I Figured It Out | Jemi

Thirty Nine

"I presume you know about my disorder, just know I may change at any minute." Joe breathed but Nick and Denise assured him that it was okay. It was strange for them to watch because they hadn't been around anyone who had the disorder before. To Joe, it still seemed weird that his mother and brother were sat right beside him.

"We've been looking for you for years now Joe, you will not believe how relived we were when Emily contacted us." Denise breathed this time but Joe's eyes were on the ground, they could tell he had depression on top of what he had.

"My name last name was changed when I went into care, I only changed it a couple of years ago." Joe explained to his mother and brother which made sense to them. "I thought Nick went to a care home though?" He knew they had their own little story like he did over the years and they would have to get to know one another again. They were practically strangers now.

"After what happened I was deemed that I was unfit to be a mother which I was but about three years later when Nick was about eleven I got him back. For some reason the care home you went to wasn't on your files so I had to search for you, I never stopped." Denise explained.

"Maybe that's for the best cause I'm not going to be a good son." Joe mumbled.

"That doesn't matter Joe, you need all the support you can get." Denise assured him Joe nodding his head in agreement, he just didn't want to scare them away.

"D-Do you know how dad is?" Joe questioned.

"Dead." Nick answered.

"He was murdered in jail for what he had done to you boys and his wife, the men and women may not be completely nice but you get certain names in jail and your dad as a child beater and that isn't a good name to have in jail." Denise explained but Joe didn't care that his own father was dead, not after what he had done to him and his family. He didn't know what he had done, only that he was the reason behind it and that he had to create different personalities to get through it.

"Good." Joe mumbled.

"We're staying for a couple of days, do you want to do something tomorrow?" Nick question Joe nodding his head.

"That sounds good, I'm not working at the moment so." Joe replied.

"You boys go out and get to know one another, we'll all go out for dinner tomorrow night." Denise suggested both her sons agreeing.

The three of them continued to speak but not about what had happened, they wanted to forget that. They just started to get aquatinted, Joe was young when he last saw his mother and Nick and couldn't remember much of his childhood at all. Emily soon came back down with Elliot in her arms, he was wide awake but whining slightly his stuffed fox already on the floor due to his paddy.

"I think he's starting to teeth." Emily stated sitting down keeping Elliot on her lap as he fisted her shirt. Denise leaned over pulling faces at him, he settled down a bit seeing that they had new company staring at her for a minute pulling face before giggling.

"He looks like you Joseph." Denise stated holding Elliot hand when he reached out for her only taking him when Emily said she could.

"Yeah he does a little bit." Joe answered watching his mother with his son, he knew she'd be good with him. The few memories he did have with his mom she was amazing. They all laughed as he crawled over to Nick sitting in his lap Nick supporting him so he didn't fall.

"Don't worry, he has a fascination with men." Emily stated rolling her eyes.

"Besides his mom." Joe stated.

"Even then sometimes he wants you rather than me." Emily answered.

"He's just one of the lads aren't you." Nick spoke Elliot staring up at him before beginning to play with his shirt.