would allow her. The ride to the prison seemed it took forever. Gemma had no idea what had happen just that the warden told her Jax was hurt. Gemma tried to remain calm as she chained smoke one cigarette after another. Jade rolled down the window and did not complain about the smoke as she knew Gemma was just as scared as she was. Trying to understand what could have happen she started to blame herself. Was it because of her that he was hurt? During visits she could tell that some of the prisoners were staring at them and even made threats under their breath. Jax reassured her not to worry as he would be fine. Well everything was not fine. He was hurt and she did not know the extent of his injuries. After passing security and a search Gemma and Jade received their visitor badge and was escorted to the infirmary.

Gemma and Jade both let out a collective gasp as they saw Jax laying in the infirmary bed with bandages under his left peck on his chest. Jade and Gemma ran up to him and Jade caress his face and Gemma inspected his bandages. Jax was knocked out from sedation.

"What the hell happen?!" Jade yelled at the doctor who was attending another prisoner in the room. The warden walked in and looked over Gemma and his eyes locked on the huge, obviously pregnant black woman raising hell at his doctor.

"Who is she? Family members only are allowed back here." He told Gemma.

Jade whipped her head back to look at the warden. She looked so angry he unconsciously took a step back.

"I'm sorry Mrs. Teller but…um..families are an inmate's legal spouse, parents and children, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents-" Gemma put her hand up to stop the warden from speaking further.

"This is Jax fiancée and she is with his child. So she is family."

Jade looked at Gemma did she say fiancée? Hey she was going to roll with it.

Jade walked over to the head of Jax bed and kissed him. She walked to the edge of the bed and pulled his chart. She looked over the chart using her eidetic memory she flipped through his medical chart and remembered everything she saw. She called her cousin Dr. Alison Mitchell to relay Jax chart to her. Alison gave her professional opinion and Jade flip the lid and became even more upset.

"He needs to be moved." Jade announced. "He is not getting the treatment he needs for his wounds Gemma."

"Says who?" asked the doctor and then looked at the warden ignoring Jade.

"Says Dr. Alison Mitchell." The warden was about to say something when the doctor grabbed his arm to shut him up. Yep he knew who her cousin was as she was one of the top surgeons in the state and well known for her publishing work in medical journals.

"I want him moved to Guilford Hospital now!" Jade demanded as that was the nearest hospital to the prison.

"That will take time." The warden told Gemma as he was set on ignoring Jade.

Jade was as usual getting emotional. She waddled up to the warden.

"I am going to sue you!"

She turned around and yelled to know one in particular.

"I'm calling my dad!"

Jade knew she was being a brat but she did not care.

"You just wait until I speak to my father. You will be out if a job!" she hissed at the warden.

"I want him move now!" she was in the warden's face not caring of the consequences. The warden clinched his teeth holding back his anger and remembering this black chick was part of the Sons.

"Fine….. only for 72 hours or until he gets better…. whichever comes first." Jade nod her head satisfied. She sat outside on the cold chairs in the waiting room waiting for them to move Jax and wait for Gemma to visit Clay and the other guys. Jade started to dial Gemma when she saw Jax being transformed to Guilford Hospital. He was still unconscious. She received a busy signal. She looked at her phone and did not see any bars on her cell. She figured it would not be any signal in this raggedy ass prison. As Jax rolled pass her in the bed his eyes slowly open. Jade rushed up to grab his hand. He smiled a faint smile.

"Hey baby…Was…. Was that you I heard yelling?" he asked faintly. Jade chuckled.

"Who else baby. You know how I can get" She told him. She leaned over to give him a kiss when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach that caused her to step back. Jax tried to lift from the bed to only see Jade double over holding her stomach.