Chapter 10.10


"Who would they believe, Anastasia, me, the crazy boy, or that ass of a jock, hmm? Tell me, I'm waiting," Johnny retorted argumentatively.

"I can't answer that, Johnny; you know that you're just being a brat!"

"So defending your virtue is now being a brat? Interesting. Well, if I'm such a brat, you can stay in your old room tonight if that's how you feel," Johnny spoke, ending the call before his sister could respond. Instantly his phone rang and rang and rang some more as John just sat in his desk chair with his arms crossed, watching it just vibrating on his desk. Glancing up when Janus stepped beside him and reached down for his phone.

"Read some of your comics; this mood you're in isn't a good one, so try not to take it out of the rest of us, mmmkay?" Janus hummed as she plucked his phone off his desk and walked out of the room.

"Hey, Annie, yes, it's me. I'm sure Johnny didn't mean that; I'm sure the news he got after we left his former school has him nervous as hell, and he's just pushing us away, so we don't see it." John scowled as he listened to Janus' voice as she walked down the hall towards the kitchen. What could he say? It was the truth. "You sure you want me to tell you, or do you want to wait until you're home from college? Okay, as long as you're sure that this news won't distract you from your class." Getting up from his chair, listening to Janus' side of their conversation, and walked over to his closet. Kneeling down on the closet floor, lifting the boxes that contained his comics off of one another, setting them aside until he got to the bottom one. Pulling it to the side, replacing the ones he had moved, making sure they lined up like they always had to be. Turning on his knees, running his hands over the top of the lid, remembering when he had first started collecting them.

It was a dreary day; he had just started high school after the mad dash to get him caught up with other kids his age after his two years institutionalized. Remembering how everyone treated him like a pariah. It didn't take long for the kids to suss out why he was joining the school in late October, nor did it take long for the name crazy boy to be thrown about. He had seen how the teachers just ignored the jabs, the harassment from the other students. So he knew where they stood; while they weren't as bad as the orderlies, they weren't that good either. He only did what was required of him and nothing more. If they wouldn't help him, he wouldn't lift a hand for them as well.

Proven when one of his female teacher's folders slipped out of her grip and scattered all over the hallway floor. He noted how she peered up at him as she was on her knees collecting her student's worksheets to be graded. John gave her and the papers a once over before turning and walking away. It was hard for him to deal with so many people that first day, so he skipped out on the rest of his classes that afternoon and headed into the city. Where he came upon the shop, he has since patronized. That was the day he met the owner. He didn't know how or why the man was nice to him, yet he appreciated it due to the day he was having. That was also the day he first got his first comic that he paid for himself as he lifted the box off the floor and walked over to his bed.

Lifting the lid off of it as he sat on the edge of his bed, his fingers ran lightly along the tops of the comics he had collected over the years. Hearing the man's words in his mind as he had asked if there was any insane superhero comics. Wondering if they were like him in a sense, only to have the man escort him over to where he stored his Batman comics. Gently pulling out Batman: Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, issue number one, pondering if he was in that universe if he too would be sent to such a place. Then again, Raven Dale was a very close representation of it. Leaning back against the wall, his pillow comforting his back as he carefully pulled out the comic from its plastic sheath. Recounting how dark he was when he was released from his confinement as he opened his comic. Wondering if this was why he was drawn to the Batman comics for the most part, given its dark nature. He questioned if Bruce Wayne would storm Raven Dale to free them; after all, he was Batman, surely he would.

John peered over the top of his comic as Janus walked in with two plates of food in her hand, which was loaded down with two sandwiches, and the rest of the surface area covered in chips. Then came his brother, carrying two glasses in his hands, arching an eyebrow at his older brother.

"Awful friendly with Bill," Johnny stated as Janus sat his glass down on the nightstand.

"Hush, you," Janus teased, lightly slapping his forearm. "He's just being nice, is all, or is my sweet, adorable man jealous, hmm?" she cooed, smiling coyly at him as she rested her left knee on the bed as she leaned forward. Her dazzling green eyes were lit with contentment; the sound of their kiss filled the room, loving how John's hands felt on her body. She knew no matter what came next for them, they would always be together. She was going to enjoy the time they have together for the future was never certain. She just hoped she would be around for a long time to watch their daughter grow into a wonderful woman.

