Hey Hey you guys! How are y'all doing? I'm excited for you guys to read this chapter. I feel like this chapter is a changing point in Teddy's life and I'm excited for you guys to be apart of it.
Thank you to .9 for reviewing the last chapter! I'm glad you're enjoying the story :D
I don't have much to say this time, except who got Fifty Shades Freed tickets? My roommate and I are skipping class Thursday to get to early premiere. Is that bad? Oh well! I'm excited, but I know I'm going to cry because then it's over…movie wise anyways…
I do not own any of the Fifty Shades Character; I do own all OC's though.
February 2018
"Good morning Theo, would you like some breakfast?" Gail asked the teen as he walked in. He sits at the table and put his crutches on the wall.
"Sure." He said and watched her smile and get started on his breakfast. He wondered why she was still his father's housekeeper. Shouldn't she be relaxing? He wondered the same thing about her husband, Taylor. Why was Taylor still the main bodyguard? Shouldn't he want to relax? He looked deep in thought and honestly, Gail was happy for that. It was better than the deep frown he'd been sporting lately. He reminded her of Christian before he met Ana...just without the submissive. Thank God Teddy didn't get his tastes from his father. She couldn't imagine little Teddy doing something like that.
"To each its own." She thought and fixed Teddy and plate eggs and toast. She placed it in front of him with a side of apple jam.
"Thank you," Teddy said softly, then started eating. Gail smiled softly and went back to cooking for the rest of the family.
"Good Morning Gail. Good Morning Theo" Christian walked in and sat across from Teddy who was stuffing his face.
"Hi, dad." He said after he swallowed.
"Are you excited about your first Therapy meeting?" he asked. "Flynn is great at what he does." He said. Teddy signed.
"Well, to be honest, no I'm not excited. But I want to feel better so…" He shrugged. Christian looked at his son who started eating again. He sighed and ruffled his hair like he did when he was younger.
"It will be ok Ted." He said then stood. "Gail, I'm going to take my breakfast to go actually." He said as Teddy looked up.
"Where are you going?"
"Work?" Christian looked at Teddy who looked disappointed. "Why?"
"I thought you were coming with me to see Flynn…of course, you'd go to work."
"Your mother and siblings are going, and Camila is even going too. You know I support your decision, Ted." Christian said. Teddy remained quiet and bit his toast. Christina sighed.
"I'll see you later son." He said and left. Teddy finished his food sighing.
(Break)
"Fill this form out then Dr. Flynn will see you." Flynn's secretary said. Teddy sat next to Camila as his mom got the form for him.
"It's just a questionnaire," Ana said sitting next to him.
"Mommy, can I have five quarters?" Cameron asked standing in front of Ana.
"For what Cameron?" She asked gently looking at her baby boy. Teddy tuned them out as he read over the questionnaire.
"Do you ever feel hopeless? Do you find yourself not enjoying the things you used too? If yes, for how long?" Teddy scowled at the form that asked him the basic question: "are you depressed?" Teddy could honestly answer, no. While he did feel sad and didn't want to do some of the things he used to do, he knew he didn't have a critical depression. He was just upset and sad. He looked at Camila as she looked up from her book. She stared at him then stuck her tongue out. Teddy looked slightly amused which made her happy. She leaned her head on his shoulder and continued to read her book. Teddy kissed her head and filled out his form.
When he finished, Ana turned in the form, and Dr. Flynn came out after 5 minutes.
"Ana, it's lovely to see you again." He said and shook Anas' hand.
"How are you?" She asked him, and he nodded.
"I'm excellent." He said. Teddy noticed how soothing his voice was.
"He's British," Camila said.
"Like One Direction!" Phoebe added. The girls giggled as Teddy rolled his eyes.
"And the Beetles." He added. Phoebe made a face and Camila snickered.
"Hello, you must be the patient," Flynn said looking at Theo.
"You must be the therapist," Theo said and stood with his crutches.
"I see you take after Christian," Flynn said with a chuckle. Teddy cocked his head.
"Come on back. We'll be done in about 30 minutes." Flynn said to Ana and let Teddy go into the room first. Everything was very organized and clean. The wood was oak, and the cloth was a beige color or light blue.
"Would you like Tea or coffee?" Flynn asked motioning Teddy to sit down on the light blue couch.
"No thank you," Teddy said sitting.
"Ok," Flynn said and sat across from Teddy looking him over. Yup this was Christian Grey's son. The only difference was that he had blue in his eyes. Flynn noticed how he checked his surroundings with an emotionless face and then looked at Flynn. Flynn chuckled softly. The boy's eyes became curious as he looked at him.
