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When Jimmy and Teddy got home Teddy went to her room, "Call me when suppers ready, I need to study for finals."

After about two hours someone yelled and Teddy came out with her nose in a book. She sat down, ate and read at the same time.

Helen came in from work, "Teddy, no reading at the dinner table."

"Sorry ma." She put the book down, finished eating and went to her room.

It was 11 o'clock and there was a knock on the door, "I'm going to be in a second."

Jimmy opened the door, "I need you to help me."

Teddy got up off the floor and walked over to him. He was leaning heavy on the door frame, "What's wrong…where is everyone?"

"Movies, they didn't want to disturb your studying." He almost fell, but Teddy grabbed him, "Jimmy, you're sweating bad."

He put his arms over her shoulders, "I'm cold Teddy, really cold."

She helped Jimmy over to her bed and pulled the quilt around him, "Is that better?"

"A little, arrrgghhh!" He screamed and grabbed his stomach, "I feel like my insides are being ripped out."

"Let me call a doctor."

"No. No, please don't go." He looked at her with fear and need in his eyes, "I need you, Teddy."

"Stay here, I'll be right back." She ran out into the living room, grabbed the phone and came back. She dialed her friend Shelby, "I need you to do me a favor."

"Name it."

"Look on you computer and find me anything you can on heroin detox symptoms."

Shelby was quiet for a few minutes and then told Teddy what she found.

"Thanks, I'll call you soon."

Jimmy moaned loudly, "Teddy, it's killing me."

"I know, Shelby said that we need to keep you cool. I need to get you into the bathroom. Can you walk?"

Jimmy nodded and got up with Teddy's help. She helped him into the bathroom and she proceeded to fill the tub with lukewarm water, "You need to strip down to your boxers."

Jimmy nodded, pulled his shirt off and tried to stand up to pull his jeans off. He sat down hard, "I can't do it."

"Don't worry, I'll do it." She pulled his jeans off and helped him into the tub.

Teddy grabbed a washcloth and began wetting him down. She wet his hair, his face and his chest, "Are you feeling any better?" She was doing her best to keep the fear out of her voice.

He closed his eyes and leaned his head back, "A little, you are so good to me."

"You're my brother; I would do anything for you."

He touched her face, "I love you. I don't know what I would have done after dad died without you around."

"What do you mean?" Teddy continued to wash the warm water over his body.

"You and your attitude, always so upbeat and caring you kept me together."

She stroked his face and his hair, "You try to keep me out of trouble and you love me not matter what I might do. You're like my brother and my dad."

Jimmy grabbed his stomach again and screamed.

Teddy began crying, she couldn't help it, one of her brothers was in pain and she couldn't stop it.

She heard the door open and went to move, but Jimmy grabbed her hand. He threw his head back and screamed again.

Sean, Tommy and Kevin came running in with Helen close behind. They looked in the bathroom and were shocked at what they saw. Kevin was the only one of them who could move, he put his hand on Teddy's shoulder, "What's going on?"

Teddy took the washcloth, rewet it and wiped the cloth over Jimmy's cheeks, "Jimmy's detoxing and he's in pain, a lot of pain."

Sean sat down on the toilet, "Can we help?"

Teddy nodded, "I can't lift him out of the tub and he needs clean boxers."

The three brothers nodded and got to work.

"You can put him in my room when you're finished."

Helen followed Teddy to her room, "Do you think you can handle doing this?"

"He's trying so hard for me; I need to do this for him."

Helen kissed her forehead, "If you want any help you just ask anyone of us."

Teddy nodded, "Ok ma."

The brothers brought Jimmy in and lay him on the bed, "He's all yours."

Teddy pulled the blankets around him and then she lay down next to him. It didn't take long for either one of them to fall asleep.

Teddy got woke up to Jimmy throwing up all over him, her and the bed. She moved quickly; rolling Jimmy on his side, grabbing the garbage can and putting it under his face.

She ran to the bathroom, wet a cloth with cold water and went back to her room.

Jimmy was lying limp on the bed. She wiped his face and neck, "Jimmy, answer me."

He opened his eyes a slit.

She wiped his face again, "Don't move."

Teddy ran into Tommy's room, "Tommy, wake up." She pushed on him until he started to move.

"Teddy?" He sat up, "Is everything ok?"

"No, Jimmy got sick all over and he need help cleaning up."

"You can't do it?"

"Tommy, I don't want to see him naked and I can't lift him."

Tommy climbed out of bed, "Ok, you get his clothes and I'll get him cleaned up."

