At two Jamie went and got them, "the car is here to take us."
"Daddy, where we going? Christa coming too," Teddy turned around to look up with rounded eyes.
"No," Jamie repliee. "Christa is going to stay here. We are going to see a man that knows about special little boys like you."
Teddy reached for his hand, "Mommy coming too daddy?"
"I'm coming, too, Teddy bear," Eddie replied.
Then got to the school and it was enormous. Teddy reached to be carried, nervous since he was used to a slower pace. "It's okay buddy," Jamie lifted him smiling and gave him a kiss. He had so many questions, "Where is and why and how come"
Jamie patiently answered each and every question his son asked as they walked inside the building. He watched Teddy's eyes widen even wider.
Jamie patiently answered each and every question his son asked as they walked inside the building. He watched Teddy's eyes widen even wider.
"We are here to see Dr. Getty," Jamie told the girl when he arrived. "Teddy Reagan."
The girl passed him a sign in sheet smiling, "I'll call you soon as the doctor is ready. You can have a seat until then."
Teddy heard he word "Doctor". "I don't want to see the doctor, not sick, don't want doctor."
"It's okay buddy he isn't that kind of doctor. He's just a nice doctor who wants to talk with you all right," Eddie assured softly.
Teddy settled down next to Eddie, he held onto both his parents. Dr. Getty reminded Jamie of Egon from the Ghostbusters only with grey hair. "Teddy, you can come on back."
Eddie carried him back and sat down with her son so he'd feel more comfortable. She brushed his hair smiling, "It's okay mommy and daddy are right here."
Dr. Getty smiled at the boy, "Teddy, your Daddy and Mommy tell me you have a special friend at home. Can you tell me about him?"
Teddy lay his head against Eddie's chest shaking his head. "He my friend, my best friend besides sissy."
"Can youdescribe him to me? What does he look like?"
"He nice boy, always likes to play with Teddy. He loves playing ball but he don't like trains to much," Teddy shrugged his shoulders.
"Did he say why he doesn't like trains?" It went on and on. Teddy drew Samuel for the doctor and he drew two other images, one very upsetting for Eddie.
Teddy had to stop and hug her before he could keep answering questions. Jamie looked to the doctor for help.
"That's..." she stuttered. "That is my grandmother, I only know her from pictures, how is he doing that..."
The doctor only shook his head, rubbing a single finger along his chin very slowly. "Very very interesting. He just turned three? Do you have pictures of your grandma around the house?"
"No," Eddie replied. 'No, my mother has one of her very young but there weren't alot that made the trip from Serbia. He does this all the time, Jamie's grandpa died and he knew before we did. And he saw Jamie' grandma with him, there's not picture of her as a young woman, but that is what he saw.
The doctor rubbed a hand through his head, "Hmm yes he certainly does have a special gift. And when did you start to this amazing ability?"
"When we moved into the house in Salem, he was okay in the apartment, but when we moved into the house he talked about Sam almost immediately." Jamie used the nickname to bait Teddy to show the doctor his reactions.
Teddy turned in his mother's arms almost instantly, "His name is Samuel!!! Samuel!! Not Sam!!! He doesn't like being called Sam!!"
"And that is his typical reaction when we use a nickname for Samuel, he gets very upset, very agitated, even nervous." Eddie stood up and rocked Teddy on her hip.
He was taking deep breaths as a calming mechanism against her chest. His eyes glazed over, staring straight ahead.
"There are several imagig tests I'd like to run on Teddy and some more direct tests involving his ability to see things on other realms."
"Okay he might be scared though. We need to stay with him because we don't know how Teddy will react," Jamie replied.
"The imaging tests, we'll put him to sleep," the doctor replied. "Then the other tests...those are a little scarier Im afraid."
Eddie looked down at Teddy breathing a little slower. She craddled him a little closer and shook her head.
"We have to think about this?" Eddie said. "I mean, he's only three, he's tiny..." "He's vulnerable," Dr. Getty replied. "He's vulnerable to all sorts of entities trying to contact him."
"I can try and help you Mrs Reagan, or help Teddy and I know itll be hard but in the long run I have to know what to expect," the doctor said.
She looked to Jamie pleadingly holding Teddy. He nodded to her.
"We will be in touch about the imaging tests, we would like to get it done this week if we can," Jamie replied. "Come on, honey. Let's take Teddy home.'
Eddie got up without even looking in the doctor's direction, holding Teddy in her arms. The car ride back to their house was quiet, Teddy exhausted from his reaction, Eddie thinking over all the tests her poor baby would have to go through. "I don't want him to do it," she said finally. 'We will deal with it."
