"Lass, I can't stay with you tonight?"
"Why?"
"Happy is staying with you tonight."
"And?"
"I don't think it's a good idea for me to stay. We haven't told you're brother, Clay, or Gemma..."
"Fine...whatever."
She pulled away from him and walked into the kitchen, turning her back on him hiding her emotions. He followed her, pulling her into his arms again, cupping her face, and kissing her.
"Good night Lass! I'll see you tomorrow." He kisses her one last time before he walked out. She heard him talking to someone on the porch and there was a knock on the door. She opened her door and found Happy waiting to be let in.
"You can sleep on the couch or up in the guest room."
"I won't be sleeping!"
"Suit yourself. Help yourself to anything in the kitchen. Good night!" She climbed the stairs in a foul mood because Fillip wouldn't or couldn't stay.
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She woke up at two when her phone rang. "Dr. Teller. I'll be there in twenty minutes."
She climbed out of bed and quickly dressed. She ran down the stairs Happy stood up and looked at her.
"I have to go out on a call."
"Where to?"
"I have to go help a horse deliver a foal." She wrote the address for him on a slip of paper and handed it to him.
"You can ride with me."
"I'm not riding bitch on your motorcycle. I'm taking my jeep, you can ride with me or follow me! I have a bag I have to take. Deal with it!"
"Give me your keys!" She handed him her keys, pick your battles she thought.
She grabbed her purse, yanked on her boots, she grabbed her jacket, and walked over to her clinic. She went in and flipped on the light and packed her bag, she climbed into her jeep and headed to they Zoodie Ranch.
It took longer then she had expected, Jax picked Happy up in the truck at six. Opie was waiting for her at the gate of the ranch when she left at ten.
"Headed home Gen?"
"Yes." She pulled into the drive and headed straight to the clinic. Her receptionist Glenda met her at the door with a cup of coffee.
"Thanks Glenda, what do I have today?"
"I re-scheduled most of your appointments from this morning for this afternoon."
"Do I have time for a shower?"
"You have thirty minutes."
"Awesome!" She ran across the yard and into the house. She ran up the stairs and took a quick shower to wake up, and changed into fresh clothes. She headed back over to the clinic. Opie stopped her on her way back.
"Aren't you going to sleep sis?"
"No, time. I have appointments all afternoon."
"Did you eat?"
"No, time for that either." Opie gave her a disapproving look. "I'll grab something between patients." She ran into the clinic to get on with her day.
She ended up lying to Opie and not eating at all. She didn't get finished with her last patient until six pm, she looked at her watch and realized it had been twenty four hours since she had last eaten. She started across the yard when she remembered that Jessie and Mark had left early and she needed to do the evening chores so she walked over to the stables to take care of the horses. She had two of the four stables cleaned when the first wave of dizziness hit her. She ignored it and started working on the third, she heard the rumble of a motorcycle and that's the last thing she remembered.
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Opie greeted Chibs as he parked his bike against the fence. "I thought Jax, was going to be here tonight?"
"I told him I'd come out tonight." Opie looked at his brother and smiled but didn't say anything. They heard the horses making noises in the stable. "Is she in the house?"
"She went into the stables awhile ago?" They both went into the stables to look for Gen.
Midnite was stomping his hooves and shaking his head back and forth and whining. He'd back up from the door, and lay down. Chibs looked into the stall.
"Christ Gen!" He pulled open the door and scooped her up in his arms, carrying her out of the stall. He checked her pulse, it was weak. He checked her over and didn't see any injuries. Opie pulled out his phone and called 911, he then called Jax and told him to meet him at the hospital.
The sound of sirens disturbed the quiet night, Chibs was trying to revive Gen. "Come on Lass, open those eyes." The EMS arrived and started taking her vitals, they took her blood sugar, 55. "Let's get D5 started, and get some glucose under her tongue."
She slowly started to come around, her eyes fluttered open. She started to sit up, the paramedics and Chibs stopped her. "Dr. Teller, we are going to take you to St. Thomas, to be checked out."
"I'm fine. I had a busy day, starting at two am, and I didn't eat. I'll be fine once I've gotten some food."
"Lass, you're going to the hospital."
