Over the next six weeks, Janet, the boys and Jocelyn returned to their normal routine before Eddie woke up from his coma with a few small changes. Janet went to work every day and her mom came over and stayed with the kids. After work and dinner Janet loaded the four kids up in the van and drove to Mission Flats to spend a couple of hours with Eddie. Now that he was awake they ended each night with Eddie reading a story to the kids; something they really missed. When the triplets started school Eddie called them every morning before they got on the bus to tell them good morning and wish them a good day and when they got home from school, they called and told their dad about their day.

While his family went about their normal day Eddie remained at the rehab facility doing his physical therapy. He spent three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon working on rebuilding his muscles and when he wasn't in the physical therapy room, he was in his room doing exercises on his own. The only time he wasn't working his muscles was when his family was visiting him. He was working himself as hard as he could so he could get home to his wife and kids.

The closer he got to the six week mark of returning home, the more everyone got excited and the more determined Eddie got. He wanted to be walking when he went home. Janet had spent over a year taking care of everyone but herself. Now, it was time for her to be taken care of by him and it was time to for him to take care of his kids and give his wife a well deserved break and honestly, he missed the domestic life. He couldn't wait to be a dad and husband again.

"Hey baby." Janet greeted walking into Eddie's room. He turned around and smiled.

"Well hello there sweetheart." Grabbing his cane, he walked over to his wife and kissed her softly.

"How is the packing going?" Eddie was finally going home today and had been packing up the last of his things since he returned from his physical therapy appointment.

"Not bad considering you have been packing all week."

"What can I say? I'm excited to get you home."

"I can't wait to come home." Eddie wrapped an arm around Janet's waist and kissed her long and hard until they were both breathless.

"Yeah, I can't wait to get you home." Janet mumbled. Eddie laughed and pulled away from her while he still could.

"Where are the kids? Does your mom have them?"

"The boys are in school and Jocelyn is with my mom."

"Why did you send the boys to school?"

"Because I want some time alone with my husband in our home." Eddie grinned.

"What exactly do you have in mind?"

"You have no idea how horny I am." She whispered. Eddie's eyes widened in shock at her statement but before he could respond Dr. Weber knocked and walked into the room.

"Eddie, how are you?"

"Good. Anxious to get home."

"I'm sure you are."

"You have no idea." Eddie said, glancing at Janet.

"Let me do one more final exam so you can get out of here. Have a seat." Eddie went and sat on his bed and Dr. Weber did his final exam. "Any more headaches?"

"Not since my last one a few weeks ago that ibuprofen took care of."

"Like, I told you then, it was most likely a normal every day headache. Your MRI from last week came back clean. No tumors. We will continue to do an MRI every six months just to make sure that no tumors have resurfaced."

"What is the chance of that happening?"

"Janet, I can't answer that for you. I have no idea but I am very optimistic. It's been almost two years since I removed the tumors and none have resurfaced."

"So it's just a wait and see game?"

"Unfortunately, yes but I believe that it's a game that we are going to win." Janet breathed a sigh of relief. "Now, Eddie you are going to need continue to take the medication that you have been getting here twice a day. I will send you home with a prescription."

"Got it."

"Call my office on Monday to set up an appointment for a month. I want to see you once a month. If you have any problems between now and then don't hesitate to call me; either of you." The couple nodded. "Do either of you have any questions?"

"What about if I get another headache? How do I know that it's not another tumor? Should I call if I get another one?"

"In the past when you had your tumors what were those headaches like?"

"Horrible. Unbearable."

"Did ibuprofen work?"

"Never even touched it."

"Can you tell the difference between the headache you had a few weeks ago and your tumor headaches?"

"Yeah. There is a big difference between the two."

"That's how you know. If you get what you think is a tumor headache call me right away and we'll get you an MRI."

"Okay."

"Well everything looks good. I will sign your discharge papers and you can go home." Eddie stood and shook Dr. Weber's hand.

"Thank you for saving my life."

"Thank you for allowing me to perform surgery on you. Because of that, many people with tumors similar to yours are going to live so thank you Eddie."

Dr. Weber signed the discharge papers right away but it took another half an hour before they were able to leave. Eddie was a very popular patient so he had to say goodbye to all of the nurses and Janet wanted to stop on the first floor, where he had spent fifteen months unconscious and say goodbye and thank those wonderful nurses. They took such good care of him and they were good to her and the kids that Janet just couldn't leave without hugs.

