Christina got a call from the military. Tunny had been hurt, and lost his left leg. This meant he was coming home months earlier then expected. When she talked to him on the phone he was crying, the only time she had seem him this upset was two years ago with Regan. Christina called everyone for a meeting. She had already told Regan and she was sitting next to Harmony.
"What happened? Is Tunny alright?" Johnny asked
"Well, Tunny is coming home early" Christina explained
"Why?" asked Heather
"There was a little complication, Tunny, h-he lost his leg"
"WHAT?" everyone said
"Tunny is really scared. When he comes home, he's, it will be a month since he lost the leg. He wont start walking for a while. Don't stare, Tunny will hate that. It's going to be hard. So please everyone pitch in. Don't over help, but don't under help, but also don't ask if he wants help. But ask if he wants help"
"Mom, you're rambling"
"I'm sorry" she said starting to cry Whatsername got up and comforted her friend. Harmony put her arm around Regan. Everyone sat there in silence
"At least he's coming home. It could have been worse" Will said
"That's true" said Jimmy
"I know, I'm thankful he's coming home. We can live with this, I can help Tunny live with this." Christina said
Nathan and Harmony spoke, well more like yelled to each other.
"HOW COULD YOU? HARMONY WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS." Nathan yelled
"NOT REALLY, WELL WE SORT OF DID. NATHAN, WOULD YOU LISTEN" she yelled back
"LISTEN TO WHAT?"
"I blacked out. I was just going to have a bath that's it I swear"
"I don't believe you. You're dad said he found you in your bra and underwear. So what? You were bathing in your under pants?"
"YOU GOT ME. I TRIED TO DROWN MYSLEF, BUT I WAS SAVED"
'BUT WHAT IF IT WAS TOO LATE?" Nathan asked "You're dad would have been back on drugs that night. He could have been back on drugs after he found you. Do you remember what it was like when he found out you were pregnant? HE FUCKING FLIPPED YOU STUPID BITCH"
"ME A STUPID BITCH. YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE. NATHAN, IT WAS YOU AND I THEN YOU STARTED TOO DISTANT YOURSELF AND I WAS FEELING LONLEY. NO ONE WAS AROUND. I got scared, Nathan my life isn't easy and I just want to be done with it. So whether that's hurting the ones I love, then that's what I have to do." She finished sobbing
Andrew walked in to find a note from Theo. It said The Saint threatened my life, career and baby maker. Balls to the wall Andrew, but I'm out of here sorry. Theo. Andrew ripped up the note and sat on the couch shaking. He could do this, he was capable of quitting on his own, and when he was sober for maybe a month he would find Regan. Who was he kidding, this wasn't going to be easy.
Christina and Regan met Tunny. Regan started crying when she saw her dad. Tunny hadn't stopped crying since he got off the phone with Christina. Christina walked up to Tunny and kissed him. She wiped tears from his eyes.
"It hurts so much" said Tunny crying
"I'm sure it does baby" she said
"Does it look bad?" he asked
"No baby" she said Regan didn't know what to do. She looked at her father's leg or what was left of it.
Heather and Peyton were making cookies for Tunny. Will and Johnny took Julia out for a walk.
"Mom, I don't understand?" asked Peyton
"What baby?" Heather asked
"Why does dad and Uncle Johnny think Julia's a dog?" she asked with a laugh
"I'm not sure" said Heather who wondered the same thing
"What if I stare at Uncle Tunny's leg?"
"It's going to be hard baby"
"And Regan, must be scared, Aunt Christina. They've been through so much mom and look what happens?"
"Peyton, I know this is hard. Look, when you see your Uncle Tunny tell him you love him very much. As much as it pains you just don't look alright baby girl?"
"I know, it jut doesn't seem far that's all" Peyton said
"It's going to be weird seeing Tunny" said Will
"What do we say?" asked Johnny
"Glad to have you home. Sorry about that leg."