"Fillip, I'm fine!"
She started to get up again, and felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up and saw Opie glaring down at her. "You didn't eat after you promised me?"
"I didn't slow down, I didn't have time."
The paramedics asked her when was the last time she ate. Chibs and Opie were both starring at her waiting for her to answer. She quietly whispered "Last night." She closed her eyes afraid to open them. "I did have a cup of coffee." That didn't help matters.
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"Dr. Teller, I'm Dr. Parker...How re you today?"
"I've been better."
"According to what you told the nurse, the last date of your menstrual cycle was last month?"
"Yes, the beginning of the month."
"Do you realize, your late?"
"I've been under stress, I just moved...started my own business..."
"We did blood work Dr. Teller, you're pregnant. According to our calculation about four weeks. Congratulations. The nurse will be in to discharge you."
Shit! Shit! Shit! How in the hell did this happen? Gen knew how it happened, but seriously, how did it happen? She didn't even how Fillip felt about her really, and now this. There was a knock on the door and Tara waled in the exam room.
"How are you feeling Gen?" Gen was starring off into space. "Earth to Gen, come in Gen." She looked up and noticed Tara standing in front of her.
"I'm freaking fantastic!" She said with a sarcastically.
"You don't look so good. What gives?"
"Sister secret?"
Tara looked at her and raised an eyebrow. "Of course!"
"I'm pregnant." Tara hugged her.
"Really? Who?"
"Again...secret?"
"Of course!"
"I mean it!"
"It's safe with me Gen!"
"Fillip."
Tara sat down in the chair next to Gen's gurney. "How long have you been together? Does Jax know?"
"Awhile and only you know about us. Only you know about the baby."
Another knock on the door and the nurse popped her head in. "Are you ready to go Dr. Teller?"
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"She's always has someone with her." Tucker reported.
"Then you're going to have to wait until her guard is down!" Replied Patrick
"Then people she's with, they're a pretty serious group. I wouldn't want to mess with them!"
"Genevieve, is a very independent women. She'll eventually get tired of it, feel safe, and that's when we'll get her."
"I hope you're right."
"It's just a matter of time. Tucker, trust me!"
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Tara pushed her out into the waiting room where her family was sitting, they stood up when they came out. Jax came forward and squatted in front of her.
"Sis, you need to take better care of yourself. No more skipping meals!"
Gen glared at Opie and Chibs sticking her tongue out at them "Tattletales!"
Gemma stepped forward and hugged her. "Come over and eat dinner tonight."
"Mom. I'm tired and want to go home and go to bed. But thank you."
"Little girl you need to eat!" Clay laid his hand on her shoulder.
"I followed the ambulance here in Gen's jeep, I'll see her home and make sure she eats."
"Thank you brother!" Clay hugged him. Jax looked and him and started to say something but Tara stopped him.
Chibs took the wheelchair from Tara and pushed Gen to her jeep, and drove her home. She was lost in thought, with her eyes closed. Chibs took her hand in his and kissed it.
"You scared the life out of me Lass. When I saw you lying there in the stall not moving. That horse could have stomped and killed you."
"I'm sorry I worried you."
"Jax is right, you have to take better care of yourself!"
"I promise I will, from now on."
He drove up her drive and parked in front of the house, she got out of the jeep and was hit by another wave of dizziness. Chibs caught her around the waist.
"Easy, Gen."
"I'm fine." He lifted her up into his arms and carried her into the house. He laid her on the couch, and ordered her to lay down and rest while he made her supper. She must have been more tired then what she thought because she feel asleep. He woke her up with gentle kisses. Her eyes popped open, he caressed her face.
"Wake up Lass! It's time to eat! He placed a tray on her lap, he had made an omelette and toast. "I want you to eat all of it."
She ate most of her dinner. "I just can't eat any more, I'm full!" She tried to get up and take her dishes to the kitchen, he pushed her down on the couch.
"I told you to rest."
"I think I'm going up stairs and take a bath." She walked up stairs and rain her tub full of hot water and filled it with bubbles and sank down into the tub. The water was turning cold, she stepped out and dried off. She reached for her pjs and went to lay down, she felt Chibs climb into bed with her a hour later. He pulled her into his arms and kissed the back of her neck.
