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I sat on the doctor's table, awaiting the results of my pregnancy test. She has been gone for about five minutes. But it feels like eternity.
Then again, waiting to find out if you're going to be a mother for the second time, in prison nonetheless, it will make a woman's impatience get kicked into overdrive.
She came back in with a smile on her face.
"Congratulations, you're going to be a mother."
I just looked at her, not understanding why she would be so happy for me.
"I take it from your expression that this pregnancy wasn't planned."
"Who plans getting pregnant while they rot in prison?"
"Well, I'm going to start you on some prenatal vitamins. You're about five weeks in."
"I'm not keeping it."
"Why not?"
"Take a look around at where we are. We are in a fucking prison. I saw a woman get stabbed yesterday because she wouldn't give up her tater tots. It's better taking care of this now, then losing it in such a brutal way."
"You don't feel that way. Not fully, anyway."
"You don't know me."
"In a way I do. I saw you in the visitation room today. I saw how you looked at that newborn baby. And how you're touching your stomach right now. You want to be a mother."
I didn't realize I was touching my stomach at all till she mentioned it. I stopped rubbing my stomach.
"I'm going to let you think about your decision for a few days. Talk with the father first."
I got off the table. The guard outside cuffed my hands and brought me back to gen pop or whatever they call it. We made it to the other cells when another guard stopped the one I was walking with.
"She's moving to cell 26."
"Why?"
"Dr. Mason wants her moved to cell 26. The warden approved the request. "
"Okay, you got it. "
We stopped walking once we were in front of cell 26.
"Open on 26!", the guard yelled, making me jump as the cell door opened.
He unlocked my cuffs and I entered the small cemented room.
"You again."
I looked up to the top bunk. It was the woman I met in the cafeteria.
"Hi."
"I'm Michelle Warren. I didn't get the chance to introduce myself earlier."
"I'm Julia Carter. I wonder why the doctor moved me here."
"You're pregnant, aren't you? She moves all the pregnant women here. She knows I'm one of the only inmates here that won't hurt a hair on your head."
"Oh, okay."
I sat down on the bottom bunk.
"How far along are you?"
"Five weeks."
"Does the father know?"
"No. I'm not sure if I'm keeping it."
"You will."
"How so?"
"Regardless of where you are, you have that look in your eyes. The kind of look that shows you wouldn't hurt a fly. Especially to a baby growing inside you."
Gemma came over Jax's the next morning to bring over some groceries and breakfast. She unlocked the door and didn't see him in the kitchen or living room. She placed the groceries down onto the kitchen table and walked to the master bedroom. He wasn't in there either. The bed was still perfectly made. Her feet moved her to the baby's room.
Jax was sleeping on the daybed.
She quietly moved into the room and checked on Abel. He was awake, looking at the mobile hanging over his crib.
She picked him up and brought him in the kitchen with her.
The smell of pancakes and bacon woke Jax out of his deep sleep.
"Morning, " Jax said rubbing his eyes.
"Morning sweetheart. I brought you over some groceries and made some breakfast. How come you're not sleeping in your room? I bet it's a hell of a lot more comfortable. "
"It doesn't feel right sleeping in there without her. Thanks for bringing over some groceries. You didn't have to."
She wanted to reply to what he said before. But, talking about it will just make him hurt even more.
" Of course I do. I always have to care of my boys."
He smiled and grabbed a plate from the cabinet. The front door opened.
Jax and Gemma froze in place, Jax pulling the biggest knife possible out of the draw.
Felicia walked into the kitchen and jumped, dropping her purse.
"Jesus Christ, Felicia, you can't just come in like that," Jax stated putting the knife down on the counter.
"I'm sorry I didn't knock, but the news I have is incredible."
"What is it?"
"Julia is going to get out of this sooner than we think. We found the original video."
Jax's face lit up."
"Are you fucking serious?"
"Yeah, I posted a very generous award to all the folks in Charming to look through their garbage cans, having a glimmer of hope that the tape was still out there. And one man came up with the video tape. Whoever tried to frame Julia, is obviously an amateur and wasn't smart enough to burn the tape."
"Did you watch it? What did it show?"
"It showed Julia coming by the clubhouse like you said. Then around midnight, there was a man with a white mask breaking into Julia's car and planting the evidence in her trunk. Afterwards, it showed him breaking into the main office where he must've switched the tapes. "
Gemma's jaw dropped. This was the same asshole that raped her. These two incidents were connected. What if they wanted this? What if they wanted Felicia to find the tapes? What if once they find out who did this to Julia, Jax goes after him like he promised? What if something is going to happen to Jax? What if this whole thing is just one huge set up?
"Gemma, you okay?," Felicia asked, making Jax look at her also.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I just can't believe this is happening. She's coming home. When is the trial?"
"Originally, it was in about three months or so. But, I talked with a few judges, and they moved it up to this Tuesday."
Jax just hugged Felicia.
"Thank you. Thank you so much."
"You're welcome. We need to let Julia know as soon as possible. "
Jax was ready to take Abel.
"It's okay, baby. I can watch him."
Wendy's sister came home from work. Wendy was sitting on her couch, loading a gun.
"What the hell are you doing with a gun?"
"It's for protection. Look Amy, I don't want what I'm about to do to blow back on you. Just go out of town for a bit, okay?"
"Why? What the fuck are you going to do?"
"My life was ripped away from me. I'm just going to take it back."