"What?" Theo asked.
"You just remind me a lot of Christian. Tell me, was the girl out there your girlfriend?" Flynn asked crossing his leg, resting his notebook on his knee. Teddy's posture changed, he seemed happy to talk about her.
"Yes...well no," his shoulders deflated a bit. "She broke up with me about a month ago."
"Why?"
"I was an ass." He said softly looking ashamed.
"What happened? She had her head on your shoulder, so she must still like you."
"Love. We love each other." Teddy stated. Flynn held his hands up.
"She must still love you. Especially if she's here with you."
"Well, I said some mean things to her when we went to the movies...I told her I didn't need her help, and that I wasn't happy with her presence...which is a lie. I was just angry." Flynn nodded slowly.
"So, you've talked it out?"
"Yeah, but she wants me to be happy again or something like that before she will put a title on us again."
"Well you told her you weren't happy with her presence so can you blame her?" Flynn asked. Teddy shifted.
"No." He mumbled. Flynn wrote something down, and Teddy looked over.
"So, Theo Why are you here?" Flynn asked.
"My family thinks…" he paused thinking. "I think that I need somewhere to vent. I don't want to snap at my family or the person I love again." He set his jaw looking out the window. "It's like Johnny held the switch to my anger and without him, my emotions are running wild." Flynn blinked.
"Who's Johnny?"
"My missing leg," Teddy said looking over at Flynn who chuckled slightly. Teddy watched amused as Flynn rubbed his eye.
"Why Johnny?"
"Because it makes it easier for me to talk about," Teddy replied.
"Ok, Johnny it is." Flynn chuckled again. "Tell me, Theo, do you work out. You seem physically fit." Flynn said.
"Well, I used too. But I go to physical therapy to get used to the crutches then I go home."
"I think you should start working out again."
"Then I'm going to end up looking like Krunk."
"Who is krunk?" Flynn asked again looking up. Theo places a hand over his heart.
"You poor thing. You don't know the Emperor's New Groove?" Flynn chuckled softly.
"No."
"Ok, hold on I'll pull up a picture for you." Teddy got on his phone. Flynn watched him. He didn't have severe depression. Flynn decided He was just traumatized and upset about the lack of his leg. Teddy pointed the screen at Flynn, and he laughed. Wanted Teddy to feel the joy in the room.
"That's strange." He chuckled. Teddy sat back looking amused again.
"Well, why not work on your leg as well. I'm sure there are plenty of workouts for your disability." Flynn said. Teddy scowled.
"Why do you hate having one leg so much?"
"Isn't it obvious? I can't do anything I want to do anymore." Teddy said crossing his arms.
"Hmm? What is it you want to do?"
"I was going to play in the NFL." He mumbled.
"And why can't you?" Theo looked at Flynn as if he just grew two heads.
"I only have one leg."
"Have you ever thought of getting a prosthetic?" Flynn asked. Teddy blinked.
"I'm gonna be honest. No, I forgot those existed." Teddy admitted and thought about it.
"There are plenty of athletes who wear a prosthetic. The only way this is going to stop you is if you let it, and right now you are letting it." Flynn said. Teddy nodded and looked down at his stub. He moved it slightly.
"Sometimes I can feel my toes…" Teddy said changing the subject. Flynn chuckled and allowed him to vent.
(Break)
"How was it?" Camila asked as Teddy walked out to where she and his siblings stood.
"He's cool. I didn't hate him." Teddy shrugged.
"See I told you, Teddy." Phoebe grinned. Ana was talking to Flynn nodding at a couple of things he was saying. Camila smiled at Teddy happy that he seemed a little relaxed.
"What are we about to do now?" Teddy asked.
"Go home; Mom said that Daddy has a surprise for you," Phoebe said. Teddy cocked his head.
"A surprise?" He asked. The sibling nodded. Camila grinned biting her bottom lip. She knew what it was because it was her idea. Christian just fell in love with it and got to act fast.
Teddy looked and poked her.
"You know what it is don't you?" He asked, and she giggled and kissed his cheek.
"Nope." She lies and stood. He stood too, and she smiled at him lazily as she leaned against the wall. She looked up at him.
"Liar." He said leaning down. She allowed him to kiss her. Flynn watched as the two danced, Camila moving as he is chasing her. He could tell the two were infatuated with one another. Teddy's mouth even twitched upward as she giggled batting her eyes at him.