"What's got you all giddy?" Johnny asked as they ate their lunch while they sat on their bed.

"Oh, you know how irked Annie is going to be that she's the only one in taking classes while I get all this time alone with you?" Janus spoke with a coy grin on her face.

"Quite a lot, actually." Annie's voice startled the both of them. Having ran home the earliest that she could once her class was let out. Granted, she still had to return after her little chat with her brother, yet that didn't matter as John turned slightly on his bed, and those green eyes of his fell upon her. While it wasn't the same light she saw when she knew he was thinking about Julia, it was growing by the day, and she couldn't be more thankful for this chance to finally be with John.

"Break any laws getting here, hmm?" Janus cooed in a teasing light.

"A few," Annie admitted. "Now, what's this about you taking your fear out on us?" she asked, staring her brother down and placing her hands on her hips as she did.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Johnny stated, lying through his teeth before popping a chip into his mouth. His eyes instinctively glanced down as Annie's hips swayed as she approached their bed. The little smirk on her lips told him she had caught the look. He couldn't help it; he did peer down her shirt when she bent at the hips filling his view with her face for the most part. Wondering why his skin heated at the light touch of the pads of his sister's fingers on the underside of his chin as she slightly lifted it.

"Johnny, there's no reason to lie to me. It's okay to be scared. It's also okay for you to tell us that you are. We would never, ever belittle you because of it. Haven't you realized that yet?" Annie mused, brushing her thumb along John's lower lip. So very glad she could finally be this close to him.

"I told him the same thing," Janus nodded from behind John. "I'm a little hurt that you don't share with us." Wiping away a fake tear as she teased him. Sticking her tongue out at him when he had that displeased look on his face when John turned to peer at her.

Annie brushed the right side of her body along John's chest as she sank down onto his lap. Looping her arms around his neck, gently rolling her ass along his groin to remind him just what awaited him once she got home from college for the night. "I know how hard it was just choosing to agree to the procedure, and I know you thought you had months to grow accustomed to the idea, not days. But this can be a good thing for us," Annie stated, seeing the questioning look in his eyes. "One: there is no telling what would have happened between now and then, whereas now we can get this out of the way, and Janus can help care for you this way as compared to when she is nearing her due date.

We don't want to put undue stress on her or our Julia," she spoke in a firm tone as she nodded her head. "Two: this will help with your seizures; I know it will," Annie uttered sternly at John's uncertain eyes. "So I want you healthy for when we have our honeymoon. We are going, once you're well enough, we are going to the mountains, where it will just be the three of us," she whispered in a loving tone as she leaned in, passionately embracing his lips. Her arms grew tighter, bringing John deeper into their kiss when she felt his hands on her body. "It's going to be okay, Johnny. I'm going to be there with you throughout it all. I will not leave you, ever," Annie pledged. "Now, when I get back tonight, we'll discuss what we're going to do moving forward. I have to get back," placing a light kiss on his lips before she rose, "don't enjoy the hours alone too much." Her last remark was meant for Janus as she walked out of the room, catching the smirk on Janus' lips as she rounded the corner.

John sat uncomfortably between Janus and Annie as the others sat or stood across from him in their living room after supper. He didn't like the look on their faces, namely Ruth's, as his eyes moved around the room as he sat on the couch. Glancing down to his mother's lap as, a stack of papers rested on it. Immediately his nerves were on edge, knowing he wasn't going to like what was about to happen one bit, especially with how Annie and Janus placed their hands on his thighs; that was never a good sign for him.

"Johnny, we have to talk about your rash decision on dropping out of school," Kathrine spoke, sitting straighter in her seat next to Brandan while Bill and Ray stood behind them; Ruth and Wanda rested on each of the loveseat's armrests.

"Maybe to you it was," Johnny countered just to be argumentative.

"Don't you start with that," Kathrine chirped, puffing out her cheeks. "You know exactly what I meant, young man."

"Fine. What of it?" Johnny asked, crossing his arms.

"Well, have the three of you looked into how you're going to do this homeschooling thing?" Brandan inquired with a wave of his hand.

