Okay so I know you probably hate me with the cliffhangers but I guess I'm just evil like that.. Any way I just wat to explain a few things before we continue.. I said before that Wendy and Tara would be involved but this is a total Jax/OC. I wasn't a huge fan of the relationship between Tara and Jax on the show because I felt like in 10 years Tara deserved to be happy rather than with a psycho.. So she will be present and important in the story just not in the way you may think.. Wendy will be different too because Annie is supposed to be the light in the dark world of SAMCRO and she is supposed to be good so you'll see that come out as well. As far as a face claim for Annie I imagine her as looking like Michelle Keegan but that's just me! sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes. On with the story!

Chapter 7

Annie saw the expression on Jax's face and her gut told her that something was terribly wrong. "I'll be there as fast as I can." He turned towards her and started frantically looking around her kitchen "I uh…I need to go to.. um.. I need to go St. Thomas. Wendy OD'd and Abel's coming early." He started to gather his things quickly. Annie walked over to him and put both of her hands on his face and forced him to make eye contact with her "breathe Jackson… okay everything is going to be alright. Give me a minute to get the boys ready and we can all go together okay?" Jax just nodded his head and leaned against the wall in the entryway. It seemed like an eternity before he saw Aiden and Ryder coming down the hall carrying several pictures and a teddy bear "We made Able presents" Ryder spoke while showing Jax the pile of pictures. "He's gonna love them little man." Annie came down the hall as well and the four of them were off to St. Thomas.

Annie pulled in just behind Jax who parked his bike next to the entrance. The boys jumped out of the car and Annie held their hands while they walked into the emergency room. "I'm looking for my ex who just OD'd" Jax spoke gruffly to the nurse behind the desk. Annie placed her hand on his arm and gave him a look "We're looking for Wendy Case. She was brought in not too long ago she was pregnant." The nurse typed into her computer and turned toward them "Annie she's on the third floor they are currently performing surgery." "Thanks Claire." Annie and her guys made their way to the elevator. Once the doors were open Jax picked up Aiden and carried him close to his chest while Annie held Ryder. As they continued down the hall Annie felt his large calloused hand grab a hold onto hers and she squeezed his hand in reassurance.

Gemma couldn't help the smirk that came across her face when she saw the site in front of her. Jackson and Annie hand in hand with a boy in each of their arms… They looked like the perfect little family. She saw her grandsons squirm out of the adults hold and ran toward the Sons that were at the hospital. "Ma what happened?" Jax asked quietly while still holding Annies hand. "I went by to check on her… saw her on the floor..called 911" She took something out of her pocket. It was a small bag that Annie knew was used to hold drugs. "This was next to her." Jax took it from her and his nostrils flaired. Chibs and Bobby came over to them "Hey lass, hey brother.." Chibs spoke and both men leaned in to give Annie a kiss on the cheek. Jax held up the bag to them and Chibs took it and looked at the packaging "Hairy Dog..m looks like de Nords are sellin gain." Bobby shook his head "Looks like we need to pay them a visit." Jax nodded his head and walked toward his brothers that were waiting in the sitting area. Happy had both Ryder and Aiden on his lap. "Uncle Happy this is a picture of you!" Ryder exclaimed happily. "That is sick little man." The Killer rasped out. Ryder turned his attention to Jax "Where's Abel?" Just as Jax was about to answer a doctor came out asking for the family of Wendy.

Annie saw her walking down the hall and knew who she was. Tara Knowels was back in small town Charming. "Family of Wendy Case and baby Teller." Jax walked toward Annie and grasped her hand before turning to face the doctor. His eyes widened in surprise at seeing his first love back here in front of him. "Tara.. What the hell happened?" "Wendy was full of track marks and she OD'd, we had to perform an emergency c section in order to save both of their lives. Abel was born at 28 weeks and he has a tear in his stomach from the drugs and he was born with a congenital heart defect.." "The family flaw" Gemma spoke sadly. "Yes… we are going to go in and try to repair his stomach once he is stable. If that goes well we will try and fix the hear." Jax swallowed the bile that had risen in his throat. "What are the chances?" Tara hung her head and gathered her thoughts before rising to meet the eyes of the people standing before her. She couldn't help the tiny smile she felt when she saw Jax's hand holding Annie's in a vice grip. Tara knew how he felt about the young woman and was happy that he had her here with him. "The doctor says 20% and I'm afraid that's being optimistic."

Annie felt her stop. Abel… little baby Abel was already fighting for his life. Annie felt Jax tighten his grip on her hand and then release it as he clenched his hands into fists. She saw him start to pace like a caged animal and knew that he was going to explode. "If you want we can discuss a plan in my office…" "No. I got something to take care of, whatever you need… talk to Annie." Jax turned and started walking toward the staircase. Annie turned her head and saw her boys watching the scene intently as well as the other Sons that were here. Clay stood and gathered both of his grandsons in his arms and the started giggling. She watched Tara tuck the folder under her arm and saw Gemma run her hand through her hair from the stress. As the seconds passed… Annie turned back to watch Jax continue toward the stairs. "Jackson!" Annie screamed while making her way toward him. "Jackson… Jackson stop!" She yelled while reaching for his arm and spinning him around to face her. He turned toward her with a dark expression. This wasn't her Jax. This was the Reaper. On his way to collect on a debt. He didn't speak a word. "You cant just leave him. He needs you right now. Your son is fighting for his life and you want to run away? Let someone else handle Darby. Please." Annie pleaded with her eyes.