Jamie looked over at her, "How Eddie? May be the tests will help us figure out how to help him. "
"He has to be put to sleep for one and the other one he said is scary, hea just a child! An innocent little boy!"
"I know Eddie, believe me I know that. I just want to help him and this seems to be the way to do it. We'll be there with him through the whole thing," Jamie sighed. "I hate seeing him so afraid."
Eddie was crying silently when they came home. Jamie took Teddy inside, and let Eddie sit outside for a minute. He settled Teddy down for a nap then brought some glassses out for Eddie to sit and talk. He put an arm around her, "Eddie, I love Teddy and just want to help him."
"I love him too, and just want to protect him. He's my baby, my precious boy and they want to give him drugs and treat him like an animal."
Jamie shook his head, "Maybe not. They want to take tests to see what he sees so they can figure out what the next steps are. I know you want to protect me. I do too."
"Then let's baptize him," Eddie replied. "Let's baptize him first. "
Sighing he kissed her temple and said, "I can call Father and see if we can baptize him."
"Ask your Dad, " shs said. " I'll do whatever I need to "
Jamie nodded and got up to speak to Frank about arranging a baptism for Teddy while they were in New York. "Hey Dad, you have a second," he asked quietly.
"Always," frank replied. "I see Teddy is knocked out." Frank was giving Christa a bottle.
Nodding he sat down watching quietly for a few minutes before saying, "Dad, Eddie and I were talking about baptizing Teddy."
"Great, I'm so glad that's on the table let now. Why all of a sudden?"
Jamie sat down beside his father, "Because of everything that's been going on with Teddy. We think that if we baptize him it might help. At least that's one option. The doctor wants to run all kinds of tests on him."
"And you want me to set it up as a favor so you can skip the prep classes and just get it done...I'll see hat I can do but you will at least have to vow to raise him Catholic."
"We will dad. Eddie and I talked about it and we promise to raise him Catholic like you and mom raised us," Jamie said.
"But its mainly because he sees dead people that you are doing it?"
Jamie nodded, "Yeah. He's scared dad, really terrified. We can't see hin like that anymore."
"Okay, I will see if the Bishop will do it after Pop's service."
"Thanks Dad,. How is she doing? Did she drink all the milk," Jamie asked quietly, watching Christa smiling.
"She's an angel," Frank replied "Just perfect." In his arms Christa's little eyes fluttered slowly shut still holding onto the milk bottle. She cooed, reaching up when Frank pulled away the bottle.
"I want to spend more time with tbem," Frank sighed. "Life is too short."
Jamie smiled, watching his daughter cooing up at her grandpa. "Anytime you want to see them dad. We love having you and so do the kids. Your right dad life is short."
""Maybe I'll come back with you after the services, take a few weeks off."
"We would love that dad. Come and stay with us for as long as you want," Jamie said. "I grew up with Pop and grandma and I want Teddy and Christa to have you."
"They have Lena, she was there, what a few months? Was that when all this started with Teddy"
"Yeah but your their grandpa and they need you too in a different way. Teddy and Christa need grandpa to be there for them, watch Christa's boyfriend's when she starts dating," Jamie smiled at his sleeping daughter.
Frank smiled, "Okay, talk to Eddie about my staying a couple days. I'l get the Bishop on the phone."
"I will dad. A d thanks for always having my back. I hate seeing Teddy so scared. He's my boy you know," Jamie said quietly.
Frank nodded, "Here you go, one angel."
Taking Christa with a small kiss to her forehead, "I'm going to put her down. Hey princess time for bed baby."
The Bishop graciously agreed to baptize Teddy after Henry's funeral. Jamie and Eddie debated taking Teddy to the service and cemetery. "He's not going to understand and it's going to be a long day for him," Jamie explained. "I think he should stay home."
"I remember going when I was his age, it was easier for me later in life" Jamie replied. "He's going to have to deal with it sooner or later and it will give the Bishop O'Malley a chance to meet him."
Jamie bit his lip unsure, "I don't know Eddie, he's only three. I'd rather he deal with it when we can explain to him why everyone is so sad and Bishop can meet him after anyway."
"Then I will stay behind with him," She replied. "Unless my mom can watch them so I can go with you. You might be right, Teddy in a funeral home, who knows what he would see."
Smiling he leaned in for a kiss, "We can see if Bishop can stop by after so he can meet Teddy and talk to us about baptizing him. Can you ask your mom if she minds watching him for a bit?'
"I know she won't," Eddie replied a d gave him a kiss. Lena could help for the wake, but not the funeral. She was working again and had no choice but to go. They would have to bring Teddy to the funeral home.