"We have, actually," Janus stated, matching Brandan's tone. "Seeing how this State doesn't care if one has a teaching certificate when it comes to homeschooling as long as they have their high school degree. Anyone could fill the job, but we'll be looking at tutors that have some higher schooling." Wondering why Wanda and Ruth were grinning like that.

"So glad you said that," Wanda chimed in, her eyes zeroed in on John. "Seeing how the boys here can't handle the math that Johnny is at, I'll be more than happy to fill in on that front, given how I'm well past trigonometry."

"And since Johnny pretty much has the credits, he needs anyway to graduate. I'll be filling in on the rest of his core subjects that he just needs to pass the State test. If that is alright with the two of you," Ruth said, sitting/leaning on the armrest, peering at Annie and Janus.

"And you sure you can handle the work load?" Janus asked, not enjoying how Wanda's and Ruth's nipples pressed against their shirts.

"I will be," Ruth stated with a firm nod. "I've gone over everything that I will need to ensure that Johnny passes his finals. I can assure you that from what I saw, two hours every morning on a single subject since we're just focusing on his core subjects. I think we can probably have Johnny ready for the finals long before his counterparts."

"And how do you know this?" Annie asked, intrigued.

"Because Bill and I stopped at his former high school and talked to his teachers after classes today. So I know where he is currently in his text books," Ruth said truthfully.

"And you sure this won't affect your own schooling?" Kathrine asked, looking up and to her right at Ruth.

"Already talked to my professors about it; it will make a great project..."

"And you have the skills I'm seeking to tutor my husband?" Janus asked with a pointed look, lightly rubbing John's knee as she did.

"I do," Ruth nodded, "after all, I am getting my teaching degree."

"Hmm, we'll give it a try if you're up for it," Janus spoke, lightly patting John's knee when his gaze fell onto her form. "Now you don't go giving me that look," she chided, "this will be good for you; this way, you aren't dealing with someone you don't know," she said, blowing him a kiss knowing this wasn't how he thought it would go.

"I promise Johnny, you'll be further along than your counterparts will be when we're finished," Ruth stated with conviction.

"Then you all wouldn't mind going over these printouts I got," Kathrine said, lightly patting the stack of papers on her lap.

"Sure, I'm willing to see that you all are onboard with how I finish Johnny's learning," Ruth stated, taking on the pose of a future teacher. She knew if she could get John to pass his finals, then that would show everyone that she would make a great teacher given John's difficulties. Noting how John was scowling in his seat. "Something the matter, Johnny?"

"It's funny since none of you will be going through with this that you all seem hellbent on agreeing to shit that won't even affect you, but you sure are damn fine with it when I'm the one that has to go through with it all," Johnny grumbled.

"Honey, you know that isn't what we meant," Janus stated, turning to look at him.

"We're only making sure that you get the best; nothing wrong with that, is there?" Annie asked, her fingers lightly ran down John's right inner arm before her fingers interweaved with his. "Is there?" she asked again when John remained silent. "Don't you go all mute on me," Annie huffed, lightly poking John in his side with her finger.

"Answer her, Johnny," Janus spoke, noting how everyone was looking at them. She knew that this wasn't how he would normally act with them, given how John would have left the room by now if the others were to push him.

"No, I guess not," Johnny grumbled.

"Good, see, nothing wrong with us wanting the best for you," Janus cooed, leaning in and lightly plucking on his lips with her own.

"Mmmhmm, that's right," Annie sighed, pressing his arm deeper into the cleavage of her breasts. Smiling coyly at her brother, silently telling him that was where it would always belong, minus something hard between his legs. "Only the best for my Johnny," she whispered as she leaned in, claiming his lips for her own.

"Now that that's settled, I want you to keep me informed if Johnny's not pulling his weight, okay?" Brandan spoke, peering over at Ruth, who nodded in understanding.

"Same goes for us," Janus stated, with Annie nodding along.

"You all seem to think I'm a trouble maker or something?!" Johnny huffed.

"You do have a habit of finding it," Kathrine teased, smiling at her son, so glad that he was finally letting them in, albeit very slowly. Yet she couldn't fault her son for being cautious in doing so. She couldn't take away the pain he was dealing with; however, she could be his bulwark and ensure no more was heaped upon her son.

