Mackenzie's eyes widened as she looked at the box in Jax's hand. She took a couple deep breaths and bit her bottom lip. Jax smiled and took her left hand, planting a soft kiss on the top of it. He looked around the room as his smile faded.
"What is it, Jax?" She asked, concerned with what must be going through his head. He looked back at her and shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Mack. Not here. I don't want you to get this in a fucking doctor's office. We can go on an actual date or something, hell we can just get out to the parking lot." The four walls started to feel like they were closing in around him. Ever since the battle Abel had been through, Jax had detested doctor's offices. Mackenzie kissed him briefly on the cheek as the door opened and Jax slipped the box back in his kutte.
"Ms. Bradshaw, I have your appointment all set and ready. It's going to be tomorrow morning with Dr. Kalowski. They're office is just down the hall, ok?" Karen said with a big smile as she handed Mackenzie the appointment card. Jax flashed the nurse a grin as he and Mackenzie stood to follow her out of the office.
"Ms. Bradshaw, do you have an insurance card I can get on file?" The clerk at the window asked. Mackenzie bit her lip and shook her head. The clerk frowned a little, punching some keys on her keyboard.
"Just send us the bill, darlin." Jax said, rubbing the small of Mackenzie's back. He could feel her loosen up, but just barely. They headed back to their car in silence. Mackenzie looked out of the window as Jax pulled the car out onto the road.
"What's going on in that pretty little head of yours, babe?" Jax asked after a few more minutes of silence. Mackenzie sighed and turned from the window. She didn't trust herself not to look at him, so she just looked at his hand that was intertwined with her own.
"Jax, I need to get some type of job. You've been paying for the last hospital stay and I know that shit's not cheap." Mackenzie said with a sigh as Jax snapped his head forward to focus on the road. She had a feeling this wasn't going to go so well.
"It doesn't matter if it's cheap or not, Mackenzie. You've been too hurt to get some job and now you're pregnant. I'm not sending you out to work when you're carrying our child. Maybe when the kid's older. For now, no." Jax said with as little emotion as possible. Mackenzie looked over at him and narrowed her eyes.
"Jax, I'm pregnant. I'm not dying. Plenty of women work during their pregnancy." Mackenzie snapped at him. Jax glanced over at her and caught her glare. He rolled his eyes and looked back at the road.
"Okay, Mackenzie. Say I was okay with you getting a job. What do you have experience in?" Jax said with a smartass smirk that irritated Mackenzie.
"I know where you're going with this, Jax. I can get an entry-level job somewhere. I mean, I have experience in the service industry." Mackenzie said stubbornly. Jax put the car in park in their driveway and hurried around to her side to open the door. Once they were in the house, he flung the keys on the counter and turned to look at her.
"Seriously? The only two jobs you've told me about were you being a cop and you dancing on some bar while you were in college. Which one you referring to as service?" Jax asked with that same smartass grin. Mackenzie threw her bag down on the counter behind him.
"I was a bartender, Jax. Dancing was only part of the job. Who the hell are you to judge me for doing that in college? Your best friend's wife is a porn star, you fucking own part of the porn studio and you've got whores swarming around your club day in and day out." She said, realizing her voice had gotten louder with frustration. Jax sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
"Mack, if I wanted a porn star or a croweater, I wouldn't have asked you to marry me. I get that you did it to put yourself through school, but I don't want you around a bunch of drunks. Baby, why can't you just let me take care of us for a while? After the kid comes, you can start lookin' for something if that's what you really want." Jax said, wrapping his arms around Mackenzie's waist and pulling her closer to him. She wasn't done with the conversation, but she didn't feel like fighting with him, not today.
"So, are you going to call your mom or should I?" Mackenzie asked with a grin as she kissed him on the neck. Jax laughed and shook his head, his eyes lightening now that the argument had at least paused.
"She can wait. I want this to just be our news for a little bit. You feel okay?" Jax asked with a soft voice. Mackenzie nodded, resting her head on his shoulder. "Good, we're going to dinner tonight."
Mackenzie looked down at the faded jeans and Counting Crows t-shirt and looked back up at him in horror. He laughed and let her go, slapping her playfully on the ass as she went to go get ready. He flipped open his phone and dialed Gemma.
"So, what'd the doctor say?" Gemma rushed as she answered. Jax looked up at the ceiling and took a beat.
"We've got to see a specialist in the morning. She's gonna be okay, we're just taking it all in right now." Jax said, omitting any actual news.
