Haven ✔️

Ch. 2 After All These Years

Ratchet's P.O.V.
Crosshairs and Drift weren't pleased being told to stay out of the medbay. I can't work while they're hovering over me. They're not going to like I'm sedating Jamie. I want to do s full checkup, and Jamie will fight me. Jamie hates how much we already take care of her. She's a complicated human. I planned to wait until I finished before talking to Crosshaurs and Drift. This changes as I discover several more cuts on Jamie's legs. The two mechs will not like seeing this, but they must know. I cover Jamie with a blanket before getting the two mechs. I will inform Optimus later.

"You sedated her?" Drift asks, concerned.
"She will not cooperate as I do a full checkup, but I made a disturbing discovery after removing the rest of her gi and boots."
I pull the blankets off. Crosshairs and Drift couldn't believe what they are seeing, but Drift is more troubled by this.
"What happened, Jamie? Why did you do this?" He frets, "I should have stayed with her."
I quickly realize I should have told them after my exam. I should have known they wouldn't leave even though Jamie is sedated and I'm in the room with her.
"At least wait in the hallway," I argue while pushing them out of the exam room and closing the door.
"What has happened in the last seven years, Jamie?"
Jamie showed no signs of thinking of suicide or self-harm before she hid most of us from Cemetery Wind. Crosshairs and Drift didn't say anything about her thinking of suicide or self-harm the past seven months, just Jayce and J.R. Whatever happened to push her this far happened the past two months unless she reached her limit with her family.
Oh, Jamie, you should have taken Crosshairs and Drift's offer to let you stay here. You're an adult and legally allowed to.

Drift's P.O.V.
Twenty minutes have gone by. What did Ratchet find? It's not like it's been a long time since she's had a full checkup unless it's because Ratchet didn't do it himself.
"Will you relax?" Crosshairs asks.
Ignoring him, I continued to worry about Jamie. Something has to be wrong. I'm too distracted that I don't hear the door open.
"I'm finished with her," Ratchet tells us. Crosshairs and I go into the room. Jamie is still asleep. Ratchet tells us he didn't find anything concerning - aside from what he showed us - and we can take Jamie to our room.
"If I knew you could have ripped her gi completely off, I would have grabbed some of her clothes," I comment.
"Then do that now. You two are getting assigned a bigger room to accommodate the three of you. We need a little more time," Optimus says as he enters the room.
I don't know what he means by needing more time, but it's not like we're in a hurry.
"I'll go; you stay here," Crosshairs tells me before leaving the room.
I move Jamie to a medical berth so I can lie next to her. The human-sized beds need to be bigger for this. As much as I love having Jamie sleep on me, I want to lie beside her. However, I was expecting Ratchet to scold me.
Instead, he leaves the room, closing the door behind him.

Crosshairs' P.O.V.
Jayce and J.R. spot me immediately, both with worried expressions. I tell them Jamie is ok and they can call every night if that helps.
"We'll keep her safe," I promise before going to Jamie's room.

"How many Autobots logo shirts does she have?"
"Too many," Jayce comments.
I didn't know she followed me. She's afraid even after what I said.
"I want to go back with you," she tells me without crying. I proceed to call Drift. He does better with Jayce. It's both good and bad.
He insists I get J.R. didn't think he'd show them Jamie sleeping. He did have to explain that Ratchet did a full checkup on her before telling them what I told them.
Once we're sure they'll be ok, Drift ends the call, and I pack some clothes and other things for Jamie. It's hard to know if I packed enough, but knowing how much all the Autobots worry about all three of the girls, we'll be back to make sure Jayce and J.R. are ok, so it doesn't matter if I packed enough clothes.

J.R. tries to act like she doesn't care, considering her altercation with Jamie before Jamie fell asleep, but I can see worry in her green eyes. I remind the two femmes Jamie will be ok, and they can call when they want to, and they won't go crazy calling a million times a day. My quick trip turned into taking ninety minutes.