I'll Fight Hell to Hold You

The Next Morning

"Tom, do you think you can drink coffee or juice?" asked Paul as he entered the bedroom. "The girls are still asleep so I can feed you if you want."

Tommy woke up feeling a bit better. He held up a hand to let Paul to hold on for a minute. Getting out of bed, he headed to the bathroom. Looking in the mirror all he saw was a mass of bruises. His face was swollen and he had a black eye. The whole left side of his face was one big bruise.

Coming back out, he motioned Paul over. "You're dangerous." he whispered. "First the broken arm and now this. Good thing everyone knows you're not abusive."

"I'm only dangerous in the bedroom, baby. Now, do you want coffee or juice?"

"Juice for starters." He took the juice and sipped it slowly. His jaw was still painful so he told Paul he wanted to go for x-rays. "I'll just go to the emergency room."

"By yourself? "

"Yes, I'll be fine." Tommy managed to finish the juice and 1/2 cup of coffee before trying to eat some eggs. Paul handed him some applesauce and pudding.

Tommy ate about 1/2 before getting dressed and heading out to the emergency room. He filled out paperwork and tried to avoid the stares. It was an uncomfortable situation until he was called back. 

Luckily the doctor was motherly and tried making him feel comfortable. Tommy immediately asked her to check to see if he could get pregnant again. She did bloodwork after taking x-rays.

"Well, it is possible for you too but I don't recommend it for at least one year. Your body needs time to heal completely on the other hand, you have a bruised face but nothing is broken."

Tommy left feeling better but not great. He stopped to get a small muffin and a drink. He got stared at so he left as quickly as possible. He texted Paul to let him know he would be back later.

Sitting in his car, he felt relieved that he could get pregnant again but also sad because he really should wait a year. Getting out again, he pulled his sweatshirt hood over his face and walked around the mall.

He was passing the pet store when a small kitten caught his eye. He went in to inquire about it. Finding out it was deaf, he called Paul to bring the girls down. They wound up getting four. Two were solid white and deaf, one was gray and the other one was black. Paul almost had a heart attack when he saw a spider. He was horrified when Taylor and Hannah wanted it. "That's a firm no!"

Tommy started laughing and told Paul it was his anniversary present.