Chapter 98

Tinsley and Jax were sitting on the bed watching tv when the doctors finally came back. When Jax realized who was coming in, he bombarded them with questions.

"Can I go home for the love of god?" Asked Jax.

"Good to see you too Mr. Teller" said Dr. Grissom, the cardiologist who had been handling Jax's treatment.

"Yeah, yeah. Answer the question" said Jax.

"Jax, don't be rude" said Tinsley.

Jax looked at Tinsley and evidently the death stare she was giving him was enough to make him realize he needed to calm down and hear the doctors out.

"Sorry. I'm just ready to get out of here" said Jax to Dr. Grissom.

"I understand that. And we're ready to get you out of here." Said Dr. Grissom.

"Do you have his results doc?" Asked Tinsley.

"I do. According to all the tests we have been able to preform, it looks like the heart issue was brought on by the anesthesia. According to Mr. Teller's blood work, he metabolizes pain medication at a different rate than most. Usually that's brought on because of a low body fat to muscle ratio. That being said, Dr. Keller and myself are fine with you going home although we're going to want to follow up with you in about six weeks to do a repeat EKG just to make sure nothing changes." Said Dr. Grissom.

"That's good news" said Tinsley.

"So I'm going home right?" Asked Jax.

Tinsley cut her eyes at him again. She understood he was ready to go but Jesus Christ, his impatience was being to work her nerves.

"Yes, Mr. Teller. We feel safe letting you go home. That being said, you will have some dietary restrictions. Until we do a repeat EKG in six weeks, I'm going to need you to limit the amount of red meat and processed foods that you eat. I'm recommending that you eat mainly chicken or seafood, and as much fresh fruit and vegetables as possible. As far as the ankle, remember, no weight can be put on it and it can not be submerged in water until the stitches come out. You will need to wash it with a damp cloth 3 times a day but do not add any type of antibiotic ointment. The body needs to heal in its own time. It looks like Dr. Keller has your appointment to have the stitches removed for 3 weeks from now as long as the skin healed nicely. " said Dr. Grissom.

"Done" said Jax.

"Do you have any questions?" Asked Dr. Grissom.

"None." Said Jax.

"Actually, I do." Said Tinsley.

"Sure Mrs. Teller." Said Dr. Grissom.

"This is a very personal question and please done think we're sex fiends but will Jax be ok to have sex?" Asked Tinsley, blushing from ear to ear.

"I'm not here to judge anyone. I don't see why you two shouldn't be able to have intercourse as long as the leg doesn't impede him in any way" said Dr. Grissom.

"Ok. Thank you" said Tinsley.

"If that's all, I'll go start your discharge papers" said Dr. Grissom.

"Thanks doc" said Jax.

"Yes, thank you so very much for taking such good care of my guy" said Tinsley.

"It's been a pleasure. Now let's get you two home" said Dr. Grissom before walking out of the room.

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Immediately after the doctor left the room, Tinsley began working on packing up the few belongings that she had Jax had at the hospital. After packing everything into the small overnight bag she had brought, she helped Jax slip into a pair of black swimming trunks and slipped on a flip flop on his good foot.  She then helped him into a white SAMCRO T-shirt and then helped him into his kutte.

"I look like a goddamn poser" said Jax as he took in the outfit he was wearing.

"I think you look sexy as hell" said Tinsley.

"No one, and I mean NO ONE wears flip flops and a fucking kutte." Said Jax.

"Keep complaining. I'll leave your ass locked up here in this room. This is the best I can do. Take it or leave it" said Tinsley.

"Whoa, not need to make threats" said Jax.

"Then shut up and deal with it. If you don't want to wear the kutte, just take the damn thing off" said Tinsley.

"Why are you being like that Tins?" Asked Jax.

"Like what?" Asked Tinsley.

"You're being snippy." Said Jax.

"Oh that? I don't know. It could be because you acting like a fucking baby. I'm doing the best I can here Jax. I figured you would want to wear your kutte when you got out of here. Excuse the fuck out of me for having to pair it with swimming trunks and a flip flop. You would think you would be a little appreciative." Said Tinsley.

