~**** Trigger warning~selfharm~****~~~Seth~~~
I took some deep breaths before I turned to Cole sitting on my bed.
"What's going on baby?" He shrugged and chewed on his sleeve.
"Nothing, I'm fine. It was just a nightmare. I just needed a minute to calm down." I looked closely at him and he fidgeted under my gaze. He looked fine and he even seemed in better spirits... but this... right after his nightmare. Doesn't make sense. And then it clicked.
"Cole." He looked at me then and froze. He heard it in my voice. He looked like he wanted to start crying. "Take your sweater off please." His eyes got bigger and he shook his head and moved back on my bed. "Cole, sweetie. I'm not mad, remember what I showed you? What I told you? I need you to listen to me right now please." He started crying then and he slowly, very slowly got off the bed and pulled the hoodie up over his head and he stood there with his arms down. He was in joggers and a t-shirt and there was nothing on his arms that was visible so I asked him to pull down his pants and he cried harder well I moved closer and he slowly pulled them down.
"I'm sorry." He cried and my hand flew to my mouth as I looked at his thighs. He had 2 deep cuts on his upper thigh and 2 more on the other side. They were still bleeding a bit, I snapped out of it and made him sit on my bed well I went to get some bandages and a cloth. I went back in the room and he was still crying pretty hard.
"Shhh, you're fine babe. I'm right here okay. You're not alone in this baby." I kissed his head and hugged him for a minute before I started cleaning up his legs. Fuck, I think I need Mom in here to help, they're pretty deep. "Take some deep breaths baby. I need to get grandma okay?" He started trying to panic then and I started crying with him. I got up and took him in my arms and just held him. "They're really deep baby. They need stitches. Do you want me to take you to ER instead? Whatever you need baby. Just please tell me." I cried and held him closer. He's my baby. One of my first babies. I hate that he's hurting this bad.
"Don't tell anyone please. Please dad. Please. They can't know. Please." He was hyperventilating and I took him to the bathroom and splashed some cold water on his face and he calmed down enough so that he could breathe better. I took his face in my hands and wiped under his eyes.
"I won't tell anyone until you're ready to talk about this yourself. Except Dad and maybe Grandpa okay? You know they will keep it to themselves babe. I won't tell your siblings and I won't tell Travis. You have my word baby. But this, this can't be the way you cope okay? This isn't safe Cole, with everything you're feeling, this isn't safe. I need you to come to me. Please come to be Cole. I am here for anything and everything you need. Do you hear me? Give me your pain. Give it tome. I can help you if you just let me baby." He nodded and started apologizing again and I just held him for dear life. My poor son. There was a knock on the door and I quickly closed the bathroom door and rubbed Cole back. "Do you want to go to ER or should I ask grandma to do it?" He looked so scared and so anxious but he quietly said grandma.
"Baby?" Cole whined and covered his face and turned away from me. I turned to the door and then looked back at my baby.
"Give me a minute Ty. Can you wait outside the room please? I'll come talk to you in a bit and can you ask Mom to come here."
"Everything okay?" He sounded a little panicked and tried opening the door.
"Tyler, everything is okay right now. I will come and get you when I need to but can you tell mom to come here please. I will come and get you right after okay?" I know he wouldn't want to leave but I heard him walk out of the room and close the door and I turned back to Cole and he was crying. I took him in my arms again and just held him.
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Family Problems (Boyxboy+mpreg)
Teen FictionWhat happens when life goes crazy and Seth and Tyler family is faced with problems they weren't ready for? Can't this family catch a break? Follow them on their journey and see how they face these problems, see how Cole handles it all long with his...