--Four--
The next morning, Jax went over to Gemma's on his motorcycle. When he got there, he parked it in the drive way. Then he walked inside the house and saw Gemma in the kitchen.
"Hey, Jax."
"Hey, Ma… is Rox awake?"
"Yeah, I think she's in the shower and Kaitlin is playing video games with Clay."
Jax chuckled then went into the play room. He was leaning on the door frame trying to hold in his laugh.
"Having fun children?"
Clay looked up at Jax, laughed, and said "Yeah, tons of fun."
"Daddy, I'm beating grandpa."
"Good." he said laughing and sat down in the chair.
"So, what are you doing today, Jax?" asked Clay.
"Me and Rox are taking Kaitlin to the hospital to see Abel."
"Who is Abel?" she asked.
"Abel, is your little brother." said Clay.
"I have a little brother?" Jax nodded. "Cool… I've always wanted a little brother. Can I have a little sister too?"
Clay started laughing, then Jax said "Um, we'll see…So, when Mommy gets out of the shower, we will take you to go see him."
Kaitlin nodded and said "Okay."
Ten minutes later, Roxanne walked into the game room wearing blue jeans, a white tank top, and white DC's shoes.
"Hey, Jax."
He looked up at her, smiled, and said "Hey." his smile turned into a frown when he saw more bruises on her as well as a few more tattoos.
"Katie… come here, so you can brush your teeth." Roxanne ordered.
"Okay." Kaitlin said getting up following her into the bathroom.
"Did you see more bruises on her?" asked Jax.
"Yeah… find out who he is." Jax nodded.
A few minutes later, Roxanne and Kaitlin came into the room. Kaitlin jumped into Jax's arms with a big smile.
"We're ready Daddy."
"Okay… let's go then."
"Hey, Jax… we got a meeting later." said Clay.
"Okay." he said walking out of the room with Kaitlin in his arms. "See you later, Ma."
"Bye, guys." Gemma yelled from the kitchen.
They walked outside, Jax was walking over to his motorcycle. Roxanne shook her head and laughed.
"Um… Jax, you can ride in my car. Unless riding in a car will cramp your style."
"Funny… okay." he put Kaitlin in her booster seat and Roxanne showed him how to buckle her up, then they got in the car, and Roxanne drove off.
As Roxanne was driving, her phone rang. She picked up from the center console, then answered it.
"Hello?"
"Where are you?" said the person on the other line.
"What do you want?"
"You, to come back… you took my daughter away from me."
"She is not your daughter… I gave birth to her way before I met you... And you know this."
"I'll get her back… just like I will get you back."
"You need to leave me alone and stop calling me."
"I'll see you soon." then the phone went dead. She hung up her phone and threw it back into the center console.
Jax saw a tear come down the side of Roxanne's cheek. He wiped it away and said "Rox, who was that?"
"I'll tell you later, we have listening ears in the car."
Jax nodded, then rested his hand on Roxanne's thigh. Then she rested her hand on top of his and gave him a weak smile.
A few minutes later, she pulled up to the hospital. Roxanne got out, then unbuckled Kaitlin. Jax picked her up in his arms and held Roxanne's hand all the way to where Abel was.
They walked in the NICU, into Abel's room. Kaitlin was looking at him, then she said "Daddy, why is he in there?"
"Because… he's sick right now. Him being in there is helping him get better."
"Oh… okay." They didn't notice that Tara walked inside the room. She was looking at Jax all funny and wondering who the little girl he was holding in his arms. "How long does he have to stay in there, Daddy?" Tara's jaw dropped.
"A little bit longer, then when he is all better, he can come home with us."
Tara cleared her throat, making all of them turn around and look at her. "Um… Jax, this is a hospital and only family is supposed to be in here… this isn't show-n-tell."
Roxanne laughed trying to control her anger from knocking Tara out or something. Jax still had a hold of Roxanne's hand and could feel her tense up.
"Okay… well she is family. This is my daughter." Roxanne just smirked at Tara. "And if I want her or Rox in here, then they will be in here."
