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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run

Chapter 299 Uneasy Love

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Scarlett watched Jax for a few minutes as he slept. She loved the sight of his blonde eyelashes resting against his cheek when his eyes were closed. She should be filled with the euphoria that new found love brings, but all she felt was fear.

Knowing the MC was violent and dangerous was a lot different than seeing the aftermath of that violence. She should have known better. Her mother had been a casualty of MC violence. This was why she and her father needed to destroy the Sons—to keep the violence from taking or destroying anymore innocent lives.

She wondered if there was any way that she could influence Jax to change the MC's violent path. It wouldn't be something she could do quickly. It would be slow work, but bringing down the Sons would also require slow work.

She was disappointed that she had fallen in love with Jax. She expected to be able to control her emotions like she did her hands. She could see now how foolish she was to think she could get close to Jax without falling in love with him.

Scarlett wanted to run away without Jax. Just go some place where she could figure out her life and what she was going to do. Instead, she and Jax were going away together and that was bound to lead to more mental confusion and potentially falling deeper in love with him.

Tara came by in the early afternoon. Jax had only been awake a few minutes. The drugs Scarlett had given him had really knocked him out just as she and Tara planned. Tara was worried that Jax wouldn't rest and he would rip open some of his internal stitches causing internal bleeding that could require him to go to the hospital.

She handed Scarlett a temperature taking device that is pointed at the forehead to take the temperature. Scarlett would need to monitor his temperature because that would signal an infection. So far, Jax's temperature was normal.

Tara was a doctor so treating Jax's wounds was routine. She'd also seen him naked many times when they were together. Jax had never experienced embarrassment in his life. Last night, Scarlett had been focused on Jax's life. Today, dealing with a butt and thigh wound was embarrassing to her.

He was only wearing a navy pair of boxer briefs and lying on his stomach. Tara had slipped them down on the left side to check his butt wound.

"See how clean the wound looks," Tara pointed out to Scarlett. "No puss or discharge, stitches neat and flat. These bandages are waterproof," Tara said pointing to a stack of bandages. Put them on his wounds before he showers."

"This is one of my fantasies come true. Two women staring at my bare ass."

"If you feel the need to hit him because he's being obnoxious, a nice slap to the back of the head doesn't leave a mark," Tara said.

Scarlett laughed. It was a ridiculous situation and some of the tension and embarrassment left her.

Tara pulled up his boxer briefs and then pushed up the leg to expose the bandage on the back of his upper thigh. She removed the bandage and carefully inspected the wound.

"That's healing well too," she said. "You have to stay vigilant though. Just the slightest odor and look could be a sign of infection. I pumped him full of antibiotics and the oral antibiotics will help too."

"How do you feel?" Scarlett asked.

"I feel good," Jax said.

Scarlett and Tara exchanged looks. He had been given a lot of painkillers last night too.

"You do know you can't ride your bike," Tara said.

"Yeah, I figured that out. How long do I have to wait?"

"At least until the stitches are out so five or six days. There are layers of stitches that will dissolve but those are the ones I'm worried about you pulling and causing internal bleeding."

"When are you leaving town?"

"As soon as the meeting's over. I'm not going to stay for the party."

"You think there's going to be a war?" Tara asked.

Scarlett looked surprised. She had no idea what was going on. Her mind had been so focused on Jax's wounds.

"What are you talking about?" Jax asked.

"Come on Jax. You got shot. The MC was on lockdown. I know all the signs. Scarlett gets an escort and I even got one to make sure I got home. There's a big meeting. All the signs are there."

Scarlett realized the signs were all there as Tara had pointed out, but she hadn't seen them because she didn't want to.

"I don't know. We're having a meeting before maybe we can find another way."

"I hope so. If any of the other guys get shot, don't come to me to fix them," Tara said. "I did this for you and because Scarlett asked. The other guys are on their own. I won't run the risk of losing my medical license and going to jail for any of the other MC guys."

"I understand and that's why I will be the model patient for you and Scarlett."

"Call me tonight and give me an update on Jax," Tara said.

"I will."

Tara left and Jax got up and redressed in his sweats. Sack was coming by to drive him to his house to pack and then to the meeting.

"What's going on? What is this about a war?"

Scarlett was about to get an even more eye opening MC experience.