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Michelle left the door open slightly, and went into the living room, where Tony was sat on the sofa. She sat down next to him, and cuddled up close.
"I can't believe he's here, Tony," she whispered. "After all those hard hours of searching, then Audrey dying, I gave up all hope. How is she? Have you seen her?"
"No, I didn't go into the house. Jack was just sat outside, in the rain. I've never seen him like this, sweetheart, and I'm worried. Even after Teri died, and he withdrew, he still looked like he was with us. But now, I just don't know, is he going to be like this forever? We have to do something. I really hope Audrey will get better as well. According to Jack, she's completely unresponsive. She spoke one work to him all the time they were together, before Secretary Heller took her home. He's put a restraining order on Jack, to stay away from Audrey."
"What? How can he do that? He knows how much Jack means to Audrey, and when she regains some sense of her surroundings, she'll ask for Jack."
"That's what I told him on the ride over here, and that….."
They were both interrupted from their conversation by a strangled cry from down the hall. Tony leapt to his feet with Michelle not far behind. As they entered Jack's room, the only thing that could be seen was a tangled mess of sheets, flailing everywhere. Tony rushed over to the bed in an attempt to calm Jack down, and get him disentangled from the sheets. But it was no use trying on his own. Jack was just too strong and too far into the nightmare for Tony to get him out of it. But with Michelle holding his legs down, Tony managed to unravel Jack from the sheets, and bring him back to reality.
"Hey, Jack! Come on, buddy, it was just a nightmare, come on Jack." Jack's breathing steadily slowed, but he kept his guard up. There was no way he was letting it down after a dream like that, it was just too real. Tony stayed with him until he fell asleep again, but this time he fell asleep with the help of a small sleeping pill. He really did need to rest, and there was no way he was going to do that on his own.
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Meanwhile………back at the Heller Household… (God that sounds cheesy and soap like)
"Grandpa?"
"I'm here JJ, what's up?"
"When's mommy going to wake up? I miss her."
"Soon, bud. Hopefully real soon…"
And that's the end of that chapter……as always, feedback is appreciated!
