I Figured It Out | Jemi

Twenty Seven

After their hospital appointment they made their way across the hospital to where Joe would have his appointment to see if they know what's going on in his mind. Why he got so angry and called himself another man then had no clue what went on. Demi walked with him leaving him to sign in before they both sat down again, Demi could see how nervous Joe was so grabbed hold of his hand stopping it from shaking. Joe sighed leaning back on his chair.

"Thanks." Joe mumbled.

"You'll be okay." Demi assured him.

"I'm just scared to hear what they have to say. I don't want whatever I've got, I know it's going to stop me from being a real father. I can't be trusted around a baby." Joe admitted.

"There is no point stressing over that until we know what's going on then we'll go from there." Demi answered Joe nodding his head kissing her forehead gently.

"I'm not going to let this stopping me from taking you on a date." Demi smiled squeezing his hand gently but not too hard to hurt him.

"Just let yourself get better a little bit first then we'll go on a date. Besides we don't need to go on a date to try us." Demi answered.

"I guess we don't," Joe leaned down kissing her gently Demi kissing him back before they both pulled away from one another leaving a smile on their faces. "Emily is late." Emily was coming into the appointment with him because she was the only one who had seen Joe how he was. Joe wouldn't be able to tell him or her what happened because he couldn't remember.

"Sorry! Elliot's babysitter cancelled, oh hi Demi."

"Hi, I'll look after him." Demi stated Emily passing her the car seat.

"Joseph Jonas." They heard a voice seeing it was the doctor.

"He's had a feed, he should be fine if not there are diapers in the bag!" Emily called after her as she followed Joe into the doctors room. Demi giggled pulling faces down at Elliot making him giggle stretching his arms out for her, she unstrapped him from the car seat bringing him out straightening out his shirt as he sat on her knee.

"Could you explain what happens?" The doctor inquired looking at Emily, Joe wasn't really much use at this appointment but he needed to be there.

"He just becomes distant for a couple of moments before he becomes destructive, he's never hurt anyone but he refers to himself as Matt. It's like he is another person because that person is nothing like Joe at all, he doesn't get angry." Emily answered Joe keeping his eyes to the floor the whole time, it was hard to hear.

"Joe have you ever suffered from depression?" Joe nodded his head.

"As a teenager but I guess it never really goes away does it? I don't have many bad days at all now but since this has been going on I can feel it coming back." Joe admitted.

"I think I know what's going on but I need to speak to a physiatrist." He got up and left the room leaving the two of them behind Emily taking hold of his hand.

"How is the baby?" Emily inquired hoping to get his mind away from what was happening.

"Good." He replied not saying anything else. Emily sighed staying quiet. It was a couple of minutes later that the doctor came back with another man who introduced him as Harvey.

"Have you ever been abused Joe." He inquired Joe shrugging his shoulders.

"Well yes but only because of what Emily told me, I-I can't remember anything about being abused." Joe explained.

"Joe we believe you have multiple personality disorder," Harvey revealed to them both. "It's something that is believed people get when they have been abused in the past mainly their childhood."

"I told you I was insane!" Joe exclaimed standing up running his fingers through his hair.