Damien and Alex
Part 5
DAMIEN
Well things seemed to settle down a bit when Jenny and Jay returned home. All the others really weren't up to the nighttime feeds so I volunteered to do them and let them do it the rest of the time and the other three agreed. School on the other hand became an adventure in itself. James who just had to have a hold whenever we walked into English had to be told on numerous occasions to start the lesson. All the other teachers understood and it all went without a hitch. Recess and lunch were spent in the common room with a hundred people taking it turns to hold Jay on a daily bases and sometimes the four of us were required to take Jay into the staff room so that the teachers could do the same thing. Mrs. P made sure she got a hold daily and James just made sure everyone knew he was family. We started having a roster of where we went for tea it went Monday - just the five of us in the unit Tuesday - at Jenny's parent's house Wednesday - at Denise's folk's home Thursday and Friday - in the unit Saturday - Lunch at Denise's folk's home and Tea at Jenny's folk's home Sunday - Lunch and Tea at in the main house with my folks
It was all working at well until Easter rolled around and the four of us decided that day had to be different, as all families would want to be involved. Jenny and I thought about this one night while the others were asleep and decided that we would have a picnic at the lake with all families and make it up to my folks the next day. When all arrangements were made the four of us went looking for gifts for Easter. I decided with the help of Alex to get Jay something he could keep forever. In the end we decided on a plush rabbit and a necklace that had a heart pendant on it. On the heart I got in graved "Jay White-Alexander on his first Easter love Daddy and Dad" we told the girls what we got and they agreed that it was beautiful and Jenny asked "If we give you half the money can we get Mum and Mummy on the end so it's a family gift?" we agreed and we went in the next day to get the extra bit added on. Easter morning rolled around and we passed around the eggs for each other and put Jay's necklace on him and adjusted it as we were shown so it didn't fall off of him. We then got everyone ready and headed to the lake to meet up with the rest of the family. Nana Joy had decided to stay until after Easter to head back to America so she was there as well. The four of us had done the right thing giving each other only a couple of eggs as we were given that many from our folks and James. All the grandparents had gotten together so that we were able to get family portraits done in two days. We thanked them all and we sat down to lunch. My dad didn't surprise me and made an excellent lunch that all their thought it was delicious. Jenny gave Jay his bottle before she had her lunch and I held him while she was eating until he fell to sleep and I put him into the stroller.
ALEX Well Easter came and went so fast that if we hadn't given Jay the necklace and gotten the family portraits done we would have soon forgotten about it. As for the night feedings I was glad to let Damien do as was Jenny and Denise. School was turning out to be great and everyone really enjoyed having Jay there with them. Two months after Easter was when my father struck again. We were all at the supermarket eating lunch when Damien noticed him and made us all move to a position where we couldn't be seen. He started calling for Damien and Me but we refused to answer him. Jenny used her mobile to call the police and they arrived before she was finished on the phone and he was arrested once again. We all were so relieved but decided to head home anyway.
DAMIEN Well we had to see Alex's dad when we were out having a family day but luckily he didn't see us. About a month after that I decided that I needed a little time on my own and I went for a walk. I was just about to go pass the cubby I had built when I was told to turn around. In front of me was Alex's dad holding a knife. He lunched at me but I was able to move before it touched me. We fought like that for an hour and in the end the police were just about to break us apart when he slipped and the knife was forced into his chest. The police ordered me home to inform the others that he was dead. I walked home slowly deciding how to tell them. I walked into my folk's home and asked six of them to come into the lounge room. When they were all seated Jenny asked, "What's up Damien?" I turned to face Alex and James and replied, "While I was out on my walk Mr. L found me and tried to kill me with a knife. The fight lasted an hour and the police were stepping in to arrest him when he slipped. The knife killed him when it went into his chest the police and ambulance crews informed me" Alex rushed over to hug me just as I blacked out. I awoke to find myself in a hospital bed with Alex, Jenny, Denise and Jay around me. I smiled and asked, "How long was I out?" Alex replied "Damien you were unconscious for a week but luckily for you it is holiday time and you didn't fall behind in class" we all laughed until I felt my throat was dry and I grabbed the water jug and drank all the water that was in it. The doctors forced me to stay in hospital another night but gave in when I announced that I wanted to rest in my own bed where I could be comfortable. My dad picked me up at two thirty in the morning because I told them "I need to go home otherwise I won't be able to rest" I walked into the unit just as Jay was waking up. I walked over and picked him up and took him into have his bottle. I feed him on the couch and we both fell asleep together. We awoke to Jenny screaming, "Where the hell is Jay?" I sat up and answered, "Jay is here with me Jen" well she jumped a mile high before saying "typical they cant keep you in a hospital any longer then necessary. But how come you are both on the couch?" I smiled and explained "I walked in just as Jay woke up for his bottle and we sat here so he could have it and when he was finished we both laid down and fell asleep" Alex walked in and replied "Well at least we know you are back to normal but next time come and join me in bed" I laughed and gave Jenny Jay so she could give him his morning bottle. Just then we heard a knock on the door so Denise went and answered it to see it was my mum. I laughed and said, "I was wondering how long I could be home before you came to see how I was" she laughed and replied, "well we know you haven't changed" I then noticed dad bringing down a huge meal with James helping him so I yelled out "Denise, Alex and Jenny don't worry about fixing breakfast because it is just about to enter the unit" all three came to see what I meant and laughed when they saw the food. We set the table up so that we could all sit down together.
