"thank you" mickie said softly from her place at the end of her bed when the paramedics were finished patching her up.
She looked down when John sat next to her his back against the bed like her
"thank you" mickie said again
"for what"
"helping me, I know you hate me, and you didnt have to, so thank you"
"i don't hate you" John sighed feeling terrible that she new he did
"yeah you do john" mickie looked away trying to fight her tears.
There was a silence between the two but neither wanted to leave away from the uncomfortable silence, "Tommy can hear abit now" John said softly
mickie snapped her head to John
"some days he hears better than others, some days he cant hear at all again, took him the doctors they said they don't know why it was happening and sent us on our way again" he said "talks abit to now, not a lot though, he says the odd word, suppose he wont know many, if he cant hear them to learn them"
mickie looked down "missed a lot then"
"that's not your fault"
mickie shrugged
John gently took her hand in his mickie watched as he didnt say anything or look at her he just sat there holding her hand as if it was normal.
Tommy walked in looking unsure John looked at him "go see mummy then, you've missed her haven't you"
Tommy nodded and ran to her and mickie took her hand back so she could wrap her arms around her son John watched as the two hugged he stood up and left giving them some privacy.
"she ok?" Kelly asked when John came to the car as the last of the police car's left
"she's battered and bruised but she seems ok" John said leaning against the hood of the car
"now try to tell us you don't care about her after beating the shit out of that man" Chris said
"we sore his face John, you did some serious damage, must of hit him hard a lot of times"
"bastard deserved it" John said looking away
John heard a little gasp and he looked down at Tommy giving him a your in trouble look
"did I say a bad word?" John said, he didnt even realise he was there
he nodded with his hands on his hips
"im sorry" John said
Tommy held a piece of paper up to John
"what's this" he said taking it
hey, I bet your wondering why I didnt just come out but, I cba basically John smiled knowing exactly who it was, who else could it be you and them lot can come in if you want, ive ordered out, there'll be enough
mickie
"from mickie, she wants us to stay for dinner, if you want"
Chris shrugged "ok, miss her be nice to see her"
Cody nodded "im in"
John looked at randy "be civil"
"why?" randy said still angry at what she put his friend through
"randy, she was just attacked in her own home, have a heart"
randy sighed "fine whatever" randy looked at him "dont expect me to laugh and joke with her though, it's alright for them they weren't the ones picking up the pieces"
Beth looked at him "we understand your angry randy but, she's just been attacked by her psycho ex boyfriend, can you just forget about your issue with her, you used to be close"
"yeah but then she used my friend"
"she didnt use me I agreed to it" John looked at him "yeah maybe I don't like the way she just left that day never to return but she wasn't to know I had feelings for her to, and I appreciate it if you were nice, for Tommy randy, that is his mum, he wouldn't want you upsetting her"
"dont use Tommy to make me be nice john"
"well be nice then and I wont have to"
randy sighed and started walking "you coming or not" he said looking over his shoulder as Tommy ran excitedly past him