Teddy grabbed a t-shirt and some boxers. She put them in the bathroom, changed her own clothes and her sheets.

Tommy helped Jimmy back into the room, he was almost carrying his brother Jimmy was so weak, and lay him on the bed. He kissed the top of Teddy's head and went back to his room.

The next three days were about the same. Jimmy slept a lot, drank very little, ate nothing and did a lot of vomiting.

Most of the third day all he did was sleep. Teddy stayed with him the whole time. She only left long enough to eat and use the bathroom.

Today Jimmy rolled over and saw Teddy half-laying, half-sitting on the bed next to him.

He smiled weakly lying back on the bed. He pulled Teddy over so her head was lying on his chest and he wrapped his arms around her. He fell back to sleep.

About an hour later Teddy woke up. She was surprised at how she was sleeping, she sat up quickly. Jimmy chuckled.

Teddy turned and looked at him, "Your awake, how do you feel?"

"Like shit." He closed his eyes and swallowed hard.

She grabbed the cloth and wiped his face, "You have been throwing up a lot. So your throat is probably very sore and burned. You haven't eaten anything in three days; even keeping water down was hard for you."

He nodded and tried to sit up. Teddy helped him, "I think you should take it easy for a few days. You will be weak for awhile."

"You've been here the whole time."

She nodded, "You're getting clean for me, it's the least I can do."

Jimmy stroked her face lovingly, "You look like I feel. Have you slept at all?"

"A little, I swear."

"Have you eaten?"

"Yes, ma and the others made sure of that."

He nodded, "Can you help me up? I need to go pee."

Teddy smiled and helped him to the bathroom. When he was done, he made it to her in the hallway, "I want to sit in the living room and you need to be out of that room for a little bit."

"Whatever you want."

They sat on the couch, watched some television and they both fell asleep.

Teddy was clutching Jimmy's hand sleeping when her three brothers came in, "Oh, don't they look cute."

Kevin walked over to them, "Wake up sleepy heads."

Teddy stirred and slapped Kevin's arm, "Sleeping, go away."

"Wake up."

They both woke up and looked at them, "What?"

Sean smiled, "Are you feeling better, Jimmy?"

Jimmy stretched and yawned, "Yea, a little."

Teddy put her hand over her nose, "Damn Jimmy, you seriously need a shower."

He lifted his arm again, "Whoa, I guess you're right." He got up, but was still a little unsteady, so he put his hand on Sean's arm, "Lead the way."

When Teddy came back up she put all the mail on the table except two large envelopes addressed to her. She held onto them and sat at the table.

Teddy opened them slowly. When she had opened them both her eyes had lit up and she just started at them.

Jimmy came back from his shower looking relaxed and refreshed. He sat down with all his siblings at the table, "So what's going on?"

Tommy looked at him, "We don't know, this is the longest she's been quiet since she was born."

Teddy looked up at them, "What?"

Jimmy smiled, "The sparkle is in your eyes, what's going on?"

"I got two, two. Shelby has only gotten one so far, but I got two."

Sean leaned forward, "Got two what?"

"Come on girl, give it up." Kevin was getting antsy.

She threw the envelopes on the table, "NYU and Berkley, I got accepted by both."

Tommy smiled, "You mean college? I didn't think you had applied to any colleges yet."

"Yea and both schools want me. Can you believe it?"

Teddy hugged them all and ran to her room, "I need to call Shelby and tell her." She slammed the door and they all heard her talking.

Tommy looked at the letters, "I think she should go to Berkley."

Sean shook his head, "No, NYU, we don't want her to go so far away."

"If she goes to Berkley she'll meet new people, do things that we'll never get a chance to do and she'll be safe away from here." Kevin sided with Tommy.

They all looked at Jimmy, "What do you think?"

"I think we should keep our mouths shut and let her decide. I don't think we should say anything either way."

"I don't want her to go." Sean whined.

After about fifteen minutes, Teddy came out of her room, "Shelby says I need to start getting applications for scholarships and financial aid, so I have to decide."

She sat down and then stood back up, "I'm going to go for a walk and try to figure this out." She left, but her brothers could see that she wasn't really happy about making a decision.

Jimmy stood up, "I'm getting dressed. It is going to be hard for her to make this decision and she is going to need all of our support not matter what choice she makes."

Sean smiled, "Ya know, Jimmy, you make a lot more sense when your mind isn't clouded with that shit you were doing."

Jimmy nodded, "I know, Seanie, and I don't ever want to do it again."