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She woke up at two am, she got up and went down stairs. She pulled a quilt from the closet and stepped out onto the patio wrapping the quilt around her as she laid down in one of the chairs and looked up at the night sky. The door opened and Chibs stepped out onto the patio.
"What are you doing out here Gen?"
"Thinking."
He sat down behind her pulling her into his arms. "What has you fretting so early?"
She stood up and looked at him. "What are we doing?"
"Gen, it's two in the morning."
"What am I to you Fillip?"
"Lass..."
"Am I just a little gash to you..." He got up and jerked her into is arms and looked at her.
"You know better then that!"
"Do I? The other night you wouldn't stay because Happy was here. You were afraid because no one knows about us. So go tell Jax, Clay, my mother..."
"Lass, please...it's not the right time."
"Is there going to be a right time?" She slammed into the house and went up stairs and locked her bedroom door. He followed her and was surprised when the door was locked.
"Lass, please...talk to me."
She laid down and went to sleep. She had her answer, he wasn't ready to know about the baby if he wasn't ready to tell people about them.
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She didn't go down stairs until she heard his motorcycle ride away, she picked up her phone and called her brother.
"Good morning sis. How are you feeling!"
"I'm feeling good. Can you please call off the baby sitters?"
"Gen..."
"Jax...please? No one is coming after me. I will be fine!"
"Fine. But I will keep my eye out and if I think you're in danger..."
"Thank you!"
"We're having a party at the club tonight, will you come."
"Jax..."
"Come on sis...it's family!"
"Fine! As long as you call who ever is down stairs and tell them to leave."
"Deal!"
"See you tonight!" She ended the call and got up to start the day, after she heard the roar of a motorcycle.
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She had her last appointment at four, she had enough time to jump in the shower and head to TM for the BBQ. She had wished she hadn't promised to go, but she was a Teller and she tried not to break her promises. She was tired as hell, and she really didn't want to see Fillip. She pulled into the parking lot and backed into a parking spot, she walked into the club and Jax gave her a hug and handed her a beer.
"No, thanks, I'll just have a water."
"What's wrong with you? Have a beer with your big brother."
"I don't want one right now!"
Tara walked up and took the beer "Jax, she shouldn't be drinking after yesterday!" Gen mouthed a "Thank you" To Tara and walked up to the bar and got a bottle of water, her head was throbbing so she walked outside and sat on a picnic table. Opie sat down beside her, she leaned her head on his shoulder.
"What's wrong little sis?"
"Nothing, I'm just exhausted!"
He put his arm around her and gave her a hug. Chibs was still over at the garage glaring at the two of them sitting on the table. She drank the last of her water and was going to go in and get another bottle. She stood up and took a step away from the table when a wave of dizziness hit her and she started to fall. Opie jumped up and grabbed her before she could fall and hurt herself. Chibs came running across from the garage.
"Shit! What happened Opie?"
"I don't know, she was fine. Get Tara, she's inside."
Gen's eyes fluttered open and she started to sit up. "I'm fine!"
"Lay still, sis! Chibs went to get Tara!"
"No, I'm fine!" She pushed Opie away and got up and walked away. Jax came running out after her, he scooped her up in his arms and carried her back into the club house.
"Damn it sis!" He carried her into one of the dorm rooms and laid her on the bed.
"Jax, I'm fine. I just got dizzy. Stop over reacting."
Tara came in the room and said something to Jax. He left the room. "Are you okay?"
"I stood up to fast. No big deal!"
She laid there for twenty minutes before she got up and tried to leave.
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"I saw the way you looked at my sister last night and again today. Are you sleeping with her?"
"Jackie boy..."
"Just tell me..."
"No...I care for her, but not like you think."
"If you want a relationship with her it's okay!"
Gen stopped in her tracks when the door opened and her brother and Fillip walked out. Jax hugged her and looked in her eyes.
"You feeling better sis?"
"Yeah, I think I'm going to head home?"
"Let me get someone to take you?"
"No, I'll be fine!"
Jax walked off to find Tara. Gen just started at Fillip, he started towards her to he reached out to touch her arm, she pushed him away.
"Secrets and lies Fillip!"
