Chapter 127

Monday morning started bright and early, for the kids. It was just past 7 am when Melody heards three little ones creep past their door and down the stairs.

It was when they were in the kitchen that the noise got obvious, thinking they wouldn't be heard.

She could hear a chair's legs scraping over the hardwood floor,a box fall down, followed by a slam of a cupboard door. They obviously hadn't heard of lifting up a chair or being quiet at all.

Melody was amazed that Jon slept through it but he'd sleep through anything. She couldn't only hear his snoring but her own breathing too. A little annoyed she got up and went to the bathroom to look where Jon got the painkillers from.

She finally found them in the cabinet above the sink. She took two pills instead of one, making sure Jon wouldn't notice how she really felt.

In fact she was getting fed up with her cold, it had been over a week now.

When she got back to the room Jon was up, searching for clothes.
He turned towards Melody as she walked in then walked to her, adding a kiss. "Good morning."
"Good morning." She said when he let her lips go.
He raised his hand to her forehead instead. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine."
"See, that's what painkillers are for." He unknowingly pointed out.
Melody simply nodded.

In the kitchen they found a spilled box of cereal, the box and bag open with the cereal all over the floor.

Melody bent to pick it up but Jon stopped her.
"They made the mess, they clean it up." Knowing teenagers wouldn't be up yet, he called all three of the youngest children.

Five minues later a whole box of cereal lay in the trash can, what a waist.

The kids claimed they had breakfast already so Jon and Melody had their own. Jon baked a few slices of bacon while Melody toasted bread and got drinks.

When she was sitting across of Jon she was sure she could do that every day, have a nice and peaceful breakfast with him.

That's how they spent the rest of their day too, peaceful.

The older kids got up closer to noon but each did their own thing, not showing much interest in being a family.

The three other ones were clearly already getting bored of being around the house.

It was a nice sunny day, the first of the summer holidays which gave Jon an idea. He suggested his youngest boys to go to the beach. Of course Romeo and Jake instantly got excited and Jon told them to spread the word around the house, they'd leave in 30 minutes.

Melody was excited herself, never a bad thing to see him in swimming shorts. She followed Jon upstairs and after changing in to their swimsuits she helped him pack towels to take with them.

Surprisingly when they went back downstairs they found more children than the three they had expected.

"You're all going?" He asked suprised.
"We'll go on our own though." Stephanie said quickly.
"It's a family vacation." Jon pointed out, a little annoyed that his older kids rather weren't seen in public with him.
"We have to drive two cars anyway." Stephanie smiled.

The beach wasn't as busy as they had expected for the first day of summer. They found a spot to put down their towels and watched the older kids wander a little further away from them.

The little ones went off playing by the water and Melody and Jon both lied down on a towel in the sand.

It was the middle of the afternoon and the sun was hot, making the sand even hotter.

"I think you need sunscreen before you burn." Jon said excited.
"Probably not a bad idea." Melody agreed and turned to lay on her belly.
"Hey gotta do the front too." Jon stopped her.

He took the bottle from their bag and squeezed the sticky cream on her belly before spreading it out with his hands.

Melody relaxed to the feeling of his warm hands on her, a moan escaped her.
Jon's hands went higher, under the rims of her bikini.
Melody looked up at him, surely he wouldn't do anything here.

"Gotta make sure you don't get burned." He smiled up at her.
"Maybe you should try it too then, remember last month?" She asked.
"I provided lots of fun for everyone else."

He had, the kids had a lovely time of laughing at him, even his band had.

He leaned over for a short kiss before applying the cream to her chest.

Melody's breathing hitched when he touched the outsides of her breasts. He made very sure those spots got enough cream; her skin felt so soft, he couldn't stop touching her. Her stiffening nipples under the bikini top showed that she enjoyed it too.

"Kids Jon." She reminded him.
He let go of her and sat back on his knees before shifting to sit down as he put the bottle away.
"What? I don't get to do that to you?" Melody asked disappointed.
"Don't you want to go swimming instead?" He asked, he didn't need sun screen.
"Afterwards." She reached over to the bag to retrieve the sun screen.

