Chapter 28- Hangover

The first thing Jade felt was the construction crew pounding in her forehead. She opened her eyes to the sun streaming in her face.
"Oh…..God." she moaned. Her body felt like a semi truck hit her and then backed up over her body and ran over her again. Her mouth was dry and she needed water. She looked over and found Jax sound asleep next to her. How the hell did she get into bed? Just then, memories from the night came rushing back. Fundraiser, martinis, Tara, Marks, dancing, pissed of Kim, pissed off Jax, angry sex. Dear God help her. She could not believe she had drunk so much…wait Tara? Jade just thought about what caused her chain reaction of bad decisions, that cunt Tara and Jax talking to her and her date. She looked over at Jax again and wanted to push him out the bed. She will deal with him later. She needed water. She started to get out of bed but notice a glass, a pitcher of water and a bottle of aspirin on the nightstand. She smiled to herself, poured a glass of water, and took four aspirins. Jax stirred awake, rolled over and looked at her.

"How you feeling?" he asked with a slight smirk on his face. She shook her head.

"Not good." She sighed. Jax leaned over and got a cigarette; he sat up in bed and lit his cigarette. Jade hated when he smoked and he knew that.

'Jax….why did you talk to Tara last night?" she asked as she rubbed her temples. She wishes her headache would go away.

"Why were you hugged up on Marks?" he counter asked. Did he really try to throw everything back on her? This man was unbelievable.

"Don't put this on me Jax. You promise you would not talk to her ever again."

"I know what I promised Jade but she called me to the table."

"Yeah and you should have walked away. You owe her nothing."

"I was just talking to her; I was not on the dance floor grinding up to her." Jax argued.

"You are a piece of work you know that"

"Look there is nothing going on with Tara. She means nothing to me."

"That's a lie and you know it. She was your first love….you told me that. She will always have a place in your heart."

Jax did not deny it.
"Who do I come home to every night?" he told her as he stubbed out his cigarette after a few drags.

"Jax…it does not matter if you are physically here and mentally your mind is on her." Jax shook his head.

"My mind is not on her Jade. My mind is on my family, how to keep you safe, making sure I make you and my boys happy. My conversation with Tara meant nothing." Jade looked at Jax trying to access if he was lying to her. She needed to believe him. If she didn't her world would fall apart. Jax gathered her in his arms.

"Now promise me you will have no contact with Marks. I told you last night you belong to only me." Jade nodded as Jax lifted her chin to kiss her. As their kissed deepened, Jade became nauseous and she pushed Jax away.

"I think I am going to be sick." Jade jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom as soon as she could. She got down on her knees and promptly threw up in the toilet bowl. Jax got up and found her with her head in the toilet throwing up. She waived him away.

"Get out Jax! I don't want you to see me this way."

Jax ignored Jade, leaned over, and pulled her hair back as she continued throwing up. Jade started to shake and sweat as she hunched over the toilet. Jax rubbed her back.

"Try to get it all out baby." He told her as he grabbed lose strands of her hair to pull back out of her face.

"Anyone home?" they heard Gemma call.

Jade reached for tissue to wipe her mouth.

"Jax don't let the boys see me like this."

"Ok babe." Jax met Gemma in the boy's room. She put Nathan in his crib and Abel started grabbing toys out of his toy chest.

"Morning honey." She told her son as she planted a kiss on his cheek.

"Hey mom. How were the boys?" Gemma leaned over and kissed Nathan.

"They were angels. Where's Jade?"

"Her head is in the toilet. She had too much to drink last night."

"So it was that fun huh?" Jax shook his head no and told her about what happen last night.

"Shit…really?" Gemma asked.

"Yeah. Tara was there and Marks."

"Night full of ex's huh…I guess you guys didn't have a good time?"

"We did at first but the night went downhill fast."

"I'm sorry son….maybe next time."

Jax and Gemma heard Jade gag all the way from the bathroom. Jax sprinted to check on her. She was laying on the bathroom floor in a fetal position.

"Oh my God….baby get up." He tried to lift her up but she protested.

"The cold floor feels good." She moaned.

"Baby the floor is dirty…come on get up." She was limp as a ragdoll as he lifted her up. Jax was trying his best not to laugh at her. She so deserved this, she should have ate more of the dinner that was served instead of guzzling down drinks.

'It's hot!" Jade tried to push away from Jax. She was sweating a lot.

"Here get in the shower." Jax told her helping her peel of her wet t-shirt and shorts. He put the shower water on cool and helped her in. She sighed with relief as the cool water washed down her body. Jax knew she was feeling miserable but he could not help to admire her beautiful body. The memory of the sex last night played in his head and he started to get hard thinking of it. Jax quickly undress and got in the shower behind her. He picked up her conditioner she made and told her to lean her head back. He poured it in his hands and lathered her hair up and massaged it in her hair, Jade sighed as his expert hands scratched and massaged her scalp.

"Rinse." He told her when he was done. Jade pulled her head down and let the water rinse out her conditioner. Jax wrapped his arms around her waist, kissed her back, and kissed the light scar on her shoulder. He grabbed her shower puff, poured her shower gel on it and rubbed her body down with it. Jax reached over her and grabbed the showerhead to rinse her off.

After all the soap was rinsed off, Jade stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel for her and Jax. She smiled at him.

"Thanks for taking care of me." She told him as he pushed up against her, both bodies naked and wet.

