Hearts Incarcerated

Chapter 9

I toyed with the pen in my hand while pacing my office, why was I so nervous about this?

I wanted this meeting between Jax and his family to go well for him, but I kept trying to remind myself that I needed to remain professional, and I knew I was failing at this.

I was far too emotionally invested in Jax, and I knew I needed to nip it in the bud while it was still in it's early stages, but it was just so hard.

There was just something about him that my heart was drawn to.

There was something about him that made me not want to let this go, and it wasn't only his looks, although those didn't help the matter at all.

No, it was his heart and soul.

I sighed, leaning back against the wall and running a hand down my face, feeling angry with myself.

I had been doing this for years and I had never caught feelings for any of the inmates, so why was it so easy for me to catch feelings for Jax?

I hated that my dating life had been such a failure, no one I had been with felt quite right, it had always felt extremely off, and yet with Jax it was different.

It was as if my heart instantly knew that he was it.

I scoffed, a man who was completely off limits.

Why was this so ironically typical of me?

There was a soft knock at the door and I had a split second to compose myself before Jane walked in.

"Delton is ready for you."

"Sure, give me a minute and send him in."

Jane nodded before disappearing.

I smoothed my pencil skirt down and double checked the buttons on my blouse before heading over to stand against my desk, ankles crossed.

Did I look professional enough?

The door opened and Jax walked in, his hands cuffed in front of him.

He smiled, but it didn't quite reach his eyes this time, he was nervous about meeting his family.

"Hey. Are you ready for today?" I mentally face palmed, did I really just ask him that?

"I guess I have to be," he walled over to the chair, taking a seat, "What time do they get here?"

I glanced at the clock, "They should be here in about five minutes."

I was cursing myself for choosing to stand in this spot, I was too close to the chair, and too close to him.

As if he knew I was feeling uncomfortable, his eyes trailed from my high heeled feet up the rest of my body.

I fought against the urge to tug at the hem of my skirt, suddenly a knee length skirt felt a bit too revealing under his gaze.

I swallowed, "You, uh, you can't look at me like that, Jax."

He raised a brow, a smirk on his face, "And why not? You look good."

"Well, thank you. But I am your- what are you doing?"

He stood, walking over to me.

"You're my therapist," his body was so close to mine, "This isn't right," he smiled, "That's what you were going to say?"

I nodded, not trusting myself to speak, I was sure my voice would betray me.

I could barely think straight with him so close to me.

I thought back to Ruby's words.

My breathing had already picked up, and I was trying to remind myself that I should not do this.

But my body had other ideas.

I moved towards him without thinking, and that was my biggest mistake.

Allowing myself to give in dropped all my reserves.

His lips met mine as my hands cupped his face, his kiss surprisingly soft and tender as his tongue met mine.

He moaned into me.

Jane knocked on the door and we both dived apart just in time as she opened the door.

She glanced between the two of us with a little frown creasing her brow, we were both flustered, it was obvious.

I turned away, pretending to be busy with some papers on my desk, "Is Mr Delton here?"

"Uh, yeah. Should I send them in?"

I turned back with a smile and a nod, "Yes, please, Jane. Make sure I'm not disturbed unless it's an emergency."

She nodded before walking out, leaving the door ajar.

I snuck a look at Jax and he opened his mouth to say something, but wasn't able to because Jonah and Hayley walked in, a little boy holding Jonah's hand and a baby girl on Hayley's hip.

Both children had Hayley's beautiful dark skin.

I rushed through the introductions, Jax clearly nervous, and Jonah extremely emotional.

I went over to shut the door and when I turned back, Jonah was embracing Jax.

I stayed over at the door for a few moments, giving them their space as Hayley also hugged him.

They accepted Jax instantly and it made my heart skip a beat in happiness.

They already looked like such a happy family.

Jax smiled over at me, "Thank you, Indi."

I smiled and went over to my desk, "I'm so happy you all came."

The three of them chatted and got to know each other before Jax once again included me.

"Blue has been amazing. She's really pushing me to be better," he smiled over at me before turning back to his family.

And there was no way I could miss the look his father gave me.

He knew.

My cheeks heated and I looked away, "Well, it's my job. And Jax here has real potential to turn his life around."

Jonah nodded, it was clear he wanted to say something but didn't feel comfortable.

We spoke for a while longer before they needed to leave.

As I was walking them to the door, Jonah turned to me, "Could I have a moment?"

"Sure, Zeke, could you stay with Jax?"

He nodded and stepped inside as I stepped out.

Hayley an the kids walked ahead while Jonah pulled me to the side.

"Do you believe he will do better?"

"I do, without a doubt."

He smiled, "Miss Hart, I mean no disrespect, but is this your professional opinion?"

I squirmed, "Of course. What else would it be?"

"I saw the way the two of you looked at each other. And I could feel the chemistry between both of you."

I glanced around to make sure Jane wasn't close by, "My Delton, with all due respect, I am a professional and you are mistaken. Your son is my patient and it would be ethically wrong if there was anything going on between us. I assure you that you are mistaken."

"I hope so, Miss Hart, because my son has gone through enough heartache in his life," he smiled, "Have a lovely evening, and thank you for what you did today."

I remained rooted in my spot as he walked away.

I felt some sort of way by what he had said, and I didn't like that.

I didn't like that at all.

"Indigo?"

I turned to Jane, her voice pulling me from my thoughts, "Yes?"

"Is everything okay?"

"Yes," I walked back into my office, "Thank you, Zeke, could you give us a moment?"

He nodded and walked out closing the door behind him.

"How are you feeling now that you've met them?"

"Great. Hayley is great, and the kids! I have siblings! And they don't mind me being in their lives."

"I told you everything would be okay."

His smile was infectious and I couldn't help but smile with him.

"I have a home to go to!" he came over to me and lifted his cuffed hands, hooking them over my head he rested his arms on my shoulders, "Thank you, Indi. Thanks to you, I have hope."

His lips were on mine within seconds and the logical side of me knew I needed to stop this.

But the rest of me didn't want to.

So against my better judgement, I kissed him back, my hands against his toned chest.

We broke apart after a few moments, both panting heavily as we locked gazes.

"You, uh, you need to go back or they're going to get suspicious."

He smiled sadly before he lifted his hands from me.

I opened the door and once he was gone I shut it before sitting in a heap on the floor.

I knew exactly how much trouble I was in now, my body betrayed me around him and I had no idea how to stop it.

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