Okay guys, we are up to chapter 7! Enjoy!
I stepped on the break in my car, coming to an abrupt stop in front of the courthouse. I grabbed my heels that were sitting next to me on the passenger seat and slid them on. I turned the car off and got out. I skipped a few steps at a time to reach the main doors faster. I pushed them open and saw Felicia standing in the hall.
"Where the hell were you? You're over forty five minutes late," she stated looking at her Rolex.
"I'm sorry, I.. just got caught up," I replied, trying to catch my breath from rushing.
Felicia looked her over. Her hair was damp and her shirt was buttoned unevenly. She smiled brightly at her best friend.
"What?"
"Work things out with Jax?"
"If you must know yes," I finished buttoning my shirt.
She let out a high screech causing a few guards to look at her.
"I gotta go in."
She grabbed my arm.
" No way. I'm doing this. If you step into the courtroom looking like that, the judge will eat you alive."
I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. You just gotta explain it to your father."
"Deal."
I went into the bathroom to fix myself the right way. I grabbed a few paper towels and started draining my hair. I threw the paper towels away and just looked in the mirror for a good minute and smiled.
Jax was finishing getting dressed when he heard the front door open.
"Jax?"
Shit.
Wendy.
He rolled his eyes.
"I'm in the bedroom."
He watched as her shoes glided across the carpet which brought her to stand in front of him. She smiled and when she was close enough, she entangled her arms around his waist.
"Hey, baby."
She went to kiss him, but he turned his head and kissed her on the cheek.
"Hey."
"You still pissed at me?"
"Look Wendy, we need to talk."
"I know we do."
"Wendy, this isn't working between us anymore."
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about. Our relationship has turned to shit."
"Why, just because we fight sometimes?"
"Sometimes? All we do is fight. We aren't happy anymore."
"Please tell me you're not saying what I think you're saying."
He removed her hands from his waist and walked toward the closet. He grabbed a bag at the bottom of the closet.
"We should go our separate ways."
"Where the fuck is this coming from?"
"This was a long time coming , Wendy. I'm just the first one to say it out loud."
Wendy just shook her head. Her eyes found a phone on the dresser.
She knew it wasn't Jax's or hers.
"Does this belong to the bitch you're leaving me for?," showing him the phone and throwing it on the bed.
He turned away from the closet and looked at the phone on the bed. Fuck it. Why should he lie about it?
"Yeah, it's hers."
"Looks like it's just going to be me rasing this baby by myself," Wendy huffed underneath her breath, though she made sure Jax still heard her.
His eyes widened.
"What?"
"I'm pregnant. I got the test results right here."
She took her pocketbook off her shoulder and reached into her bag. She held up the doctor's document in her hands.
"It's yours."
I gave Felicia a ride back to the firm with me.
"So, how was it?", she asked breaking the silence.
"Amazing, " I responded with a cocky smile.
"God, I miss that. When the relationship first starts, and all you wanna do is have sex and eat."
I laughed, and noticed my dad walking our way.
"Felicia, can you give my daughter and I a moment alone?"
"Uh.. sure."
Felicia went to her office and my dad lightly pulled my arm. He finally let go of it when we reached his office.
"I heard you were over a half hour late to a hearing today."
"Yeah, I was. Sorry."
"Julia, what's going on with you?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're never careless about your work."
"Dad, it was one time. It'll never happen again, okay?"
I turned around to leave.
"I'm not finished."
"Of course you're not."
"Close the door."
I did so and sat in the chair on the other side of his desk.
"What's going on with you and Jax Teller?"
"What?"
"Don't bullshit me, Julia. I saw the way you two looked at each other when you first came back."
"Dad.."
"Julia, I know he probably said he loves you. But, you're blind to what he does now. The town talks."
"So?"
"Julia, he's a criminal along with the rest of that club. Don't sell yourself short and settle for the first guy that says he loves you."
"You don't know anything about him."
"I know him well enough. Once he pulls you into his world, you won't get out. I'm just afraid what will happen to you once your eyes become unclouded."
"Dad, I'll be fine. We done?"
It angered him that she didn't take him seriously. She hasn't been around long enough to know who he is.
"Yeah, we're done."
"Thank you."
"Shut the door on your way out."
I did what he told me and started walking to my office.
"Look, I know Julia Carter works here. If you don't tell me where she is, I'll kick your scrawny ass!"
I looked down the hallway and saw my worst nightmare has just landed in my lap.
"Wendy, what can I do for you?"
Wendy turned toward the direction I was coming from.
"Do you get off on spreading your legs for married men?"
The office went silent and eyes were all on Wendy and me.
"I'm sorry?"
"You know what I'm talking about. You seemed to forget something when leaving our house today," she spat, throwing my phone at my chest.
"Thanks, I was looking for that."
"Jax and I are starting a family. We don't need some black bitch panting after him while we raise our child, okay?"
My mouth went agape, my eyes slightly widened from the verbal bombshell.
Seriously? She's pregnant?
"You two might be having a child, but you're not starting a family. He picked up his divorce papers while I was at the courthouse."
She moved herself closer to me.
"Wendy, how bout I'll make you a deal? If he comes home to you tonight, then I'm gone. You two can be one great big happy family. But, if he comes home to me tonight, you can bet that this black bitch is sticking around."
"What, you got nothing else to say, Wendy?"
"I'll be damned if I let a nigger raise my child as her own."
And that was it.
My fist connected with her face, making a loud smack. She immediately held her eye that was already turning red.
Felicia broke away from the crowd.
"It's best if you leave, sweetheart."
Once she was gone, everyone in the office clapped.
"Damn, girl. I knew you still had it in you."
"Thanks, Fe. But, what if he does go back to Wendy because of the baby?
What a fucking day. My hand was killing me due to me punching Wendy. But in all honesty, it felt so damn good. It was close to ten o'clock when I left my office and headed home. My heart sank to my stomach as I neared the house. There's a fifty-fifty chance he won't be there. I smiled as soon as I pulled up in the driveway.
The chopper was there.
Jax was sitting on my steps having a cigarette and he had a big black duffel bag next to him. I got out of the car and just went right up to him. He stood up, and I just wrapped my arms around him and buried my face into his chest.
"You're moving in with me?"
"Yeah."
"I'm glad I gave you permission, " I replied in a sarcastic tone.
"Is it too fast?", his face looking worried.
"No, it's just the right speed."
"God, I think you were the only highlight of my day."
"That makes two of us, babe."
We pulled away at the same time and shared a tender kiss.
"How was your day otherwise?"
I searched through my key ring for the house key and opened the front door.
"Eventful. Your wife came and seen me today. She had very colorful things to say to me today. She told me you two are having a baby."
I just couldn't tell him I punched her in the face. I wasn't sure how he would react.
"Yeah, we are."
"Congrats."
"Really?"
"Yeah. You said you always wanted kids. And I'll be supportive of you being there for your kid. "
Jax studied her face. There was definitely something else bothering her besides this shit with Wendy.
"What else is wrong, Jules?"
" Jax, my dad fired a warning shot about you. The club. "
"Yeah?"
" Do I need to be worried?"
"No. You're safe with me."
He grabbed his duffel bag from off the porch and came inside with me.