"She's good for him. Like you were for Christian." Flynn said. Ana grinned.
"I love her. They have been friends since they were toddlers and now they keep their hands off each other." She mumbled.
"Makes sense, they seem comfortable," Flynn said as Phoebe and Cameron got up to talk to the older kids. "I'll see you next week." He said smiling at Ana. She nodded and gathered the kids so that they could leave.
Arriving at their home, Christian met the family outside.
"I thought you had to work," Teddy said looking at Christian.
"I do, I did, on the way to get you something." He smiled. Teddy gave him a look.
"Ok…" he said. Ana grinned, and they all went inside.
"I wanna record his reaction," Camila said to Ana. Ana nodded
"Do it!" She grinned as Teddy sat on the couch.
"Ok, close your eyes Ted," Christian said. Teddy Looked at his family who seemed giddy.
"Ok." He said amused and closed his eyes. Cameron came to the couch and covered Teddy's eyes for extra precaution.
"You guys, this is weird." He said as Christian walked back in holding a puppy. Phoebe covered her mouth shocked and happy. She didn't want to ruin the surprise for Teddy though. Camila giggled looking at the Golden Retriever. Its coat was a darker golden color. Its ears were a deep shade of golden, almost a coppery color. The puppy looked around as Christian stood by Teddy.
"Are you ready?" Christian asked.
"Sure," Teddy said unsurely. Christian chuckled and placed the puppy on his lap. Teddy gasped and froze.
"What the heck!" He said feeling the warmth of something on his lap. His family laughed softly. Cameron moved his hands and Teddy looked down and gasped.
"Oh my gosh! Is it a puppy? What the heck?" He said and placed his hands on the puppy gently. The puppy sniffed him and licked his hand gently. Teddy let out an airy chuckle and held the puppy up to his face. The animal wagged its tail and licked his face. Teddy allowed himself to smile and hug the animal close to him.
"Oh my gosh." He said happily. "Hi." He said as the puppy licked his face again.
"She's a Golden Retriever. She's nine weeks old, and she's already had her shots and everything. If you want her, she's all yours." Christian said softly to Teddy who pulled back and looked at her.
"She's adorable. Of course, I want her." Teddy said and smiled. Ana and Camila cried happily, seeing their Teddy smile again.
"Now son, she's your dog, so that means your gonna have to get up and take care of her. You got to feed her, walk her, all of that."
"Of course, she's gonna have a good life." Teddy held the puppy close to him again as he petted her.
"Another thing, tomorrow we're going to the doctors to start the process of getting you a prosthetic leg," Christian said. Teddy looked up, his eyes glossy.
"Really?"
"Of course, son." Christian smiled, and Teddy smiled brightly.
"Thank you, Dad," Teddy said as tears rolled down his eyes. The puppy looked up at Teddy as she cried and licked his tears. He chuckled and hugged her to him.
"It was mainly Camila's idea about the dog. The leg Ana and I have been talking about for a while. We're having a doctor sent from Japan coming to the hospital to meet with you. He's the best of the best." Christian said.
"Thank you." He said.
After a while, the excitement died down and everyone dispersed except for Teddy.
"Red, come here Red," Teddy said laying on the floor watching his puppy sniff around. She looked at Teddy and wagged her tail slowly. He held his hands out and made a come here motion. She pants and runs to his full speed.
Teddy has been obsessed with his little girl he calls Red since she was placed in his arms. He rolled on his back and let Red lay on him. She sat up and looked at him curiously as he pets her back.
"You're such a pretty girl Red." He said. "You're gonna be an awesome dog. We're gonna get to go everywhere together when I sign you up for being a service dog. We're gonna have cool adventures. Maybe when I get my leg, we can go mountain climbing." He said, and she yawned and licked his face again.
"So cute." He said. Camila walked in with a plate of cake and sat on the couch. Teddy looked over and smiled softly at her.
"I love you." He said. She blushed.
"I love you too." She said and started eating. She was happy that Teddy was starting to smile again. The boy she was in love with was starting to come back, and it was because of a puppy. She giggled happily.
Thank you, Red.
(Break)
"Are you excited?" Elliot asked looking at his nephew. All the kids were at school, but Elliot took the day off to go with Theo to the doctor to get a new leg. Ana and Christian were there of course, but it was nice to see his uncle support him as well.
"Yes. Maybe I won't need to use the crutches anymore." Teddy said smiling softly. Elliot patted his back.
"When you're up and moving again, we're going running." He said, and Teddy chuckled.