She moved to push him back down on the towel. When he was lying on his back she moved to sit on top of him.

Jon groaned when she did, public beach, he reminded himself.

Melody could feel him stir underneath her, giving an extra wiggle to tease him.

Then got the sun screen and did exactly what he had done. She touched every part of skin that she  could, massaging the cream into his skin. She started with his abs, when she moved to his abdomen, he groaned again.

She moved on to his chest and shoulders, making sure he wouldn't burn like he had in Hawaii.
"Can we go swimming now?" Jon asked when Melody finished.
Melody was still sitting on top of his and he held his hands on her hips, his thumbs tracing the outsides of her bikini bottoms.
"What's gonna happen when we get in the water? We can't do anything." She reached down to kiss him. "You have to wait 'till tonight, love."
"I'm happy with you right here." He answered her.

They spent the rest of the afternoon on the beach. Once in a while the kids came over to tell them what they were doing but each time they went back to their games.

The beach started cooling down and soon enough the kids wanted to go. So they helped packing and bring everything back to the cars.

Stephanie followed Jon with her car, when they didn't turn at their street they got confused.

Jon didn't want their family day to end and suggested going out for dinner.

At the restaurant it took the host a while to arrange them a table for ten which made Jon make a mental note for a good tip. After all the trouble they finally found seats for everyone.

At least it was more structured then it was at home, the kids behaved well and surprisingly they didn't complain.

Jon and Melody sat in the middle with all the kids around them.
"See, it is nice." Melody said like she had the night before.
Jon took her hand. "I wouldn't change it."
She was glad he wouldn't cause she wouldn't either.

It took longer than usual to get dinner but with the added people that only made sense.

After dessert the waitress brought them their bill. Melody said she'd pitch in but Jon waved it away.

He paid the bill, adding a nice tip for their waitress that had gone through all the trouble.
Finally they were on their way home.

Before everyone could run to their rooms, Jon stopped them, telling them they were all going to watch the movie this time.

With a few grunts and groans they finally relented and helped getting everything ready, making bag after bag of popcorn and finding potato chips. The little ones got all the blankets and comforters they had slept on to sit on the floor.

They came off the stairs, dragging everything behind them, Jake and Romeo showed Faith where they'd watch tv.

The rest grabbed all the bags of popcorn and chips and followed Stephanie and Jesse to the room.
Steph and J sat on one couch while the three other boys sat on the opposit couch.

Jon and Melody walked in as last. Jon finally made the projection screen appear, making four kids go wow.
He gave them a few options and amazingly they all agreed on a movie to watch.

They watched the movie peacefully without any comaints, it amazed both Jon and Melody.
After the movie they left the mess and everyone went to their rooms. Faith still didn't want to sleep on the other side of the house. Which gave Jesse and J a task of dragging a mattress to Jake's room. Romeo didn't want a slumber party this night and slept alone in his room.

Finally Melody had time alone with her Jon.

After a day at the beach, they quickly showered together and got in bed.

For soms reason he looked even hotter when his hair was soaked. Melody pushed his hair from his face and kissed him. "So pretty." Melody sighed.
Jon chuckled. "Pretty?"
"Oh whatever. Hot? Sexy?"
"Mmm"

He kissed her back, smoothing away her own wet hair.

Melody's breathing got faster when he pushed in to her. Touching her skin, letting his hands roam over her. The breathing hurt more than it had all they but she wanted Jon.

His hand slid between her legs, playing with the wetness he found, sliding his finger in her.

Melody gasped but was glad Jon didn't notice she fought to catch her breath again.

She moaned when he moved his lips from hers to her chest, finding her soft breasts, he kissed a way to find her nipple.

"Jon" Melody moaned. They'd been waiting all day, she wanted more. Him and now.

He reached back up and kissed her as he moved to settle between her legs.

Melody's breathing quickened, in anticipation, Jon thought. He gently moved inside her. He had waited all day, he wanted it to last.

He made his strokes long and slow, making it pleasurable. He leaned down on her and continued to kiss her, noticing her breathing getting even more laboured.