"Are you hungry?" Janet asked once they were in the van on the way home.

"Starving. The food there leaves something to be desired. It sure isn't your cooking."

"I didn't have time to cook this morning so will Sully's work?"

"Sully's sounds great." Janet reached over and took his hand and gave it a squeeze. "I have been dying for a bacon cheeseburger and onion rings."

"You always have a craving for bacon cheeseburgers and onion rings."

"Give me a break. I haven't had Sully's in a very long time. I deserve it."

"Of course you do." Janet told him with a laugh.

They ended up spending a couple of hours at Sully's. Everyone was thrilled to see him return to his old stomping ground. Everyone came over to their table to talk and catch up with Eddie. Even Sully stepped away from the bar to come and sit with his favorite former bartender and favorite patron. Their food got cold because of all of the talking and laughing that they did but the cold burgers and onion rings was worth it because to Eddie and Janet it meant that their lives were complete again.

"Welcome home baby." Janet said when she pulled the van into the garage. She looked over at Eddie and tears filled her eyes. "I am so glad that I finally got to say those words." Eddie leaned over and wiped her tears away.

"I'm home Janet and I am never leaving again."

"Promise?"

"Yeah baby, I promise." Eddie confirmed his promise with a kiss.

"Come on. Let's go inside."

When they got in the house, Eddie walked slowly just taking everything in. Everything was the same yet at the same time things were different. He stopped at the fridge and examined the drawings and pictures that hung there. The boys' drawings were better than they were before his coma; he could actually tell what they were supposed to be as opposed to the ones before his coma, they were hard to figure out. Among the handmade drawings there were pictures scattered throughout. There were the boys' school pictures from last year; Jocelyn's six month pictures; pictures of the boys and Jocelyn together and separately that Janet had taken. It just reminded him just how much he missed.

"We didn't have these baby toys in the living room last time I was in here." He commented when he entered the living room.

"We didn't have a baby when you were last in here."

"Technically we did. We just didn't know it."

"You're right."

"Speaking of the baby, where is Jocelyn?"

"After I got the boys off to school, I took her to my mom and Tom's house. She is going to bring her home when the boys get home from school."

"How did you manage to get them to school today? I assumed that they would have been home."

"They didn't know that you were coming home today. All I told them if was you were coming home soon. If I would have given them an exact date, they would have driven me nuts! I never would have gotten them to school today and I really wanted some alone time with you. So speaking of alone time, would you like to see our bedroom?"

"Oh yeah." Janet took him by the hand and led him to their bedroom which wasn't here before his coma. He walked in and whistled.

"This is nice." He commented as he took in the large, airy room. It was beautiful and totally Janet. He knew it was decorated to suit her tastes. His favorite part of the room was the small gas fireplace. "I can't wait to put that to use this winter."

"We have our own bathroom too with a Jacuzzi tub that I haven't put to use yet."

"We will definitely have to change that. Won't we?"

"I'm planning on it."

"Okay, maybe it's my coma or stroke talking but I don't remember our bed being that big."

"It wasn't. Once the room was done, Mom decided that our bed was too small for this big room so she fixed it with a king size bed."

"Nice."

"Do you like it?" She asked, motioning to the room.

"I do. Do you?"

"I love it. Now, I think it's time that we see what this bed is capable of?" Janet began to unbutton her shirt.

"You really horny aren't you?" Eddie dropped his cane on the ground and took off his tee shirt. He was just as horny as she was.

"The last time I had sex was when I got pregnant with Jocelyn so yeah, I'm horny." She slid her shirt off her shoulders and on to the floor. Her jeans quickly followed. "Need some help with those jeans Mr. Latekka?" Without waiting for an answer, she strutted over, removed his jeans and showed no shame as she ran her eyes over his naked body. He wasn't nearly as muscular as he was before his coma but he still looked mighty fine.

"See something you like?" Janet licked her lips.

"Yes. Definite liking." She pulled him down to her and kissed him soundly while rubbing her hands over his nakedness.

"No fair." He groaned pulling away from her. "Allow me to help with this." He slipped his arms behind her back and quickly unhooked her bra. His eyes widened in pleasure as her breasts tumbled free from their confines. With a grin he reached out and began to caress them. Janet's eyes closed in response.

"They are bigger than I remember."

"Milk." She explained.

"Right." He leaned down and placed kisses on them and Janet was lost in the wonder sensation. She placed her hands on his head to hold him there.

