Chapter 6-Coming home and adapting to new habits
It had now being 2 weeks since Will had woken up, he was now ready to come home, JJ had to make a few changes to their apartment with JJ was so glad they had never moved into a big house, otherwise it would be hard for Will to move around in his wheelchair, JJ was grateful that her neighbour had offered to help out whenever she was away on a case knowing Will would need help as well. JJ picked Will up from the hospital that morning , She pulled up to the car park of the apartment ,He helped Will into his wheelchair and pushed him to the lift ,Once they got to the apartment they went inside. JJ put Will's bag down in the bedroom and went back in the living room to Will.
Will-Where's Henry?
JJ-he's with Spence
Will nodded and looked around the apartment
JJ-can I get you anything?
Will-Urmm could you help me get onto the sofa
JJ smiled and walked over to him giving him support onto the sofa, once he was on JJ lifted his legs so he was laid on sofa she laid down next to him hugging his chest
JJ-you okay?
Will-No I just wish
JJ-I know me too
Will-Do you think I'll ever walk again?
JJ drew circles onto Will's chest thinking of the right answer to say
JJ-I hope you do but you heard what Doctor James said
Will-I know it's just I want to be able to pick Henry up and hug him and play football with him I want to stand at that isle with you one day and be stood there as you walk down it looking beautiful.
JJ-then let's make that happen.
JJ thought from that moment things would be okay for her and her family, but what she didn't know was how wrong she was. It had being 4 weeks since Will had come home and JJ had gone back to work,She had being called away on a case ,She had Will hadn't really talked much over the last couple of weeks, All he did was sit around in his wheelchair staring out the window and sleep on the sofa, But what didn't help was that he had started drinking, JJ hated to say and even think it but she new things where starting to get to both of them. She just hoped that she could get through him to for her sons sake.
JJ was sat in her hotel room on the phone to Henry's babysitter/nanny
JJ-hey Lisa its JJ
Lisa-Hey what's up?
JJ-ooh you know just the usual how's Henry doing?
Lisa-Same old same old he keeps asking Will to play but he just stars at him and keeps drinking
JJ sighed
JJ-I wish he would just try you know
Lisa-Look I know this is hard for him I mean i don't ever want to imagine what it's like not been able to move my legs but he needs to remember that your there for him.
JJ- I know can you put Henry on for me please
Henry-hi mummy
JJ-hey buddy how you doing
Henry-I'm okay I miss you mummy, I want you to come home
JJ-I miss you too buddy and I will be soon I promise
Henry-Mummy I drew daddy a picture can I give him it
JJ-yeah buddy you can do that
Henry-mummy its bed time so i will see you soon night mummy
JJ-night baby sweet dreams.
After JJ had spoke to Henry and Lisa she knew what she had to do , She laid down on the bed and closed her eyes trying to get some sleep. The next morning she joined the team at the local police station that they were working from.
Emily-hey you okay?
JJ-yeah why wouldn't I be?
Emily-You just look a bit tried that's all
JJ-yeah I haven't got much sleep lately
JJ went into the conference room and had a large cup of coffee to wake herself up; she was too distracted to focus on the case right now she just wanted to go home and sort out her family. The whole team could tell JJ wasn't with it, they just wished she would confront in them and ask for their help.
Two days later they had solved the case and where on the plane home, everyone was worn out and couldn't wait to get home, JJ was sat looking out of the window not really listening to what everyone was talking about.
Morgan-Hey JJ you glad to be going home?
JJ looked up at Morgan
JJ-urgh Yeah can't wait to see Henry I missed him.
She went back to looking out the window blocking the team out, the team exchanged looks to each other wondering what was going on ,since she hadn't talked about Will in a while and only ever seemed to mention Henry these days. Once the team landed JJ headed straight home since she wanted to see Henry before he went to bed. She opened the door and dropped her bag in the hallway and went into Henry's who He had just got in bed.
Henry-Mummy
JJ-hey baby
She hugged him giving him a big kiss
JJ-Lisa you can go out to that party now if you want I've got this
Lisa-Thanks I'll see you on Monday
JJ sat down next to Henry and held him in her arms Henry leaned his head onto his mother he was happy she was home
Henry-Mummy are you home for the whole weekend?
JJ-yeah buddy I am and I've decided I'm going to take a few days off work and stay home with you and Daddy
Henry hugged his mum
Henry-Is daddy okay because he hasn't said anything in a few days
JJ-yeah buddy he's just going through a hard time right now and he needs us okay
Henry-Okay mummy can you give him his drawing I made him
JJ nodded kissing her sons bed and tucked him, as she watched him fall asleep, She picked up the drawing and took it into the living room looking at it she smiled to herself and looked up at Will watching TV. She walked into the living and picked up the TV remote and turned it off
Will-HEY I WAS WATCHING THAT
JJ-TUTH
Will-WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
JJ-WRONG ME WITH? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU YOU'RE DRINKING YOURSELF TO DEATH AND WONT EVEN LOOK AT YOUR SON AND WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU MOVED.