"So since I don't have to get up at the butt-crack of dawn anymore, does that mean I can stay up as long as I want?" Johnny asked, wondering how his parents were going to react.

"Cute, seeing how you're normally conked out by eleven," Brandan taunted, smirking at his youngest son. Seeing Kathrine holding back her emotions as Johnny puffed out his cheeks in annoyance when it reminded them of how he used to do that very thing when he was ten. It wasn't the act; it was how John had puffed out his cheeks that sent them both back to their fond memories before their lives were upended.

"I can't help that; let me go off my meds, and I'll promise you I can stay up all night," Johnny stated combatively.

"Oh no, we know how that went the last time you said you took your pills and didn't," Kathrine spoke in a motherly tone. "We are not having a repeat of that event, we clear?" she said in a firm tone as she eyed her son.

"Was it bad?" Janus asked, concerned that John could do it again.

"It was," Kathrine nodded. "Don't you go lying to your wives; you know full well how you were going to the withdraws of those pills," she uttered sternly, watching John just snapping his mouth closed before he could speak.

"You have to promise me you won't ever do that again, not with our baby soon to come; promise me, Johnny," Janus stated as she turned in her seat to peer at her husband, who groaned as his head bounced against the back of the couch. "Johnny?!"

"Alright, alright, I promise," Johnny retorted in a huff.

"I'm going to hold you to it," Janus cooed in a loving tone as her hand lightly rubbed up and down his left inner thigh.

"So, since the talk is out of the way, how about we watch some TV?" Brandan inquired as he peered around the room.

"You go ahead; I want to go over those printouts," Janus answered, nodding down to them.

"Certainly, I'll be more than happy to go over them with you," Kathrine said with a warm smile on her lips.

"How about we head over to our place? That way, we aren't distracted by the noise," Janus offered, waving her hand at the TV.

"Sounds like a plan," Kathrine nodded, seeing Ruth and Wanda rising as she and Janus, along with Annie, did. Since the contractors had the roof shingled and the framework for the new doors laid out in the two openings of the walls of each house, which would be the last thing to be installed. They wouldn't have done so if the windows that over looked their combined backyards hadn't been installed two days ago. "Now, you boys, don't come spying on us," she teased as she stood in the doorway of the connector as she peered back at her family while Janus led the way over to their house.

"I can if I want to, it's my house, too," Johnny spoke in a confrontational tone. His heart was in his throat at the way his mother walked over toward him.

"Now Johnny, you know there are just somethings women will share with other women," Kathrine cooed, lightly caressing her son's right cheek. "So don't you try sneaking either," she stated, bopping his nose before turning on her heel and heading for the door.

"You know, Janus, this kind of feels like our own little club house," Ruth said as they sat around Janus's living room after an hour of going over everything that Kathrine had pulled off the State's education website and a few others.

"I know, it does feel like that," Wanda spoke, nodding along. "No offense when I say this," looking at Kathrine and Annie, "but sometimes their body odors get to me and don't get me started with when Ray farts in his sleep, thought something crawled up his butt and died, not joking," she said as the four of them were just chuckling along.

"Oh, I know, sometimes it is bad," Kathrine agreed. "But I kind of grown immune to it, for the most part."

"But Johnny doesn't smell like that. Actually, he really doesn't have a smell, does he?" Annie mused, peering over at Janus, who shook her head.

"I wonder why that is?" Ruth pondered, deep in thought.

"It's because of his medication, it affects his body chemistry, so when he does sweat, it's faint if at all there," Kathrine spoke, telling them what his doctor had told her about it.

"Well, since we now officially outnumber the boys, I say we dub this place our official hang out," Wanda uttered, getting a second motion from Ruth, that sat beside her.

"Oh, is that so, and what shall we do in this 'hang out' of ours?" Janus asked with a coy smirk on her lips.

"I could show you if you like," Wanda stated, matching Janus' smile. Ever since that day, ever since she had tasted Janus' sex, she's been dying to get another taste of it. She knew how much Ray bugged her about it when she had left them that day. Recounting how hard he had fucked her as she teased him about how good Janus' pussy looked and tasted.

