CHAPTER 11 – Getting Home
Junior had been in the hospital five days and four nights before the doctors gave him the all clear to come home. He definitely seemed better; he was happier and wanted to play instead of wanting to sleep or just crying like he had been for the past couple of days.
When he woke up after his first night in he refused to let anyone touch him except his mom, he wouldn't sleep in the bed he would only sleep on Stacey and if he woke up and he was in the bed he'd scream till he was blue in the face till she picked him up.
It was such a relief to walk through the doors at home, I had Junior in my arms he was sleeping had been since we left the hospital. Stacey followed me upstairs with the overnight bag Mia had bought over to the hospital.
I placed Junior in his bed gently turned on the baby monitor and walked downstairs. Stacey was slamming around picking up plates, beer bottles, pizza boxes off the floor.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?" she screamed at the five people who were stood watching her "I'VE BEEN GONE FIVE MINUTES AND YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE THE GOD DAMN RESPECT TO KEEP MY FUCKING HOUSE CLEAN?" she yelled walking through to the kitchen to put the pizza boxes in the bin."What the hell guys?" I asked walking past them and in to the kitchen.
"We were gonna clean it up, didn't think you'd be back so soon" Vince explained.
"Stacey go lie down, you need some rest" I told her stopping her from beginning to wipe the counter down.
"No this needs doing" she told me rubbing harder.
"Stacey baby, I'll do it" Mia said taking the cloth from her hands.Stacey disappeared upstairs and I began giving the guys a lecture about not keeping the place clean while she was gone. It was the last thing she needed right now.
I walked quietly upstairs and towards Stacey room, her door was open slightly, she was sat on her bed with her head in her hands.
"Hey you alright?" I asked standing in the door way."Yeah" she said looking up "I'm just tired and there's still loads to do…I gotta unpack the bag, I gotta catch up at work, I gotta clean this place from top to bottom, I gotta make sure Junior's ok, I gotta be earning enough money to be able to keep you guys, I gotta get my stuff from Mark's" she explained rubbing her head.
"We will all help with everything, Mia and the guys can clean, I can help with Junior, and we will find jobs" I reassured her
"Dom you can't get a job just anywhere they will ask questions and your answers aren't so innocent are they?"
"We'll find something" I said sitting beside her on the bed.
"It's to risky" she said "I know somewhere you could get jobs, I've been thinking about it at the hospital but you all need to make a choice"
