CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR

Really wish I had thought of bringing Tara in as a witness...bitch fight in the court room? Tara flipping out finding out about the wedding and Abel's adoption? Hmmm...the possibilities that would have opened up.

Waking up in the morning I roll over and fall out of bed, Jax is pressed so tightly behind me that the movement to get away from his body heat has me hovering on the edge of the mattress. My hand blindly slaps out and finds his arm but my fingers skid across his skin as I topple over the edge.

Landing on the floor with a thump I end up hitting my elbow on the bedside table and my foot on the car seat insert that's beside the bed. "Oww. Fuck that hurt."

Jax's head appears over the side of the bed "What ya doin' down there babe?"

Narrowing my eyes at him I get up slowly "I fell out of bed, you kept pushing closer to me and I ended up on the floor."

Jax chuckles at the indignant expression I know is on my face, which lasts till I stalk through to the bathroom and close the door as Abel wakes up with a scream "He needs a diaper change and a bottle." I say through the closed door, grinning at Jax's groan of frustration "Then he could do with a bath, but you'll do that won't you baby. I'll order breakfast when I'm done in here and we can eat in the room. Let D know so she can pass it on?"

I don't wait for a reply, knowing that he'll do what I've asked seeing just the night before he'd told me I needed to ask him when I wanted him to do things for me.

I'm showered and walking around the room in my robe 25 minutes later as splashing and giggling from Abel comes through the cracked bathroom door, the splashes followed by Jax's groans and the giggling followed by his deep laugh that makes me smile without even knowing what it is that's made him laugh.

The knock at the door startles me out of my thoughts and I drop the last piece of today's outfit on the bed "Baby breakfast is here." I call, opening the door and letting the person pushing the room service cart in. The plates are covered but I know exactly what's on them, silently handing a folded note over as a tip I push the door, leaving it slightly ajar behind him, crossing to the bathroom "Baby. Breakfast is here."

Jax looks up from where he's sitting on the edge of the bath and nods "Apparently Abel loves water."

I nod, giggling at the bottom of Jax's jeans which are saturated with water "Yep. And he loves to soak whoever's bathing him. Didn't you get in with him? It makes it easier?"

Jax frowns "Didn't think of that. Do I have clean clothes?"

I roll my eyes "Of course you do. Give me wet and wiggly and I'll get him dried and dressed while you have a shower, food will stay warm."

By the time I have finished drying, powdering and dressing Abel in a pair of plain black shorts and a Lynyrd Skynyrd shirt I'd picked up for him in Sturgis Jax is out of the shower and back in the main room, pulling on clean boxers and jeans. "What's for breakfast?"

Lifting the covers Jax groans with the tray of the tiny pastry's that the hotel makes under one of the covers "You have to make them one day."

I roll my eyes, lifting the other covers off the other two plates laden with scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, sausage, tomatoes and a rack of toast that sits between the two plates. The stewed apple I'd requested is steaming lightly and I frown at it.

"What's wrong?"

"The apple is for Abel, but it'll be way too hot." By the way he's leaning towards the table I can tell he's hungry and wants it.

Jax looks over at the tray "What about a banana?"

I shrug "I'm not sure, he doesn't normally like them, but I've never tried giving him a section of one."

Perching him on my lap so I can keep an eye on him Jax peels the banana and breaks off a piece of the end, holding it out towards his son. Abel looks at it curiously for a second before grabbing hold of it and lifting it into his mouth. Gumming on the end of it he settles back against my arm happily holding the chunk of fruit. "Guess that worked." I say with a chuckle adjusting myself in my chair so I can reach my plate.

Abel finishes the banana while the apple cools but midway between my plate and my mouth his little hand grabs a bit of egg off my fork, sticking it into his mouth before I can react. Looking up at Jax I frown "I'm not sure if he should eat egg yet."

Jax shrugs pulling his phone off the table "I'll ask D. She'll know." The quick conversation that follows ends with him laughing. "She doesn't remember but thinks that Kenny started eating eggs at about 18 weeks."

"Abel's only 16 weeks though, and he did have that issue with his tummy." I reply and Jax shrugs telling me to ring the paediatrician if I'm that concerned. I consider it for about 5 seconds, but decide that the tiny bit he's had probably won't hurt him. Telling Jax as such he nods in agreement.

"Trish will tell you if anything goes wrong anyway." He reminds me with a grin "What's on the agenda for today?"

I shrug, eating slowing as I talk "Charlotte is pretty sure today will be the last day of the trial, we're relocating to the house after today's session regardless but she's only got another 3 people she could call to the stand and each of them is only there for a very specific reason."

"Who?"

"The guy who employed Craig in Maine, Gayle and the ER admitting doctor from the hospital in York." I tell him, picking up one of the mini croissants and poking a strip of bacon in the end.

"Gayle's the shrink?"

I nod, taking a bite of the bacony goodness. Pulling the bowl of apple towards myself I finally start feeding some of it to Abel now that it's not letting off huge pillows of steam, he starts making happy noises as he eats.

I can't help but laugh at him and look over at Jax "You know you make the same noise when you eat sometimes?"

Jax shakes his head "I do not."

"Do too."

"Do not."

"Do too."

"Do not."

"Does not what?" Donna's voice comes through the door as she pushes it open.

"Listen." I pick up another spoonful of apple and guide it into Abel's mouth where he makes the same happy noise in the back of his throat.

Donna laughs and looks at Jax "You do that!"

Jax shakes his head "Do not."

"Sorry bro, you do." Ope says, joining us in the room through the now wide open door.

Before either of us can reply the twins have run into the room talking full speed "Guess what Aunty S and Uncle Jax." Kenny says, bouncing into the middle of the bed.

Jax grins over "I know. You found the answer to unlimited free fuel."

Kenny shakes his head.

I snort "You figured out how to get your dad out of bed before 11 in the weekends."

Ellie laughs and shakes her head.

Jax winks at me "Your mom learnt how to bake a triple layer chocolate upside down cake with banana and vanilla?"

Kenny shakes his head sliding off the bed "No silly. But yum. Mommmmmm." Kenny turns to his mother "Can I have chocolate cake?"

"Not for breakfast. Now, what were you going to tell Aunty S and Uncle Jax?"

Kenny frowns for a second "Oh yeah. Trish said today we can go to the statue of lib...libe...liba. That big lady."

Jax chuckles "The Statue of Liberty?"

Kenny nods "Yeah, and she said when we've been there we can go to the ice cream store. But we have to go on a boat to get to the big lady."

Opie chuckles, lifting his son onto his knee and snagging an apricot Danish at the same time "He's been going on about it since he woke up."

Donna sits down at the other chair and nods "Ellie hasn't been so much, but I think she's just as excited." Ellie nods her head furiously looking at the Danish in her dad's hand.

Lifting the plate off the table I pass it over to her smiling as it takes her a minute to pick a chocolate filled Danish. Looking up through her eyelashes she thanks me softly handing the plate back. Kenny takes less time, picking up a blueberry Danish while I'm still moving the plate towards him.

"Mom! Did you not feed them?" I say to Donna with a snicker as she lifts the last croissant from the plate with a shrug.

"I did, but the cereal and toast I ordered obviously wasn't as good. Everyone went the room service breakfast route this morning."

"Yes we did." Derek's voice from the door makes me turn my head "But we've got 10 minutes before we have to leave. Trish and Joe have gone to get the cars and Amy is about 15 minutes away to help with the kids."