Title: Holidays
Spoiler: This FF is going to go through all of the holidays, starting with Halloween.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer I have nothing to do with The Agency and receive no
compensation
Chapter 19 The Truth
Stiles and Terri arrived at the hospital to find Thomas sitting there crying. They sat down next to him. "What's wrong?" Stiles asked.
"Mom, she's dying." Thomas told them as he sat there crying.
Terri couldn't believe what she hear, she put her arms around him and asked "What? Are you sure?"
"She didn't want to tell me. She has some heart problem, they said they can't do anything for her. She only has a few months."
"I'm so sorry Son." Stiles told him as he put his hand on his shoulder.
Terri looked at Stiles. "I'll give you two some time together." Terri kissed Thomas on the head and squeezed Stiles' hand. He really didn't know how to comfort his son right now, but Terri was right he needed some time alone with him.
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Terri walked down the hall and they were bringing Julia into a room. When Julia saw her she knew her son had called them it was time for her and Terri to have a woman to woman talk. "Terri, can we talk?" she asked.
"Of course." Terri followed them into the room. Terri didn't know what to say to her. "Julia, Thomas told us I'm so sorry."
"I came here because I knew that Stiles was head of the IRT." Terri was curious as to how she knew that, but at this point it really wasn't important. "I was hoping that we would get back together for the short time I had left. I wanted to at least give Thomas a little while being a real family." Terri didn't like the way that sounded, she couldn't help but wonder if Julia was going to use this to get Stiles back, even if it is just for a short time, before Terri could even think of something to say Julia continued. "Then I met you, I've never seen Stiles this happy before, and you, you are amazing, you were so gracious in accepting Thomas."
"Julia, he's a great young man. You've done a wonderful job with him." Terri was glad that she wasn't going to pursue Stiles.
"Terri, I want you to help him. It's going to be hard for him. His whole life it's been just me and him. I know that I'm asking a lot, you and Stiles have your own little one on the way, and while he's not so little anymore, he'll always be my little one." Julia was crying and Terri couldn't help but cry either. She put her arms around Julia. "Please take care of him for me." Julia pleaded.
Terri looked at her and smiled. "Stiles and I will take care of him. Don't worry. It will be fine."
Terri and Julia continued to talk for a while. Julia told her some funny stories about Thomas and about Stiles when he was younger. They were both laughing when Thomas and Stiles walked in. Stiles walked over and kissed Julia on the cheek. "How are you doing?"
"I think I'll be ok. Thanks to your wonderful fiancé" She looked at Terri and smiled. Thomas didn't know what to do, he just stood there. "Thomas did you eat anything tonight." He nodded no. "Terri would you do me a favor and take him to the cafeteria."
"Of course. Come on Thomas." Terri put her arm around him and he walked out with her, he was still in a state of shock over what was happening.
Stiles just looked at her he didn't know what to say. "I wanted to talk to you Stiles."
"About what?"
"I want you and Terri to look after Thomas. I already talked to Terri about it. I want to say something else to you." Stiles looked at her waiting to hear what she had to say "You don't deserve a woman like her, so you better make sure you take good care of her, do you hear me, or I'll come back and haunt you."
Stiles smiled, he often wondered why Terri fell in love with him anyway. He looked at her, he couldn't help feeling bad, the way things ended all those years ago. All those years ago she thought he didn't care, she raised their son alone, he felt like he owed her. "What can we do for you?"
"Be there for Thomas. He needs the both of you so much."
"You don't even have to ask that. Julia is there anything they can do for you?"
"No. Stiles I've known for a while; that's why I tracked you down. I just want our son to be taken care of."
Stiles and Julia continued to talk about Thomas for a while then about their past.
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Thomas was so lost he didn't know what to say or do. Terri just sat there with him. "What do you want to eat?"
"I'm really not hungry."
"Do you want to tell your mother that you didn't eat?" Thomas nodded no. "If you are anything like your father, a cheeseburger, fries and a strawberry shake."
Thomas laughed, "That does sound good." Terri walked over to the counter and ordered it for him, when she sat back down, he looked at her. "I'm so scared, what's gonna happen when Mom dies?"
"Oh Thomas, I don't know, but there is one thing I do know, you will always have a place with your father and me. I promise you that."
"We've been staying in a hotel, Mom was trying to find a place for us."
"You know what, your father and I have that big house, there are plenty of rooms, you can stay with us."
"But what about Mom."
"Both of you."
"You really mean that?"
"Of course I do. Thomas you are a part of our family, and you need your mother right now, and she doesn't need to worry about where you guys are going to live."
Thomas hugged Terri. "Thank you."
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After Thomas ate they went back to Julia's room. Stiles was sitting on the side of the bed and they were laughing. Terri smiled as Thomas sat on the other side of the bed, she walked behind Stiles and put her hands on his shoulders. "Julia, Thomas and I were talking. You can't stay in that hotel. I insist you come and stay with us."
"Terri, we couldn't that's too much."
"No, I don't want to hear that. You're going to need some help and Stiles and I will be there for you and for Thomas."
Stiles stood up and hugged Terri. "Thank you." he whispered. "Julia she's right. You should stay with us."
The doctor walked in and said that Julia would only be in the hospital overnight. There really wasn't much they could do for her. They stayed for a while longer then when the nurse came in to tell them visiting hours were over. Terri and Stiles said goodbye to Julia then waited outside to give Thomas and Julia a few minutes.
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Stiles just put his arms around Terri. "I don't know how to thank you."
"You don't have to." Terri kissed him. "Besides I'm pretty sure I can think of some way." Stiles laughed.
When Thomas came out they drove him to the hotel to get some of his things and brought him home. He told them they had some things in storage, Stiles said they would get those things tomorrow after Julia got home and settled.
