I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Leanna's Point of View-
Hearing my alarm chime, I rolled over smacking it off as I rolled over seeing the muscular man that I was wrapped up in not that long ago still slumbering adorably getting me to smile. I slowly slid out of the bed I was in adjusting the outfit I had fallen asleep in knowing I needed to put a new one on before heading to the hospital. I walked out to the kitchen starting a pot of coffee before I headed back to my room, as I stood at the doorway John sat on the edge of my bed.
"Morning." I said leaning against the door frame.
"Morning sweetie…I hate waking up without you wrapped in my arms."
"Well, I'm sorry babe."
"It's fine…"
"I started coffee." I said as I ran a hand through my hair as he smirked.
"I'll definitely need some…why don't you get out of those clothes and into a fresh outfit and I'll go grab my bag from the car." John said as I nodded as he stopped in front of me giving me a kiss and it caused me to smile as we slid past each other to go in the different directions. I changed into a new outfit that was comfortable because I was unsure what the day would hold. I headed out to the kitchen seeing John pouring the hot coffee into the cups as I smirked as I walked over leaning against the counter.
"It really means a lot that you came…"
"I know it does, I would never miss something big like this…" John said as I nodded, I believed him but I still somehow doubted him.
"I'm going to go wake my mom before waking Joseph…"
"Why don't I wake Joseph? He doesn't know I'm here yet." John said smirking as I let out a chuckle just imaging Joseph's reaction when he sees John. I went over to my mom's room expecting to hear a scream of excitement come from my son's room at any given moment when I knocked on my mom's door.
"I'm up, I'll be out in a minute." My mom said as I nodded as I turned heading back into the kitchen to begin making breakfast for today hoping it could keep us filled for a while as I figured pancakes will do the best for that as I began to gather those ingredients and hoped we had time to do so and John came out with Joseph carried on his back, Joseph was nothing but smiles and he seemed to be happy.
"Mom, when did John come in?" Joseph asked as John put him down.
"I came in last night after you went to bed." John answered, "I didn't want to wake you, you need your sleep." John said as Joseph nodded.
"And you thought he wouldn't come, I told you he would come." Joseph said.
"You thought I wouldn't come?" John asked.
"You said you couldn't make it and I was just telling him not to get his hopes up." I said simply trying to explain myself.
"It's alright babe, I had to surprise you and trick you somehow." John said smiling.
"I was thinking pancakes." I said as Joseph nodded excitedly as all three of us made breakfast together and it made everything go faster having all three of us doing our share and we ate our breakfast in a faster manner because we were running late. "I should have made him a bag last night." I said running a hand through my hair and meant to say it under my breath but apparently it wasn't that soft.
"Hey, hey, hey…we got plenty of time…they can't have the appointment without the patient…" John said stopping me and wrapping his arms around my waist.
"But-"
"But we will get there in time, don't worry…we don't bring a bag now, if he needs a bag we'll come back and get him a bag, simple as that." John said as I nodded as he gave me a kiss before I took the stuff out to the kitchen setting them in the sink and didn't want to wash them and knew I should since I didn't know when I will get around to it. I went into my room where I finished getting ready as John had helped Joseph get ready and got ready himself as my mom got ready for her day at work, unfortunately she couldn't get the full day off but she could attend the appointment with us. My mom decided to follow us in her car as I led us to the hospital on base that his pre-op would be at and knew that Joseph's surgery would be done downtown at a different hospital so that means a new pre-op as well with that doctor. I parked the car and climbed out as I saw my mom drive past our spot to go find herself a spot as John helped Joseph out as we waited for my mom to join us before us four walked into the hospital being the first patients in the hospital but this was a special case. I checked Joseph into his appointment as he found himself playing with the toys that were out, he was always entertained by the Lego's.
"Ms. Phillips, Doctor Lawrence can see him now." The nurse said as I nodded as John stood up with me.
"Are you coming with mom?" I asked.
"I'll wait out here, it'll be kind of crowded in there." My mom said.
"It's unfair, I'm not family, you can go mom." John said as I smiled knowing how sweet that was of John.
"Well, it'll make more sense if you go because I can't go tonight if he goes downtown cause of work…" My mom said.
"You sure?" John asked as my mom nodded, "Thanks mom." John said as my mom nodded.
"Come on Joseph." I said as Joseph got up coming with me as the nurse led us to where the room we would be seen in was and Joseph climbed up onto the patient chair as John sat down in the other chair pulling me to sit on his lap wrapping his arms around me resting it on my waist. The doctor came in looking over the folder and talked with us about what the physical therapist had recommended and had said about Joseph's ability before he had took the measurements again then took another set of x-rays before we sat in the room for what seemed like ever.
"What is taking so long?" Joseph asked curiously.
"I don't know Joseph." I said as I nervously tapped my finger against John's hand.
"Am I going to have surgery?" Joseph asked.
"Maybe." I lied as I didn't want to say yes because I am positive he is considering this was his pre-op but who knows, they may have changed their mind.
"I'm scared…I don't want to do surgery." Joseph said as I stood up going to my son's side as I wrapped my arms around him bringing his head to come rest against my chest.
"I know son, but it has to be done to help you get better…" I said.
"But I'm fine…there isn't anything wrong with me." He said as he looked up at me as I smiled, even though he is like a normal boy and is treated like one but he isn't fully like all the other people in the world.