Will let out a little laugh taking a sip of his beer, JJ folded her arms across her chest trying not to lose her temper knowing Henry had just fallen asleep.
JJ-well?
Will-Well considering I can't move
JJ-don't don't do that what happened to all the I'm going to try and not going to give up.
Will-YOU DONT THINK I TRIED JJ GOD I CAN'T EVEN GET UP BY MYSELF SO YEAH WALKING ISNT THE FIRST THING ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW.
JJ shook her head she didn't even recognise the man sat in front of her.
JJ-LET ME KNOW WHEN MY BOYFRIEND COMES BACK BECUASE RIGHT NOW YOUR NOT HIM
Will looked at JJ
JJ-OH BY THE WAY YOUR SON DREW THIS FOR YOU, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS FOR ANYONE IT SHOULD BE HIM.
JJ slammed the drawing down next to him and walked off into the bedroom, letting tears roll down her cheeks. Will picked up the picture and saw two people drawn, It was a small boy which looked to be Henry and a tall man stood up ,Will read the writing on the picture which said
I love you daddy you're my hero
Will spent most of the night staring at the drawing before he finally dropped off asleep. JJ woke up the next morning and started cleaning up; She picked up all the empty beer bottles and threw them in the trash. She got Henry up and dressed and told him to play to play and draw in his room while she made him something to eat.
Will woke up as he heard a loud noise, he looked around and saw JJ vacuuming up the living room, she turned the vacuum off and moved it out of the room, She walked back into the kitchen and walked into the living room with a tray, It had a cup of coffee and pancakes on a plate she walked over to Will holding the tray
JJ-sit up
It took him a couple of minutes but finally Will was sat up with his legs on the floor,JJ placed the tray on his lap
Will-thanks
JJ-your welcome thought you might need something to eat with all that beer you drunk last night
She walked down to Henry's room and told him to wash up because his breakfast was ready, Henry ran into the living room and sat at the table and started eating his pancakes,JJ was cleaning up the kitchen, she had become very obsessed with cleaning up today. She knew it was because she was mad at Will and she always cleaned when she was mad.
Will looked up at Henry who had just finished eating
Will-hey buddy you want to watch a film with me?
Henry looked at his daddy with sad eyes and nodded he got down from his chair and walked over to the sofa and sat down next to his daddy.
Henry-Can I pick what we watch?
Will-sure buddy can you get your mum for me a minute
Henry ran into the kitchen to get his mum, JJ walked into the living room and over to Will
JJ-what?
Will-I was just going to ask if you wanted to watch a film with us but since
JJ-oh urmm yeah sure let me just finish cleaning up, you done with that?
Will nodded
Will-They were perfect
JJ took his tray into the kitchen and cleared it off and joined her family in the living room, She put the DVD that Henry pocked out into the DVD player and pressed play joining them on the sofa, JJ sat down next to Henry he had sat in the middle of the sofa ,he was hooked to the TV screen, Half way through the film Henry had fallen asleep onto Wills arm, JJ smiled and picked up her son carrying him to his room, She laid him down onto his bed pulling the cover over him, She went back into the living room and turned the TV system off, She stood up and put her hands in her pockets not knowing what to say.
Will looked up at JJ, knowing they needed to talk
Will-I'm sorry
JJ looked at him sighing she walked over to the sofa and sat down next to him
Will-I shouldn't of just let everything get to me or drunk my sorrows away
JJ-Look I have no idea at all how you feel or how hard it is but what I do know is that where all trying to be here for you with you pushing us away
Will-I just I hate this
He took hold of her hand looking down at it
JJ-I...
Will-I know I've being a idiot for the last month and only cared about myself but thats going to change
JJ-how do I know that?
Will-Because last night when you gave me that picture i realised if I want to get better I can't sit around I have to try.
JJ-I love you
Will-Come here
JJ moved closer to Will and kissed him deeply.
For the first time in weeks JJ felt all her worries ago, she was glad Will had realised his actions and that he was going to get himself better.
JJ-I'm taking a few days off work you guys need me here.
Will-Babe you don't need to do that
JJ-I want to.
Will-Okay why don't you go call Hotch and I'll get comfy and we can talk
JJ nodded and got up and grabbed her phone, she walked into their bedroom and sat down on the bed and called Hotch
Hotch-Hotchner
JJ-hey its JJ
Hotch-hey everything okay?
JJ-yeah, yeah everything's great I was just calling because I wanna take a few days off Will and Henry need me.
Hotch-That's fine JJ take all the time you need
JJ-Thanks Hotch
Hotch-JJ if you need anything just call us okay
JJ-will do Hotch bye.
JJ sat down next to Will
Will-Sorted?
JJ-yeah he said I can take all the time I need
She smiled and kissed Will again and fell asleep in his arms,Will looked down at his sleeping girlfriend, he didn't know how he could of acted the way he did when he has such a wonderful family who will always be there for him. But now he would always be there for him, even if it took all his energy he would walk again.
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