One Time Only

Chapter 38

Harry glances at his mom as she sets some food down on the bedside table, he gives her a slight nod then continues what he is doing, which is letting water seep from a straw into Jerica's mouth so she doesn't get to dehydrated. Harry has been doing this for two months now, he's vowed not to stop until she wakes up.

"Harry, why don't you take a break and eat." Anne says. "I'm sure Jeri will be okay for that long."

Harry looks up at the clock and nods, he places the straw back in the water glass and reaches for his food. "Where's Timmy?" He asks.

"With Andi and Addy. She's bringing him by here in a bit." Anne says. "Peter has been caught."

"I know, an official came in here earlier and told me. I also know he's dead, he committed suicide when he found out he almost killed a child. He didn't know Jeri had a kid." Harry says, throwing half of his food back into the sack.

"Son, you need to eat more than that." Anne says as Andi walks in with the kids.

"No mom, what I need is for Jeri to wake up." Harry says as he reaches down and picks his son up when he runs into the room and right to Harry's side. "Hey little man, you have fun today?"

"Yeah, Aunt Andi took us to a park. Addy went down the slide with me for the first time daddy." Timmy brags, shocking everyone in the room by calling Harry daddy for the first time.

Harry blinks several times and swollows. "Wow, what else did you and Addy do son?" He asks, kissing Timmy's cheek. As Harry sat and listened to everything Timmy had to say, he couldn't believe how stupid he was to do the things he's done to miss so much of the precious child's life.

"Daddy?" Timmy says, placing his small hands on Harry's cheeks to get him to look at him.

Harry smiles at him. "Yes son?"

"When is mommy going to wake up? She's never sleeped this long and when I try I get in trouble." Timmy says, causing Anne and the others in the room the chuckle.

"I don't know Timmy. Mommy got hurt, and she needs her sleep to get better." Harry tries to explain.

Timmy tilts his head. "You mean like when I'm sick? And mommy covers me up on the sofa and I get to sleep all day, and eat all the ice cream I want?"

Harry tries not to smile at that. "Yeah, kinda like that." Harry says, hugging Timmy to him. "But mommy just doesn't want ice cream right now."

"We don't have any anyway." Timmy says with a shrug. "Our house blowed up. Rico pushed me under the water, but I was okay. I swim real good."

"I'm glad you do." Harry whispers. "Did Rico teach you?"

"No, mommy did. Daddy did you know mommy has a picture of you hanging in her room. She painted it herself, looks just like you." Timmy says. "She painted one for me too, and one for the room with all the books in it."

"The library?" Harry says for him.

"Yeah. I wanted one over the fire place but mommy said no. That she'd paint one of all of us together for there." Timmy says. "But I guess with the house burned down she can't."

"Harry, I need to get both these kids back to the house. They need their bath and food." Andi says.

"Okay. Timmy you want to give mommy a kiss before going with Aunt Andi and Addy?" Harry asks his son.

"Yeah. Then I come back morrow." Timmy says, wrapping his arms around Harry's neck.

Harry stands up so Timmy can kiss Jeri's cheek, once that's done he goes to set him down, knowing Andi can't carry him due to his size. Before he can set the boy on the floor, Timmy wraps his arms around Harry's neck and kisses his cheek also, then whispers. "Love you daddy, see you morrow."

Harry hugs Timmy to him, choking back a sob. "Love you to son. Be a good boy for Aunt Andi, okay."

"Yes sir." Timmy says as he takes Andi's hand and let's her walk him out of the room.

Harry drops into his chair and buries his head in his hands. "God, I can sit and listen to him talk all night, he's so smart. Jeri has done an amazing job raising our son." Harry says, then breaks down and sobs.

"Oh Harry." Anne sighs, getting out of her seat to kneel in front of her son. "Everything is going to be fine, you'll see. Jeri will wake up."

"What then mom? I've fucked up so much she'll never let me have anything to do with that amazing kid. And I really don't blame her, but God I love them both so much, mom. I never did the things everyone thinks I did. All those girls I'd leave the shop with, I'd drop off on the street corner, I'd then go to some swanky hotel and get pissed ass drunk. I just wanted everyone to think I was doing all that so they'd tell Jeri, hoping maybe she'd come home and kick my ass.
Mom I haven't slept with anyone but her since I met her. I knew then she's the only one for me, I don't know why I had to go and fuck it all up." Harry says, placing his head on Anne's shoulder.

"Baby just talk to Jeri. When she wakes up, tell her everything." Anne says as she runs her fingers through Harry's extremely long hair.

"He just did." They hear coming from he bed.