"I know, but you need it…" I said as I hugged him tightly as John got up and joined us, John squatted down in front of Joseph.
"I've had more surgeries than you have had, you'll be fine…nor do you have anything to be scared of." John said as Joseph smiled.
"Why'd you have surgery?"
"I was hurt, bad." John said.
"Are you okay now?"
"Yep…I'm better than I ever was." John said as Joseph smiled as well when the doctor came into the room and John stood up to stand on the other side of the patient chair of sorts Joseph was on as I rubbed at my son's back.
"So?" I asked awaiting the answer.
"He's going to do surgery, tomorrow morning at 7 AM…you know where the main hospital in town is?" Doctor Burke asked knowing exactly which hospital he was talking about since we've gone there plenty of times before. "They want to keep him overnight so they can watch and make sure he is prepped for the surgery, he is the first surgery up in the morning and he can't have water and such past a time and such….they are expecting him about 6 PM…." The doctor said as I nodded knowing we had almost all day, well not all day since it is close to 9 AM now and we had to get a bag packed for the overnight stay and figure things out. The doctor told us what he knew and knew that the doctor that would be performing the surgery will go over things with us tonight and tomorrow before or after the surgery. After that, we headed out of the hospital informing my mom of what was going on before we headed to our car and then headed home.
"What do you want to do?" I asked Joseph as he sat on the couch staring at the television that was turned off.
"May we go play at the park?" Joseph asked as I nodded.
"I'll take him if you don't want to go." John said.
"I want to go." I said as John nodded as all three of us went to the park, but I didn't bring my baseball glove as John and Joseph did and I sat on the bench watching as those two played catch or they handed me their stuff and they played on the jungle gym or running around, it was more entertaining watching John trying to do some of the things on the jungle gym since he was so tall and massive from his muscles that he couldn't really do the tunnel and things. I was holding in laughs watching this but at least John was laughing at himself about it as well. I looked at my phone seeing that it was a little after 2 PM and I should get Joseph back to eat and begin getting him ready for the night in the hospital. "Joseph, time for lunch." I said as Joseph nodded as he looked at me through the bars before he slid down the slide and climbed off it.
"John, are you going to go down the slide too?" Joseph asked.
"I'm a little too big for the slide." John said honestly as I let out a chuckle.
"Come on John, you can go down the slide, I fit." I said as I smiled as John looked at the slide then to me.
"You won't laugh?" John asked.
"Why would I laugh?" I asked curiously as John let out a breath and he actually slid down the slide and got down the slide, I bit my lip trying not to laugh, it was a hilarious site seeing a man of John's stature slide down a slide.
"It is just as good as it was when I was as a kid." John said smirking as he stood up and stretched as he headed over to Joseph and I as we walked back to the house letting ourselves in, John kept Joseph busy with playing games with Joseph's action figures while I made lunch and served it before we ate it. I cleaned up the mess while John played with Joseph some more as I packed a bag with numerous outfits for Joseph before heading over to my bedroom making myself a bag knowing I would be staying in the hospital with my son, I wasn't going to leave his side. I looked down at the bag that I had just zipped up letting out a sigh before I ran a hand through my hair. "You okay?" John asked causing me to jump a tad as I looked up seeing him in the doorway.
"Yeah…trying to remember if I had packed everything…." I said honestly as John walked further into the room.
"You don't need to be nervous babe, he's going to be fine…he's gone through this before and he'll make it again." John said and I knew he was right, I nodded yes as he stepped closer to me wrapping his arms around me pulling me into his embrace.
"Doesn't make it any less nerve wrecking." I said.
"I know babe, but you got to be strong." John said as I nodded as I stepped back turning from his body picking up the strap to the bag resting it on my shoulder.
"I guess I'm ready…you want a bag to put a few things in for the hospital?" I asked.
"Nah, I'll bring my whole thing…" John said as I nodded as he led me out of the room and I went to the car with mine and Joseph's things putting it in the trunk before I went back into the house grabbing the John Cena rumbler stuffed animal that Joseph owned and took that back to the car before I had went inside knowing that the car was ready to go and that it would take about an hour to get to the hospital.
"Joseph, you need to shower up." I said.
"Why mom?" Joseph asked curiously.
"You need to be as clean as possible for surgery." I said.
"But-" Joseph began to argue as I gave him my signature look as Joseph finally got up from where he sat going to get ready for his shower as I ran a hand through my hair when John caught my hands pulling me to him wrapping his arms around me holding me tight to his embrace. I felt John kiss to the top of my head, it felt comforting to be held in his embrace.
"I got stuff to do." I said as I didn't want to move from where I stood though.
"What do you need to do?" John asked.
"I got to gather paperwork, make sure that everything was packed and taken care of, I got to check my bank account, I got to call my boss and I got to-" I began to list when John pressed his lips to mine.
"I'm here to help, what do you need me to do?" John asked forcing me stare up into his blue eyes as he rested his forehead against mine.
"Um…you can make sure everything is packed and I have a stack of paperwork for Joseph's health insurance on the shelf in my closet next to Crystal's box." I said knowing John knew what that was as John nodded as he pressed his lips to mine.
"Consider it done." He said smiling as he captured my lips for another kiss before he headed towards my room to do what I had asked as I pulled out my phone calling my boss talking to him and he understood what had to be done and that I could work from home for the time being and that we would work out the pay and hours somehow like we had before when I finally hung up the phone to do whatever else I needed to do.