JR was keeping to himself in the new hospital ward. He was counting down the days until the trial, only two, and then he had every confidence that he would be home and a free man.

He was reading through the Hello magazine article again that Dr Stanhope had left him, looking at the pictures of his son; in his head putting himself into the pictures instead of Marissa and Bianca. Planning all the ways he was going to be a father again when he got out; taking AJ fishing, taking him swimming, going on the swings in the park like he used to love when he was small, buying him a new xbox, taking him to a game, keeping him as far away from Marissa as possible!

His fantasy was disrupted when the there was a knock on the door and one of the nurses was standing there.

"JR, you have a letter, all mail is collected from the common room in five minutes."

JR looked up in surprise. No one had written him a letter for the entire time he'd been incarcerated in Oak Haven.

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JR walked into the common room and found it crowded with inmates, which was the exact reason he didn't spend much time here. He tried to stay as far away from the crazies as he could.

A nurse was up front, calling out names for people to collect their mail. JR found himself a space in the corner while he waited for his name.

"Have you been avoiding me?" said voice by his shoulder.

"Annie!" he exclaimed shocked to see a familiar face. He knew she was an inmate at this hospital but he'd kept to himself so much after his his transfer from high security that he hadn't even realised this was a mixed ward.

He could see Annie was already clutching a letter. She noticed him looking.

"It's from Emma, she writes me every week!" she said holding the letter to her chest with a smile, "She's joined a new dance club in school, she promised to send me pictures."

JR was honestly surprise.

"And Ryan lets her?"

Annie gave JR a curious look.

"I am paying my debt to society for the sake of my daughter. That way I know that when I get out of here I can face Emma with my head held high knowing that I am well and worthy of her love and any life we have afterwards will be worth having. Ryan knows that too."

JR gave a sceptical snort.

"Does AJ write to you?" Annie asked, ignoring JR's bad attitude.

"Marissa won't let him. She's off living the lesbian lifestyle and is determined to drag my son down with her."

"Didn't you try to kill her?"

"It was an accident!" said JR, "I saved people's lives that day and yet that is all they see! Marissa and her cronies are spreading lies because she hates me and wants to steal my son from me!"

It was Annie's turn to look sceptical.

"From what I remember, that's not how she operates…" said Annie.

"Well she changed once Bianca got her claws in her!" muttered JR bitterly.

Annie ignored this outburst as well.

"And what I actually meant was that it's hardly surprising that AJ hasn't written to you if you tried to kill his mother! I know he hated me after I tried."

"That woman is NOT his mother!" said JR with a snarl. "That boy loves me! He just needs reminding!"

Annie took a step back and held her hands up for calm.

"Whoa!" she exclaimed, "You need to take your meds."

JR just glared at her.

"I'm not the crazy one here!"

Just then the Chandler name was called and JR turned to see the nurse holding up an envelope.

JR pushed his way through the other inmates to collect his letter. He stopped when he held it in his hand and recognised the address was written in his own hand writing. This was the envelope he sent to AJ with his birthday card! This was a letter from his son! And the envelope was thick, like there was more than just a letter inside…

Smiling triumphantly JR pushed his way back to Annie.

"Well you were wrong." said JR holding up his letter. "AJ does love me and this is proof. This is a letter from him!"

"You're sure it's from him?" asked Annie.

JR gave her a dismissive snort and rushed off to his room to read the long awaited letter from his son.

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