"Bed." She managed to whisper after a few minutes. She grabbed a hand, led him over to the bed and gently pushed him down. "Back against the headboard." She demanded and he quickly complied. She slipped off her underwear and climbed in after him.

"You are so beautiful." He whispered. Janet straddled his thighs and cupped both of his cheeks in her hands.

"I love you." She told him just before her lips pressed to his. Before she broke the kiss, she sank down onto his erection.

"Oh…God." Eddie groaned. "So tight."

"It's been a long time." Janet rocked her hips and Eddie groaned.

"Just so you know, this is all about me and what I want which is you."

"Have at it baby. Whatever you want…take it. You deserve it."

Janet didn't need to be told twice. She placed her hands on his shoulders as his hands drifted down to cup her butt. Staring into his eyes she began to move. She began slow but it didn't take long before slow just wasn't cutting it. She needed more; she needed to feel more of him inside of her so she increased her pace. It had been so long that she has been intimate with him that she was desperate. She didn't need or want any foreplay at this point. She just wanted him and she was getting exactly what she needed. She and Eddie moved frantically until she tightened and cried out in pleasure with Eddie following right behind her.

"Do you have any idea how gorgeous you are?" Eddie asked the woman who was snuggled up next to him. He leaned over and gently kissed her lips.

"Have I mentioned how happy I am that you are home?"

"I think I realize that." Janet laid her head on his chest and closed her eyes. Eddie began to run his fingers through her short curls.

"I have missed this. I have missed what we just did…a lot."

"I'm starting to think that you only missed my penis and what it does for you instead of me." He joked.

"I'll admit it. I really missed your penis." Eddie burst out laughing.

"I knew it."

"More importantly, I missed you too. I don't want you to think that I only missed the sex."

"I know sweetheart."

"Can I tell you something?" She asked softly, running her fingers through his chest hair.

"Of course you can."

"There were times; a lot of the time, I would be lying alone in bed thinking that you weren't coming back to us. I thought that you would either never wake up and the kids and I would live in limbo or I was terrified that I was going to get a call that you had a massive stroke and died. I didn't want to be without you. I knew I would never be the same if I lost you but I'm an adult and eventually would have adjusted. What scared me the most was our kids being without you. I know what it's like to lose a dad and I didn't want that for them."

"That was my biggest fear; leaving you and the kids. Thank God, I was only gone for fifteen months instead of the rest of your lives."

"It was the longest fifteen months of my life but I would do it as many times as necessary as long as it meant that you were here." Janet sniffed.

"I need to ask you something." He told her.

"Okay."

"Please be honest with me."

"You know I will."

"No matter what you say, I won't get mad okay?" She nodded against his chest. "I know you were lonely and horny while I was in my coma; you have told me as much" He felt Janet smile against his chest and he took a deep breath. "Was there…did you want to see anybody else; someone to take care of you?"

"Never." Janet answered immediately, without hesitation.

"Come on Janet. There had to have been some long lonely nights where the thought of someone else crossed your mind?" He was only half joking.

"Not once. Sure there were so many long lonely nights but the only person I thought about; ached for was you. You may not have been physically with me but you were still my husband in every way that counts. On our wedding day I made a promise to love and honor you through sickness and health. Your coma was a sickness and I kept my promise."

"I'm sorry I asked. I just needed to know."

"Don't be sorry. There is something else you should know."

"What's that?"

"Even if you were in a coma for fifteen years or if you would have died nothing would have changed. There never would have been anyone else. My heart, soul and body belongs to you…always."

Eddie adjusted his body, slightly rolling to the side and pushing Janet onto her back. He covered her body with his and hovered over her. "I love you." He whispered tenderly as he lowered his face to kiss her.

When he finally broke their kiss his lips traveled down to her neck where he placed soft, feather like kisses there that made her giggle softly. He inhaled her scent; the scent of Janet and nothing that ever hit his nose smelled as sweet. He missed that smell of his wife. His lips continued to travel down to her collar bone, breast bone and continued until they found her breasts. Janet moaned softly as his lips and hands caressed her breasts. She had missed his hands on her; his rough hands from years of manual labor against her soft skin created an amazing sensation that drove her wild.

Eventually and reluctantly, Eddie moved his lips lower. As much as he was enjoying her wife's breasts there was something else he wanted to enjoy. He moved to her belly and paid special attention to her bully button. He knew all of her sweet spots and hoped they hadn't changed since his coma. The instant his tongue darted into her belly button, Janet gasped and began to laugh; just the reaction he was hoping for. Her belly button was one of her most ticklish spots and whenever he teased or tickled near or around it no matter how sensual they were being, she would burst out laughing and this time, after fifteen plus months was no different.

