Only time could tell

We had been living together for a week and we adjusted to each other as if we had been together for a long time. We where both happy, and Lindsey didn’t seem to have a problem with the situation. However myself, as well as Cath, had been worried about the whole situation. How where we supposed to handle this when I got better and when I didn’t need Cath’s help anymore. And what would Lindsey and our friends think when they found out. We both knew that ‘that’ moment of truth was coming closer everyday.

And that wasn’t all that had been bothering me. I find myself in this same situation a couple of times everyday. My phone in one hand and Janice’s number in the other. I’ve been meaning to call her but I can’t do it somehow. Every time when I pick up the phone this cold feeling washes over me. That little boy has lost everything that he loved in his live, both his parents and his sister. Now his oldest sister, who is barely more then a child herself, takes over custody of her little brother. And okay, I’ve been beaten up by that bastard but on the other hand it brought me and Cath together. But I knew that I had to make the phonecall.

Hours later Cath and Sara where sitting on the couch waiting for Janice and Ryan to arrive. Sara had finally picked up the phone and made the call. She was nervous, not really sure of what to expect. The doorbell rang and Catherine stood up, she quickly padded Sara’s leg to comfort her. She opened the door and let Janice and Ryan enter her house. She shook hands with Janice and thanked her. Catherine leaded them into the living room.

“Hey Ryan, how are you buddy?” I asked when I saw Ryan.

“Sara!” Ryan cried out loud when he saw me, and he started running towards me. I knew that I was in no state of avoiding him jumping on me. So my face was probably shocked, and not only mine, I saw a glimpse of Caths face too. Janice reacted faster then me or Cath and she just barely managed to catch Ryan, before his jump.

“Ryan, I told you that Sara has a lot of pain because she fought the bad guy. Don’t do that, just tell her how you are, okay?” Janice told Ryan.

Ryan sat down on the couch next to me and told me that he missed his parents and his sister, but that he really liked being with Janice and Marc. Catherine was in the kitchen and Janice was helping her a hand with the coffee and some pieces of pie. They came back into the living room, at the exact moment that Ryan told me how much he loved being with her. And at that moment I noticed Janice’s face. The worried look faded for a minute, and she smiled.

Catherine gave Ryan some hot coco, and they both sat down.

“How are you holding up with the new responsibilities?” Cath asked Janice.

“Well it’s hard but I won’t let him take away from me. At least I have Marc, and there are lots of girls out there who are raising children on their own. So I will manage. But how are you doing, Sara?”

“I’m fine, I feel like I’m grounded I can’t go anywhere. But besides that I’m pretty fine, well at least I’m as fine as you can be with a broken leg and contused ribs.” I said while I smiled. By the way can we get some crutches tomorrow, cause this sitting around is driving me crazy?” I turned to Catherine, while I asked her for the crutches, she looked worried.

“Yeah sure no problem.” She said while her hand slowly moved towards mine, we loved these slight touches, caressing each other showing how much we appreciate being together.