ALEX Well dad walked towards the house with James helping with a huge meal so Damien and I set the table for the seven of us. We all watched as mum stuffed herself silly. When she noticed us looking she said, "Well I am eating for two you know" we all laughed and finished eating. After breakfast I noticed Damien was edgy and very different from how he usually was so I grabbed his arm and lead him into the bedroom. "Ok babe what's wrong?" I asked him upon entering the room. He looked at me and said, "I don't know hun. But I can still see the knife coming straight for me and it killing your dad" I hugged him and he let all the tears fall. Then we heard a knock "Boys can we come in?" it was everyone else. I went to open the door as Damien straightened himself up. When we were all sitting Jay woke up and Jenny passed him to Damien. "Ok guys what's up?" Damien asked. They all turned to him and mum answered, "Well the five of us are worried about you" well the look on his face was priceless. He then said, "Well as usual I found comfort in my husband and it's all ok now"
DAMIEN when mum told me the others were worried about me I lied to them when I said "Well as usual I found comfort in my husband and it's all ok now" I feel bad about it but I didn't want them worrying about me. After a month the dreams were getting more and more but I just told the others "I am worrying about school" as the exams were a week away. When the exams were finished I had a breakdown and signed my self into Mount Alogh (the place for those who have mental breakdowns/ problems)
ALEX Things went horribly wrong when our exams finished. Damien was admitted to Mount Alogh and I was scared. I mean usually he came to me if he had a problem yet he didn't and ended up in there. Jenny and Denise helped me stay on top of things but I could see the worry in their eyes too. We kept going for Jay but we were visiting him daily. I knew he was glad to see us and Jay but he kept saying "I will be out when I am better" this went on for four years and I was so lonely that I even slept there with him a few days a week. Jay always came straight after kinder to give him pictures, which he had stuck up all over his wall to remind him of home.
DAMIEN Well I stayed in the hospital for four years and I saw everyone daily especially Alex. I felt bad about not being with him but I needed to get well for everyone's sake. Jay started kinder and always did a picture for me. Then one night while it was just Jay and myself I asked him "would you like daddy to come home today?" he jumped up and yelled "yeah I would pappa is very lonely too" I laughed and said "well we better pack" he helped me get all his pictures and put them into my case and then we walked home. When we got to the door I knocked on it. "Hang on I will be right there," Jenny yelled and both Jay and I giggled quietly. When she opened the door her jaw dropped and I said "I found this one and brought him home" she still stood there so I asked, "Can we come in Jen?" she nodded and we walked in. "so when did you get out Damien?" I laughed and said, "Just before Jay arrived for his visit. He even helped me pack to come home" I heard a car pull up so I looked out the window and saw Alex so I said to Jay and Jen, "lets surprise him tell him to come into the bedroom but don't say why" they nodded. When Alex walked in Jen said to him "you need to get something out of your room please. Jay brought you home something from Damien and we sat it in there, and we want to know what it is" Well he walked in and saw me and jumped on the bed and I whispered "surprise hun I am home for good" he hugged me that hard that Jay asked "pappa why is daddy going blue?" well Alex loosened his grip and smiled I pulled Jay into our arms and said "thanks for helping me surprise the guys kiddo" he just smiled and we heard Denise walk in and yell, "where is everyone?" Jen yelled out, "we are in the guys room" she walked in, saw me and her jaw dropped to the ground. I laughed and said "that's two out of three jaws that dropped the third was too busy kissing to drop" well that made all three of them laugh. Knock, knock. I laughed and said, "geez I just get home and we are getting visitors. Jen opened the door and standing there was my mum, dad and James. I laughed from the room as Jen said, "hi guys" they all looked confused as the four from the room walked out me carrying Jay. He yelled "grandma, grandpa Uncle James look who I brought home" Jay jumped down dragging me too the front. Well the hugs started but luckily they didn't hug me as hard as Alex had. Jay saw it and yelled out, "see pappa they hug daddy and don't make him go blue" we all laughed at that and I pulled Jay close and said "its ok son he really missed me and was really glad I was home" he smiled and said "well I did too but didn't make you go blue" I just hugged him and then said "I am now home for good guys and thanks