Authors Note- Chapter nine, okay I tried to make this happy, but also with a bit more grief over Jeremy, well not really grief but thankfulness that he is okay. Take a read!
Chapter 9
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Sometimes we must get hurt
in order to grow; we must
fail in order to know. Sometimes our vision clear
only after our eyes are washed
away with tears.
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Three weeks! My son has been in the hospital for three weeks and today is the day he is coming home. We are throwing him a welcome home party, nothing much. Just a few of his friends, the neighbour kids. I walk into the hospital room to see Sam, Alex and Colby visiting with Jer. "Hey guys." I announce my presence, then walk up to Jer, placing a big kiss on his forehead. Alex is fiddling around with the medical supplies set out on the tray as Sam struggles with Colby and tries to get Alex to put the scalpel down. I walk over to Sam and take Colby from her. He has dark brown hair, with big brown eyes. His little face is lit up by his big smile, that comes with dimples. He is Sam's second son, and Luka's third child. I set him down next to Jer, and then play together. Colby often plays with the triplets, not Lexie so much as the boys. Logan and Jeremy and Alex seem to believe that Lexis and Colby will get married one day though.
I look over at Jeremy a faint smile lighting up his somewhat pale face. His dark brown hair is so long that it is falling into his eyes, he brushes it out and continues to play with a rambunctious Colby. He hasn't had a hair cut in about 2 months, we were actually planning on taking all the kids to get their hair cut the day the accident happened. But I'd rather not think about that. "Hey Jer I brought some clothes for you." I say reaching into my duffel bag and pulling out the clothes his mother packed the night before. She said he had to look nice, but be comfortable at the same time for all the company we were having over. I said we should keep him in his pyjama's but Abby would have not of that. He had a bath the night before, now all that needed to be done was cut that hair, that would have to wait till tomorrow unless... "Hey Jer, is that hair getting in your way?" I inquired.
"Yeah!" He whined. I walked over to the cupboard and found the electric razor they keep for purposes I'd rather not mention. I got a clean razor and plugged the contraption into the wall, all the while Sam giving me a weird look. "You want me to shave it?" I enticed Jer. "Yeah!" He shrieked with joy. He sat up straight and Sam looked nervously at me. "Hey can you pass me that towel Sam?"
"NO WAY! I am not getting involved in the Carter, Abby is going to kill you." She was probably right, but Alex would get involved he tossed me the towel, getting a dirty look from his mother as a reward for his participation in this event. I took the razor and started to shave his head, strand by strand fell into his lap. Sam cringed, Colby laughed and Jeremy gasped with happiness. I laughed, and put the razor down, looking at a shaved Jeremy, "go get dressed Jer." I laughed. I handed him the bag which contained his baggy gap khakis and a nice blue long sleeve sweatshirt. He probably would have preferred a hoodie though, but what is a dad to do? I picked him up and carried him to the washroom standing by the door waiting for him. "We're going to take off." Sam said getting up.
"See yah little man." Alex called to Jeremy.
"Bye Alex!" Jer hollered. "Bye Colby."
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Sometimes you lose, but
you're going to win if you
just hang in
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"SURPRISE!" I wheeled Jer into the house a big shock look on his face, there were many people there. Susan, Luka, Sam, Chuck, Chen, Pratt, Gallant, Neela, even Weaver and Sandy came to welcome the little boy home. Eric and Maggie and my dad also attended. Logan bounced over to us with a big smile on his face and wrapped his arms around his twin brother. When he pulled away he looked a Jeremy. "Jer...Where's your hair?" He asked puzzled. "Daddy shaved it off!" Jeremy beamed.
"Daddy did what?" Abby asked mortified.
"He wanted to get a hair cut, and besides I think he looks cute." I smile at her, she is not very pleased but lets it go for the sake of her son. After all it is just hair. It will grow back. Eric walks over to us and extends his hand to me, I graciously take it. His hair is curly and out of control, I am seeing where Logan got his from. "UNCLE ERIC!" Jeremy shouts.
"Jeremy!" Eric says leaning down to pick up the boy. He hold him in his arms and walks up to the guest with him. Logan follows excitedly. "So...Everything went okay at the hospital?" Abby asks as we follow.
"Yeah, we had a nice time. He visited with Sam, Alex and Colby."
"You cut his hair?"
"Yeah...It will grow back."
"I know. I don't care." She smiles up at me. I wrap my arm around her shoulders. "I am so glad he is home." She puts her head on my chest.
"Where are the triplets?" I scan the room looking for my three wild ones.
"Alexis is with Kelly, the other two are with Colby."
"Awesome!" I smile broadly, so glad that my family is somewhat back to normal.
"Eric hit on Kelly." Abby laughs.
"Really?"
"Oh yeah." I love having just these kind of conversations with her, they mean so much to me. I am happiest when I am around my family. All 5 kids, and my girlfriend. Wow life is crazy, I just hope we have jumped threw as many hoops and everything will just go back to normal.