"Don't think that just because you're handicapped now, I'll go easy on you either." Elliot teases. Teddy grinned competitively.
"I wouldn't expect anything else," Teddy said.
"Don't go crazy though Teddy. I don't want you to hurt yourself." Ana said softly and leaned on his arm gently.
"I'll be fine Mom." He said looking at her. He sat between Elliot and Ana, Christian was in the front with Taylor. She pets his shoulder as they pulled up to the hospital.
They get out, and Grace walked out smiling.
"Hello, sweetheart." The 67-year-old said; though she didn't look or act like she was almost 70 years.
"Hi, mom," Christian said as Teddy used his crutches to move to his grandma.
"Hello, Grandma," Teddy said. She cupped his face and kissed his forehead.
"You're so handsome Theo. Look at you, and you're moving so smoothly on those things." She said about the crutches. Teddy half smiled not knowing what to say.
"Hey, mom." Elliot grinned and picked her up spinning her making her giggle.
"Hello Honey." She said as she was put down. She smiled at Ana as they hugged slightly.
"Let's get you a new leg shall we." She said, and they all went in.
Teddy got his weight and height measured, as well as his blood sugar measured, and temperature taken.
"Do you smoke?" The nurse asked.
"No," Teddy said.
"Drink?"
"Nope."
"Do you have any children?"
"Heck's no." He said making Christian chuckle.
"Had sex?"
"Yes." He said not looking at his parents. Ana coughed as Christian eyebrows rose.
"Ok...any STDs?"
"Hecks no." He said. She looked at him.
"You sure?"
"Yes." He nodded. She nodded and went back to typing. Ana looked at Teddy. Was it Camila? A different girl? Who has her Teddy been with in that way? She wondered.
"Alright, the doctor will be in soon. Sit tight." She said and left. Teddy laid back on the bed and swung his nub with his leg as he looked at his phone.
"Teddy...did you at least use protection?" Ana asked.
"Yes." He said looking at her.
"Did she sign an NDA?" Christian asked.
"Nah, I was drunk," Teddy admitted.
"What the hell? Where were you?" Christian asked seriously.
"Uh, I was at a party. I was like 16." He shrugged. Ana shook her head.
"What about Camila?"
"Nah, she wants to wait." Teddy sat up and took off his shoe to take a picture of his toe. He then laid back again and sent Camila a picture of his toe on Snapchat. No sentence or sticker, just his toe.
"Well, that's nice." Ana smiled softly. Teddy shrugged as Christian made a face.
"You don't think it's nice she wants to wait?" Ana asked.
"It is what it is. I'll wait cause I'm not cheating on her but…" Teddy shrugged as Camila replied with a picture of her toe. He laughed softly. Christian was about to say something with a nice looking Asian man walked in with a cart that a nurse was pushing.
"Hello, my name is Dr. Yu. You must be Mr. Grey." Yu said looking at Christian who stood to shake his hand.
"Yes, and this is my wife and our son Theo." He said. Theo has his eyes on the various options on legs.
"Hello, Theo. Why don't you stand for me?" The doctor said. Theo stood with his crutches, and Dr. Yu looked him over.
"Ok, now without the crutches. Balance yourself with me." He said. Teddy looked at his Mom, and she gently took the crutches from him. He wiggles a bit, but with the help of the doctor, he stood straight.
"Ok. I think the Way Better would be good for you." He mumbled then looked at where the doctors amputated. Teddy sat back down as he examined is a nub.
"Does this hurt?" The doctor poked him.
"No. It feels fine. I haven't been in any pain in the last two weeks after the surgery." Teddy said.
"Ok, well let's get you measured.
(Break)
After getting a good measurement of Teddy's knee and what calf, he had, the doctor got him his size.
"This leg is good for walking and running. It had a little spring that will help." The nurse said as she got the leg. "Just put your leg in this hole and make sure it's all the way in." She said. "Stand for me." She said. Teddy looked at his family then stood. He looked down and smiled shyly since he was standing without the crutch.
"How do you feel? Does it hurt?" She asked the doctor watched.
"No, I feel fine." He said.
"Do you feel balanced?" The doctor asked.
"Yeah." He said.
"Ok sit back down." The nurse said with a smile. She gets a sock-like thing and puts it over this nub, then gets this silicone looking wrap and put it on the leg.