for taking care of this crew and this little angel for me" they all nodded and we had a group hug and I had Jay one side and Alex the other. After we finished the hug I saw a little girl walking towards the house. I went out to meet her. As she reached where I was I said "hi lil sis" she smiled and hugged me. I then whispered "can you please stop picking on your nephew?" she laughed and I carried her back into the unit. Mum laughed and said, "now the whole family is here" I nodded then said "well you should have brought her with you before" dad replied "we didn't know you were here" we laughed as I replied "nah you walk in just two minutes after I get here" Later that night when Jay was asleep Alex and I made love for the first time in four years and I was so happy that I let him just do it and I laid there and relaxed. We went for it for an hour before falling asleep. At around two am I heard a whisper can I jump in with you daddy I had a nightmare. I shuffled over waking Alex and I told what was going on and he moved over while Jay jumped in and I cuddled him for the rest of the night. In the morning when Jen went to wake Jay up she found him missing form his bed and came to check our room. She laughed when she saw him under my arms asleep. I asked her, "does he need to get up for kinder?" she nodded and I replied "I will get him up" as she walked out the door I nudged Jay saying "come on kiddo you have kinder and I need you too show me how to get there" she woke up and dragged me into his room to help him get dressed. Once he was dressed and eating his breakfast I went to get dressed. Just as it was time to leave Jen came out and said "I will walk with you two as I need to do some shopping" as we got to the kinder Jay dragged me over to his teacher to introduce me. When I got there I saw it was Chris my old mentor when I was in year 7. I said "Hi Chris I see you get to help my son now" he laughed and said "yea but at least he doesn't think of Alex while we are together" I laughed and said "nah he thinks of me" well Chris and Jen laughed at that and Jay went to find his friends. Chris then said "well I am glad to see you are at home with your whole family and not in that hospital" I smiled and said "thanks I am planning on a surprise tonight for them" he gave me a questioning look so I added "I will let you know when I pick Jay up" The whole time we were shopping Jen keep trying to get me to drop a hint as to what the surprise was and I kept my mouth shut the whole time. When we got home Jen told the other two what I had said and I continued to say nothing. Alex tried to get me to let it slip to him but I whispered "it's a surprise babe" they all ended up giving up trying knowing that I wasn't giving in. That afternoon when I went to get Jay Chris asked, "So what have planned?" I whispered "Family photos. We haven't had them since not long after Jay was born and I plan to get them done now" he nodded and I drove home to pick up the others. I drove around for half an hour before pulling up in the parking lot for the photo shop. Alex realized straight away but the girls and Jay were confused. As we were entering the girls clicked and Jay smiled seeing the cameras. "Good afternoon Sirs and Madams how can I help you?" asked the guy at the desk. I went to him and said, "Hi my name is Damien Alexander and I have a booking for three o'clock" the guy at the desk checked and confirmed what I had said and led us to the prep room. An hour later we were heading home after doing dozens of photos and Jay was falling asleep. But when we pulled up and he saw Ashley standing there waiting for us he woke right up. When we were parked she ran up and announced "Mummy and Daddy want to see you all inside" well we let her lead us inside to find out what was going on. Mum had a worried look on her face and so did dad so I asked, "What's going on?" mum looked down so dad said "It seems a guy that knew Alex's dad has been released from jail and we have received this letter" I took the letter from him and read Dear Damien and Alex, As you have made it impossible for Mr. L to complete the job of killing you I intend to do the job for him Signed You Know Who Damien Well I knew exactly who it was and I freaked and so did Jenny, as it was the guy that had raped her and made it possible for us to have Jay. Mum and dad asked, "Who is he Damien?" I turned to Jen as if to seek her approval. She nodded then took both Jay and Ashley into the other room as I explained "there is only one guy it could be and that is the guy that attacked Jenny and made her pregnant" well that made all of them nervous especially Denise as she knew how hard it had been for Jenny when it happened. When we got back to the unit I took jenny into my room and just held her while all the tears fell. Both Denise and Alex came in at one stage but let me handle it as I was that had helped her through it last time.