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Also I apologise for the delay in updating, I've recently had my November exams at school so have been loaded down with revision and assignments, although they're over now so things should be back to normal :)
This chapter prompted by guest- Rick survived being hit and wasn't killed by the gloved hand killer. How the family moved on
Chapter 38- how can we trust you now:
"What have you done?" Sandy asked as she quickly checked over Rick, trying to see what injuries he had sustained. She looked at her other son Robbie kneeling on the floor and wondered why he down there.
"We need an ambulance" Sandy said. She looked up and saw that no one had done anything. "Nancy, we need an ambulance" Sandy said with a bit more urgency. "Erm yes okay" Nancy said as she shakily pulled out her phone.
Sandy looked up at her eldest son; he looked murderous. She just hoped he hadn't done enough to murder him. "The ambulance should be here in a few minutes" Nancy said, breaking Sandy out of her thoughts.
"Right okay, we'll get him to the hospital, then I'll deal with you two" Sandy said looking at Robbie and Joe.
Two hours later and all of the Roscoes were sitting outside Rick's hospital room. None of them could believe what had happened. Jason felt sick ans disgusting because of what had happened earlier, Robbie was angry, Ziggy was tired, Freddie was confused but could feel tension and Joe was deeply regretting his mistake.
"Are you the family of Rick Spencer?" A nurse asked as she approached the family. "Yeah, how is he?" Robbie asked, immediately standing up. "He's stable for now and if all goes well, we are expecting him to make a full recovery" the nurse explained.
"What about the hit to his head?" Sandy asked, her medical instinct kicking in. "It caused some concussion, but within a few days he should be back to normal." Robbie sighed, he couldn't believe his dad had concussion and it was his older brother's fault!
"When can I go and see him?" Robbie asked. "When can we" Sandy corrected. "You can go and see him now however, only two visitors at a time" the nurse explained. "Okay, thank you" Sandy said.
"So who wants to go first?" Sandy asked as the nurse walked away. "I am" Robbie said bluntly. "Okay, Jase do you wanna go?" Sandy asked her youngest, who looked slightly sick. Jason looked up and looked at Sandy, he shook his head.
"Are you sure?" Sandy asked, confused as why he didn't want to see his dad. Fair enough Robbie had taken a shine to him, but Sandy was sure Jason was okay with him. "Yeah, I'm sure" Jason replied quietly.
Joe frowned as sat next to Jason, sensing his brother's uneasiness. Something had happened and it had upset Jason; he could read all his brothers like a book. "Right well I'll just go with you Robbie", Sandy said as she stood up, "the rest of you behave."
Joe watched as Sandy walked away, leaving the four remaining brothers in the waiting room. Now was his chance to ask Jason what had happened; there was no denying it either. "Are you alright Jase?" Joe asked casually as to avoid suspicion.
Jason looked at his eldest brother, caught slightly off guard with the question. "I-I'm fine" Jason replied, his voice wobbling. "Are you sure?" Joe asked, worried about his brother; he could tell something had happened.
"Yeah, I'm sure" Jason replied, this time more confidently. Joe took that answer and decided to leave it there; he knew Jason would open up soon enough. Joe sighed as his mind turned back to reason they were sitting in a hospital waiting room.
"Do you reckon he'll survive?" Ziggy asked, always the one ask obvious questions. "Of course he will, you heard what the nurse said" Freddie replied quickly before Joe could. "Yeah, well I mean what will we do when he gets out? Where's he's going to live?" Ziggy asked again.
"Not with us" Joe replied and frowned when he heard Jason breathe out a sigh of relief. "Where's he gonna go then?" Ziggy asked, forever pushing for an answer. "Anywhere but here" Freddie said, him and Joe actually agreeing on something.
Sandy and Robbie sat in silence, watching Rick. Sandy knew she needed to talk to Robbie but her son still seemed agitated from what had happened. Sandy knew that Rick would have to leave Hollyoaks, but she feared Robbie would leave with him too.
"You know that when he wakes up, he's gonna have to go don't you?" Sandy asked Robbie, deciding to be blunt as he was old enough to take it. Robbie didn't answer his Mum, instead he turned his gaze to the floor.
"But Joe did this, Joe should be the one to leave" Robbie said. "No", Sandy said, sick of the hold Rick seemed to have over Robbie, "Joe is your brother and has been there for you your entire life. He's more of a dad to you than Rick will ever be!" Sandy said firmly.
Robbie looked at the floor as Sandy said her bit, taking in what she said. She was right, Joe had always been there for him when Rick hadn't. "Yeah, I guess you're right" Robbie muttered. "Exactly, so don't be disappointed if he doesn't stick around" Sandy said. She looked back at Rick, hoping he'd make the right choice and leave.
Two days later Rick was released from hospital and of course the first place he went was the Roscoes. "Hope I'm not intruding" Rick said as he carried his bag through the hallway and into the kitchen.
He walked and found Jason standing there. "Alright Jase? Getting something to eat are ya?" Rick asked, the mocking evident in his tone. Jason frowned, his heart speeding up at his apparent dad.
"I-I was just leaving" Jason said quickly, before rushing out of the kitchen and up the stairs before Rick could get him. He burst into his room, forgetting that Robbie was also in there. "Woah, you alright Jase?" Robbie asked, concerned by his twin's quick breathing.
