John pulled his car up outside mickie's house and sighed as Tommy frantically tried to get out his car seat recognising the place. John got out the car as mickie opened the front door, she hadn't seen her son in months but she was rushing over to see him which confused John. John walked around and opened the back door and unbuckled Tommy picked him up and placed him down and he was off to his mothers arms.
Mickie was holding her son tightly as she watched John shut the door and go to the boot he pulled out a small case and walked over with it "that's all his stuff" John said before going to walk back down the steps again
"john" mickie said
he stopped and turned to her
"thank you"
"i didnt do it for you, I did it for him" he said he went to walk away
but Tommy ran in front of him frowning
"i have to go" John said softly to him Tommy shook his head took john's hand and pulled him back to where they began and pointed to his case
John sighed "i know we unpack together but I have to go"
Tommy stuck his bottom lip out whilst John just looked at him
"quickly" John said Tommy smiled and ran in the house John picked the case up and went inside not even looking at mickie or asking if it was ok, John couldn't really care less what she thought.
John had just finished unpacking when there was a loud bang downstairs and John heard mickie scream even Tommy had looked towards his bedroom door John grabbed Tommy as he tried to run to his mother.
"stay here" John said to Tommy
John crept along the carpet as he heard a deep voice but couldn't make out what he was saying he got to the stop of the stairs when mickie started running past the rail to come up the stairs John ran and shut Tommy's room door over and watched as mickie ran to her room and a man followed not looking to happy.
John didnt know what to do, go save the women he still loves even though he hates her at the same time, or stay with the boy who's hearing had gotten better over the 4 months John had him because of an unknown reason.
John decided to lay Tommy on his bed and sit on the floor next to his bed and rub the boys back who curled up, John decided to stay here in case the man tried to come after Tommy, if John went in there and was hurt he couldn't stop him from taking Tommy and mickie certainly couldn't.
John sat with Tommy as the noise of a leather belt hitting mickie rang around the house which was followed by her crying out and her begging him to stop. He did think maybe she thought he would go save her and he did feel terrible for not helping her.
Something ticked inside John when he heard her cry out for him John kissed Tommy's head and rushed to mickie's room where the man turned to him when he burst through the door, John punched him before he had chance of even realising who it was. The man fell but John didnt stop raining down the punches on the man, all the anger he felt for the man the night he found out what he did was still there but doubled because he had the audacity to do it again.
John stepped over the man and went to mickie who was laying motionless on the bed he lifted her resting her head in his lap "it's ok" John said softly to her "im here" he looked down at her as he pushed the hair out of her face, that had gone un harmed "im here"