Post by Shanna on Oct 3, 2015 12:43:18 GMT -5
Outside, Sarah sat heavily on the bench and wiped the tears away while fighting more. Jack watched her for a minute before saying something.
“Sarah.” He said softly as he sat beside her. “Are you okay?”
She looked up and tried to smile at Jack, “Yeah I just needed some air, I’ll be in; in a second.”
“Okay we can stay here, but its Nick’s falling that got to you. I saw your face when Greg and Kevin were with him.” He replied.
She couldn’t stop the tears, as the scene,in the kitchen replayed in her mind again and she grabbed on to him and cried as he held her. “His symptoms are getting worse Jack; the pain’s worse. He dropped the ice cream because he lost his sense of touch right before his legs buckled. He’s had these spells more frequently. I can’t loose him.”
“You won’t sweetie, he won’t leave you.” Her brother-in-law replied patting her hand.
“Sarah, I’ll stay tonight in case you guys need help or anything okay.” he replied when she looked at him. She nodded and kissed Jack’s cheek before she said, “We better go back in before Nick sends Kevin out here.”
Back inside, Nick was looking around for Sarah. “Where is she?” he wondered. “I’m here handsome.” Sarah answered coming to kneel by him. “Are you hurting?” When he nodded, she stroked his cheek “I’ll call Dr. Johnson and see if there’s anything you can take, I’ll be back.” She replied.
Nate looked over at Nick, “We’re going to go, okay so you can get the boys to bed and spend time together okay.” He nodded just as Jack called his name, “I’ll stay tonight in case you guys need something. I’ll run get clothes and be back.” Nick nodded and Jack left.
“Honey, the doctor said for you to take Acetaminophen, which he explained was Tylenol and try that for a while, but if it gets worse we’ll find another treatment.” She replied going to get him the Tylenol and bringing it back.
Awhile, after Nick took the Tylenol he stood, “I’m okay honey." She could see he really wasn't...he was tired and still walking stiffly, which he did when his legs weren't back totally yet. "I’ll go get the boys ready for bed while you finish here.” he told her. Before she could walk away he grabbed her and turned her to face him. “I love you so much.” he said quietly. “I hate you having to deal with this.” Placing both hands on his face she stopped him with a look.
“Stop it Adams, we will deal with this together, I’m with you for the long haul, I’m not letting you go that easy. You are my partner. I love you too; so shut up and kiss me.” She requested.
He smiled, “Partner huh? “Mmmm-hmm.” His wife mumbled as they got lost in the kiss.
“Ahem… Ahem.” Jack coughed behind them. When they looked around he smiled slightly, “Sorry.” Nick smiled before dropping a light kiss on her mouth, “its okay… I’ll go get the boys to sleep and be in our room.” He replied before walking out.
“Breathe, Sarah, have you told him how scared you are?” Jack wondered as he watched her bite her lip when Nick walked away.
She shook her head, “I can’t, he’s scared enough as it is and I need to be strong for him.” She responded cleaning the table off. “But you guys are stronger together… tell him.”
“Maybe.” She answered.
Nick had just reached the stairs and was about to take a step when he lost feeling in his legs and sat down quickly. Dropping his head in his hands he quietly said, “Oh god, the paralysis is starting. There’s longer periods before the feeling comes back and the pain is worse. It seems the pain is moving up with each time.” He sat there for a bit until the feeling returned and then carefully went up to the boys.
A little later, he was in their room and was headed to the bathroom to change when he felt his legs begin to tingle then his legs buckled and he fell hard and started screaming.
“Sarah!!! Sarah!!! He shouted.
Downstairs they both heard the thump from upstairs and the shouts and took off running. Reaching her room she looked back at Jack to stop him from coming in. With a nod to indicate he’d wait she went in. Seeing him on the floor she was by him in a second, “I’m here.”
Nick looked up at her; when he did she saw the tears on his cheeks as he reached for her. “My legs buckled under me.” “Okay baby. Are you hurting anywhere?” Nick nodded
"Everywhere" he rolled to his back. “Okay let's try a bath like you did last time? That seemed to help.” she stated.
He turned his head to see her, "Sweetheart," he started as a tear slipped down and in his his hair, "I can’t stand.” When Sarah heard that her heart flipped. “I’m going to need help.”
“Jack!” She called. “Yeah” he replied coming in and saw his brother lying on the floor. “Can you help me, help him stand?” His brother nodded and together they got Nick to his feet.
After the bath was ready, Jack helped Nick so that he was sitting on the side of the tub and Sarah placed his legs over in the water and together with his brother’s help Nick lowered himself the rest of the way down. “Call me when you need help little brother.” he said then left them alone. Outside in the hall, Jack sat on the top step and ran his hands through his hair, "Oh little brother don't leave me." he whispered.
Nick leaned back and wearily closed his eyes as Sarah began to massage his legs hoping the water plus the Tylenol he had taken earlier would ease his pain. He opened his eyes to see her. Seeing the look on her face he stroked her cheek until she looked at him
“Sarah, I know you are scared.” Without a word she nodded and he sighed at the fact he was causing her this fear and heartbreak. “Oh honey I’m sorry.” “We’ll get through this together Nick. He nodded.