"Oh, god, Jackson is it cancer?" Gemma said frantically. Jax cringed at how dramatic and anxious she was being. He sighed.
"No, Mom, she's fine. Look, can you keep the rugrat tonight? I want to take her out to dinner and we've got to be at the specialist's pretty early." Jax said, hoping to throw Gemma into another topic.
"Yeah, that's no problem, Jax." She said, Jax silently thanked her for not pushing the subject. He took a deep breath.
"If you aren't too busy could we have a family dinner tomorrow night? We kind of want to announce something to everyone." He said quickly.
"She's gonna be my daughter isn't she?" Gemma said excitedly. She didn't wait for his response. "Whole family will be there. Eight tomorrow." With that, Jax heard the phone disconnect. He shook his head with a smile, knowing that Gemma was going to kill him for keeping this from her until then.
Mackenzie looked up from the hair straightener as Jax walked in and took his clothes off and hopped in the shower. She was almost tempted to join him, but really didn't want to undo the war she was waging with her hair. She hummed to herself as she finished her hair and moved on to her make-up. She watched Jax through the mirror as he got out and grinned over at her.
"Sittin' on the dock of the bay?" He guessed at her humming. She smiled and nodded as he kissed the top of her head before going into the bedroom to get dressed. She felt herself tighten as she yearned for him just from the sight of his muscular, tattooed back walking into their room. She finished up her make-up and headed out, stopping dead in her tracks as she saw Jax in khakis and a red and black plaid shirt. He had his hair combed back and was just tying his shoe when he caught her looking at him.
"We share a closed, darlin. You know I have other clothes." He said with a laugh. She knew he was referring to the blue jeans and t-shirts he normally wore, with the occasional hoodie or faded flannel shirt. This was an entirely different look than she was used to.
"I know, I just thought they were there for show." She said with a grin before going to her side of the closet and flipping through her own clothes. She settled on a black, form fitting dress with lace sleeves and a pair of thigh high black boots. As Jax zipped the dress up for her, she shrugged.
"I might as well wear it while I can." She explained with a smile. He bit his lip, almost considering bending her over the bed and ditching dinner all together. He made a tough call and took her hand, leading her out of the bedroom and towards the front door.
"If we stayed in there another minute, we'd never make it to dinner." He said, looking his woman up and down again before groaning quietly and grabbing the car keys. Mackenzie paused at the open door and raised her brow.
"Jax, aren't you forgetting something?" She asked, motioning to him. He looked down and realized she was referring to his kutte. He grinned and shook his head.
"No, babe. Tonight's just us. No club." He said, guiding her out towards the car with his hand on her back. She felt light and happy as they rode to the restaurant chatting about how to tell Abel and if it was going to be a boy or girl.
They were seated at a table for two in the Thai restaurant in Lodi she had mentioned she'd wanted to go to a couple weeks ago. She looked around and noticed, for once, people weren't staring at them. Of course, the waitress gave Jax some extra eyeing and a group of guys looked her over, but there were no fearful or intimidated stares.
"Mackenzie?" Jax said with a smile, pulling her attention back in. She smiled and turned back to him. "I know we've only been together for a few months, but that doesn't stop how I feel about you. I love you, Mackenzie Bradshaw. I'll do anything to protect you and keep you happy. I'm so happy we get to add to our family and love that you've taken Abel on as your own. You're an amazing woman, baby." He took her hand and slipped a ring onto it with a smile. She felt tears well up in her eyes as she looked down at it.
"Jax, this is too much!" She said, leaning forward and getting a closer look. It was set in white gold or platinum, which meant that he paid attention when she'd avoided wearing anything yellow gold. The metal hardly mattered on the ring since you could barely see it. There was a oval cut diamond surround by smaller diamonds in an ornate design which even continued around the band, leaving only a small bare metal section on the bottom.
Mackenzie looked up, still shaking her head as she smiled over at him. He was smiling brightly as he took a drink from his soda. She felt the weight of the ring on her finger, noticing that it left little room between her hand and finger joint. She knew it was too much, but knew better than to hurt Jax by refusing it.
"I love you, Jackson Teller. You've made me the happiest woman by bringing me into your family and now I get to give you even more." Mackenzie said as a tear escaped and rolled down her cheek. He grinned at her as the waitress sat their plates in front of them. The grin faltered a little as he looked down at his plate and raised his brow at Mackenzie.