"I think you should." Her green eyes watched how Wanda rose from her seat, noting how the other three were watching how Wanda walked over to her. Arching an eyebrow when Wanda took her chin in hand and lightly lifted it up. Hearing Annie taking a sip of her water while feeling the eyes of Ruth and Kathrine on her as Wanda passionately kissed her.

"I want another taste of you," Wanda uttered in want as her lips pulled away from Janus'.

"Oh?"

"Mmmhmm, you did like it when I tasted this sweet pussy of yours, didn't you?" Wanda asked, reaching down, running her finger along Janus' covered slit, feeling the heat coming off her pussy as she did. Wondering if Janus was always horny.

"No more than you did," Janus shot back.

"Guilty," Wanda uttered with a smirk. "So, what do you say? Care to have this pussy licked and sucked on?"

"Wanda, we aren't here for that," Kathrine stated, trying not to be aroused by the display.

"Why not, we have time, and Johnny doesn't have school in the morning, and as you can hear, he's still wide awake. So why not have a little fun while the boys watch their show?" Wanda purred, not stopping her rubbing as she peered over at her future mother-in-law. "Yeah, you like how I touch this pussy, don't you?" she purred as Janus started to roll her hips.

"I'm a horny pregnant woman; of course I do," Janus panted.

"I could use some girl bonding time," Ruth uttered, already peeling off her t-shirt.

"You get started; I'll be back," Annie said, getting up from her seat.

"And where are you going?" Kathrine asked as her daughter neared the doorway.

"To get our protector to guard the door for us, so the others don't come rushing in here," Annie answered, seeing the blush rising on Janus' cheeks when she uttered the word protector. Listening to their voices as she walked across the connector, hoping Johnny didn't mind if they had some fun without him before bed that evening. "Johnny?" Her voice was light and sweet as she called out to her brother. Ignoring how her father and two older brothers turned their gaze at her, it was how John turned in his seat and the way he was looking at her that had her enthralled. "Come here for a minute," she cooed, her finger beckoning him to her. "You remember what you saw that day up at the lake in the sun room?" Annie asked low, seeing him nodding along. "Would you mind if we did it again?"

"Who's we?" Johnny asked, confused.

"All of us, including Janus," Annie whispered as low as she could, yet she was sure the other three had heard her given how her father had turned down the volume.

"And she's okay with..." His voice was stilled by a moan, a moan he knew personally he should, given how he's made her release that same moan numerous times. "Okay, and what do you want from me? Obviously, you all have already started." Not seeing how Bill's and Ray's gazes were burning through him just to get a peek at what was happening in his house.

"I was wondering, my white knight," watching how John's ears turned red when she said that, "if you would guard the door so they don't come barging in. You know how Janus is about men seeing her naked," Annie said, her fingers playing along the waist band of John's shorts. Feeling his pubic hair against her nails whenever she slipped them deeper into his shorts.

"So, I'm not a man?" The slap on his left shoulder was loud in the room.

"You know very well what I meant by that, so will you?" Annie asked, noticing how John was trying not to smirk. "Can you do that for me?"

"Of course, I can, but she better save enough for me," Johnny said, repeating Janus' own words she would use whenever his mother or the others sought him out.

"Oh, God, yes?! Lick that pussy; make it all creamy!" John fought himself from getting hard at how alluring Janus' howl was.

"I promise, there will be enough left for you," Annie whispered, leaning in, tasting his lips while her fingers trailed up his semi-hard bulge. Smiling at John from over her shoulder as she walked back over to their house. Showing off her ass as she did, just so that would entice that hard thing of his to rise for her because she was not about to let it go to waste.

"Bro..."

"No," Johnny said sternly as he took up his sentry position in the doorway.

"Come on, Johnny, we're not saying we'd go storming in there; just a peek is all we're asking," Bill stated, trying to plead with his brother.

"No."

"Knock it off, boys; Janus has her reasons for not being able to be seen naked by other men, don't push your brother," Brandan warned. While he so did want to see Janus naked, yet he wasn't going to break his son's or Janus' trust by storming past his son just to see his wife between Janus' legs. Getting up from his seat, walking into the kitchen, and grabbing one of the chairs that sat against the table. "Here you go, Johnny, no telling how long they'll be," he said in a fatherly voice as he sat the chair down in front of his son. As the hour grew long and their moans grew higher, he could see his son's chin dropping as his medication started to kick in.

