Every time I spoke to Jonah on the phone while he was in hospital he forbid me to come over there and visit him. He stated that I had been depressed enough without having to spend hours upon hours within walls, plain white with not as much as a food stain on the gowns to have fun at. (Jonah's words not mine!) And he also forbid me to go home and stay there. So I only went home the same day as Lex came to get me from my room, and got my suitcase full with anything I could possibly need for the few days (Or not so few, at the moment I wasn't so sure) and then Jonah forbid me to go back home. He even made himself sure I wouldn't with making Carole take my keys and the spare one and taking them to him at the hospital when she was in the ER for work.

And after all, the next three days while Jonah was still in hospital, and I was stuck with the Hudmel's whether I liked it or not (I did, but I probably wouldn't have admitted it) and I and Lex filled the afternoons and evenings after school and glee club with everything that could get our minds away from Jonah in the hospital. And heading to Johnsdale prison on Friday as we possibly could.

After the ice cream party, we…. Well, had loads of things left. So we had another ice cream party, but we still had a lot left so we made a cake. And still had loads left so we had up to five, ten ice cream parties during those couple of days. And at last we just invited Tyler, Connor, Moa, Marcie and Sean too so we had a bit of help with eating it all up. Only to notice that Marcie and Sean still didn't talk to each other. And Sean stopped in the door, mumbled something about that he'd forgotten he had to help his mum with something for the wedding and then disappeared again. While none of us could fail to notice the longing look in Marcie's eyes when she looked towards the door that he had closed behind him.

And so at last, on Wednesday afternoon. To keep out of the way when Jonah, mum and dad came home I sat on my bed Indian style and couldn't help but smile slightly when I heard Jonah protesting about mum wanting him to use a wheelchair. While Jonah just wanted to walk (even though taking it easy) and dad didn't seem too sure about whose part to take in all of it.

At last I heard Jonah's slow steps continue through the hallway and he went into his room, and then came back and came into my room. I smiled when he opened the door. So he nodded backwards towards mum and dad who were still discussing and sighed. Before he slumped down into my desk chair and smiled while he held up the list with five things he wanted to do before he died.

"So, I did the first point with reading the fault in our stars. And now. The next point is to gather a whole lot of children's toys and children's books and take them to the hospital. And we did that with the glee club but I never got the chance to cross it since we were at Lex's and I left the list at home. So, now…" Jonah changed his voice to make it sound like something very big. "I'm crossing point number two. Next up is number three, talk to someone whose child have got some kind of heart disease and let them know that it will not be the end of the world. And also let them know that things might work out better than they think."

"That sounds like a good idea."

I said it truthfully, it did sound like a good idea. But I had to force for my voice not to break. I didn't want to cry, and actually didn't feel like crying either. But obviously… my emotional life didn't quite agree with that. Oh crap! The only times I was this messed up was when I had PMS… Damn it!

When I looked away from Jonah in an attempt not to let him see my feelings, but I heard him sighing and kicking in the floor to push the chair over and closer to me. Then we just sat there in silence. But when I turned my head back to look at him I could see in his eyes that his mind was working hard to try and figure something out.

"I can't stop what is happening Leigh. But what I can do is to make the most out of every moment and make sure I have done as much as possible before it's time. And if that includes talking to a family and maybe make them understand that that's the only thing you can do. It will be worth it. And if I make them pass it on. Then I guess my legacy will live on and on and on and on and on."

"I know. And I… I don't want to keep you from doing just that. Because… Well because of what you just said." I took his hand in mine. "Gosh. Why are you always so cold?"

"It doesn't matter." Jonah pulled his hand out of my grip. "But hey… this week was that prison- week in glee club right? Well, I know dad told me that at prisons…. Hmmm… religion and God are sometimes a big part of the living." I shrugged. "Maybe… maybe we could do a duet if Mr. Schue would let us."

"Maybe." I said. "But Jonah, don't try to do anything you shouldn't. And even though Mr. Schue didn't remember Johnsdale was the prison that Lex's uncle and dad lives at when it was decided. Lex should have the biggest part in everything. Don't you think?"

"Are you okay?" Lex seemed nervous and once again glanced over the audience at the stage at Johnsdale prison. "Are you looking for your dad and uncle?" She nodded and glanced over the audience again. I didn't quite know what to do but to just do anything I put my arm around her shoulders. "Look there….. Your parents. Your real parents!" I gestured to Burt and Carole. "And Mr. Schue, and Tyler. And me and Jonah… And all of those guards. No one in here will let anyone in here, or your dad, or your uncle do anything to harm you. Okay?" Lex nodded. But then I saw her look even more nervous and her eyes growing bigger. And when I turned my head to look where she was looking I could see two big- grown men, both with dark- red slash grey hair, and both the only ones in the room that were wearing handcuffs.

