When Jacob sees Jax walk in his whole demeanor changes. I know why, he's always been the jealous type and he has no reason to be right now.

"Ry?" Jax asks as I stand up. "Hey Jax, Jacob and I were just about to leave Mr. Galloway for a few hours. I'll be back on my lunch break." I tell Jax and Mr. Galloway as he nods.

"Nice to see you Jax." I whisper walking over to him and hugging him as I smell his amazing scent. I don't know why but I've always had a thing about the way people smell, and Jax is my favorite scent of them all. I pull away when his hands land on my hips and he rubs my back.

Then I walk towards Jacob and pull him with me out of the room. Before he can protest I throw him into the conference room on this floor.

"Jac-" I go to start as he rolls his eyes at me.

"Jac please it's not like that." I tell him as he holds his hands in his coat pockets. "Please tell me what it's like then." He demands as I nod and walk over to him. I grab his hips in my hands before he can push me away as I look into his eyes.

"Jacob I told Mr. Galloway that when I was upset and it was days ago. Before we got to this place I was really upset Jac. He asked why I didn't have a ring on my finger and I couldn't give him an answer other than what I said. I'm sorry. And no, before you ask I had no idea that he was related to Jax at all and I wasn't informed about it. Jax doesn't really have family so I didn't think that Mr. Galloway was his family considering Jax's last name is Rutledge." I tell Jacob as I rub his sides and he stays calm.

"I'm not mad because it was before last night but don't tell people that anymore." He tells me as I nod. "He was the only one I promise, I wouldn't do that to you." I tell him as he pulls me to him. I lean into his chest as he kisses my forehead and rubs my back.

"I know we're supposed to be in such a good place. Please don't let this ruin it." I whisper and clutch to his white jacket.

"RJ why would you even talk about that though? It's our business not his. Don't you see that?" He asks as I stand in front of him.

"I felt like I could tell him and it's my fault. Jacob I'm sorry, but you don't know how I felt. I defended you, and when he asked why I just told him we weren't ready yet. I know it's our business." I tell him as I reach up and rub his cheek. That's before my pager goes off and I reach down and see one of my patients needs me.

"I don't want to fight Jac." I tell him as he kisses my forehead. "Me either, go. We'll talk later. I love you." He tells me as I nod and lean forward as I kiss his lips softly.

"Bye, I love you." I tell him as I rub his chest and pull away. I walk out of the conference room and to the elevator before starting it and riding down to the ER. I get down and realize that one of my patients had a incident with soiling themselves as the nursing assistants clean him up. I'm doing my rounds and back to my schedule for two more hours before I can finally take a seat at the nurses station and breath for a minute.

But when I do, Jax comes off the elevator looking as handsome as ever. The girls behind the desk immediately start gawking at him. "Holy shit I want that as a patient, look at his boot he needs help." One of the girls whispers as Chloe, one of the ladies here taps my leg next to me.

"On my god Rylee Jane talk about a beautiful man." She whispers making me smile as I grin at her. I ignore him coming in hot towards me and look at the computer screen reading heart rates and oxygen levels.

He did get a boot on his foot so he could walk and his manager Carter probably had something to do with it. I'm just glad he's getting around on his foot now.

"Ry, can we talk?" I hear his signature deep voice that gives me chills when he looks down over the high countertop at me.

"I don't think that's a good idea." I whisper to him as he shakes his head yes. "Please Ry, five minutes." He whispers giving me his signature grin as I cave and stand up following him to the conference room.

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Sitting down in the gym after killing my ass with my arm workout I see Carter coming in. "You're supposed to be resting right now idiot." He tells me as I glare at him. He knows I won't do that shit until I'm dead.

"I'm fine, only did bench pressing and stuff." I lie to him as he rolls his eyes. He adjusts his hoodie and hat as he starts, "Listen Jax, you've got to be back in the ring in a month and you'll be fighting the number three seed in underground." He tells me as I nod. I'm number one so I don't care about who's below me.

"Alright." I tell him back as he stops me. "Jack hammer." He tells me as my hands stop moving. Jack Hammer, his name is Holt, he's the only competitor I've ever had that's beat my ass to a pulp. We're pretty even with each other and knowing I'm injured he's probably celebrating.

"As my first fight back in?" I ask as he nods. "I didn't get a choice on this one. Fights worth half a million with the bets already in place and it's still a month away. Jax we've got to get your shit together and fast." He tells me as I nod. I've never had a fight worth so much before.

"I know" I mumble. "Alright spill what the fuck is wrong with you?" He asks as I look down at my rough hands. Ry hasn't called me or texted me back since yesterday and I'm not trying to get so involved with her life she pushes me away but I like her. She's the complete opposite of what I usually go for and something about her just makes me happy already.