"That's what I do…Jade. You know how much I love you." Jax leaned over to kiss her and she pulled away.

"Ugh…Jax no I didn't brush my teeth yet!" she tried to pull away but he held pressed against her.

"I don't care." He told her leaning in again for another kiss. Jade yelped, ducked, and tried to run to the bedroom. Jax grabbed her arm and they both slipped from the wet floor and fell down on the hard bathroom floor. Checking to see they were both intact they both fell into a fit of laughter. Gemma came rushing into the room after hearing a crashed, found Jax, and Jade both naked on the bathroom floor laughing. She quickly shut the bathroom door. She saw way too much than she needed to see.

Jax sat on his bike waiting for Pope and his crew to show up. They were meeting to go over the details of their new deal since the club voted it in. As soon as Marks stepped out of the car, Jax was in his face.

"Don't you ever contact, speak, touch or even look at my woman again."

Marks did not step back and stood toe to toe with Jax. Marks was trying hard not to knock this white boy down to size. He could not believe Jade was with him. Chibs and Bobby rushed behind Jax to give him support if he needed it.
"I can do what I damn well please." Marks told Jax. Jax scowled at him and told him to leave Jade alone. Pope got out the car to break them up.

"She didn't seem too happy the other night Jax. You sure you are keeping her happy?" Pope asked Marks to settle down as him and Jax got in the car. Pope notice Jax face was red. He really was pissed. He really did care for Jade.

"I'm sorry about that Jax." Pope told him.

"You need to keep him away from her Pope."

"Marks is his own man Jax….but I will see what I can do." Pope assured him.

Jade stopped by the garage with the boys to see Gemma, on her way carrying them to the office, a young woman with dirty blonde hair exited the office and stop short when she saw Jade walk up with the boys. Jade smiled at her and said hello. The woman looked like she had seen a ghost.

"Are you alright?" Jade asked her. The woman nodded and rushed to her car. What was that about Jade thought.

"Knock on the door for grandma." Jade told Abel. Abel knocked as loud as he could and Gemma opened the door to scoop him in her arms. Jade rolled Nathan's stroller in the office and sat on the couch.

"Who was that lady who just left?"

Gemma looked at her for a few seconds before answering.

"She's the junkie whore who gave birth to Abel." Jade wanted to shield Abel's ears.

"Gemma don't talk about his birth mother like that." She whispered. Jade sat back to recall what the lady look like. She remembers Jax telling her that Abel's mom name was Wendy. No wonder she looked the way she did when she saw them. That was probably the first time she has seen Abel since giving birth.

"What was she doing here?" Jade asked.

"Letting us know she was back in town and wants to see Abel." Jade could tell Gemma was livid. Jade in all honesty did not see a problem with it. Abel was going to ask who his mother was eventually. It's not like she could say she was his biological mother.

"She looked pretty healthy. Is she clean now?" Gemma nodded.

"She does not deserve to know him Jade. She almost killed him."

Jade shook her head at Gemma.

"Gemma she was sick. I think that is up to Jax." Gemma sat back and sighed. She did not want that cunt in their lives.

"Are they in church? I brought Jax something to eat."

"Not that I know of. I got the babies. He should be in the clubhouse."

Jade grabbed the Tupperware full of Jax's lunch and headed into the clubhouse. It had been awhile since she had visited the clubhouse and she saw a few new faces. She assume they were the nomads Jax told her about.

While walking through the club she felt uncomfortable with the stares she was getting from the nomads. As she walked past them she heard one of them say nigger. Jade stopped and look over in their direction.

"What did you say?" she shouted at them. Bobby got up from his stool once he realizes Jade was in the clubhouse and went over to her.

"What's going on sweetheart?" he asked as he took her hand protectively.

"Someone just called me the N word." She told him. Bobby's face immediately reflected anger.

"Who said it?" he roared as he got up in one of their faces. Frankie stepped back from Bobby with his hands up.

"We didn't say anything Bobby." He told him trying to calm him down.

"This is my niece and your president's old lady. You will show respect to her at all times. Do you hear me!" she shouted at them. The three nomads nodded in agreement. Jade lifted her chin up not to show how upset she was, rolled her eyes at the nomads and followed Bobby into the chapel where Jax was sitting alone looking over some papers. He looked up when she entered and smiled his ever-dazzling smile at her. He got up to hug and kiss her.

"I brought you some lunch." She told him sitting the plate on the table.

"Thanks babe I was starving."

Bobby cleared his throat to get their attention.

"Jade you going to tell him or me?"

"It's nothing Bobby." She told him.

"No…it's not nothing Jade."

Jax looked concern. "What's going on?"

"One of the nomads used a racial slur at her."

'What?!" Jax charged out the chapel to confront the nomads.

"What the fuck did you call my old lady?!" Jax yelled at them getting in their face.

"We didn't say anything I swear." Frankie told him. Jade could see he was lying and so could Jax. Jax pulled back, punched Frankie in the face and full good measure punch Go Go and Greg the Peg.

"If I find out you ever disrespect her again, I will beat all three of you to a bloody pulp. Do I make myself clear?"

"Crystal." Frankie answered back. Jade looked back at the nomads as she walked behind Jax back to the chapel. She could tell by their expression and hateful look at her that Jax might have made things worse. Jade sighed as she shut the chapel door. She did not want any more drama.