The Washington Brothers - They Made Me Love Them (Completed)

10. Ours Forever

POV Kristian
The corridor leading to room 314 was silent apart from the quiet beep of monitors behind closed doors, the nurse had checked our IDs and pointed us this way.
My feet dragged a little feeling guilt that we had let her down, she was hurt because we didn't keep her safe.
Tristan's hand grasped my shoulder "focus on the present and future, don't lose yourself in what ifs"
"But.."
"Our girl is in that room and she needs us, all of us and god I need her too" he tells me pushing the door open and moving inside.
If I hadn't have been watching him closely I would have missed the falter in his step as he saw her, I surged forward to see what he had seen.
Jersey was as white as the sheets she lay on, her face was a mottled blue where she had been struck and a small white tape covered a cut above her eyebrow, a heart monitor quietly beeping away next to her, her body seemed so tiny and frail beneath the pale green hospital gown and I could see the outline of bandages surrounding her body under the gown.
Her body lay still, slightly raised as if sleeping peacefully and at her side my brother sat her hand in his, his bowed head showing us his concern for her.
"Seb?"
He raised his eyes to mine and I could see the gathered tears and he grits his teeth before speaking.
"Two broken ribs, and fracture to her cheek bone, she hasn't woken up yet but the doc thinks her body is just shut down to repair, there's no internal swelling found.." his voice breaks and I wrap my arms around him and hug him, feeling my own emotions surfacing as he grips me to him.
Tristan moved to her other side and took her other hand "what can we do" he asked quietly.
"Wait, just wait for her to wake up" Seb replied.
The door opened and a nurse bustled in, we step back from the bed, giving her room as she begins checking the monitors and Jerseys blood pressure, she smiled at us as she finished writing up the results.
"Talking can help patients who are resting like this" she tells us.
"Really" Tristan queries moving back to Jerseys side.
"Try it, it may help her and it will help you"
"Thank you" Seb called as she left the room.
We looked at each other before grabbing chairs and pulling them up to the bed, each touching a part of Jersey as we told her about us, about the pranks we played growing up, about our Dad, work and about our plans for the future, our future with her, I told her of how I had pictured her swollen with our child and my brother looked at me, their eyes glazing over as that thought took over their minds and they too could see the same image. I squeeze her hand in mine and tell her "I hope you can hear all this baby, if not though we can repeat it all to you again and again as we are never letting you go, you're ours now and forever.
I smile at my brother as they agree and then freeze as I feel a tiny twitch in the hand I'm holding.
"Jersey?" I lean forward my eyes locked on her face.
"What, what is it?" Seb shouted.
"Shh, she moved, I felt her move"
"Jersey, come on baby, please wake up, come back to us we need you" Seb begged.
Her fingers twitched again and my heart stopped.
"Seb?" her voice whispered "you saved me"
I felt the tears running down my cheeks as my brother collapsed against the bed and Tristan pressed the call button.
XxX
POV Tristan
It was a week later and we were getting ready to take Jersey home, she was still sore but was ready to go, my brothers and I had spent every spare moment with her, re-arranging our workloads so someone was with her at all times, even with Michael gone and Monica in jail we worried about her and we had all been tiptoeing around the question of what happens next.
Our minds were set, Jersey was ours but she was fighting us, telling us she had to go home every time she could, so we just didn't discuss it, but she would soon realise what we were up to, we had set up a room for her to work in at home with all the latest equipment, I had spoken to movers who were just waiting for the go ahead to pack up her apartment.  I had even found a letting company who would manage the property for her giving her an additional income from the place, we just needed her to agree.
Kristian pulled the car round as the nurse pushed the wheelchair out, Seb carefully lifting her up into the car, "lets go home" he said kissing her softly on the forehead bringing a soft smile to her face.
"Yes" she agreed.
XxX
POV Sebastian
I lifted Jersey out of the car and carried her to the lift ignoring her requests to walk, I just couldn't let her go.
"Hush baby"
She scowled up at me from my arms and my brothers laughed "don't you hush me, you barbarian, put me down" she muttered.
I held her tighter and kissed the top of her head "no"
I watched her Roll her eyes at my response but she remained silent as I carried her into the apartment.
"We have a surprise for you" Kristian tells her leading the way towards the office we have created for her.
"What kind of surprise?" She asks him blushing.
"Close your eyes baby and we'll show you" I tell her.
She giggles in my arms "last time you did that I ended up in a bedroom with you all and passed out"
"Happy days baby, happy days and we will do that again soon, but not right now" Tristan teased her "close your eyes"
Kristian opened the door and I carried her inside setting her down carefully but keeping my arms around her.
"Oh" she whispered looking round the room, her face showing her shock. I helped her over to the desk and gently pushed her down into the chair.
