On the Devil's Path {a SOA sequel}

chapter twenty-one

"Jax, what happened?" He asked.

I fell into him and he had to hold me up.

"I don't know Op, I don't know. I found her in the tub." I managed to say.

He swore and shook his head.

"I saw the sirens and followed them here. I thought it was you." He said.

As the ambulance was pulling out, Gemma pulled in.

"Jesus Christ, Jackson." She said as she gathered me in her arms.

"Mom," I cried.

She ran her hands through my hair and tried to soothe me.

"What happened baby?" She whispered.

I pulled away and wiped the tears from my eyes.

"I found her in the tub. She was barely breathing. I don't understand." I told her.

Gemma looked from me to Opie.

"Go to the hospital, I'll stay here with the baby." She said.

I nodded and took her keys. Opie took them from me.

"I'll drive brother, we don't need anything to happen to you too." He said.

We locked eyes for a moment and I hung my head. Opie put his hand on my shoulder and squeezed.

"She'll be alright." He said.

The ride to the hospital was a blur. The next thing I knew, Opie was half dragging me into the ER. Tara was waiting at the front desk. My eyes met hers and she reached out for me.

"She's this way." She said.

The three of us half ran down a hallway where they were working on McKayla. They had her hooked up to all kinds of machines and monitors. My knees gave out and Opie had to hold me up.

"What are they doing to her?" I asked Tara.

She watched through the window for a moment before answering me.

"They're going to put a tube down her throat and into her stomach and pump it with charcoal to neutralize the effects of the pills." She explained softly.

I winced and held onto Opie tighter.

"Jesus." I choked out.

We were quiet for a while until the sound of footsteps coming down the hallway broke us from our thoughts. It was Hale.

"Bittersweet thing about being Deputy Chief, I get called in on all ODs." He said with a smug smile.

I clenched my fists and pushed away from Opie. He caught my arm.

"What do you want Hale?" Opie said.

"I need to talk to Teller about his girlfriend's overdose." He said.

Opie gave me a warning look, but I ignored it.

"Tell me Teller, what exactly do you do to ruin all the women around you?" He said with cocky grin.

I lost it. I pulled back my arm and punched him square in the jaw. Hale stumbled and backed up against the wall. I was gearing up for another hit when Opie put his arms around me.

"Easy Jax." He said calmly.

Hale wiped some blood from his lip and straightened himself up.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" I spat at him.

He didn't say anything else to me. He glanced at Opie and Tara before walking away. Opie shook his head and put his hands on my shoulders.

"You good?" He asked me.

I nodded slowly and let out a breath. Honestly, I did feel better. Not long after that, a doctor came out of McKayla's room.

"Are one of you family?" He asked us.

I nodded and Opie and Tara walked down the hall.

"Jax Teller, McKayla is my girlfriend. Is she alright?" I asked him.

The doctor sighed and glanced at her through the window.

"She's stable. If you wouldn't have found her when you did, she wouldn't have made it."

I hung my head so that he couldn't see the tears falling from my eyes.

"Does she have a drug problem?" The doctor asked gently.

I shook my head.

"No, she's never done drugs before."

"Well she definitely had enough in her system to kill herself." He said.

My God. I slammed my fist into the as hard as I could. There was a loud crack and a white light flashed across my eyes. The doctor flinched and took a few steps back.

"When can I see her?" I managed to ask him.

My voice was terribly hoarse from holding back tears. The doctor put his hand on my shoulder.

"Not for a few more hours. We'll let you know." He said softly.

Without another word, he left me alone in front of McKayla's room. I watched the nurses clean up the black charcoal off of her and dress her in a gown. From the window I could see that her hair was starting to dry. The nurses came out and left McKayla alone. Lying there alone in that room was the love of my life. The love of my life who just tried to kill herself; and she doesn't even know about the baby yet.