Jason leaned against the bunk bed and tried to calm his breathing. It was stupid he was this upset. "What's happened?" Robbie asked, puzzled by his brother's sudden upset and panic. "Do you feel sick?" Robbie asked and Jason replied with the shake of the head.
"Are you gonna pass out?" Robbie asked walking over to his brother. Jason again replied with the shake of the head. "Do you want something to eat?" Robbie asked but it more of a guess. "No!" Jason shouted, pushing his brother away.
"Alright, alright. Next time I care, tell me to forget it" Robbie said before walking out the door and down the stairs. Jason sighed as Robbie left the room and flopped down on his bed, he just had to make things worse and drive people away.
Sandy carried the shopping bags through into the kitchen and dumped them on the bench. She looked through into the living room and frowned when she saw Rick and Joe both sitting there, silently watching the tv.
Sandy sighed and went back to unpacking the shopping. They'd managed to convince Rick not to press charges against Joe, although Sandy knew Robbie wasn't very happy about it. Still he'd have to deal with it and move on.
"What's for tea then Mum?" Ziggy asked as he walked into the kitchen while Sandy was cooking. "I'm doing something easy, chicken nuggets and chips, it should taste perfect" Sandy said smiling. "Wouldn't bank on it" Freddie muttered from his place at the table.
"What was that Freddie?" Sandy asked. "Nothing" Freddie replied quickly. Sandy smirked and checked the chicken nuggets and chips. "Zig, can you call the others for tea?" Sandy asked. No sooner she heard Ziggy's voice fill the house, calling everyone for tea.
She smiled as she pulled out the chips and chicken nuggets, who was Freddie to talk, they were brilliant. She smiled as she dished then out, for once things had gone her way in the kitchen.
To say that tea time was awkward was an understatement. Sandy looked around and sighed, Jason wasn't eating very much, Robbie was glaring at Joe even though Sandy thought they'd got over this and Rick was smirking; why was he smirking?
"Jase, you not gonna eat something" Rick asked, everyone but Jason missing the mocking in his tone. Jason shuffled uncomfortably in his seat, not knowing how to respond. Everyone's eyes were on him. What was he supposed to say?
Freddie and Joe saw the way Rick was looking at Jason and it made them frown. Freddie looked at Joe and they both nodded, knowing they were going to ask Jason what was going on.
15 minutes later they were finished, Jason still hadn't eaten anything and Sandy knew she should press it but she also knew Jason wasn't going to listen. All she could do was make sure he was taking his insulin.
Jason had vanished to his bedroom as soon as possible after tea, hoping to just get some peace and quiet, unfortunately Joe and Freddie had other ideas.
They'd both decided that Jason was acting weird, weirder than usual. They both knew their younger brother well, so if their's one thing they can both agree on it's that they want to help Jason.
Jason heard a knock on his door and froze as the door opened. What if this was Rick? He sat up from his place on the bed and was relieved to see that it was Joe and Freddie. "What do you want?" Jason asked. "To talk to you" Joe said as he sat down next to Jason, while Freddie shut the door and sat on the desk chair.
"What's happened?" Joe asked, going straight for it. "What do you mean?" Jason asked. "Something's happened and you're not telling us" Freddie said. Jason didn't have an answer, it was clear his brother's knew something had happened.
"Jase, has Rick done something?" Joe asked. Jason froze at the mention of his dad's name. "He has hasn't he?" Freddie asked as he began pacing around the room. "Jase, what did he do? You can tell us" Joe reassured, trying to comfort his youngest brother.
Jason sighed, they knew something had happened but they just didn't know what; he had to tell them. They were his older brothers, they'd protect him. Jason took a deep breath and went for it.
"On the night that you punched Rick" Jason began, his voice wavering. "Before you hit him, he found out that I hadn't eaten anything at the Dog. S-So he dragged me downstairs a-and force fed me" Jason choked out, before breaking down in sobs.
Joe and Freddie felt themselves fill with rage as Joe pulled Jason in for a hug. "He's never gonna hurt you again" Joe promised, kicking himself for not protecting Jason. Joe looked at Freddie and they both nodded; they knew what they had to do.
When Jason calm enough, Joe and left the room and thundered down the stairs. They barged into the living room, where the rest of the family were.
"You scum!" Freddie growled as he marched forward and pulled Rick off the sofa, pushing him Joe's direction. "What are doing?" Sandy shouted. "This man, is a scum!" Joe shouted as he punched Rick in the face.
"Oi" Robbie shouted and ran over to Joe. "Oh don't you defend him" Joe said mockingly as he held Rick by the scruff of his neck. "Why don't he's my dad!" Robbie shouted. "Your dad that force feeds your twin brother!" Joe bellows.
Everyone went silent and looked over to the doorway where Jason stood. "Jase?" Sandy asked. "Is this true?" Jason looked down at the floor and nodded his head, letting out a sob. Robbie moved forwards and hugged his brother. "I'm sorry" Robbie whispered.
"Right you, get out!' Sandy shouted at Rick and watched as Joe dragged him last Jason and threw him out the door. "Jase, I'm sorry" Sandy said. She should have known that man was evil; pure evil.
Thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed, please review and let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions feel free to leave them :)
Next chapter prompted by xXx- another chapter with Chloe. Now a while ago a I did a one shot which was the Roscoes have a younger sister, so now I've decided to make this one her 15th birthday.