"Jon." She moaned again or so he thought. "Jon." She said between breaths. "It hurts." She finally managed. "Stop."
Jon held still and stretched his arms so he could see her. "What hurts?" He asked confused, looking down at where they were joined, she couldn't possibly be hurting there even if she did have a miscarriage, two days ago she was fine.
"Breathing."
"What?!" He looked back up at her.
"It hurts" She repeated.
Jon got off of her. "Come on, sit up." He helped her up.

Melody was breathing heavily, feeling painful stabs with every breath in and out.

Jon got up from the bed, found his clothes and put them back on, then found Melody's.

"What... Are... You... Doing?"
"Whaddaya think? Taking you to a hospital." He almost snapped with annoyance.
"Don't... Need... Hospital."
"You can't breath." He said annoyed. How could she think she didn't need a hospital now?

He helped her to get dressed, then to get up.

"Can you walk?" He asked worried.
"Yeah."

When they reached the bedroom door she was already out of breath.

"Just wait here. I gotta tell Steph we're going to the hospital."

Melody watched him walk down the hall and quietly open a door.

He returned a minute later. "Come on." He picked her up, sure she couldn't manage the stairs.

She was breathing heavily in his ear, usually he loved that, now, it scared him to death.

Chapter 126

The next day was much busier at Jon's house, Melody's children arrived in the afternoon.

Even though it was busy Melody was glad all the kids had become friends. She had forgotten to mention what had happened the week before to Jon's children, making it a not so pleasant surprise.

In the first hour Tyler had his cast signed by everyone.

Both Melody and Jon thought it was nice to watch. Stephanie got a marker first so was the first to sign the cast, she made her note along with a signed heart. Second was Romeo after his insistent whining that he wanted to sign it too, he drew a car.

Jake and Jesse were a little less excited to draw anything and just signed their names to the get well wishes.

It was a nice sight to see that Jon's children cared about hers.

"Does it hurt?" Jake asked when he finished writing his name.
"Not really." Tyler told him.
That gave Romeo and idea, he reached out and poked the cast. "How 'bout that?" He wondered.
"No."
Romeo poked again, in a different spot. "That?"
"No." Tyler saw where Romeo was going with his game.
Romeo tried again. "Now?"
Tyler let out a sceam, making everyone else look up in panic then started laughing. "No."
Romeo stared at him with wide eyes.
"Idiot." Jesse said to Tyler but the sight of his youngest brother made him laugh too.

They spent the afternoon around the house. It was a beautiful day but not one to go out, it was their vacation.

Melody and Jon enjoyed the sunshine outside the living room's terrace.

"I can do two weeks of this." Melody said, comfortably with Jon in one of the double sunbeds.
"I bet you can but aren't you working?" He asked. After all Melody had told him she couldn't take more days off of work.
Melody smiled. "Not much, I took a few days off. I only have to work Thursday and Friday this week." She told him, making a smile appear on his face too.
"I can keep you right here for days."He hugged her tighter and held her for a few minutes.

"Can't... breath... Jon"
He let go. "Sorry." With all his working out, he forgot his own strengh, he thought. He was glad she took some days off anyway so they could spend time together.
Melody took a few breaths until she could breathe again.

Before they knew it, the whole afternoon had passed by without them knowing it.

"Dad, I'm hungry." Came Romeo's complaining voice from the french door behind them.
Jon looked over at him, then to his watch, surprised it was almost 6. "Dinner in a few minutes." He told him.
"But I'm hungry now." Romeo complained again.
"You'll survive." Jon said as he sat up, stretching his back before he stood up.

Romeo disappeared again and as Jon got everything together, Melody went ahead to the kitchen.

When she stood infront of the big fridge, she noticed she was out of breath and deep breaths hurt. She tried to breathe slowly to make it go away.

Jon walked in with the glasses they had left outside. "You okay?" He asked as he put the glasses down on the counter next to her.
Another slow breahe and Melody answered, "Yeah, I'm good." She lied.

Melody opened the fridge and started looking for food for 10. Them all together in one house would cost a fortune on groceries.

But she found everything she needed and started preparing dinner with Jon's help. It was nice to see him helping, now that she knew he could make spaghetti, she just had to see what more he could do other than the dishes.