"It's pad thai, you'll like it. Trust me, baby." Mackenzie said with a giggle as she picked up her fork and started eating her pad see eau slowly. She raised her eyes over her fork and watched him taste some of his food hesitantly. His face was priceless as he smelled it and then ate it. She watched as his eyebrows raised in pleasant surprise and he shrugged before eating more.
Dinner was mostly quiet, due to Jax noticing how hungry Mackenzie was and the fact that his mouth was on fire from the spice. Once he settled the bill, they headed back home. Jax flew down the highway at highly illegal speeds as he enjoyed the sound of Mackenzie singing along with the radio.
After kicking off her boots in the bedroom, she rolled to her side and grabbed Jax by the waistband of his pants and pulled him on the bed with her. He smiled as he tangled his fingers in her hair before kissing her deeply. She moaned softly, causing her mouth to open as Jax slipped his tongue into her mouth and rolled it softly with hers.
His hand moved down to her thigh, where he pushed the bottom of her dress up around her hips. He broke their lips apart and kissed her bare chest, nipping softly as his hand wrapped around and gripped her ass. Mackenzie ran her hand through his soft, blonde hair and let out a small gasp as he slid a finger beneath her black, lacy panties. He smiled against her skin as he pulled her back off the bed with his less occupied hand.
"Baby, you are fucking sexy in this dress, but it's getting in the way of what I want now." He growled as he unzipped it before letting her lay back. She pulled her arms free of the sleeves and raised her hips, letting him pull it down and off of her. "That's better." He said with a lusty smirk.
Mackenzie worked on unbuttoning his shirt as he ran his hands up her waist and to her breasts. She bit her bottom lip and bucked her hips a little as Jax took one of her perky nipples into his mouth and ran his tongue in circles around it. She shoved his shirt open and ran her hand down his rippled chest, pausing slightly on the scar above his hip. She had wanted to ask him about it, but the feel of her panties being yanked down distracted her.
Jax traced his fingers up from her warm, wet opening to her clit, making her moan long and quietly. She felt her bottom jaw go lax in pleasure as he slipped a ringed finger into her, enjoying the cold metal of his SO ring against her sensitive skin. "Oh-h-h, god Jax," she moaned, feeling herself building up more and more. She was on the brink of complete release when he pulled out his finger and put it in his mouth as he undid his pants with his other hand.
"Jesus Christ, Mackenzie, taste so good baby." Jax said as he sucked the warm, sweetness from his finger. He kicked off his shoes and threw off his pants and boxers before rejoining the eagerly awaiting woman he had in the bed they shared. He was almost aching with desire, but he longed to taste more of her. He ran his finger between her wet lips and licked it off his finger as she watched with wide eyes.
Normally Jax would have already been waist deep in her by this point, but Mackenzie noticed he was taking his time. He gripped her inner thigh and pushed it down on the bed, opening her more to him. She watched as he bent his head down and ran his tongue between her lips and around her sensitive, swollen clit. He moaned against her as he slipped two fingers into her and massaged the spot he knew she loved. She couldn't hold on any longer, exploding around his fingers and he massaged her with his tongue.
Jax smiled as he felt her tighten around him as she called his name loudly. He let her just barely catch her breath before sliding his dick into her dripping body. Her breathing quickened as he moved in and out of her, slowly at first and then quicker and deeper.
"God, baby, you're perfect. Mmmm yeah, like that." Jax moaned as she rotated her hips in little circles. She felt the oncoming of another orgasm just before he groaned and grabbed her waist, slamming her onto him as far as possible. Both of them panted as they reached the peak together. He leaned his head back and looked at the ceiling as he caught his breath.
"Damn, Mack." He said with a wicked grin as he kiss her mouth before rolling out of her. She smiled as she watched him walk into their bathroom, loving every minute she saw his back piece.
He finished cleaning up and came back to bed. She smiled up at him sleepily as she climbed out of bed to tend to the mixture of her and Jax threatening to run down her leg. She barely made it back to bed after washing up before she fell asleep. Jax chuckled as he covered her up and pulled her closer to him.
He set the alarm on his phone before turning on his side to face Mackenzie's back. He wrapped his arm around her, resting his palm on her stomach with a smile as he drifted off to sleep.
I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone that has followed, favorited, or reviewed this story :) I hope you all love this update as much as I do. I'm sorry if there are mistakes, I was to excited to update and my proofreading detieroratesat around 5:00 am. Goodnight all lol :)