"Rylee hasn't called me back." I tell him as he sits down next to me throwing a water bottle into my hands.

"Jax you know she's dating that guy." He tells me as I nod. I told him everything that happened with the sorting, including her. I know she is but she deserves so much more than that. I'm like a gigantic pussy whipped asshole for her and this isn't me. I get girls falling at my feet. Girls wishing to be in her spot and I need to grow up and get over it.

"You know what fuck it. I'm going to sleep with someone." I tell him as he rolls his eyes laughing.

"Be back tomorrow for training then. Wrap up." He tells me patting my bag as I grab my shit and make a phone call to one of the girls I always slept with after fighting a few weeks ago. We just haven't seen each other in a while.

"Jax?" She immediately asks as I smile.

"Hey Poppy, I want to see you." I tell her as I hear her laugh. "Then what are you waiting for? Come over." She whispers as I grab my keys and open my car door getting in.

"I'll be there in ten minutes." I tell her as she sighs, "Can't wait" she tells me as I hang up. I'm glad she can't because she's blonde and in my mind I can think of her as Ry and get this shit out of my damn system so I can move on with my life.

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"Fucking hell" she whispers into my ear as I lay down next to her catching my breath. She smiles as she crawls towards my chest and lays her head on it before kissing my cheek. After what we just did I need to take a second and breath, I wrecked her pussy, I pounded her into the sheets until she was screaming in pleasure and I knew she loved it when she pushed me down and fell at my feet to suck me off.

"That felt so good." She whispers as I hold her into my side rubbing her hip as she traces my tattoos on my chest. "How's your foot? I heard you got shot." She whispers as I nod.

"Fine. Dick got mad I won a fight." I tell her as she stays still. We met at the bar after one of my fights and one thing lead to another before we started fucking whenever we needed it.

"Well I'll help you if you need it." She tells me as I shake my head no. "It's fine. I'll be good in a few days." I tell her as she nods. She lays on my chest almost asleep when my phone rings. Thinking it's Ry I reach over and pick it up only to see my grandma calling.

"Fuck Poppy, give me a minute." I tell her as I slip my naked ass out of her sheets and into the bathroom.

"Grandma?" I ask as she starts. "Jax Frankie's back in the hospital but it's ICU now and I don't know what to do. Can you get here?" She asks me immediately.

"Yes. Give me twenty minutes. Grandma it's okay, he'll be fine and I'll be there soon" I tell her as I hear her sigh. Frankie Galloway might be my step grandfather but he will always be someone who's believed in me and has supported me. Which is one of the reasons he's invested into my training in the gym, he doesn't know about my underground fighting, but he knows everything else.

When my grandpa Rutledge died it of a stroke it broke my grandma until she found Frankie who'd lost his wife years ago to cancer. They started dating and got married and now I know they're happy in their sixties.

"Love you Jax." She tells me as I tell her it back, "Love you grandma." I tell her hanging up and walking back into Poppy's bedroom to see her sitting with the sheet around her naked small frame.

"What's wrong?" She asks as I come and sit next to her grabbing my boxers.

"My step grandfather, gramps has been in and out of the hospital and I've got to go see him. It was my grandma." I tell her as she nods and rubs my back under her pink painted fingernails. I slip on my pants and shoe as I grab my hoodie and hat.

"Yeah okay. Call me later?" She asks resting her chin on my shoulder as she kisses my cheek. If I could just feel something for her she'd be perfect. I know she cares about me, and she's everything I thought I wanted.

"I don't know yet. I'll see you soon." I tell her rubbing the side of her hips before she grabs my face kissing my cheek.

"Bye" she whispers as I get out the room to the front door and down to my Camaro. I speed out of the parking garage and to the hospital before finding the ICU and demanding to see him.

I'm pointed towards a room by intimidating the staff and I open the door as I open it. "Hey gramps." I start as I look around the room and my hands start sweating when I see Rylee. What's she doing here?

"Ry?" I ask as she stands up and then I see the Jacob fuck. Of course he'd be on the same staff as her, what a jealous asshole. He glares at my head as I stare back at the fucker.

"Hey Jax, Jacob and I were just about to leave Mr. Galloway for a few hours. I'll be back on my lunch break." She tells gramps.

"Nice to see you Jax." She tells me as she walks over to me and hugs me. I'm shocked but I smile when Jacob stares at me hugging his girlfriend. I land my hands on her hips and wrap my arms around her frame as I smell her hair smiling at him.

Game on fucker.

She pulls away as they walk out and she pulls him with her as I smile at him. I'm getting under his skin and I know Rylee likes me, she'll be mine eventually.