While they cooked they had Romeo, who came to complain again, set the table for ten. The poor boy ran back and forth three times as much as he usually would when he had to set the table.

Finally he sat down in his spot and waited for the food the appear in front of him.

"He's really hungry." Jon observed.
Melody gave him a look with a question of how he knew in her eyes.
"He doesn't sit and wait for things." Jon grabbed a slice of bread and put it in the toaster.

A minute later he walked out to Romeo and dropped the piece of toast on his plate then made his way to the large staircase to shout up to the rest that dinner was ready.

As expected with 8 children, dinner didn't go easy. They all talked over each other or told the other to shut up while they talked.

Hopefully that would get better with time or Jon would most likely go crazy. He was glad he had time with his kids and Melody's kids but didn't like shouting at the table.

After all they had a lovely day together. After dinner they watched TV which mostly made everyone be quiet apart from the opions about something they saw every few minutes.

When bedtime for the little ones came around so did the noise again. All three of them needed to say good night to everyone personally, something Jon only had seen Faith do but now his boys followed her.

Upstairs Faith and her brothers slept in the guests rooms on the other side of the house. When Melody explained to Faith where she was sleeping she started to complain. Melody knew Faith with clingy and shy when she was in places she didn't know so gave in and found her another place to sleep.

It took 20 minutes to get them all in bed. When Romeo heard about it he had the genius idea of a sleepover party.

Jon didn't want any more trouble and just wanted to get in his own bed. He found all the blankets, sheets and comforters he could and put them all on the floor in Romeo's room. Jake and Faith found their places in the comfortable heap of softness and their parents wished them a good night.

"Isn't this nice?" Melody teased when they were finally in Jon's bed.
Jon grunted.
"What? How do you think it's gonna be when we do live together?"
"More stractured." He said. He wasn't going to let her talk him out of it. He loved Melody and her children, if he could have her with him all the time, he'd do anything.

"Your kids would have a good influence on mine. Did you see the tiny terrors when they said good night to everyone. They never do that." Jon said.
"Yeah and Tyler would have two more little ones to tease." Melody countered.
"Lots of joy." Jon wasn't sure if he meant it sarcastic or not. "But best of all, I'd have you right here."

He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her firmly.

"Fuck, you're hot." He said when he felt her heat against him. Annoyed, he got up and went to the bathroom.

Leaving Melody alone by surprise. She knew she was hot, she'd been feeling warm all evening.

Jon returned a minute later with a glass of water and a box of pills.

"Jon-" She wanted to complain.
"No, you're not fine. Take the damn pills." He ordered.
Reluctantly she did as she was asked.
When she finished Jon took the glass again and placed it on the side table and got back in bed next to her.

Melody laid back down next to him. Other than feeling hot and painful breathing she didn't feel that bad. Not bad enough to take painkillers.

Jon held her against his side, his arm around her, he softly stroked her side. He could feel her cool down against him in a few minutes.

"Is it working?" He asked.
"Yeah." Melody answered short.
He sighed, but she couldn't blame him for caring so turned around to snuggle against his side.
"You're not fine, you should see a doctor."
"Can we first see if the pills fix it?" They had their vacation, she didn't want it ruined by going to see a doctor.
"Fine."

The pills did work and Melody did feel better a few minutes later. She didn't feel hot anymore and breathing became less painful.

"I love you." She said in the darkness of their room.
"I love you too." Jon answered half asleep.
Melody left him be and a minute later she could hear him snore.

Chapter 125

Sunday hadn't gone exactly as Melody had planned. Usually Sundays were pretty calm days for her but today Robert was there too and the children loved the attention of both their parents.

She had intented so have a peaceful day, forcing Tyler to do the same but to no avail.

As soon as they got home from the hospital, Faith wanted to play games. She never had the oppurtunity anymore to play with her mum and dad together and she took it.

In the afternoon she recieved a call from Jon who told her to rest but after her explanation, he understood.
Robert ended up staying for dinner, which Melody still wasn't in the mood for preparing and they ordered in, making it easier.

After dinner, the children packed their bags and were ready to spend a week at their dad's. Melody had told Robert about the week after and he was okay with it, just as she had hoped.