"We've missed you" Johnny added
"Things are going to be different" Will said
Harmony stormed into her house and slammed her bedroom door. Jimmy looked up and whatsername walked into her room
"Harmony, what happened?" she asked
"Nathan and I split up. We got in an argument over what happened"
"You know you're dad's a mess over that. He's so stunned I think the only thing I've seen him do is go to the bathroom"
"I'm a mess too Aunt Rebecca. I'm more of a mess then I show. Nathan and I were the only things that I believed in. But when he started to disappear so did I"
"Well, you started disappearing the day your father brought you home from the hospital"
"What two or sixteen years ago?" Harmony asked
"If I'm being honest, sixteen. Harmony you're dad loves you with all his heart and if you did something to hurt yourself, the amount of hurt that would take over him would be to much for him to handle"
"Then what?" Harmony asked
"He would turn back into the Saint he once was. The last time I have felt that horrified is when I got that phone call from the hospital about Mac and Dean. The pain that struck me when the doctor said Dean didn't make it was unbearable"
"The amount of pain I feel is unbearable. It's like I can't breathe sometimes. I get numb all over and angry, I want to scream and, and gab something in me"
"Because of me?" asked Jimmy who was standing at the door
"And my life, my mother." Harmony said Whatsername backed away and out the door. "I still can't help but think that her death was my fault"
"Harmony" Jimmy said tears coming down on his face "I can't believe I've been so blind. So stupid, It never crossed my mind, that you would feel this way. You should have told me. I want you to know that what happened when you were a baby, and two years ago has nothing to do with you"
"WHY DO I FEEL LIKE IT IS?" she yelled
"I DON'T KNOW" Jimmy yelled back
Tunny rolled his way around his house. He went into Regan's room
"Baby?" he asked
"What?" she said
"You were so happy to see me when I came home in December. What happened?"
"Nothing"
"You've been avoiding me like the plague"
"You're not my dad. I mean you are, but you're not. Because my dad wouldn't have gone off to the war"
"Is it just the war?"
"NO. Dad, I needed you when it really mattered"
"You were hiding it. I didn't know, but when I found out I freaked out"
"Not two years ago, THIS YEAR, WHEN ANDREW, ANDREW RAPED ME. Dad, the one person I wanted to see, the one person I wanted to hold me and tell me everything would be alright wasn't there for me. I needed my dad, not Uncle Jimmy, not Uncle Johnny, you. BUT YOU WEREN'T THERE FOR ME, I WAS SCARED AND CONFUSED, AND WHERE WERE YOU? FIGHTING, FIGHTING SOMEONE ELSE'S WAR WHEN YOUR DAUGHTER WAS AT HOME FIGHTING HER OWN. I went to help him, but he just held me down and then made me leave without pants. I was left on the streets sobbing wishing you were there. Wishing that when I got home you would take me in your arms and hold me." Regan was sobbing and Tunny had tears. He was speechless, everything she said was true. Tunny grabbed Regan's hand and sat her on the bed. Tunny then used all his strength and got himself on her bed. He pulled her close and held her, stroking her hair and letting her cry.
"Baby" Tunny said
"No, just don't say anything. Just for once can you hold me and not say anything?" she asked
"Yeah" he said
Jimmy grabbed Harmony and pulled her close to him. He held her there
"Do you hear that? My beating heart belongs to you. My heart belongs to you, if your heart stops beating my heart will still belong to you. I will still belong to you, and you will still belong to me. With every breath that I am worth, I'm sending all my love to you. So if you dear to second guess you can rest assured that all my loves for you." Jimmy said
"I'm so sorry dad. I'm so sorry. I need help, I need help and I want help. Can you help me?" she looked up at him Jimmy kissed her on the forehead and held her face in his hand
"Anything for my bay girl" Jimmy said
"THERES NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT" yelled Nathan without thinking Peyton reached up and slapped her brother "OW WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR YOU LITTLE TWAT"
"NATHAN NEIL ESPER. WE DON'T USE THAT LANGUAE IN THIS HOUSE" yelled Heather
"She hit me" he said Will went and hugged his daughter. Peyton got out if his hug and went to her room. She grabbed a knife and slit it over her first scar and walked back out
"YOU HAPPY" she said everyone stared at her
"PEYTON AMEILA ESPER" Will said pressing his hand to her arm.
"WHY IS SHE ALWAYS LIKE THIS? BRING IT BACK TO YOU. IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT YOU PEYTON" Nathan screamed
"STOP. Will fix her arm. Nathan sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up and straighten your ass out." Heather yelled
Andrew wandered down the streets, lost and confused but sober. He walked to Regan's house and saw Johnny leaving his house
"Hey, I thought Jimmy told you to stay away from Regan" Johnny said walking up to Andrew
"Look, I'm two weeks sober I swear. Please Jesus, I would never do a thing like that again" Andrew said
"Her fathers home" said Johnny
"I hear he's a crippled" Johnny punched him in the face
"Don't you dare call him a crippled. Tunny lost his leg, and he is a hero" Johnny defended
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. Look I want to make amends with her"
"Andrew, that's not going to happen. As long as Tunny's around and we're around. I'm sorry but you fucked this one literally an figuratively"