CAN LOVE SAVE (A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION JUMP STREET STYLE PART TWO}

CHAPTER TWO: TRUE LOVE

Tom was brushing Sydney's hair.  He said "I love your hair. It's so soft baby, so long. I mean if you cut it it'd be ok, but I love your long hair. I'm pretty good at  washing it too, if I don't say."  He smiled.  He said "I remember the first time you let me wash your hair, when you let me take care of, you trusted me to help you in the shower. You were so beautiful baby, it blew my mind, how hot your body was, and I tried to make sure I just looked you in the eyes, and keep eye contact, but I have to admit I took you all in."  He smiled.  He said "I  didn't want you to know that I was secretly doing that though, cause I didn't want you to get mad at me, and throw me out of your house. So that is when you first come and let me stay with you, you remember honey."  

Tom said "I bet you wish you could tell me to be quiet, I know I am not letting you get any peace huh.  I pray baby you can hear me."  Tom kissed her forehead.  

Tom said "Sydney I'm going to go kiss the babies goodnight ok. I always do every night and every morning, and I tell them how much their mommy loves them, and how much I love them, and that it's going to be ok. I'll be back sweetheart."  

Tom left spent some time talking to the babies, holding their little hands, while his mom went to  eat in the cafeteria.

Tom's mom came back.  Tom said "ok my beautiful babies, daddy is going to go see mommy ok. I love you, I know tomorrow is such a big day for you three.  You three get to go home, mommy has your room all ready for you guys.  Mommy wanted it to be beautiful, so she had daddy and your uncles paint the walls.  She insisted on blue for our baby boy, and the other walls pink for you girls. I tease mommy a lot about the blue saying she just wanted Cowboy colors. Mommy has already informed me her three babies were going to be Cowboys fans, I told her no way, that you have to be Dolphin fans, but I was just teasing her. Mommy is the boss, so it's Cowboys for you babies.  mommy already has tons of Cowboys baby clothes for you. It's just not fair, she's not going to be able to see you in them."

Tom's mom said "We will take lots of pictures and videos of them ok, so when she wakes up, she can at least see them."  Tom said "mom thank you for everything, taking care of the babies, so I can be with Sydney. I don't know what I'd do without you here."  She said "no need to thank me.  I love you and Sydney, and those babies."  She hugged him.  She said "Honey I know I'm nagging you, but you need to try and sleep, you don't look good. You've barely ate, you've lost weight.  I wish you would go down and eat and then go get some sleep. Sydney is going to need you to be strong."

Tom said "ok I will."  Doug and Harry went with Tom to the cafeteria.  They tried talking about bowling with him, and sports. Get his mind of Sydney.  Tom went back to Sydney's room.

Tom said "So baby you will be glad to know that I have been to see the babies, and we had a long talk.  I let them know they would not be Cowboys fans."  He laughed.  He said "just kidding I told them I teased you all time about not letting them be Cowboys fans, but that I was just teasing they would be.  Don't worry mom's going to take lots of pictures and videos of them growing each day, and in their Cowboys clothes so you will be able to see.  I went and got some food downstairs. Now I guess I'll try and go to sleep.  The only time I can sleep at all is if my head is on your chest. I need to listen to your heart beat.  It calms me down. Makes me think everything will be alright, give me hope."

Tom said "Sydney I didn't tell you this. I didn't want to upset you. But a few days ago, after I had went and saw the babies, I was headed back and I stopped in the chapel to pray, and I ran into a man there, he was actually on his way to his support group, that support group that nurse told us about.  Well he had overheard my prayers and he asked about you, said that no matter how bleak or how bad it looked, I needed to be thanking God, and be grateful that you were still alive, that your heart was beating on it's own, that your organs weren't shutting down. Cause Sydney his wife she didn't make it.  it's been 6 months for him.  His wife was in a car accident, I guess a guy robbed a store, cops were chasing, and he sped off on a high speed chase, she was stopped at a stop light, she had no chance to survive, but they were able to cut out the baby. His son survived. Two months early. But his wife she passed on the table, they couldn't revive her. He had to bury her Sydney, and he was going on and on how he feels so guilty, guilty that he wasn't with her, driving, that he was alive she wasn't, but he feels guilty about moving on. He said he didn't plan on moving on, but he met a girl from their church, they were just friends at first, but he said that they had too much to drink, and one thing led to another and they had sex.  He is hoping his wife will understand  he still loves his wife, but he doesn't know if his love is strong enough to live the rest of us life alone. He feels so much guilt, so he came to seek guidance through prayer and his group."