Usually she didn't have a hard time saying goodbye to her children but now she didn't want to let Tyler and J go. She felt the need to be a caring mother and take care of them but she couldn't, instead she wished them good luck with their final tests.

The house was quiet when everyone had left. So quiet that she could hear her own breathing. When she listened closer, she didn't think it sounded quite right. Her thoughts were confirmed when she started coughing. It took a long minute for her to catch her breath again.

Luckily her headache had gone during the gone, she was convinced she was getting better, just the cough that needed to clear up, it had been there for more than a week now.

The rest of the night she watched tv, she would have phoned Jon like she always did but he had a concert. Another week and he'd be back, she looked very much forward to it. Having him around her always made her happy, if only she could have him around her all the time. Soon she'd live only 10 minutes from him.
She finally decided to get the apartment she went to view, it was perfect and she didn't want to look for more. Tomorrow she'd go sign the papers for it. Then, when the tour was over she'd finally move to New York. Only a few more months.

The next morning Melody was back at the hotel, hoping her boss would not send her home, her cough hadn't cleared up, it wasn't exactly as bad as last week, maybe a little better.

It seemed strange to her, one day she was fine, the next she wasn't.

During lunch she phoned Jon and told him she was signing the papers for the apartment tonight.
He still liked the idea of her moving in, regardless of how many kids would be around but he was excited to have her at least a little closer. For the next two months she'd be with him, maybe he could finally convince her during that time. Once he had his heart set on something, he wasn't letting go again. His heart was set on Melody and wanting her with him, to live with him.

He knew she wanted to too, she just wouldn't look past how difficult it would be.

When she got home, for once she didn't phone Jon but Robert to check on her sons. According to Robert they were both just fine but Melody needed to talk to them and new she had a better shot at that if she'd phone him instead of the boys their cells.



The week past incredibly past, maybe because she looked so much forward to the next week, she couldn't wait for this one to be over.

Near the end of the week, she noticed how her breathing had become laboured a few times during the day, surprising her, she wasn't in such a bad shape, was she? Maybe Jon was right about running, maybe she needed to give it a try too.

Those thoughts disappeared as her breathing returned to normal, she definitely wasn't the working out type.
On Saturday morning she was getting ready to pick up Jon from the airport. He would arrive in a little over an hour so she had to get ready and hurry.

She brushed her hair quickly, put on yesterday's clothes, sleeping in hadn't been such a good idea. She raced through the kitchen, grabbing her purse from the counter, through the hallway, the front door and right into someone.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?"
She looked up to see who it was, already recognizing the voice. "To pick you up." She smiled at him.
"Geez, Melody, how fast were you running?" He asked worried.
Melody hadn't heard how laboured her breath sounded again. She took a few breath to make it calm down. "See, all good." She said when it sounded somewhat normal again. "How come you're here?"
"Couldn't wait to see you so made everyone go home early." He bent down to kiss her.
"I missed you too."
"I missed you more but I didn't think it through, I need to pick up the kids in two hours." He explained.
His kids were spending the afternoon with him so they could pack and go to the Jersey house before dinner time.
"Well, I'm all packed." Melody said, she was just as ready to go.
"You don't mind?" He asked.
"I can help you repack." She grinned at him, how could she mind that?

The drive to New York took the usual hour, the next hour they spent packing so they'd have more time to help Jon's kids pack when he picked them up.

Just as Jon had planned out, they arrived in New Jersey before dinner. This time the electrics worked and the fridge had been stocked. He was glad he still had domestic help even though it wan't daily, this way he did't need to shop, clean or make beds.

The childreb put away the stuff they had brought and Jon and Melody figured out dinner.
A little while later they all sat infront of the tv with their dinner in their lap. The tv was on but nobody really paid attention to it. Jake and Romeo suggested all kinds of things they could do during the next two weeks. While Jesse and Stephanie asked about their uncle Richie.

Jon was so glad he could them he was fine. The last week of the tour had been hard without him. Fans made him think of Richie, making it even harder. Now he knew he'd be back in June. Just a little while longer until they could play together again.

