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As the doctors said he'd recovered enough a few days later to be sent home in a wheelchair. He wasn't happy about the wheelchair but knowing it was a spinal bone injury he'd reluctantly agreed to the wheelchair with the knowledge he couldn't currently walk. At least he got to go home to the bed he shared with his husband.

He was just so thankful Maggie and Spencer had stayed with him the entirety he was here in the hospital. It had comforted him and reminded him what to fight for. He was still a little embarrassed that their organised wedding had ended with him being shot but Spencer time and time again told him he had nothing to feel guilty for. Jack had gone home last night due to school this morning.

Soon Dave came in with the wheelchair hoping Aaron wouldn't kick up too much of a fuss. He knew just how reluctant he was to use one but for the time being while his sacrum healed he was unable to use his legs or he'd worsen his injuries.

Aaron rolled his eyes and grumbled, "I'm not getting into that."

"Aaron, you heard the doctors. If you even try to walk you could damage the injury even worse and become paralysed," he replied.

"Fine," he grumbled allowing them to help him into it. "But I'm wheeling myself."

"Aaron..." Dave said firmly.

"Let me guess I can't do that either," he sighed.

"Not until the doctor says you can otherwise you could worsen your injuries."

"Can I do anything for my bloody self?" he growled.

Maggie suddenly went and stood in front of her dad putting her hands on his knees and looked up into his face with her version of a cross face. "Daddy, behave or stay in hospital," she said firmly. "Your choice," she added shrugging her shoulders.

"Okay pumpkin I'll behave," he answered smiling as her cross face turned into a smile.

"Good," she smiled up at him. "Love you, daddy."

"Love you too, sweetie. As I have to ride out of here in this wheelchair would you like to ride with me?"

She nodded vigorously so her stepdad picked her up and placed her on his husband's lap while he smiled up at him. Oh how he loved this man he now had the honour of calling husband. He held Maggie close to him and thanked him while Spencer kissed his hair and went behind the wheelchair pushing two of the people who meant most to him in the whole world out to Dave's waiting car.

Once they got there Dave helped him get them both in the car and they smiled to see he already had Maggie's safety seat buckled into the back. When he'd got Maggie safely seatbelted into her special booster seat he helped his husband get out of the wheelchair and into the seat beside her. Dave then took the wheelchair off him, folded it up and placed it in the trunk while Spencer got in with his husband and stepdaughter. Dave then got back in the front and drove them to their home.

When they got there he got all three of them in and they sat Aaron down on the sofa while Maggie curled up into his lap. He sat there playing with her hair while in the kitchen they sorted out what was for dinner that night.

"You go out and spend time with your husband! I'll cook tonight," Dave smiled.

"You sure?" Spencer answered awkwardly. "You're a guest."

"Spencer, it's the least I can do for you two. Now go out there and spend time with your husband or do I need to kick your butt out of the kitchen."

He nodded smiling and left to be with Aaron. Aaron smiled as he saw him and sat down beside him and his baby daughter. Spencer smiled even more as he saw the toddler was sleeping on her father's lap.

"Shall I...?" he asked nodding towards Maggie.

Aaron shook his head answering, "No, leave her. I just need some time with you."

Spencer nodded smiling and sat down beside him while Aaron snuggled up to him.

"I'm so glad you're home," he smiled at him.

"Me too," Aaron sighed. "I'm just sorry we didn't get to have that honeymoon."

"Aaron, I don't need a honeymoon," he answered stroking his finger down the side of his face. "Every day I get to spend as your husband is my honeymoon."

"Oh Spencer," he smiled at him.

"I love you, Aaron."

"I love you, too."

Aaron placed his hand on the back of his husband's head and drew their lips close together whilst being careful of his sleeping daughter and Spencer placed both of his hands on his husband's cheeks. They then placed their lips on top of each other's and kissed gently and passionately.

Remembering there was a two year old sleeping on his lap Aaron soon withdrew his lips not wanting to wake up his daughter but thankful for that intimate touch from his husband again. It reminded him no matter how long his recovery took he was there for him. No matter how grumpy he got.

Soon they heard the door go and Jack came in to see them both on the couch with his baby sister sleeping on their father's lap. He went over to his dad and kissed his cheek smiling, "Welcome home, dad."

"Thanks buddy," he smiled back.

"Dinner's served," Dave called.

They all smiled and went into the kitchen to eat it. Spencer helped Aaron into the wheelchair then wheeled him into the kitchen while the kids went first as Maggie had woken up the moment she'd heard dinner. Dave smiled as he saw the people he considered family enter the kitchen. He'd long considered Aaron the son he'd never had.

That night Spencer put Maggie to bed and tucked her in after reading her a bedtime story. Jack then went to bed himself after wishing his fathers a good night.

Soon after he picked up Aaron into his arms and carried him up the stairs delighted in the last few months he'd been working out to make himself look good for the wedding even though he still looked gangly. Aaron wrapped his arms around Spencer's neck as he carefully carried him up to their bed. There was only one men he'd ever let carry him though he hoped he wouldn't be carrying him for long.