Seeing that his other sons, too, noticed it, giving them a stern look that they would use the opportunity to sneak past Johnny. His eyes slyly glanced over to his son when John's chin touched his chest, and it didn't jolt him awake like it had done a few times earlier. "Bill, Ray, take your brother to his room," Brandan ordered, noting how his two other sons were not pleased about missing out on what was happening less than a hundred feet away from them. "Johnny, relax; you fell asleep," he uttered, seeing the startled, wild eyes when Ray and Bill touched his upper arms. "They're just going to help you to your bed. Don't worry, I'll stand guard in your place; you have my word none of us will cross that threshold." Watching how John eyed him before he firmly nodded his chin. The chair creaked and groaned as Bill and Ray helped John to his feet. Noting how Ray quickly caught John when his legs gave out due to the drugs in his system.

Brandan's ears perked at the sounds that were carried over from the other house. Listening to their chatter, their laughter, giggles, and, if he wasn't mistaken, a smack on someone's ass. He would be a liar if he said he didn't get aroused listening to it all as he filled in for Johnny. Glancing down when he saw arms running down his chest, he felt the soft lips of someone as she nibbled on the left side of his neck.

"Just what are you doing sitting here, dear?" Katherine cooed into her husband's ear.

"Filling in for Johnny since his medication kicked in well before you all were finished," Brandan stated, patting his wife's arm before getting up from his seat.

"Then we best go check on him, shouldn't we?" Janus asked, peering over at Annie.

"Yes, we should," Annie nodded firmly. She and Janus waved to her brothers as they walked past them and out of the room.

"Brandan?!" Katherine yelped in surprise as he pulled her along out of the room and towards the stairs.

"March that cute little ass up those stairs so I can properly punish you for being such a tease," Brandan growled in lust.

"Oh, did my big, strong, handsome man get aroused listening to me making Janus squeal on my tongue?" Katherine taunted as she walked up the stairs backward. "You know you can still taste her pussy on my lips; why don't you come and see if you can catch me," she giggled as she hurriedly turned around and raced towards their bedroom. Feeling like they were in their twenties again as she heard Brandan racing up the stairs after her. Grinning like mad when she fell back onto their marital bed. Seeing the hunger in her husband's eyes as he stalked towards her along the comforter. Her breath was loud in her ears as Brandan assaulted her lips with a passion. Rolling her hips when she felt his hand between her legs, feeling the radiating heat that her pussy was throwing off as Brandan rolled his tongue within her mouth. Taking him by surprise and pushing him onto his back. "Not today, my sweet man, tonight the Queen rides her stallion," Katherine spoke, lifting her shirt off her shoulders, tossing it across the room, leaning forward, and ravished her husband.

Janus was kissing John all over, knowing it be a very long week for her as she, along with Annie, Katherine, and John, with all the rest, stood outside of the airport in the unloading section. They had spirited away to their lake house the day after John had dropped out of school so he could relax in peace before he left for Ohio. Where they were oddly visited by the same boat throughout their weekend, yet it never came close enough to their shore to get a good look at who was on it. Granted, she wasn't opposed to the hours of sex they had when they weren't taking care of things around the house.

"I'm going to be so worried about you," Janus said, holding his face in her hands. "You promise you'll call me the moment you land, right?" she asked, peering into those green eyes of his.

"Of course I will," Johnny nodded before pulling her close. Hugging her as tightly as he could without harming their child. Just in case something went terribly wrong.

"The moment you get home, I am so going to baby you?!" Janus stated as she brushed her hand along the back of his head. Feeling her body heating as John gently rubbed her ass, he knew she enjoyed that greatly ever since she became pregnant. Wiping her tears away as she backed away so the others could get their own goodbyes in. A little shocked by what he had whispered to her before she did. How her heart sang when his words of 'I love you' danced in her head. Granted, that phrase was after the fact of what he had said that went something like if he didn't come back, she didn't know if he meant as himself or didn't make it through the operation. Still, that wasn't a possibility she was willing to entertain.

"We're going to be here waiting on you to come home, don't forget that, okay?" Ruth said in a reassuring tone as she lightly rubbed his back as they hugged.