Melody knew he had had a hard week about it. He had phoned her in the middle of the night with his worries and told her about the concert. The next day she watched videos and saw how torn up he was. She was glad then that she had suggested him to phone the center, to see how Richie was doing.
After dinner, they watched a movie but soon enough Jesse and Stephanie said their goodnights, not really caring for the movie.

The two younger boys watched the rest of the movie, while Jon had hoped they'd get bored of it and he'd get some private time with Melody. The movie went on without losing either of the boys their attention. His attention had been long gone, Melody was snuggled into him, her breasts against his side, he could feel them and couldn't take his mind off of it again.

The movie finally finished, much to Jon's relief, and he sent the boys upstairs to get read for bed. When they left the room, he turned around to Melody and kissed her deeply, making her want more. He tasted every inch of her mouth before he let her go with a gasp. This time the sound of Melody's breathing didn't have him worried.

He sent Melody upstairs while he quickly cleaned up the living room, he needed to get upstairs as soon as possible.

When he walked up the stairs, he noticed both Jake and Romeo's lights were still on, getting ready for bed, not going to bed.

In his own room, he quickly took off his shirt and jeans, pulling on sweatpants instead, even though he knew they wouldn't last longer, at least they were looser.

“I’m just gonna say good night to the two little ones.” Jon said as he left his bedroom and Melody walked back in from the bathroom.

She let him go and stood by the patio doors of the bedroom. She could see the river from here last time she was there during day time but it was too dark now so she looked up at the stars. Melody could hear Jon talking to Romeo across the hall when he was about to close his bedroom door.

“You’re a big boy; you can close your door.” She heard him say in a soothing voice. “Ok then, just an inch. Good night.” He decided and walked across the hallway to Jake’s room.

He gave him a hug and a kiss and wished him good night before closing the door and walking back to the room Melody was waiting in.

She was still looking at the stars and didn’t hear him walk in.

He slipped his arms around her waist and she gave a start, not expecting him.

“Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you.” He said apologizing.

“You didn’t scare me, those stars out there are just so pretty, and I could stare at them for hours. At least you can see them from here; I can’t see much of them at home.”

“Yeah, they are pretty. I can’t see them in New York either but here I can.” He said holding her, resting his chin on her shoulder and looking out at the stars too. “You should come inside before you get even more sick.” He whispered , hugging her tighter around her waist.

“It’s not that cold.” She argued.

“But you’re just in a t-shirt and panties.” He said back.

“They’re called hipsters smarty and you’re just in sweatpants!” She said chuckling.

“Want to take them off?” He said with a smirk.
She turned around in his arms, pushed him inside and kicked the door closed.

He stopped her and kissed her passionately. He reached up to her breast under her t-shirt and circled a finger around her stiffened nipple.

Melody ran her hand through his chest hair, happy he was only wearing sweatpants.

Wanting to be closer he pulled Melody’s t-shirt over her head, slowly walking her back to the bed and laying her down on it. He lowered his hands to her waist as he joined her on the bed and pulled her hipster over her hips then tossed it away. 

He looked back up at her and saw her smile as his hands roamed between her legs, gently pushing her thighs apart.

She let out a sigh when he slid a finger inside her. He reached back up and kissed a trail back up to her breast taking a nipple in his mouth, making Melody moaned softly.

She spread her legs instinctively when he moved between her, wanting him close.

He kissed her and slowly slid inside her.

Once he was fully inside her, Melody wrapped her legs around his waist to hold on as he quickened his tempo and thrusted in her.

“Oh Jon.” She gasped as he started thrusting even faster. It had been a whole month, she needed him and was sure he needed her too.

Soon she could feel herself coming and reached to take his face in her hands so she could kiss him again. Jon kissed her deeply back before he let go to nuzzle her neck. He started kissing her neck and shoulder,  thrusting even harder, almost reaching his point of release when he felt hers.

“Oh Jon, ooooooh”. She moaned as she came and could feel his warm cum shoot inside her as he groaned with his release. 

He slowly withdrew from her, pulling her into his arms and kissed her.

Chapter 124

Two police officers stood on her front door step. This can’t be happening, she thought, this couldn’t be it.

