I'm not very good at writing hospital scenes so I apologize now if it sucks. Thanks everyone once again for the lovely reviews.

CHAPTER TEN: Hospital.

Lacey woke up with a pounding headache. Her face felt like it'd been run over. She winced as she looked around the room adjusting to her surroundings. She was in a hospital room. She heard the door open and close. She smiled a little seeing Gemma holding a bunch of sunflowers. They were Lacey's favorites. "Hey baby, how are you feeling?"

She tried to sit up. "Like I took a good beating."

"Don't try to move yet." Gemma pressed the button beside the bed for a nurse.

"How long was I out?"

"Three hours, give or take. You were in and out on your way here in the ambulance."

"Where are the guys?"

"They've been trying to find your jackass boyfriend."

"Ex-boyfriend." Lacey corrected her.

"You finally broke up with him?"

"Why do you think I'm in here?"

Gemma sighed. "Y'know they're going to kill him right?"

"He's not my problem anymore." She winced. Her headache was getting worse.

"Where is that stupid nurse?" Gemma frowned and went to press the button again when a nurse walked in. Gemma mumbled something under her breath. Lacey couldn't make it out but she knew it wouldn't have been nice.

"Good to see you awake Miss Rodes." She said as she walked over bed. "How are you?

"In pain." Was her simple reply.

"I'm going to go get you some pain killers and let your doctor know you're awake."

Lacey nodded the best she could.

"Could you also get a vase for these flowers?" Gemma asked as the nurse turned to walk away. The nurse nodded and left the room. Gemma looked back at Lacey. "She couldn't be more up her self."

"Nice nurses are a rare thing in this hospital. She was the nurse that my mom had when she broke her wrist. Mom didn't like her either."

"I can see why."

The nurse soon came back with the doctor and the pain killers. Lacey took the pain killers and let the doctor examine her while the nurse handed a vase to Gemma. "So what's the damage?"

"You have a large bump on your head, the cut on your lip and cheek, and you have bruises on your stomach, face and around your neck. You're extremely lucky there was no major blood loss and that your skull was not damaged." he told her putting her chart back on the end of the bed.

"My mom always said I had a hard head. When will I be able to go home?"

"There seems to be no sign of concussion but we'll like to keep you in over night just in case anything happens. If nothing does and all the scans and tests come back clear you'll be free to go home tomorrow afternoon," He smiled. "But you'll have to take it easy and do nothing strenuous."

"Okay, thanks Doc." she let out a yawn. Her pain was starting to ease as the pain killers were starting to kick in.

"I'll let you get some sleep. Press the button if you need anything." He walked out of the room with the nurse leaving Gemma and Lacey alone. Gemma sat in the seat next to the bed. It didn't take long for Lacey to fall asleep.

"How's she doing?" She recognized Jax's voice as she woke up from her sleep. She felt like she'd been asleep for a week but wanted to sleep longer. She kept her eyes closed not wanting them to know she was awake yet.

"Physically she's fine. The doc just wants to keep her in for observation just in case." Gemma answered him. "Have you found him?"

"Not yet. Clay and Bobby are talking to Unser. Chibs and Tig have gone back to the hotel."

"Do you think he's gone back to LA?"

"Don't know. He might be stupid enough to stick around here."

She heard Gemma sigh. "Maybe Lace will be able to tell you something."

"Do you have to talk so loud?" Lacey asked them after she opened her eyes to see them talking by the door to her hospital room.

"Sorry baby, we didn't mean to wake you." Gemma said moving towards her bed. "How are you feeling?"

"Better than earlier." she answered truthfully.

"Ma, could you give us a minute?" Jax asked Gemma. He was still standing by the door. Lacey looked over at him. His whole posture seemed tense except for his eyes. They were filled with more than one emotion. She could see the anger, the hate and the disgust he was feeling towards Jesse.

"I need to get something to eat. I'll bring you something back." Gemma said leaning forward. She placed a soft gentle kiss to Lacey's forehead before kissing her son's cheek and leaving the room. Jax walked over to her bed and sat in the chair Gemma had occupied when Lacey fall asleep earlier.

"What's going on?" Lacey asked as she slowly and carefully sat up, wincing from the pain her bruises caused.

"Nothing you should worry about."

"Could I help with anything?"

He shook his head no. "Just get better."

"I'm sorry I brought him here. When I said I was coming here for the wedding he demanded to come with me. I couldn't say no. He would've just followed me." She apologized looking down at her hand. She started twisting her ring around her finger. The ring would have been her mom's engagement ring if her dad had gotten the chance to propose.

Jax took her hand linking their fingers together. With her lying in a hospital bed injured, she still felt the same jolt run through her entire body. Her heart started to thump against her chest. She wasn't expecting the jolt from just over seven months ago to be there. "It's not your fault. You didn't know it would play out like this. That fuckin' asshole is going to get what he deserves one day."

She sighed. "I'm not even going to try and stop you guys because you'll still go after him. I don't even wanna know what you guys are planning to do."

"It's best that you don't."

"I'm gonna move back home. I dropped out of college last week because I was beyond failing. I'll put my two weeks notice in with my landlord and figure a way to get my shit out of the apartment."

"We'll sort out your shit and the landlord. Mom already said you can have your old room back."

"Have you lot been planning my return without me?" she joked.

"No, mom told me if you want to come home after what happened that you can have your room back." He smiled.

"Tell her I'll take it and thanks."

He stood up, still holding her hand and leaned over her, placing a kiss in the space between her eyes. His short beard tickled her face. "I'm glad you're okay."

"Me too." She gave him a small but genuine smile. Her first one since before her and Jax stopped talking for all those months that now felt like a life time ago.