Spot was right, they'd had to move all over again. Leo was still terrified, and Spot had slept in his son's new room for weeks after. Katherine had started carrying a gun again.

Blink had spent a week locked up in a room to rid his body of the opium, it had been in their old apartment, so Leo wouldn't hear. Cards had been the person taking care of him. The introduction of Blink as a live in helper had caused another rift in Katherine and Sean's marriage. Sean had wanted to take James out and shoot him, he didn't want anyone to think that betraying his family was a safe thing to do. Katherine had been firm, she wasn't budging on this. James was a friend. One who needed help, and she wasn't going to turn away from him.

Leo never knew about any of this. Katherine and Sean's arguments had been almost silent as they hissed at each other, standing in the door way of the kitchen.

"He just needs help"

"He could have gotten Leo Killed. How can you even think to forgive that!"

"He was drugged!"

"His own choice!"

"You just don't understand!"

"I still don't know what there is to understand!"

Katherine turned to him, moving to start making dinner. "He's in a hard place." She said, a finality like when she told Leo to eat his Vegetables. "He's off the opium, don't let Leo know."

James moved into the spare room the next day, still looking tiered, but his skin wasn't as pale and he wasn't shaking anymore. Leo ran up, hugging his legs. "Uncle Blink!" He grinned. James sighed, relieved that Leo wasn't holding a grudge against him, even though his father so obviously was. Sean hadn't spoken to him, or even looked at him since he'd walked in.

Sean was standing at his and Katherine's bedroom door, glaring at James as he carefully picked up Leo. "Sean" James started as Leo experimentally tugged at his eye patch. "Leo stop" he said patiently.

"Why do you wear that?"

"My dad hit me once, hurt my eye really bad" He said softly turning to the little boy he was holding. "Can't see out of it, so I wear this."

"Are you really staying with us?" Leo asked.

"Yeah." James smiled. "I am, your mom needs some help."

Sean coughed snorting slightly as Katherine gently took his arm. Pulling him into their bedroom. "I do need the help."

"We could have hired someone else. Anyone else! Someone who hasn't betrayed us."

"Leo loves his uncles." Katherine said softly. "I wouldn't want to put him with a perfect stranger who he might not like."

"What if he does something stupid again."

"I'll put a bullet into his head and thats if he's lucky." Cards said, her voice strong and angry at even the possibility. "Look, he's got a hard life. He's second string to Mush. His whole life."

"So?"

"People do dumb shit when they aren't adequate." SHe said looking away.

"Why did you suddenly need all this help?"

"We moved into a house as opposed to an apartment! I can't clean it all."

Sean looked over her. Not sure what to say as he nodded. "But him?"

"I've told you a million times. He needed help, we don't turn away friends who need help."

a knock was heard on their door. "Are you and daddy fighting again?"

"No Leo" Spot said opening the door, seeing James standing behind him. "We aren't fighting."

"Sounds like it" Leo said skeptically. "You and mommy fight a lot."

"Mommy's just tired" Cards said leaning down and kissing Leo on the forehead. "You know that"

Leo nodded "Can I go to the park with Uncle Blink?"

"I'll come with you" Spot said hurriedly. James nodded, expecting and glad for the fact that at them moment, because he didn't really trust himself at that time. His cravings were to strong and his shame at what he had done had made him more then once want to end it all. He couldn't be alone at that moment. He knew it.

Cards watched them go. Gulping back tears as she rested her hand on her stomach. She wiped the tears away as she turned to start dinner and clean. Walking around the house quiet as a ghost.