“Miss Walker?” The officer on the right asked, he looked older than his colleague.
“Yes.” Melody couldn’t say more.
“I’m officer McAdams and this is officer Johnson. We’re here regarding your sons Jon and Tyler.” He explained.

Melody ignored her phone that was still asking for her. Officer Johnson bent down and picked it up. “Do you mind?” He asked.

Melody shook no, letting him answer it. “What happened?” She could finally ask.

Officer Johnson took the cell phone and turned away. “Hello, this is officer Johnson of the Woodbrige police department, may I ask who I’m talking to?”
“Officer?” Jon asked surprised.
“Yes sir.”
“Whap happened?” Jon asked before the officer could ask him again who he was. “Are the boy okay, did something happen?”
“I can’t tell you sir.”
“Why not?” Jon asked annoyed.
“Because I don’t know your relation to Miss Walker, I am sure she will tell you as soon as she can.” He explained calmly.
“Fuck.” He swore, he needed to know and he needed to know now. If it was anything bad, he needed to talk to Melody.
“Please calm down sir, Miss Walker will call you back when she can.”
“Fine.” He growled.
“Goodbye sir.”
“Bye.”

Officer Johnson disconnected the call and walked back to the front door where officer McAdams just finished his own explanation. He took his place again and gave Melody her phone back.

The officers ended the conversation, said their goodbyes and left.

Shocked, Melody watched them leave. A shiver brought her back to where she was. She turned around and went inside. The view of the staircase reminded her of what she had to do. She dialed a number and hoped for a quick answer.

When the phone was answers, she didn’t wait to speak. “Rob, I need you to get over here.”
“What? Melody? Why?”
“Jon and Tyler went out and I just had the cops at the door, they’re in the hospital, I need to go there and you have to come here for Faith and Ryan. I need to go see Jon and Tyler.” She didn’t know what to say first and rambled.
“Jon? Our Jon?”
“Yes, our Jon!”  What other Jon, she added in thought.
“Okay, I’m on my way. What happened?”
“Another car hit them. Jon’s fine, Tyler passed out and he didn’t want to leave him, I need to go.” She repeated.
“Yes, go. Call me back.”
“I will.”

Melody disconnected the call, during her call she had made her way up the stairs. She opened Ryan’s bedroom door and quickly told him she had to go out without mentioning what had happened.

On her way out, she phoned Jon back.

He answered on the first ring. “What happened Mel?”
“They got hit by another car. The officers said they were both okay.”
“You’re going to the hospital?” He asked.
“Of course, on my way there now.” She said.
“You’re-” He wanted to complain she was driving while she was phoning again.
“Hands free system Jon!” She told him again.
“Fine, let me know when you get there and how things are.”
“I will, I’m almost there.” She told him.
“Okay, I’ll talk to you later.
“Okay.” Melody pushed the button to end the call and continued her way.

While she drove she couldn’t stop her mind. What if the same thing had happened that happened to her and her sister years ago? What if they weren’t okay?

A few minutes later Melody walked in to the emergency room and made her way to the nurse’s station. She spoke to the first nurse she noticed, quickly telling her about her boys and what had happened.

The nurse, nodded, knowing what Melody was talking about and took her to a cubicle, carefully opening the curtains to let Melody walk in.

Melody couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw her son in the bed. He had hurt himself often enough playing hockey and football but never this bad. When she took his hand and he didn’t react, tears started rolling down her face.

The nurse stepped up to Melody. “He’s alright, he broke his elbow but we’re just waiting for him to wake up, any minute now. He might have to stay the night.” She explained calmly, her voice was soothing to Melody.

Melody nodded without taking her eyes off of Tyler. The large bandage covering from above his right eye to the side of his face made it clear he had a big cat. She had seen him with cuts and bruises, not even that long ago, but this was terrible.

Finally she looked up at the nurse. “Where’s Jon?”
“Another nurse took him to the cafeteria. He didn’t want to leave his brother.”

Melody nodded again. If only she had been that lucky years ago. He boys were both fine.

Just then another nurse walked in, followed by her oldest son.