"Baby, I am. I know I'm being hard to deal with and I'm sorry." Said Jax.

"Is this how it's going to be? You complaining about everything? If so, I'm leaving you right here. I'll come visit but the nurses can take care of you" said Tinsley.

"Jesus, I'm sorry Tins. Don't leave me here. I'll try to be better about all of this" said Jax.

"Good. And I'm sorry for being so bitchy. I don't like hospitals either, I'm ready to sleep in our bed, and I'm ready for a good home cooked meal." Said Tinsley.

"I know. Come here" said Jax as he patted the edge of his bed.

Tinsley walked over to the edge and had a seat careful not to bump his ankle.

"I'm sorry baby. I really am. I know this must be extremely hard on you." Said Jax.

"It's not that babe. Yes, I'm exhausted but I wouldn't trade our life for anything in this world. You and the kids are my whole entire heart." Said Tinsley.

"So what is it babe?" Asked Jax.

"I can't seem to stop thinking about the what if's. What if I had been in that office? What if the kids had been with me? What is your mom or Clay or any of the other guys had been in there? I wouldn't know where to even being to love a life with the kids or our family in it" said Tinsley.

"You think I don't wonder that too? I'm just glad I went to get the car seats that night and not you. I thought I heard a ticking when I walked in so I grabbed the seats and ran like the reaper himself was chasing me" said Jax.

"I know" said Tinsley.

"If you and the kids had been in that office, they would have just had to kill me because there is no life with out you all" said Jax.

"I know. And that's what I felt that night. When I couldn't find you, I just knew you were inside the burning building. I thought I was going to have to live my life without you in it. I thought I was going to have to raise our kids without their father because some fucking jackass blew you up. I want to find the miserable son of a bitch thag did this and kill him myself for the stress he has caused us. And let's not forget you dying on the operating table. Ohh, and the icing on this shit-tasting cake was Detective Booth and Deputy Hale. Booth called me again last night asking more questions. According to him, there aren't any new leads but he believes I know something but I'm just not telling it. I swear to go Jax, I have no clue what the fuck happened in North Carolina with that douchebag that was working with Mason. Hale still thinks I'm responsible for Tara's death even though they have video evidence of Kevin entering and leaving her room. He thinks that I have something over Kevin and made him kill Tara as a way of keeping my mouth shut about whatever it is that I supposedly know about Kevin. The whole fucking shit is a mess. Needless to say, the stress of the last few days is starting to catch up to me Jax." said Tinsley as tears ran down her face.

Jax grabbed Tinsley's hand and brought it to his lips. He wanted to take all the pain and stress away but he knew nothing would do that until all the things causing her stress was taken care of. It hit him then that we wouldn't be able to help the club search for the son of a bitch who blew up the office, he didn't know where to begin to help with the clusterfuck that happened in North Carolina, but he knew he could have a word with Unser about getting his over achieving deputy under control.

"I wish I could help find the person who did this. I wish I new what happened in North Carolina, and I wish for once, Hale would realize that SAMCRO isn't the bad guy. He's had it out for us since he was a damn rookie. Hell, before that. He hasn't liked me since the 2nd grade. But don't worry so much about Hale. I'll call Unser and tell him to put deputy dog on a short leash ." said Jax.

"Won't involving Unser make things worse? Won't Hale only get worse?" Asked Tinsley, trying and failing to hold back the tears.

"I don't think so. Unser is still the cheif of this town. Hale works for him. If he doesn't do what Unser tells him to do, Unser will just fire him. Between me and you, Unser is tired of his high and mighty attitude anyway" said Jax.

"I don't want to see the guy get fired" said Tinsley.

"Then he better do what Unser tell him" said Jax.

Before Tinsley could say anything else, the door to Jax's room swung open and in walked a nurse holding Jax's discharge papers

"You guys ready to go?" Said the nurse.