Juliet walked into the hospital and up the the front desk so she could talk to a nurse and find Jeremy. "Hi. I'm detective Juliet O'Hara with the S.B.P.D. I'm here to pick up Jeremy DeSotto. I will also nee to get his medical records as of tonight." She said, showing her badge so they could verify her ID.
Of course, Detective. He is in room D321. It's going to be on the third floor, eleven doors down on the right. I will notify the doctor you're coming up so you can meet him at the nurse's station to talk about Jeremy's medical records. All of Jeremy's clothes and toys are in a backpack in his room. You can sign him out up there Good luck!"
Juliet smiled her thanks and went to the elevator to get to the third floor. As she walked on the floor, she spotted the head nurse and walked over to show her her badge. "I'm here to pick up Jeremy DeSotto and I need to talk to his doctor before I go in his room."
The nurse smiled. "Of course. You can wait right here while I page him over. Here are his records. You can keep these." She said, handing her the folder.
After a few minutes, the doctor walked over to talk to Juliet. "Good evening, Detective O'Hara. It's nice to meet you. Jeremy is a great little boy and he doesn't seem to have any serious problems. It just seems that he was in a very oppressive environment and is having a had time moving away from that. We had a child psychologist sit with him for a little while this evening and he showed that he was afraid of getting yelled at and he may have experienced some kind of physical abuse at some point in his life. He is you and very sweet so he should recover eventually as long as he is in a healthy environment. You are welcome to take him home whenever you are ready. I just advise that you take it slow, but keep him in a routine. And just make sure he has some fun. Good luck with him. Here is the card for the psychologist he saw if you want him to meet with him again. Have a good night." The doctor gave her the card and walked away, leaving her to face Jeremy and figure out what she was going to do.
She knocked on the door to Jeremy's room and slowly walked in. "Hi, Jeremy. My name is Detective Juliet. You can call me Juliet if you want. How are you doing?" She asked, kneeling down so she was at eye level with him.
"Um. I'm okay, I guess. Am I going back home now?" He asked shyly.
"Well, Sweetie, you are actually going to come home with me tonight. We are going to be roommates for a little while. Does that sounds okay? We'll have lots of fun and I make great pancakes in the morning!"
"I guess. Do I get my own bed?"
"Of course. You even get your own room."
"Okay. Can we go now? I'm tired."
Juliet smiled. "Of course. But I have a question for you first. I have a friend named Shawn that lives with me. Is that okay?"
"I think so. As long as he's nice." Jeremy said, yawning.
Juliet picked him and his backpack up and walked out to the car. She put Jeremy in the booster seat in the back and the backpack in the front seat. After sending Shawn a quick text letting him know they were on their way home, she started the car and drove home. They pulled in the driveway fifteen minutes later and Juliet saw Shawn waiting for them on the front porch. She really did have the best, most supportive boyfriend. She put the car in park and turned around to see Jeremy asleep.
"Hey beautiful." Shawn said, leaning down to kiss her through the open window.
"Hey, Shawn. Can you get him out of the back? He fell asleep on the way home. I'll grab his backpack.
Shawn nodded and pulled the seat forward to pick Jeremy up after Juliet grabbed the backpack and got out of the car. They all walked in the house and Shawn out Jeremy in his bed. After tucking him in, he met Juliet in their room. "He is so adorable, Babe! I think he's gonna like it here." Shawn said, embracing her in a hug. "I'm really excited to do this with you."
"To do what exactly?" Juliet smirked suggestively. She knew he was talking about Jeremy, but she figured she might as well have some fun with it.
"Well. You know." The couple continued to tease each other until they were on their bed, kissing. Juliet couldn't believe how well Shawn was handling everything. That, and they were finally getting to spend a little time together.
The next morning, Shawn rolled over and felt that the other side of the bed was empty. He woke up and momentarily wondered were his girlfriend was, but then he remembered they had another room mate. He got out of bed and went to the kitchen. Juliet was wearing her work suit and serving breakfast to Jeremy who was sitting at the counter. He really was the cutest kid. "Well good morning, you tow. Hey Jeremy, I'm Shawn. It's nice to meet you. Did you sleep well?"
"Jeremy smiled shyly. "Yes. The bed was really comfortable. And now I get to go to a new school!"
Juliet laughed. "I told him we would both drive him to school and pick him up today. So go get dressed, Babe." she told Shawn after kissing him good morning. He went back into their room and changed. It felt right already, the way they were treating the situation. Maybe he was actually ready to move forward with that commitment he had been afraid of for so long. He hurried up and got dressed. Next thing he knew, they were waving good bye to Jeremy as he walked into school and they were on their way to work.
"Shawn, you have to get certified to have a foster child in your home. There is a grace period for a day and you can't stay at our house until you get approved. Fortunately, I called in a few favors and as long as the paper work is done by three o'clock today, they will get you approved with no delay. So you are off whatever case we work today until you're done with the process, okay?"
"Okay. Just as long as I get to stay with you tonight. I don't like not bring able to sleep next to you." He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek.
Juliet smiled. "I love you too. Now get in there and get to work." She said as they pulled up. They both had lot of work to do.