"Now this is to keep the leg on you. First, you put it on the leg, then roll it all the way down til you see the opening of the leg," she said doing it as she spoke. "Then you're going to put your leg in and push down. You may need help the first couple of times, but you'll get it down eventually." She said. "Make sure you have pressure on your legs when you put it on, or there might be a gap, and that's going to be uncomfortable. Then you're just gonna roll it up and make sure it's on your skin." She said gently and rolled it on.
He laughed softly.
"I'm trying to move my toes…" he said softly. The doctor chuckles.
"That happens with a lot of patients. Trust me; you'll get used to it. Go ahead and stand up." He said. "Hold on to the dancing bars." He said about the silver bars next to him. He swallowed, looking at Ana. She smiled at him softly.
"Go on baby boy." He looked forward and stood slowly. Elliot chuckled as Christian smiled. Ana leaned against Christian as Teddy's face lit up.
He turned to smile at his family. The nurse laughed.
"Ok, now stand up straight, it might feel weird, but it's ok." She said. Teddy stood, his new leg made him balance. For once, he felt whole again.
"Ok, next is learning how to walk. You're young, and you haven't had your natural leg gone for a long time. It will be easier for you to pick it up faster than older patients. So first I want you to move your leg forward to get used you the feeling again. Roll your heel." She said. She showed him what she wanted him to do. Move a leg forward and roll the heel ten times, then move back and do the same.
"There you go. That's the Grey blood, the determination at best." Elliot grinned watching Theo. He chuckled.
"How do you feel, want to try walking?" Dr. Yu asked. Teddy grinned nodding.
"So, what you don't want to do is make it obvious. At first, you might want to swing with your hips, but you have a working thigh and a piece of your leg. So, used those to help you. We'll go over more during physical therapy."
"Will I learn how to run?" He asked wanting to get back in his running back stature. "I like to run." He stated.
"Yeah, we'll even try a new leg out for that." You smiled. "Now, hold on or hover over the dance bar and walk." He said. The nurse moved back and smiled at Teddy. He looked down and looked up determined. He moved his dominant leg, then moved his other leg with his thigh. He took a slow step. He did it repeatedly until he got to the nurse.
"Now see you stubbed your toe a bit, so what I want you to incision when you go to walk is, hitting your butt, then kicking a soccer ball," Yu said and showed Teddy what he meant.
Teddy walked back and forward between the bar getting used to the feeling.
"Now less dramatic and more normal. Remember to lift your leg, and you won't stub your toe." He said observing Teddy. Teddy nodded and went back in forth more normal. He even lifted his hand from the bar.
"Look at you! You're a pro." Elliot grinned.
"Do you feel comfortable?" The nurse asked.
"Yeah." Teddy grinned.
"Alright. So, I want you to walk with this cane, see how it feels." The doctor said handing Teddy a wooden walking cane.
"Come around." He said. Teddy walked around and smiled at his family. He walked back and forth in the room.
"Want to try without the cane?" Yu asked. Teddy grinned.
"Yes." He stated. Ana smiled, her eyes getting teary as she watches him walk without the cane. He looked free and happy.
"Oh, Teddy." She said, and Teddy laughed and hugged her.
"Just like a baby's first steps to the mommy," Yu said with a half smiled. Ana kissed his cheek.
"Sweet Teddy." She said as he stood and practiced walking some more.
"Ok, now this leg you can get wet, so you can shower with it, swim with it or whatever. This is an everyday leg. In a week, you're going to meet me at the physical therapy hall, and we're going to work on more skills. I want you to walk 2 miles every day with your legs; you can choose if you want to use the cane or not, however, I would say keep your cane with you. Your nub isn't used to having something on it all the one right now, so you might be sore. If you do feel any pain, I'd say take an Advil, however, if it's excruciating come back to the hospital right away." Yu said. "Your father has been very kinds and if renting my family and me a condo until your PT is over, so you have me for three months. If you need anything, call me." He said seriously. After thanking the doctor, the family walked out. But Teddy grabbed the sleeve of Christian shirt. Christian turned and was embraced by Teddy. He was a bit shocked but smiled softly and patted his back.
"Thank you, Dad," Theo said. Christian held his son close and kissed his cheek.
"Anything for you Theo. I love you, son, don't ever think I don't. I know I work a lot and sometimes I don't get to do the things we want to do together, but I'd do anything for you, Theo." Theodore nodded and pulled back smiling happily at Christian.
"I love you too Dad." He laughed happily.
Teddy is walking again! Finally, we can work on getting him happier and working on how to deal with his condition. I think this might be one of my favorite chapters, besides the first one. What do you guys think? Let me know!
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