Page 118 of Storm and Tempest

She had to. After all, he had her back now. That meant it had to be God’s will that they were together again. Her. The baby. Jax.

More tears rolled down his cheeks. He scrubbed them away, and didn’t stop scratching his face.

“Whoa,Hermano. Ease up on that, okay?”

“I’ve gone through withdrawal before. I can do it again.” He sniffed, his hands by his sides making fists before he straightened his fingers. “I can do it.” He turned to Ramon. “Distract me.”

Ramon blinked. “Your pupils are huge. You okay?”

“Nothing a few hours of holding it in check won’t fix.” Which was part of why he needed a distraction.

“I’ve been trying to contact MSI, but I can’t seem to get through.”

“You have a phone?”

Ramon shook his head. “I borrowed one from the nurse’s station. Said I was calling my mother. Maizie never picked up.”

“Could be she was distracted with the fact we found Kenna, focused on the locator beacon, but let’s try again. Maybe Zeyla will pick up.” He needed a phone, or his watch. “If something is wrong, you can go there, right?”

“It would take hours to get back to Seattle from here.”

“I’ll call Preston,” Jax said. “I’m not leaving Kenna.”

Ramon clapped a hand on his shoulder. “You stay here. I’ll go try them all again.”

“Thanks.” He listened to Ramon’s footsteps and was about to go to Kenna again, so he could feel how much warmer she was now, but the doctor stepped in front of him. Jax moved to the side so the guy wasn’t blocking his view. “Excuse me.”

“Sit on the bed.”

Jax didn’t want to, but he perched on the edge. The doctor shined a light in his eyes until he winced.

The doctor blanched. “What did you take, and how long ago was it?”

“No idea, and no idea.”

“Tough to treat.”

Jax rubbed his arms. “I know how to do this. If I know anything at all, it’s how to do this.”

The doctor looked at Kenna. “Your wife?”

Jax nodded. “And my baby.”

“She’ll be asleep for a while. It’s the best scenario, giving her body the chance to return to normal levels. When she wakes up, are you going to be sober?”

“Yes, sir.” Jax shook. “My shoulder will hurt something fierce. But whatever I say, don’t give me anything.” He looked at the doctor. “Got it?”

“I’m going to run some tests. Call it a hunch, but you’re not the first person I’ve seen in the same state.”

He opened his mouth to reply but never got that far.

“Jax!”

Kenna was awake.

Chapter Thirty-Two

“Icould stay right here forever.” Jax couldn’t stop touching her face. Probably he should draw back, let her go so she could have some space in case that’s what she needed, and let her set the pace.