Telling
When they reached the hospital they rushed them both to ER. They immediately decided to take Aaron for tests noticing the blemishes on his temples and bruises and scars all over his body. They took a look at Jack's foot and decided it was indeed twisted so they bandaged it up and gave him crutches to use until it healed.
Soon a surgeon came up to them and said he needed to talk to the person Aaron had appointed to make surgical decisions if he was unable to do it himself. "That would be me," Dave said concerned. "What's going on?"
The surgeon took him aside and answered, "We've found a few past injuries that haven't healed correctly and..." He looked down then back up again. "We have to take a closer link at his brain. We suspect he might have been given electroshock therapy recently."
A lump formed in Dave's throat and he looked up at the surgeon. "Do it! Do whatever you have to do to save him! That boy's his son and he lost his mother some years ago! He's all he has!"
The surgeon nodded and left to tend to his patient. Dave went back to Jack and Jessica trying to swallow the lump in his throat. Electroshock therapy that was the reason Aaron hadn't been able to remember who he was or his own son. He just prayed the results weren't permanent. He didn't know what he'd do if Aaron's memory never came back but he'd always be there for them both. Aaron felt like the son he'd never had and Jack his grandson.
"Aaron needs surgery," he informed Jessica when she looked up at him concerned. "Just a few old injuries that didn't heal properly." He decided he wouldn't raise the alert on the electroshock therapy until it had been confirmed. He didn't want to scare them with only suspicion.
She nodded and the team ran up to join them concerned. JJ placed her hand on Spencer's back. Only she knew what had happened the night before Aaron was taken all those years ago. The night they'd confessed their feelings.
"How is he?" they asked.
"They just took him to surgery," Dave answered.
"How bad?"
"Only a few old injuries that didn't heal properly." He was certain until they had the facts he didn't want to scare them with suspicions.
They nodded but knew he was hiding something. They knew he must have his reasons but they knew they'd have to wait until the doctor came back out with the full results. Spencer had seen the blemishes on Aaron's temples and had feared electroshock therapy but he tried to keep calm his fears.
They were led to a private waiting room and Jack leaned into his Uncle Dave. He didn't know quite yet whether to trust his aunt anymore. She hadn't listened to him when all along he knew the bad guy was Daniel and she'd even married him.
"Jack?" Dave asked gently.
"Yes Uncle Dave," he answered.
"Can you tell us what happened? It might help both you and your dad." Jack looked up at him frightened and a little worried. Would his dad really want his team to know that he was raped? "It's alright, buddy, you're safe with us and whatever you tell us won't be told to anyone else."
"I heard a moan of pain in the attic so I went to investigate. I tried to keep quiet as not to alert Daniel but when I got there I saw dad with really long hair being raped by him..." Jessica's eyes widened in alarm. Jack looked down again. "I had to protect him, Uncle Dave. I had to..."
Derek crouched down in front of him and placed his hand on his knee. They were all horrified to hear not only had Daniel raped their friend and boss but that his twelve year old son had witnessed it. "Buddy, of course you did and I'm sure you did a great job..." he said then encouraged, "What happened next?"
"I was running towards them when Daniel came up and I felt his hand connect with my head and I fell to the floor. Next thing I know I wake up in the hospital. I crept round trying to find dad's room and when I did I went in but he was scared of me and didn't know who I am..."
"Go on, buddy. You're doing well," Dave encouraged giving his hand a little squeeze.
"That's when Daniel came in. He went over to dad with an injection and I tried to stop him but someone grabbed my arms and prevented me from doing so. I heard him tell dad he was going to have an operation. I had to save him so I stepped on the man's foot and made a run for it but I fell down the hole. I tried to get up but I kept falling in. I had to save dad I had to..."
"Buddy, you did," Derek said making him look at him. "If you hadn't alerted us we wouldn't have got there in time. It's all down to you, kiddo. You saved your dad."
He smiled slightly then looked up at his Uncle Dave. "Uncle Dave, why didn't my dad remember me?" he asked worried.
Dave didn't know what to say until he had the facts but he replied, "I don't know, buddy, I don't know but I'm sure we'll find out soon and he will remember you. I promise you, buddy, he will remember you."