The room had- despite all of the people been pretty silent until now. But once Mr. And Mr. Ralston were in the room that changed as fast as if someone had turned the sound on. Every guy sitting in the chairs were booing at the brothers, and since they didn't have much of weapons- ripping pieces of napkins that they threw at the two men.

"STOP IT"

A very loud, and of the tone- very demanding shout was heard over everybody else's voices. And when I turned to see who had shouted I saw Lex standing there. Seeming more nervous than ever and now, for the first time she was actually shaking. As if she was certain that if she said or did something that would be wrong in the very slightest someone would jump right on her.

But still, I couldn't help but to feel kind of impressed. After her shout the room had gotten all silent again and I could see several of the prisoners were looking quite impressed towards the somewhat tiny, red head in front of them.

When Lex stepped down from the stage and Carole came closer. Lex didn't let wait for it and in front of everybody let Carole embrace her. Burt was also patting her shoulder, and Tyler stood right by. I looked up towards Mr. Ralston, but he seemed to have pulled on a mask of complete callousness and didn't show anything about how he was feeling.

"Damn it." When Lex came onto the stage it was almost time to start. And Lex's solo was first. "I knew you were brave, but not that brave. Now show everybody in here, including proving your dad and uncle wrong. Exactly how brave you are." Lex nodded, and while Tyler took a few tabs on his guitar I could see her breathing in one last time before she started the song.

I couldn't fail to be quite impressed. It was understandable that Lex had been nervous. Heck! It would have been more understandable if she had run straight of the room, pushing the guards to the sides in the move and ran to Florida- or something like that. But as soon as the song had started, she just seemed so safe and secure in herself and the lyrics. It was no way of telling she was singing from her own experience. Right to the people who had hurt her the very most.

I turned my head a bit from where we sat in chairs on the side of the stage to look at Mr. And Mr. Ralston. But just before, none of them didn't even flinch. Which, honestly was kind of disappointing. Although I didn't have time to think about it for long. As long as Lex's song was over and done. I stood up and grabbed Jonah's wheelchair by the handlebars (he'd be using this one days he felt like he had to. And probably more often than ever) and pushed it onto the stage while Lex left the stage on somewhat shaky legs.

"My name is Leah Carmichael.

"And my name's Jonah Carmichael."

"And we'll be doing a duet of a song that we really like."

We had done this so many times, it didn't even take any planning for us to say our names, and then the last phrase together. And on our right Tyler took a few tabs again, while on our left the rest of the glee club sat and waited for the next song which would be a group song.

During the whole of my and Jonah's duet I was holding my head slightly turned towards Jonah. And just about every other second I moved my eyes without turning my head more and to look to Jonah. Just to keep an eye on him. Just because I knew that if something like what had happened after the concert, I would have to act faster this time. Maybe if I had acted faster than what I had… things wouldn't have had to go as far as they did.

But despite my fear and nervousity everything I could see every time I looked to my right was that Jonah was happier and more relaxed than I had seen him since… well, since that concert. But still I couldn't help to feel kind of relieved when we sang the very last line and Jonah still looked happy and relaxed, and high- fived with Jasper when the others stepped up on the stage.

When all of the new directions were up on the stage Lex was standing in between me and Jonah. And despite the fact that I was almost head taller than her it got harder keeping an eye on Jonah. And instead of looking to my side I turned to look at the audience. And I wasn't so sure what I would think about what I saw.

I wasn't sure what I had expected- maybe for all of the prisoners to be about the same age as Mr. and Mr. Ralston who were possibly in their late forties or early fifties. But so wasn't the case, the one who looked the youngest- a boy with spiky brown hair. Couldn't have been more than about Jonah's age. But there he sat in that orange overall and to me it seemed like he was looking right at somebody.

When the song started I didn't have any concentration left to think about that though. Everything went to singing my part of everybody's parts right, and not freaking out by the fact that no matter I would twist and turn where I stood I wouldn't see my brother or how he was doing. And opposite to the song we had done just I and Jonah. This song just never wanted to end.

Still, I had always really liked this song. It had a beautiful message, beautiful lyrics, beautiful melody and all of it just went perfectly together. Someone, I couldn't remember who had thought we'd do it here to remind the prisoners that, no matter why they were here at Johnsdale. It wouldn't last forever. And give them hope. But of course, if all of them had done things like Lex's dad and uncle, I wasn't so sure I wanted to give them any hope.