Spoiler: This FF is going to go through all of the holidays, starting with Halloween.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer I have nothing to do with The Agency and receive no
compensation
Chapter 19 The Truth
Stiles and Terri arrived at the hospital to find Thomas sitting there crying. They sat down next to him. "What's wrong?" Stiles asked.
"Mom, she's dying." Thomas told them as he sat there crying.
Terri couldn't believe what she hear, she put her arms around him and asked "What? Are you sure?"
"She didn't want to tell me. She has some heart problem, they said they can't do anything for her. She only has a few months."
"I'm so sorry Son." Stiles told him as he put his hand on his shoulder.
Terri looked at Stiles. "I'll give you two some time together." Terri kissed Thomas on the head and squeezed Stiles' hand. He really didn't know how to comfort his son right now, but Terri was right he needed some time alone with him.
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Terri walked down the hall and they were bringing Julia into a room. When Julia saw her she knew her son had called them it was time for her and Terri to have a woman to woman talk. "Terri, can we talk?" she asked.
"Of course." Terri followed them into the room. Terri didn't know what to say to her. "Julia, Thomas told us I'm so sorry."
"I came here because I knew that Stiles was head of the IRT." Terri was curious as to how she knew that, but at this point it really wasn't important. "I was hoping that we would get back together for the short time I had left. I wanted to at least give Thomas a little while being a real family." Terri didn't like the way that sounded, she couldn't help but wonder if Julia was going to use this to get Stiles back, even if it is just for a short time, before Terri could even think of something to say Julia continued. "Then I met you, I've never seen Stiles this happy before, and you, you are amazing, you were so gracious in accepting Thomas."
"Julia, he's a great young man. You've done a wonderful job with him." Terri was glad that she wasn't going to pursue Stiles.
"Terri, I want you to help him. It's going to be hard for him. His whole life it's been just me and him. I know that I'm asking a lot, you and Stiles have your own little one on the way, and while he's not so little anymore, he'll always be my little one." Julia was crying and Terri couldn't help but cry either. She put her arms around Julia. "Please take care of him for me." Julia pleaded.
Terri looked at her and smiled. "Stiles and I will take care of him. Don't worry. It will be fine."
Terri and Julia continued to talk for a while. Julia told her some funny stories about Thomas and about Stiles when he was younger. They were both laughing when Thomas and Stiles walked in. Stiles walked over and kissed Julia on the cheek. "How are you doing?"
"I think I'll be ok. Thanks to your wonderful fiancé" She looked at Terri and smiled. Thomas didn't know what to do, he just stood there. "Thomas did you eat anything tonight." He nodded no. "Terri would you do me a favor and take him to the cafeteria."
"Of course. Come on Thomas." Terri put her arm around him and he walked out with her, he was still in a state of shock over what was happening.
Stiles just looked at her he didn't know what to say. "I wanted to talk to you Stiles."
"About what?"
"I want you and Terri to look after Thomas. I already talked to Terri about it. I want to say something else to you." Stiles looked at her waiting to hear what she had to say "You don't deserve a woman like her, so you better make sure you take good care of her, do you hear me, or I'll come back and haunt you."
Stiles smiled, he often wondered why Terri fell in love with him anyway. He looked at her, he couldn't help feeling bad, the way things ended all those years ago. All those years ago she thought he didn't care, she raised their son alone, he felt like he owed her. "What can we do for you?"
"Be there for Thomas. He needs the both of you so much."
"You don't even have to ask that. Julia is there anything they can do for you?"
"No. Stiles I've known for a while; that's why I tracked you down. I just want our son to be taken care of."
Stiles and Julia continued to talk about Thomas for a while then about their past.
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Thomas was so lost he didn't know what to say or do. Terri just sat there with him. "What do you want to eat?"
"I'm really not hungry."
"Do you want to tell your mother that you didn't eat?" Thomas nodded no. "If you are anything like your father, a cheeseburger, fries and a strawberry shake."
Thomas laughed, "That does sound good." Terri walked over to the counter and ordered it for him, when she sat back down, he looked at her. "I'm so scared, what's gonna happen when Mom dies?"
"Oh Thomas, I don't know, but there is one thing I do know, you will always have a place with your father and me. I promise you that."
"We've been staying in a hotel, Mom was trying to find a place for us."
"You know what, your father and I have that big house, there are plenty of rooms, you can stay with us."
"But what about Mom."
"Both of you."
"You really mean that?"
"Of course I do. Thomas you are a part of our family, and you need your mother right now, and she doesn't need to worry about where you guys are going to live."
Thomas hugged Terri. "Thank you."
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After Thomas ate they went back to Julia's room. Stiles was sitting on the side of the bed and they were laughing. Terri smiled as Thomas sat on the other side of the bed, she walked behind Stiles and put her hands on his shoulders. "Julia, Thomas and I were talking. You can't stay in that hotel. I insist you come and stay with us."
"Terri, we couldn't that's too much."
"No, I don't want to hear that. You're going to need some help and Stiles and I will be there for you and for Thomas."
Stiles stood up and hugged Terri. "Thank you." he whispered. "Julia she's right. You should stay with us."
The doctor walked in and said that Julia would only be in the hospital overnight. There really wasn't much they could do for her. They stayed for a while longer then when the nurse came in to tell them visiting hours were over. Terri and Stiles said goodbye to Julia then waited outside to give Thomas and Julia a few minutes.
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Stiles just put his arms around Terri. "I don't know how to thank you."
"You don't have to." Terri kissed him. "Besides I'm pretty sure I can think of some way." Stiles laughed.
When Thomas came out they drove him to the hotel to get some of his things and brought him home. He told them they had some things in storage, Stiles said they would get those things tomorrow after Julia got home and settled.