“Still dodging your brother, I see?” I ask Skylar, and she scoffs, “He is not my brother,” and I look at her with a raised brow. She sighs, knowing she can’t deny it, especially when Anna keeps snapping at her every time she refuses to call him the title. I understand why—I really do—but it’s not fair to keep turning Blade away, especially not for her…
“Okay, he is but he also had a much better life than me,” she says, and I chuckle making her stick her tongue out at me knowing I’ve seen right through her.
“Anna ensured your life wasn’t as bad as it would have been. Don’t go blaming Blade and mentioning excuses that only meant something for about a month after finding out you had a brother,” I say to her, and she sighs, “Sometimes, I hate how much you know…”
I snort, “You mean everything you told me?”
She sticks out her tongue out again, making me smile before she looks at Hudson and admits, “I don’t blame him, Ives. I’m envious, yes. Brick wanted him but not me, and I get it. Brick was a dirty dog, but still, the first memory I have is him screaming at my mother…” She looks at me, “And you know what happened after that meeting when I said I wanted to get to know my family…”
I wince because yeah, I know, and if it wasn’t for Anna, things right now would be extremely different.
I sigh. “Just give him a chance and soon,” I say, and she nods.
I think it’s more out of fear of being rejected why she won’t get to know him now despite having people in her corner telling her otherwise and the crap with Fury doesn’t help, the way they began their relationship only for him to break her heart and don't get me started on the Anna situation.
I shake my head and focus on Hudson before a thought comes to me. I look at Sky and ask, “Why does Blade think Anna is the reason you two are not talking?”
Skylar smirks and replies, “Oh, you know the tales of jealous club girls and brothers wanting to believe the worst in someone after they try their hardest to get kicked out of the club but fail every time.” I raise a brow at her and she admits, “They believe Anna has treated me like crap my whole life out of jealousy. Like when Brock was shouting disgusting shit at me from across the street of the things he’d do to me and Anna hit him. A prospect saw the incident but missed the leering he did and automatically made up that she must have said stuff to me and the only reason why she’s still at the club, willing to do counselling with Brick is because she knows he’ll tie her up and lock her in his house otherwise.”
I roll my eyes, “And they wonder why you want nothing to do with the club.”
Sky hums and admits, “I spoke to Anna last night, but she’s still refusing to open up, and honestly, I can’t force her to, Ives. I wish she’d tell Blade everything, Brick even if he is an ass, but she won’t, and I won't budge until she does.”
I look back at Hudson, who moves his head, making me smile a little. I whisper, “She’ll open up, with us behind her. She’s basically a mother to all four of us, and when the brothers realize they screwed up, the groveling will be epic…”
Skylar hums again. She is also watching my son, who looks more and more like his father every day, making my heart race and a few tears fall again that Sky doesn’t miss, and she puts her head on my shoulder and whispers, “He’ll wake soon, he’ll meet his son.”
“But will that happen before Hudson dies?” I croak and she grips my hand that’s not holding Hudson’s and rasps, “Have faith.”
I’m trying, but the longer Jax is in a coma, the more my faith diminishes…
Chapter 21
Psycho
“Fuck, come one brother, it’s been four months man and Ivy, she’s struggling and there is only so much we can do, she needs you,” Viper whispers bringing me out of my fog.
Fuck my head is pounding.
I hear a sigh before Viper continues, “Everything is fucked up brother and things just aren’t right without you and I fuck, I’m seeing someone brother and it doesn’t feel right to introduce her to the family without you there.”
Okay, that beeping is pissing me off.
I hear rustling before he whispers, “Your family needs you, Jax, Ivy needs you…”
My body aches, my head feeling like it isn’t even attached to my body but his sorrow in his voice causes me to act and slowly, so very fucking slowly I move my hand while squeezing my eyes tight and I groan, the movement difficult, my body stiff.
“Fuck Jax!” Viper gasps, “You with me, brother?”
“Just,” I croak as I open my eyes but curse, “Fuck,” with how bright it is and squeeze them tightly again.
“Fuck, Blade, he’s awake!” Viper shouts, and I groan.
“Inside voice, brother…” I rasp, my throat dry as I open my eyes again and take a look around the room, and notice I’m in a hospital room.
What the fuck?
I furrow my brows as Viper puts a cup to my lips. I try to take it off him because I’m not some fucking pansy, but my body doesn’t comply, my hand dropping instantly and he says, “Easy brother, your body is weak, take a few sips.”
