Kath broke away from Noah, letting DJ take over holding the little boy back and she walked towards Teddy, meeting him halfway to the house. DJ knew how important it was to Kath to keep Noah away from Teddy until she knew whether he was drunk or not, but his nervousness was peaking too - knowing how vulnerable she was because of her pregnancy and injury. He just prayed that Teddy was sober, that he would want to get help when he knew about his grandchild. DJ didn't want Kath to be alone, he couldn't imagine not having his biological family around.
"Hey, honey." Teddy greeted, a nervous smile on his face - he hadn't seen her since she came to pick him up from the police station months ago, but he'd seen all the News reports about the shooting. He'd seen every social media post she did, read every Q&A she did on Twitter to pass the time without DJ, Liza or Noah to keep her company.
"Are you sober right now?" Kath asked, trying to keep her voice emotionless and low, but they both knew she could break down crying at any moment. She was desperate for her Dad to get help, she'd gotten him into rehab multiple times, but he either discharged himself or went out drinking as soon as he left the facility.
"I swear on your life that I am," Teddy said, his eyes locking on hers and she took in a deep breath.
"I believe you, okay? But the second you so much as even look in the direction of the wine the Padillas are probably serving tonight with dinner, I'm leaving with my son. Understood?" Kath said quietly and Teddy nodded his head.
"Can I have a hug now? I... I missed you." He breathed and he held Kath close to him as she hugged him around the neck, Teddy closing his eyes and rubbing her back slowly. "I was so scared I lost you, Kathryn." He whispered.
"I was scared too." She said shakily, before slowly pulling away from him and she noticed his eyes go to her scar, which she quickly covered with the material of her top and she led Teddy over to DJ, Noah, and Karla. "This is my Dad, Teddy... Dad, this is DJ, my boyfriend, and Missus Padilla, and then this is Noah." Kath introduced and Karla shook his hand after DJ did.
"Call me Karla, we're family now," Karla assured both him and Kath before they all came inside. Noah stayed close to DJ, nervous about the stranger but he ran over to JC and Rommel who were sat in the living room.
"UNCLE JC!" Noah beamed, diving on him and they all laughed as JC huffed.
"Yeah, so that's my little brother." DJ jokingly introduced Kath, making her laugh and she shook his hand as he stood up to greet her, holding Noah with one arm and DJ went to greet Liza - they'd met already at the hospital a few times and when she'd come over for dinner after she was discharged.
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"It's nice to meet you, he doesn't shut up about you," JC said, making her laugh as DJ blushed.
"I talk about Noah." DJ defended himself.
"No, you talk about Mommy and how pretty she is," Noah said, making Kath and JC burst out laughing as DJ's blush deepened, but he smiled when Kath kissed his cheek.
"Aren't you cute." She teased.
"Nah, you're with the wrong brother if you want cute," JC smirked, making Kath roll her eyes playfully.
"I see the teasing is a family trait." She noticed dramatically.
"Yep! So, God help you if you have kids." JC chuckled, setting Noah down and DJ subtly told Noah to be quiet as he went to say something, but the little boy giggled instead and rushed off to greet Liza whilst DJ led Kath over to Rommel.
"Dad, this is Kath... Kathryn, this is my Dad."
"It's nice to meet you, Mister Padilla," Kath said, shaking his hand.
"Oh, just call me Rommel. How are you feeling?" He asked and Kath slowly nodded her head.
"I have my bad days, but today is good." She assured him and Rommel smiled.
"I'm glad, and trust me, my wife will fill you up so well you won't want to do anything but sleep later. She knows how to make a good meal!" Rommel said, making Kath laugh and DJ smiled, watching as Karla came over and she thanked them both for the flowers and the card that they'd sent but she also noticed her checking on where Teddy was at all times - she was like his mother, needing to ensure that he wasn't doing anything bad.
It was less than ten minutes later that Karla had handed out glasses of wine, but Teddy, Kath, and Noah all had glasses of water instead.
"Whilst we're all gathered here, Kath and I have to make an announcement," DJ said, Kath biting her lip and looking down at the carpeted floor.
"MOMMY'S HAVING A BABY!" Noah yelled before DJ could say anything more and Kath held onto DJ's hand tighter, terrified for everybody's reactions.