Tara had a kind of shocked look on her face, then she said "Excuse me… I have patient's to attend to." then she walked out of Abel's room.
"Wow… she took that rather well." Roxanne said with a laugh.
Jax looked at Roxanne in her eyes and said "Well, she needs to realize that… me and her will never be."
"And why is that?"
"Because, you came back into my life and I'll do whatever it takes to get you to trust me again." he gave her a soft kiss on her lips.
"We'll see, Jax."
He nodded and said "Ready to go, Kaitlin?"
"Yeah… we should let Abel rest. When can I see him again, Daddy?"
"Maybe tomorrow or something."
"Okay." she leaned on the incubator, put her hand on it. "See you later, Abel." Jax put Kaitlin down on her feet, then all three of them walked out of the room.
Tara walked up to Jax as they were leaving. "Jax, can I talk to you for a second?"
Roxanne could tell by the way Jax was looking at Tara, that he was annoyed with her.
He looked over at Roxanne and said "I'll meet you two in the car." Roxanne nodded.
As they were walking away, Kaitlin turned around and said "Hurry up, Daddy."
As soon as Tara saw Roxanne and Kaitlin walk out of the building, she turned to Jax and said "How do you know that kid is yours?"
"I know you hate Rox, but don't do this Tara."
"Seriously, Jax. How do you know that kid is yours?" she asked again.
"That kid is my daughter."
"Why because Miss Perfect comes back and tells you she's yours."
He winced at her and said "What is your problem, Tara?"
"My problem is her lying to you about your so-called daughter… she slept with Hale remember?"
Jax gave Tara a funny look then said "Tara, I'm not doing this with you… just back off." then Jax left the building, got into the car, and Roxanne drove off.
It was silent for five minutes, then Roxanne said "Jax, if you are questioning if Kaitlin is yours or not, well don't. I wouldn't be here if she wasn't your daughter." He gave her that 'how-do-you-know' look. "Jax, I know Tara will do anything in her power or say anything to try to tear us apart and rip you away from me somehow, just like she did a long time ago… but either way, Kaitlin is your daughter. I wouldn't lie to you about something as important as this."
Jax put his hand on her thigh and said "I believe you, Rox."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Tara is just being Tara… just trying to start shit."
"Well, I'm telling you right now, Jax… she says anything to me or anything about or to Kaitlin, I'm going to knock that bitch on her ass, and you know I can."
Jax laughed and said "Yeah, I know you can."
"I mean it, Jax."
"I hear you." he said, then he looked back at Kaitlin. "Are you okay back there?"
"Yeah, Daddy… I'm okay."
Roxanne pulled up to Gemma's place and parked in the drive way. She got out to unbuckle Kaitlin as Jax was getting out of the car.
"Go ahead and go in the house with grandma… I'll be inside in a minute."
"Okay." she gave Jax a hug. "See you later, Daddy."
"Bye, kiddo." then Kaitlin ran into the house. Jax got on his bike, turned to Roxanne. "Who was on the phone earlier?"
Roxanne looked down and said "The Ex."
"What's his name and what did he want?"
"His name is Anthony Jones… he told me that he was coming to get Kaitlin and me… and that he'll see me soon."
"Does he know where you are?"
"I don't think so."
Jax lifted Roxanne's head up with his two fingers to look at him, he grabbed her hand, and said "He's not going to hurt you anymore."
"I hope not Jax… I don't want to have to leave you again and go into hiding or something."
"It's not going to come to that… now you have all the guys, including me to protect you." she nodded. "Do you trust me?"
"Yes, I do."
"Okay… let me and the guys take care of this… don't worry okay?" she nodded. "I'll be back later." He pulled her face down to his lips, then he kissed her for a few seconds. "You can trust me."
"I do, Jax." she smiled at him.
"Okay… bye, Rox."
"Bye, Jax."
She waved as he rode off on his motorcycle, then she went inside Gemma's house and plopped herself on the couch with a big sigh.