I could see Teeghan staring at a point in the audience, but couldn't decide on where. And before I had, the song was over and Mr. Schue stepped up on the stage in front of us during a few, half- hearted hands clapping.

"So." Mr. Schue put his hand on Lex's shoulder while talking. But she had pulled on the same callous expression as her dad and uncle. "That was the New Directions. Thank you for letting us come here. And I have to say, well done with fixing a stage." (It was a bunch of wooden boxes put upside down in a big square. "Well, that's it. Thank you."

I turned to ask my friend if she was okay. But I hadn't had the time to before she stepped down from the stage and walked right into Carole's arms. I didn't get the chance to talk to her, and only to get out of there there seemed to be a thousand different tests to be done before we had phones, wallets and keys back and could step back outside into the sunlight. And then I just had the time to see Carole's blue SUV disappear out of the gates and out of my sight.

Sean POV

Driving towards the mall from the prison, I drove by Marcie walking towards her home. That was up on a hill and only a few hundred meters. And while I stopped by a red light in a crossroad she walked past me and through the window I could see her turning around and the ice cold glare from her eyes meeting mine for just a second before I forced myself to turn my head and look towards the light that was just switching from red to green and let me drive.

I sighed, most of all I just wanted to go home, lie down in my room. Rather on the floor than on my bed and just lie there. Either forever, or just until I had a solution on the problems that I had with Marcie. While the only solution I could come up with was to turn back time and keep me from ever doing what I had done.

And that wasn't a possible solution, was it?

I sighed again and hit the gas. Feeling the Toyota from grandma move under and around me it had me smiling. My grandpa really was the best! And I wasn't saying that only because of all of the money, and the car he had given me.

I paid for the parking and walked up to the mall. I wasn't exactly a fan of the mall, or places with loads of people at all. It might have come from the fact that I knew where dad and uncle Paulie had died. And knew that if something happened in places with loads of people it would be a storm with everyone trying to get out at once and yeah… even though I was pretty sure nothing like happened nine eleven would happen at Lima's mall. Places with loads of people just made me nervous.

I didn't mind about the store and just headed straight up to the jewelry store for mum's and Curtis's wedding presents. It was today two weeks until the wedding. But I still needed to do it today to work on the speech I was going to say and get the tux done and everything. Including walking mum down the aisle and giving her away to the man that I disliked so strongly it was ripping all of me into pieces just to keep an alright tone talking to him.

"Hey." I walked up to the cashier. "Sean Michael Moraiety. I had some wedding presents that were supposed to be done now." The cashier, an old man not way too far from retirement nodded and wrote something into his computer while I- as usual had to spell out my last name. Then he wondered for a bit, and I was certain for a second that he'd say that they weren't done yet.

For mum I had bought a necklace (pure gold and everything) with a heart that could be opened. And I was going to put a photo of her and Curtis in it. I hadn't wanted to buy one for Curtis. But at last I and grandpa (his idea not mine) had bought a watch for him. I wasn't so sure if it was a fake, or what goddamn kind of watch it was.

Well, they could make me keep a nice tone and everything to my future stepdad. But, they could under no circumstances make me like him or care about him. And I wasn't going to do that if we so were left alone as the last two people on planet earth.

Speaking about Curtis.

When I was on my way out of the jewelry store and down towards the parking lot again. When someone in the corner of the jewelry store that I recognized caused me to go and hide behind a big pole and watch them very closely. While I pulled up my phone and filmed it, since I knew if I just told someone about it. No one would believe me anyway.

Playlist
Lex- Walk a little straighter daddy- Billy Currington
Leah/ Jonah- Pray for you- The Swon brothers
Group- temporary home- Carrie Underwood

Leah is portrayed by Vanessa Marano. Jonah by Ricky Ullman and Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael by Rosemarie DeWitt and Marc Gilpin and Lex by Natasha Calis (With dark red hair). Sean is portrayed by Jordan Fisher and Marcie by Amy Bruckner. Tyler by Graham Phillips. And Paul (Sean's grandpa. Only mentioned) by Robert De Niro.

Random fact

In the chapters after this one things will finally start happening and moving forward for real. And I can barely believe I'm finally there. It seems like just yesterday it seemed like ages left until I'd be there. And I can tell that the next few chapters will lead to some very, very sweet scenes. And some surprises- although, maybe not so surprising after all!