She really began to look at him as she continued with his legs, “you’re not telling me something.” She said annoyed.
He knew she could read his expressions, “The pain has gotten steadily worse over the past couple of weeks.”
“I could tell sweetie.” He smiled sadly. “But you didn’t know the tingling sensations have been more frequent and the loss of feeling in my legs is longer. It’s not easy for me to navigate the stairs anymore. I tried tonight and I had to wait until the feeling was back before I could go up them.
“Oh honey, why didn’t you tell me before now?”
“Because I didn’t want to scare you anymore then you are plus I didn’t want to admit the paralysis was starting.” He remarked.
“I’ll call Dr. Johnson in the morning.” She said
She moved to where she could reach his back and began working the warm water in his muscles. He turned his head to look at her as she rested an arm over his shoulder and she leaned in toward him until they were forehead to forehead.
“Sarah, I'm scared.” He whispered. She kissed him lightly. "I know you are; so am I." She knew the was the first time he'd actually said it out loud, by the way the whisper shook his voice. Not letting her go he kissed her.
When she broke the kiss she stared at him and into his fathomless brown eyes. She saw his love for her, his ageless love he had once said. “Has the bath helped?”
He nodded, “Yeah but it would be better if you were in here with me.” He responded grinning. “Not this time, buddy, we need to get you out before you wrinkle completely. She said chuckling.
Calling for Jack, he came back, straddling the tub, he gripped Nick under the arms and lifted him enough that when Nick used his upper arms Jack had leverage to help him stand then help him sit on the edge of the tub. While his brother helped him balance, Sarah lifted his legs out from the tub and then together they helped Nick walk to the bed and sit down.
“Thanks, sweetie.” Sarah said hugging her brother-in-law. “We can get it from here.” She replied.
“Are you sure?” He asked looking at both of them. Nick nodded. Telling them goodnight he left and closed the door. Sarah helped Nick change out of the wet shorts he had worn in the tub and into another pair then get into bed. “It’s so humiliating Sarah to have someone pick me up out of the tub.” He says frustrated. “I know I’m sorry.” She answered holding him close. Once she was beside him he pulled her close and held her, Nick wanted to continue what they had started earlier downstairs with that kiss so much later they slept.
Neither knew that Jack still stood outside their door in case Nick needed help again. When they didn't call him anymore. He gently placed his hand on the door as he closed his eyes looking up,
“Be with them, please.” He said softly then turned and headed for the guestroom.
“Sarah.” He said softly as he sat beside her. “Are you okay?”
She looked up and tried to smile at Jack, “Yeah I just needed some air, I’ll be in; in a second.”
“Okay we can stay here, but its Nick’s falling that got to you. I saw your face when Greg and Kevin were with him.” He replied.
She couldn’t stop the tears, as the scene,in the kitchen replayed in her mind again and she grabbed on to him and cried as he held her. “His symptoms are getting worse Jack; the pain’s worse. He dropped the ice cream because he lost his sense of touch right before his legs buckled. He’s had these spells more frequently. I can’t loose him.”
“You won’t sweetie, he won’t leave you.” Her brother-in-law replied patting her hand.
“Sarah, I’ll stay tonight in case you guys need help or anything okay.” he replied when she looked at him. She nodded and kissed Jack’s cheek before she said, “We better go back in before Nick sends Kevin out here.”
Back inside, Nick was looking around for Sarah. “Where is she?” he wondered. “I’m here handsome.” Sarah answered coming to kneel by him. “Are you hurting?” When he nodded, she stroked his cheek “I’ll call Dr. Johnson and see if there’s anything you can take, I’ll be back.” She replied.
Nate looked over at Nick, “We’re going to go, okay so you can get the boys to bed and spend time together okay.” He nodded just as Jack called his name, “I’ll stay tonight in case you guys need something. I’ll run get clothes and be back.” Nick nodded and Jack left.
“Honey, the doctor said for you to take Acetaminophen, which he explained was Tylenol and try that for a while, but if it gets worse we’ll find another treatment.” She replied going to get him the Tylenol and bringing it back.
Awhile, after Nick took the Tylenol he stood, “I’m okay honey." She could see he really wasn't...he was tired and still walking stiffly, which he did when his legs weren't back totally yet. "I’ll go get the boys ready for bed while you finish here.” he told her. Before she could walk away he grabbed her and turned her to face him. “I love you so much.” he said quietly. “I hate you having to deal with this.” Placing both hands on his face she stopped him with a look.
“Stop it Adams, we will deal with this together, I’m with you for the long haul, I’m not letting you go that easy. You are my partner. I love you too; so shut up and kiss me.” She requested.
He smiled, “Partner huh? “Mmmm-hmm.” His wife mumbled as they got lost in the kiss.