Melody turned away from Tyler and wrapped her arms around J.

Both the nurses quietly left their cubicle.

“Mom, I’m so sorry.”
Melody let him go and tilted his head so she could see his eyes, full of regret and worry. “It’s not your fault.” She told him strictly. How she wished someone had told her the same thing years ago.
“But I didn’t see the other car coming.” He continued.
“You didn’t see him, it’s not your fault.” She repeated.

He finally nodded and Melody wrapped her arms around him again, glad he was alright.

Quietly a nurse walked back in, making Melody look up without letting her son go.
“The police want to ask a few questions.”

Slowly Melody let go of her son, looking down at his face.
He sniffed and quickly wiped his face, feeling a little embarrassed.
Melody glanced over at Tyler, who hadn’t moved at all, then followed the nurse along with her son.

The nurse lead them to a private room where the two officers that had been at the door were waiting for them.

Officer McAdams told J they needed to ask a few questions as soon as possible but if he wasn’t up to it, they’d try later.

Since he was over 18, he could do the interview on his own and assured his mom he’d be fine on his own.

After Melody watched him go with the officers, she turned around to go back to the nurse’s station, asking where she could make a phonecall.

She phoned Robert first, telling him everything was alright, she told him Tyler’s injuries and that J was being questioned by the police. Robert promised to stay with their younger children so she could stay with their sons as long as she needed to.

Next, she dialed Jon’s phone number, she was glad he answered in an instant.

“Melody?” He asked, even though the caller ID said so.
“Everything’s alright. Tyler broke his elbow and got a big cut, he’s still passed out though.” She explained.
“And J?”
“He’s fine, already discharged with some bruises. He’s talking to the police now.” She continued.
“What about you? Are you okay?” He asked, not only thinking how worried she must be but of her past too.
“Yeah, I’m alright. I thought about Lucy, but I’m okay.”
“Okay, tell the boys to recover fast. I wish I could be there for you.”
“You’ll be here soon enough.” Melody said, it was only one more week now.
“Yeah, I’ll phone you in the afternoon.” He ended their call.



She only made two phone calls and went back to find Tyler where nurses were running in and out the cubicle. Worried, she picked up her pace. When a nurse with bloody hands walked past her, Melody asked her what happened.

“Tyler? Oh no, he just got moved upstairs.”

Relieved, Melody followed the instructions to Tyler’s room .

When she found his room, she was even more relieved to see him sitting up in the bed. She rushed over to hug him.

“Mom, I’m alright.” He said when Melody didn’t let go.
“Are you sure?” Melody asked, still concerned.
“Yes, my head hurts but it’s okay.” He confirmed. “Where’s J?”
“He’s talking to the police about the accident.”
“Oh right.” He tried to remember what happened. “They don’t need to talk to me right? I don’t really remember.”
“I’m sure they’ll understand you need more rest.”

For the first time all night a doctor walked in along with a nurse, to ask Tyler some questions and explain the injuries to Melody.

The police also joined their room to tell her about the accident. They explained how they were looking for the other car. They had been hit right behind Tyler’s seat, making him hit his head.

Officer McAdams promised to keep them informed if they found the person that caused the accident.

The doctor continued his own explanation when the officers left the room, leaving J behind. “So if Everything looks good in the morning, he should be able to go home.”
Melody nodded.
“Then he just needs to get the stitches out in a few weeks and the cast in about six weeks.” He continued.
Melody nodded again, the doctor finished his explanation and left the room, the nurse stayed behind.
“Do you wish to stay the night? He’s 17, you’re allowed to stay with your child during the night.”
“Yeah, I’d like that.”

With that the nurse went to arrange what she needed so Melody could stay the night.

“What about you?” She turned to J. “Want me to call dad so you can go home?”
“Yeah. I guess.” He shrugged.

It only took Robert a few minutes to get over to the hospital.

The nurses made an exception and let him stay with Tyler for a few minutes before leaving with J.

Once she was alone with Tyler, Melody settled on in the recliner chair next to his bed. As she finally relaxed, she realized she hadn’t been feeling well a few hours ago. Her headache returned, along with the pain in her chest.