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You do not love someone
under the condition that
this person would love
you back
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Chapter 9
------------------------------------
Sometimes we must get hurt
in order to grow; we must
fail in order to know. Sometimes our vision clear
only after our eyes are washed
away with tears.
-------------------------------------
Three weeks! My son has been in the hospital for three weeks and today is the day he is coming home. We are throwing him a welcome home party, nothing much. Just a few of his friends, the neighbour kids. I walk into the hospital room to see Sam, Alex and Colby visiting with Jer. "Hey guys." I announce my presence, then walk up to Jer, placing a big kiss on his forehead. Alex is fiddling around with the medical supplies set out on the tray as Sam struggles with Colby and tries to get Alex to put the scalpel down. I walk over to Sam and take Colby from her. He has dark brown hair, with big brown eyes. His little face is lit up by his big smile, that comes with dimples. He is Sam's second son, and Luka's third child. I set him down next to Jer, and then play together. Colby often plays with the triplets, not Lexie so much as the boys. Logan and Jeremy and Alex seem to believe that Lexis and Colby will get married one day though.
I look over at Jeremy a faint smile lighting up his somewhat pale face. His dark brown hair is so long that it is falling into his eyes, he brushes it out and continues to play with a rambunctious Colby. He hasn't had a hair cut in about 2 months, we were actually planning on taking all the kids to get their hair cut the day the accident happened. But I'd rather not think about that. "Hey Jer I brought some clothes for you." I say reaching into my duffel bag and pulling out the clothes his mother packed the night before. She said he had to look nice, but be comfortable at the same time for all the company we were having over. I said we should keep him in his pyjama's but Abby would have not of that. He had a bath the night before, now all that needed to be done was cut that hair, that would have to wait till tomorrow unless... "Hey Jer, is that hair getting in your way?" I inquired.
"Yeah!" He whined. I walked over to the cupboard and found the electric razor they keep for purposes I'd rather not mention. I got a clean razor and plugged the contraption into the wall, all the while Sam giving me a weird look. "You want me to shave it?" I enticed Jer. "Yeah!" He shrieked with joy. He sat up straight and Sam looked nervously at me. "Hey can you pass me that towel Sam?"
"NO WAY! I am not getting involved in the Carter, Abby is going to kill you." She was probably right, but Alex would get involved he tossed me the towel, getting a dirty look from his mother as a reward for his participation in this event. I took the razor and started to shave his head, strand by strand fell into his lap. Sam cringed, Colby laughed and Jeremy gasped with happiness. I laughed, and put the razor down, looking at a shaved Jeremy, "go get dressed Jer." I laughed. I handed him the bag which contained his baggy gap khakis and a nice blue long sleeve sweatshirt. He probably would have preferred a hoodie though, but what is a dad to do? I picked him up and carried him to the washroom standing by the door waiting for him. "We're going to take off." Sam said getting up.
"See yah little man." Alex called to Jeremy.
"Bye Alex!" Jer hollered. "Bye Colby."
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Sometimes you lose, but
you're going to win if you
just hang in
------------------------------
"SURPRISE!" I wheeled Jer into the house a big shock look on his face, there were many people there. Susan, Luka, Sam, Chuck, Chen, Pratt, Gallant, Neela, even Weaver and Sandy came to welcome the little boy home. Eric and Maggie and my dad also attended. Logan bounced over to us with a big smile on his face and wrapped his arms around his twin brother. When he pulled away he looked a Jeremy. "Jer...Where's your hair?" He asked puzzled. "Daddy shaved it off!" Jeremy beamed.
"Daddy did what?" Abby asked mortified.
"He wanted to get a hair cut, and besides I think he looks cute." I smile at her, she is not very pleased but lets it go for the sake of her son. After all it is just hair. It will grow back. Eric walks over to us and extends his hand to me, I graciously take it. His hair is curly and out of control, I am seeing where Logan got his from. "UNCLE ERIC!" Jeremy shouts.
"Jeremy!" Eric says leaning down to pick up the boy. He hold him in his arms and walks up to the guest with him. Logan follows excitedly. "So...Everything went okay at the hospital?" Abby asks as we follow.
"Yeah, we had a nice time. He visited with Sam, Alex and Colby."
"You cut his hair?"
"Yeah...It will grow back."
"I know. I don't care." She smiles up at me. I wrap my arm around her shoulders. "I am so glad he is home." She puts her head on my chest.
"Where are the triplets?" I scan the room looking for my three wild ones.
"Alexis is with Kelly, the other two are with Colby."
"Awesome!" I smile broadly, so glad that my family is somewhat back to normal.
"Eric hit on Kelly." Abby laughs.
"Really?"
"Oh yeah." I love having just these kind of conversations with her, they mean so much to me. I am happiest when I am around my family. All 5 kids, and my girlfriend. Wow life is crazy, I just hope we have jumped threw as many hoops and everything will just go back to normal.
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You do not love someone
under the condition that
this person would love
you back
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