I was rubbing Eric's swollen belly when Paul called me. "Gene, I went to visit Tom today and he told me he was craving chocolate. When I finally gave him a Hershey bar he ate it and threw it all back up!"
I took a minute to digest this information. "It could be, and probably is, the fact he's not eating a lot yet. If you two were doing it while he was still pregnant, I don't see anything to worry about." "How is he doing otherwise?"
Paul took too long to answer so I did it for him. "Let me guess, even though he hasn't been able to cut, he's still not healthy enough yet. Am I right?"
"Yes. I mean he looks rough. I had to physically bathe him. He's so thin!" "The scars on his arms are from wrist to elbow and he has them other places too."
"Listen to me. We all know they're going to remain so we can focus on something else. The triplets first birthday is soon. Dra and Lilah will be there soon. Then Eric's due in October and Tom turns 28 in November. Let's try to get him involved in parties and such."
I could hear Paul trying to figure out things on the other end of the phone. "Look, I'll stop by and visit TC tomorrow. Why don't you bring the foursome over and I'll watch them. Go buy something nice for Tom."
Paul said he'd be over in a bit and hung up.
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I'll Fight Hell to Hold You
FanfictionThis is a sequel to Hide Your Heart. In this sequel we will find out if Tommy can begin to feel worthy of himself and if Paul will have the patience to stay. The story pickss up in Tommy's 4th month of his second pregnancy. The triplets are now 5 mo...