Jax took a deep breath and cupped her face in his hands. He placed a kiss on her forehead "I gotta do this Annie… I promise that I'll be back but… I gotta do this now." He kissed her forehead once more and she closed he eyes, knowing that it was no use to fight him on this. He turned away from her and headed through the door that lead to the exit staircase. Annie made her way back to the group of bikers who tried to act that they weren't eavesdropping on the entire exchange. "Well... Someone go with him!" Annie yelled at the group of men while throwing her arms up in the air. Chibs and Bobby both stumbled over their feet and made their way past the angry little woman.

It had been a long day but Aiden and Ryder were content with playing on the ground with their action figures. The guys had to go deal with business so it was just Annie, the boys, Gemma and Kip left at the hospital. Annie was worried about Abel and she was worried about Jax. Her mind was in overdrive when she heard Gemma speak. "You keep this family together baby girl." Annie looked at her with a confused expression. "Please Gemma, everyone knows you're the queen that keeps the kingdom running." Gemma chuckled. "No baby, you don't see it but… those guys…they all respect you... They know that you would do anything for them and that's why they would do anything for you. They see the way you are grooming your boys to be men and they see a light in you. You're the good, the constant, that they all count on. That's what's gonna make you a great Queen." Annie looked at her babies and had a small smile on her face. "I don't think I'll be Queen Gem… Im not even an old lady." Gemma put her hand on Annie's cheek "You're so much more than that." Gemma patted her cheek and stood up from the uncomfortable hospital chair. "Im gonna take my grandbabies to get some food. Do you want anything? Your mom said she would come take the boys tonight if you want." Annie shook her head "No I'm alright. I can't eat anything. Do you mind running by my place and getting their overnight bags? The bags are packed in their closets." Gemma gathered her purse "of course I don't mind baby. Call me as soon as you hear something. I think I'm gonna run by and clean up that house tonight." Annie kissed her cheek and thanked her for everything. Then she got her boys and covered them with kisses while they giggled. "I loooooove you guys so much! Be good for Grandma and Gran tonight okay?" Ryder cupped her face and tilted his head "We are always good mommy." "Yeah mommy, we are always good. You be good tonight." Aiden said with a point of his finger. Annie laughed and gave them one more hug before they left with Gemma.

Tara came back down the hall and sat next to Annie in the waiting area. "How is he?" "He's stable. We went in and fixed the tear in his stomach. If he does well tonight we will go in tomorrow to repair the heart." Tara had a soft smile on her face and gently rubbed Annie's back. "Thank you Tara." Tara shook her head and told her that it wasn't necessary to thank her. "Would you like to see him?" Annie felt her body jolt with excitement. "Yes." The two women made their way through the halls of the hospital and came to a stop at a large private room where Abel was being kept inside of an incubator. Annie looked at the room across the hall of the pediatric floor. She ran her fingers across the numbers of the door and closed her eyes while her heart clenched. The irony of the world was a real bitch. Abel was across the hall from the room where Thomas Teller died over five years ago. Annie shook the memories away and faced the door to Abel's room. "Abel is not going to die." She told herself. Tara wasn't aware of the history of the room and held a confused expression on her face. Annie bit her lip and looked toward the ground "Thomas" and pointed to the room. Tara nodded her head in understanding. Annie rubbed her hands together and gave Tara a smile. With that, the two entered the room and Annie felt tears fill her eyes. She walked up to the incubator and placed her hand on the glass "Hi baby." A few stray tears fell from her eyes and Tara felt that she was intruding on something personal so she saw her way out of the room.

While walking to the nurses station she heard the elevator chime open and out stepped her first love… the one and only Jax Teller. He looked at Tara for answers and she told him exactly what she told Annie. Jax hugged Tara close to him and asked if she could bring him to see Abel. She nodded her head and they started off toward the room "I can't believe you came back to Charming…" Jax chuckled. "I know but… I wanted the home town feeling ya know?" Jax nodded his head and for the first time noticed that Tara's ring finger was decorated in two rings. "I see it's probably not Dr. Knowels anymore" He said pointing to the wedding band. Tara smiled and shook her head "It's Dr. Martin actually." The two continued walking further down the corridors before coming to a stop. "Ya know.. I'm happy you found what you were looking for Tara." Tara gave him a warm smile "I could say the same for you." She said while pointing through the window of Abel's room. Annie was standing over Abel with a look that could only pass between a mother and her child. Tara gave Jax a pat on the shoulder and left him alone outside the room. He stood there watching for a few more moments before gaining the courage to open the door himself.