"This is for you baby, I know how much you enjoy your work and we want to help you..." I trail off seeing the tears on her face.
"I have to go home" she sobs, "I can't.. I can't..stay"
I look up at my brothers faces and they all express the same pain I know is clear on mine "please stay" I beg.
The expression on her face tears at my heart, and I can't take any more, I push past Tristan and leave the room.
As I re-enter the hall Dad steps out of the elevator hesitating at the look on my face "what's wrong" he asks.
"She wants to leave us and go home, why can't she see she is home"
"Son, think about this from her point of view, since you met her she's has not been alone, not once, you have surrounded her completely, let her go and if she loves you she will come back"
I think about his words "and if she doesn't?"
"Then you go all out to change her mind but you've got to give her the chance first, or you'll never know" he pats my back before moving down towards Jerseys office.
My brothers came out and join me as Dad talks to Jersey and I tell them what he said, they're not happy but we can all see the sense behind his words.
XxX
I'm not sure what Henry said to his sons but 24 stressful hours later Henry took me to the airport having arranged a ticket home for me. They had all quietly said goodbye to me this morning and I had almost broken down at the lack of emotion they showed.
"Henry, thank you and I'm sorry for what my mother did to you"
He pulled me in for a hug and soothed me "Jersey, nothing that happened was your fault and you will always be welcome, no matter what you will be family, always"
I sob lightly "I've hurt them"
"Hey now, I know you need to do this, but they love you and I think you love them too, so go back, think about what you want and then decide, they will be waiting for you"
The tears are still falling as I board the plane and by the time I make it back home my heart was wrung out.
I walked through my apartment and looked around, everything that had previously made me feel settled now screamed how alone I was.
I sat looking out over the garden, until the darkness fell, my still sore body protested at the uncomfortable position I had been sat in but all I could think of was them.
I missed them
I needed them
They were my home
But had I hurt them too much by leaving, Henrys words from the airport came back to me they love me.
They love me.
I love them.
I know what I need to do.
I reach for my phone and call a cab, grabbing my bag that was still by the door where I had dropped it coming in and left the building, I was going home.
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POV Henry
I looked at my three sons sat around the dining table, each looking haggard, it had only been 24 hours since Jersey had left them.
"Sir?"
"Yes James?" I smile at our housekeeper.
"There is a phone call for you sir" he tells me and jerks his head.
The boys don't notice.
I look at him, he looks at the boys and jerks his head again, I get up and follow him outside "who is it?"
"Miss Jersey, I didn't want to say anything with the boys there but it's the gate, they say Miss Jersey is here"
I breathe a sign of relief "thank god for that, have them send her up please, and James can you bring her to my study, avoiding the boys please"
"Yes sir" he rushes off to do my bidding and I smile to myself, glad that I was right, she loved them enough to come back for them.
I popped my head back inside the dining room.
"Boys, I'll be in my study for a while"
"Sure Dad" Tristan said acknowledging my words but that was the only response.
POV Tristan
I watched as he disappeared, wonder what was up with him he looked happy, well at least someone was.
"I don't want to wait" Sebastian muttered.
"Seb we've got to give her a chance to decide, we can't force her to love us" Kristian counters.
"Why not" he growls back "I'll kill anyone else who touches her, she's ours only"
"Maybe we should go to her, see what she is trying to keep hold of" I suggest.
"How do we find her?" Kristian queries.
"We could try the find my phone app, you know the one Monica used, that would tell us where she is"
"Let's try it" Sebastian takes out his phone and goes to the app,
"It's not working" he growls
"Why, what's it say?" Kristian moves to look over Sebastian's shoulder.
"It says her phone is here, are you sure you put in the right number, not one of ours"
"No it's her number....." Seb looks at me and I get up, "where in this building?" I growl "follow it"
"You don't think...she's here?" Kristian whispers almost afraid not wanting to get his hopes up.
We follow Seb out of the room and through the house, moving towards Dads study.
We can just make out the voices inside
"Are you sure?" Dad asks
"Yes, I love them, all of them" a soft female voice answers.
We freeze at the sound, looking at each other to make sure we all heard it, it wasn't our imagination..Jersey was here.
Seb reacted first, pushing the door open and rushing inside.
"You're back" he croaked, dropping to his knees in front of her and dropping his head in her lap.
"If you'll have me" she whispered back stroking his head and looking at us.
We moved forward to surround her and I grasped her hand.
"Marry us Jersey, we love you please, stay with us forever" I ask going down onto one knee.
"Yes" she whispered, tears in her eyes "I tried to leave, I got back and everything was empty without you, yes I'll marry you, I love all of you"
We all hugged and kissed her, jumping at the Pop of the champagne bottle and my fathers toast "to the future Mrs Washington"