Ch. 8

Leaving

It was finally the day JR was been released from the hospital. Adam had done everything he possibly could to make their house perfect for JR. He added ramps, and put JR's room downstairs. He had ordered a couple wheelchairs, just in case he said.

"Are you ready to go home, son?" Adam asked.

"I guess I am. I'm pretty sick of hospitals." JR said and he lowered himself into his wheelchair.

"You've become an expert at doing that." Adam told him.

"I was taught well, I guess." JR said, a sad tone in his voice.

Adam looked over to him, "JR, you do know this is not forever, right?"

"How do you know?" JR asked.

Babe walked into the room, "Because you are one of the strongest people I know. You aren't going to let something keep you in a wheelchair. If you want it, you go get it. Isn't that your motto Adam?" Babe looked over at Adam.

"Yes, if I want it I have it within a matter of seconds." Adam looked towards Babe.

"What are you doing here?" JR asked.

"I'm here to see you home, and to help you once you get there." Babe smiled.

"W-what?" JR asked, "No way. You are not going to be helping me." JR said.

"I've been helping you this far haven't I?" Babe asked.

"Yeah, well that was different." JR said.

"How?" Babe wondered.

"Because here there was no way to score extra time with my son, but at my home there will be plenty of chances to see him." JR said.

"I can't say I haven't thought of that, but taking care of you will be a full time job according to what I've read." Babe said.

"You want me to trust you with my life just because you've read stuff from a couple different websites? You're crazier then I thought." JR exclaimed.

Babe laughed and then pulled out a couple sheets from her purse, "I've taken classes, too. They thought me how to do basically everything you would need help with. Here, the proof I've been there." Babe handed JR the pieces of paper.

"So what, you've taken classes. I'm still not letting you near me or my son once I get home." JR said.

"First off it's our son, and second you don't have to pay me. It will be easier for me because I know you and how big of an asshole you can be, and I can deal with it. I would like to see how long some nurse would last with you and Adam in that house." Babe said.

"Dad, back me up. Tell her no way in hell." JR looked over at Adam and saw the guilty look on his face, "What? What did you do?"

"He told me it would be a good idea." Babe said.

"You WHAT!" JR asked.

"Come on JR, just say yes. I'm not doing it to see Little A more, I just want to help you." Babe sighed, walking up to JR.

JR looked at Babe and blew out air nosily, "We'll give it a shot just because you did take good care of me in here. But you'll be watched and if you make one wrong move..."

"I won't JR, I promise." Babe said.

"I still don't understand why you are doing this." JR said.

"To be honest, I don't know why either."

Both JR and Babe looked at each other, lost in the moment, when Adam cleared his throat. They both looked over to him.

"Well then, let's go." He said.

Babe got behind JR and started pushing his wheelchair. JR opened his mouth, ready to protect.

"Yes I know you can do it yourself, but why would you if you had someone to push you?" Babe asked.

"Good point." JR said.

"So does Jamie know about this?" Adam asked Babe.

Babe laughed nervously, "Uh, no he doesn't."

"Then how did you explain those classes?" JR looked up at her.

"I said I was working or mama needed help with something." Babe said.

"I'm surprised Jamie bought those lies, they are pretty pathetic." JR said.

"Well, what would you have said?" Babe asked.

JR rubbed his chin, "I don't know yet. Let me think."

Babe shook her head and Adam went to the nurse's station. Babe saw the hallway in front of her and JR empty, and couldn't resist. She laughed and started running down the hall.

"Babe, no, stop! What are you doing? What are you, five!" JR cried out.

"Come on, it's fun!" Babe laughed in his ear, and JR smiled.

She slowed them to a stop, "Wow, I haven't done that since I was seven and was pushing a grocery cart." Babe smiled.

JR looked up and her, trying to conceal a smile.

"Oh come on JR, you know it was fun!" Babe giggled.

JR smiled but answered, "No, not really."

Adam walked up to them, "And to think I agreed to let you take care of my son." He shook his head.

"Well, at least I can get him to wherever he wants to go faster then you can... old man!" Babe laughed and started pushing JR again.

JR was also laughing and Adam followed them, mumbling something not very nice about Babe.