"Don't cause Mom and Annie too much trouble while you're there," Bill spoke in a big brotherly tone.

"I'll make sure Janus isn't too distressed; that wouldn't be good for her or the baby," Wanda whispered, placing a warm kiss on his right cheek as John nodded.

"Whatever happens, Johnny, know that we'll be here for you when you get home," Ray said, hoping that this wasn't the last time they saw his little brother. Yet this was brain surgery anything and everything could go wrong.

"Listen to your mother while you are there and your doctors, and remember, no matter what, I am proud of you. It takes great strength to place yourself under the knife," Brandan said as his hand cupped the back of John's neck. "When you get home, we'll binge-read a lot of comics; how does that sound?" he asked, trying to keep his son's mind off the fact of what awaited John once he stepped off that plane.

"Johnny, we better get checked in before our plane departs," Katherine stated in a motherly tone as she lightly rested her hand on John's back.

"Don't worry about a thing; I'm not going to leave your side," Annie uttered in a loving tone as John peered over at her as she held his right hand in both of her hands. To show John that no matter what the world threw at them, she would never leave his side. Waving to her family as she, John, and their mother turned and walked towards the automatic doors. "We'll be safe; we'll call the moment we land," she called back to them before the doors closed behind them.

After two hours of waiting for their flight to board and the four-and-a-half-hour flight to Ohio, Katherine was surprised that John didn't put up much of a fit when the TSA agent touched him a few times when they waved the wand over him. She suspected that was due to his mind on the matter that waited for them in Ohio. Still, though, she was glad John didn't have one of his fits and get them banned from the flight. Looking down when John's hands crushed up the fabric of his jeans when they were waiting for their flight to board. Then looked towards their plane, knowing his claustrophobia was kicking in.

"Shh, it's going to be okay, Johnny; just breathe and remember it's only for a few hours, nothing more," Katherine said in a calming tone.

"Yeah, that's what they said, too," Johnny muttered bitterly.

"I promise, baby, this isn't going to be like that place; no one is going to keep you on the plane, I assure you," Katherine stated, placing her hand over his and giving it a gentle squeeze.

"That's right, if they do, then I'll just beat them senseless with these things?!" Annie said, lifting up her breasts just to get John to smile.

"I don't know, I think they'll kind of like that," Johnny retorted as his eyes dipped low to her heavy-hanging orbs.

"True, they probably would," Annie agreed, "yet these babies are only for you." Teasing her brother as she ran her hands along their curvature. "But I brought my tablet with me, so if you need something to distract you, just ask, okay?" she whispered as they rose from their seats when their flight was called.

Katherine was jolted out of her memory as the pilot announced they were descending for their landing. Rubbing her hand along John's right forearm as he gripped the armrest of his seat. Trying to ease her son's discomfort, knowing John was going out of his way for them. So she, too, had to show him that she could step out of her comfort zone and show him she, too, was willing to face her fears just like her son had been displaying throughout the flight. Her fear? The fear that she would never get the boy she gave birth to back. While she loved her son wholeheartedly, no one could blame her for wanting to return back to the days before John's mind snapped. Once they had picked up their luggage, they made sure to keep themselves between John so no one could accidentally bump up against him. They didn't need John to have one of his episodes in the middle of a crowded airport.

"We are driving back, right?" Johnny asked, looking over at his mother.

"We are," Katherine nodded. She was not about to risk him throwing a clot and having a brain aneurism while serval thousand feet in the air. It didn't matter if it took over a day of driving to get back home; she was not about to endanger his life. Even if she didn't get the boy she remembered back, she was not about to lose her son. Never again!

"Just think about it, Johnny, us three on a day-long road trip. Think of all the places we can see and do things at," Annie spoke with a coy grin on her lips. Noting how her mother's nipples started to harden at that thought.

"Like what?" Johnny asked curiously. Given how he's never been outside his state, he really didn't know, other than the national parks, what there was to do.

"Don't worry, I'll get it all planned out for us," Annie said with a firm nod of her head. "Although, I wonder who gushes more, me or Old faithful," she mused as she tapped her finger against her lips.