"Stop." She gasped through her laughter.

"This doesn't feel good?" He darted his tongue in her belly button which made her laugh harder.

"Eddie." She giggled, pushing his head away from her stomach.

"Okay. I understand what you want."

With a grin Eddie continued his journey down to Janet's most intimate part. She gasped when he made contact; first it was just with his finger but he soon added the oral stimulation she was craving and she very quickly came to an orgasm which was too fast for Eddie's liking. Janet deserved more and he was going to make sure she had everything she deserved and more. He continued to pleasure her until she came apart with a cry of joy.

"Oh baby." She mumbled as Eddie kissed her way back up her body. "I've missed that."

"So have I." He told her with a kiss. "Roll over on your side." He rolled off of her and onto his side and she did the same.

Knowing what he had in mind Janet placed her leg behind his lower back and he pushed into her. Eddie stilled for a minute and looked deeply into Janet's blue eyes and then with a tender smile he pressed his lips to hers. One hand went around to the back of her head so he could hold her close to him while the other hand went down and cupped her butt. One of Janet's hand mimicked Eddie's and she curled it into his hair and her other hand ran over his back as they shared slow kisses.

Eddie began to move slowly inside of Janet. His thrusts matched the tone of the slow tender yet passionate kisses that they were sharing. Earlier when they made love it was about pure need now it was about being as close to each other as they could be. Janet's breasts were crushed up against Eddie's chest which just added to their pleasure. The couple clung to each other as they slowly worked their way to ecstasy. The closer they came to their goal, slow wasn't enough. Janet whispered for Eddie to go faster and he eagerly complied. Janet dug nails into his back; Eddie dug his fingers into her butt so hard he was afraid that he was that he was going to leave bruises on her but he couldn't help himself. Suddenly, Janet cried out his name and tightened around him and that sent him over the edge. He grunted, cried out and spilled himself inside of his wife.

As they came down from their orgasmic high, the laid next to each other, shared some soft, sweet, tender kisses and words of love. Eventually, Eddie slipped out of Janet and rolled over onto his back, taking her with him so she was lying on top of him.

"Welcome home." Janet whispered softly.

"That was one hell of a welcome home."

"The first of many."

"I know that it's a little late to be concerned with this but should I have used a condom?" Janet giggled onto his chest.

"Yeah it is a little late."

"Is there a chance you could get pregnant again?"

"My OB/GYN is still flabbergasted by the fact that I got pregnant with Jocelyn. My endometriosis was and still is really bad. My last appointment before we went to Florida was a check for my endometriosis and my fallopian tubes were full of endometriosis. He actually wanted to schedule another D & C to clean me out when we got home but I never got around to it and then found out I was pregnant so there is no rational explanation for how one of your sperm managed to make its way up my fallopian tube to find my egg. You must be the owner of super sperm."

"That doesn't surprise me."

"To answer your question soon after you woke up in anticipation of this moment, I went and had an IUD put in. Four children is quite enough." Eddie was silent and Janet suddenly panicked. She lifted her head and looked into his eyes. "I'm sorry baby. I guess I should have talked to you about birth control."

"It's okay. I understand. You were very adamant about not having any more kids after the boys and I knocked you up and then fell into a coma and left you alone to go through your pregnancy and the first six months of our daughter's life. Our family is perfect exactly the way it is."

"Do you mean that because if you wanted another baby, I would consider it?"

"Be honest with me Janet, do you want another baby?"

"Honestly, no." She answered without hesitation. "I love our four children but four is a lot and since there are four of them and it's so hard to give them the time and attention they all deserve. Another reason is the money. I have struggled so much finically over the last fifteen months and had to deny the kids some simple pleasures and if we had another child to the mix then we won't be able to give our kids what they need and probably not be able to provide fun things that they want."

"You just said that you would consider it if I wanted another baby?"

"And I would. If it's something that you really want I would consider it."

"Thank you for that baby."

"Do you want another baby?"

"No I don't. Like you I am perfectly happy with the way things are right now." Janet smiled her beautiful smile at him.

"Right now is perfect but in an hour, things are going to get crazy when our four children get home. Are you ready for it?"

"Bring it on. I'm ready. I can't wait."

"Before that happens, I need a shower. Care to join me?"

"I think I can manage that."