Jax smiled at her and squeezed her hand back, pinning her thumb like they were teenagers goofing off on a field trip again. Sometimes, he really missed those days when they'd felt fucking invincible. For now, he'd settle for them making it through the next couple of days and saving the really important conversations for when he wasn't dosed up on some very powerful painkillers.

Earlier, when Tara had been getting coffee, he had apparently meant to ask the nurse for the red jello instead of green, only to mumble about painkillers.

"Leather is leather, right?" he asked.