“Ahem… Ahem.” Jack coughed behind them. When they looked around he smiled slightly, “Sorry.” Nick smiled before dropping a light kiss on her mouth, “its okay… I’ll go get the boys to sleep and be in our room.” He replied before walking out.
“Breathe, Sarah, have you told him how scared you are?” Jack wondered as he watched her bite her lip when Nick walked away.
She shook her head, “I can’t, he’s scared enough as it is and I need to be strong for him.” She responded cleaning the table off. “But you guys are stronger together… tell him.”
“Maybe.” She answered.
Nick had just reached the stairs and was about to take a step when he lost feeling in his legs and sat down quickly. Dropping his head in his hands he quietly said, “Oh god, the paralysis is starting. There’s longer periods before the feeling comes back and the pain is worse. It seems the pain is moving up with each time.” He sat there for a bit until the feeling returned and then carefully went up to the boys.
A little later, he was in their room and was headed to the bathroom to change when he felt his legs begin to tingle then his legs buckled and he fell hard and started screaming.
“Sarah!!! Sarah!!! He shouted.
Downstairs they both heard the thump from upstairs and the shouts and took off running. Reaching her room she looked back at Jack to stop him from coming in. With a nod to indicate he’d wait she went in. Seeing him on the floor she was by him in a second, “I’m here.”
Nick looked up at her; when he did she saw the tears on his cheeks as he reached for her. “My legs buckled under me.” “Okay baby. Are you hurting anywhere?” Nick nodded
"Everywhere" he rolled to his back. “Okay let's try a bath like you did last time? That seemed to help.” she stated.
He turned his head to see her, "Sweetheart," he started as a tear slipped down and in his his hair, "I can’t stand.” When Sarah heard that her heart flipped. “I’m going to need help.”
“Jack!” She called. “Yeah” he replied coming in and saw his brother lying on the floor. “Can you help me, help him stand?” His brother nodded and together they got Nick to his feet.
After the bath was ready, Jack helped Nick so that he was sitting on the side of the tub and Sarah placed his legs over in the water and together with his brother’s help Nick lowered himself the rest of the way down. “Call me when you need help little brother.” he said then left them alone. Outside in the hall, Jack sat on the top step and ran his hands through his hair, "Oh little brother don't leave me." he whispered.
Nick leaned back and wearily closed his eyes as Sarah began to massage his legs hoping the water plus the Tylenol he had taken earlier would ease his pain. He opened his eyes to see her. Seeing the look on her face he stroked her cheek until she looked at him
“Sarah, I know you are scared.” Without a word she nodded and he sighed at the fact he was causing her this fear and heartbreak. “Oh honey I’m sorry.” “We’ll get through this together Nick. He nodded.
She really began to look at him as she continued with his legs, “you’re not telling me something.” She said annoyed.
He knew she could read his expressions, “The pain has gotten steadily worse over the past couple of weeks.”
“I could tell sweetie.” He smiled sadly. “But you didn’t know the tingling sensations have been more frequent and the loss of feeling in my legs is longer. It’s not easy for me to navigate the stairs anymore. I tried tonight and I had to wait until the feeling was back before I could go up them.
“Oh honey, why didn’t you tell me before now?”
“Because I didn’t want to scare you anymore then you are plus I didn’t want to admit the paralysis was starting.” He remarked.
“I’ll call Dr. Johnson in the morning.” She said
She moved to where she could reach his back and began working the warm water in his muscles. He turned his head to look at her as she rested an arm over his shoulder and she leaned in toward him until they were forehead to forehead.
“Sarah, I'm scared.” He whispered. She kissed him lightly. "I know you are; so am I." She knew the was the first time he'd actually said it out loud, by the way the whisper shook his voice. Not letting her go he kissed her.
When she broke the kiss she stared at him and into his fathomless brown eyes. She saw his love for her, his ageless love he had once said. “Has the bath helped?”
He nodded, “Yeah but it would be better if you were in here with me.” He responded grinning. “Not this time, buddy, we need to get you out before you wrinkle completely. She said chuckling.
Calling for Jack, he came back, straddling the tub, he gripped Nick under the arms and lifted him enough that when Nick used his upper arms Jack had leverage to help him stand then help him sit on the edge of the tub. While his brother helped him balance, Sarah lifted his legs out from the tub and then together they helped Nick walk to the bed and sit down.
“Thanks, sweetie.” Sarah said hugging her brother-in-law. “We can get it from here.” She replied.
“Are you sure?” He asked looking at both of them. Nick nodded. Telling them goodnight he left and closed the door. Sarah helped Nick change out of the wet shorts he had worn in the tub and into another pair then get into bed. “It’s so humiliating Sarah to have someone pick me up out of the tub.” He says frustrated. “I know I’m sorry.” She answered holding him close. Once she was beside him he pulled her close and held her, Nick wanted to continue what they had started earlier downstairs with that kiss so much later they slept.
Neither knew that Jack still stood outside their door in case Nick needed help again. When they didn't call him anymore. He gently placed his hand on the door as he closed his eyes looking up,
“Be with them, please.” He said softly then turned and headed for the guestroom.