"Probably you," Johnny muttered, recounting the wet spot she left on their bed last night.

"How about we do a side-by-side comparison when we get there, hmm?" Annie purred, feeling her pussy throbbing, aching just to be wrapped around his pole once again.

"Look, that must be the person your doctor said would greet us," Katherine said, pointing out the person that was holding a sign with John's given name on it.

"Are you Johnathan Masters?" the young man asked.

"It's Johnny, and yes, I am," he said once he, his mother, and sister drew near to the man.

"Sorry, we weren't told you had any preferences about what to be called," the man said apologetically.

"It's okay," Johnny mumbled, eager to get this all over with.

"Please, if you would, I have a van that will take you to your hotel before heading over to the clinic so the doctors can preform their own workup before the operation," the man stated, waving for them to follow.

"It's going to be okay, baby; I'm going to be with you, so don't you worry about a thing, alright?" Katherine whispered into his ear as they followed the man out of the airport.

Stowing their bags in the rear of the van. John noted how the man eyed him in the rearview mirror as he slid in beside Annie, who pulled him tighter against her as their mother slid in beside John before closing the sliding door. Looking left and right as his mother and sister pointed out things to him as they drove towards their hotel where he would be recuperating in, given the lack of long-term beds at the clinic. While John would stay for a day there for observation, he would mainly be resting in the hotel room for the rest of the week until they were sure he was stable enough to make the trip back home.

"The clinic rented out this side of the hotel for our patients, so you don't need to worry about noisy residents during your recuperation. Only on this floor, though, I can't say about the people above you. Anywho, there will be three nurses on call at all hours of the day in case they're needed and can help to stabilize you until the doctor can get here," the man said, showing them around the east wing of the first floor of the hotel.

"Will there not be a doctor here as well?" Katherine asked in a concerned voice.

"Yes, she will be; her name is Beverly Strom. Since Johnny here will be the only patient in these rooms for the moment, she will pop in every few hours or so. The rest of the work will be done by the nurses. I assure you, they're very good nurses. This will be your room, Johnny," he said, inserting the keycard and waiting for the light to turn green. "I'm sorry to inform you two that you will have to rent your own rooms..."

"Not happening; I am not leaving my son's side for more than a moment while he's here," Katherine said sternly, with Annie humming an 'Mmmhmm' as she nodded along.

"I'll see if the hotel has some cots you two can use while you're here," the man said, not eager to go against that look Katherine was giving him. "I'll just let you all get settled and explore this place while I go see about those cots, and I'll shuttle you all over to the clinic. I know the doctor is very interested in meeting you, Johnny."

"Great, just what I need," Johnny mumbled low, not seeing the perplex look on the man's face when he said that. Unaware of the horrific things John had endured at the hands of a man with an MD behind his name.

"Here, let's get you unpacked before he comes back," Katherine spoke, taking John's bag from him while Annie went to check on the rest room. Slyly noting how John was just gazing down at the hospital bed that sat within the room. She had no idea what had happened to the normal bed that was in there before all this. While she wanted to say everything would be alright, she couldn't know that for sure so many things could go wrong. Shaking the thought from her mind, knowing she couldn't think like that. She had to stay positive. She had to show John she wasn't worried, while deep down, she totally was. How could she not be? This was her son, after all; even if it didn't work in unlocking his memories, she still hoped it would help with his seizures. Stuffing away John's clothes, shutting the drawer, along with her worries within the folds of his clothes. As Annie walked out of the bathroom, a knock came upon the door. "Yes?" Katherine spoke as she inched the door open.

"Just wanted to let you know the hotel does have spare cots, which they will place in this room while we're at the clinic."

"Ah, thank you for that," Katherine said warmly.

"Now, if you three are all sorted, I'll escort you over to the clinic. The doctors have a lot to do and go over before the procedure."

Katherine turned to look at John, silently asking if he was ready. Noticing how Annie was rubbing his shoulders, trying to ease the stress she was sure her son was under, given his past encounters with doctors. Holding out her hand to him, smiling as she did, giving it a squeeze as they left the room. Lightly patting John's hand as they followed after their escort down the hallway, towards the side exit where the man had parked their van.​
Next page: Chapter 10.11
Previous page: Chapter 10.9