Surrender || A brotherhood

Ch.5 Home sweet Home

It been two days without Grace and I'm starting to go insane. I was drawing picture with water today

Wesley gonna waste the water Jonathan said

I'm going insane I said

Go home man Jonathan said

I'm really good so no thanks I said

Ding

I ran to the front

Oh welcome I said

You looking someone else he asked me

Yeah my daughter it doesn't matter I said

Anywho I got splinter in my foot I need to be taken out he said

You serious came to fire station to get splinter out there more pressing matter to behold I rambled on I said

Did I miss something? He asked me

Hey Jonathan help this young man with his foot I said

I walked away to the kitchen

How holding up Wesley? Evans asked me

I'm slowly falling into insanity I said

I sat down waited for Grace to come home

Soon Amber showed

I ran down the stairs

Grace I said

I ran hugged Grace

Why don't you look happy? I asked

Grace is withdraw you need to be home you need to be with her she'll go through a lot she need you Amber said

But my job I said

We got you cover Captain Copper said

I took Grace to the car I loaded her in

Let start this adventure I said

We arrived at my apartment

I took her in I had nothing for a baby

Why did I think I could take care of you? I said out loud

I sat on the couch with cradle in my arms as I cried

I remember how badly my dad struggle just to take care of me. I was really horrible kid but there what parent to stick for the worst of moments that what I gotta do for Grace

Captain Copper POV
We need to pick slack for Wesley he a father now and we need take care of him and his daughter

Why would even choose to adopt her? Jillian asked

Wesley is case of surrender. He was surrender to this firehouse I was just probie at the time. Greg Wesley my captain took him in and didn't look back. He made him the firefight we know today I said

How can we help? Jillian asked me

Just be there for him he taking on bigger role I said

Ocean Street AID car for  possible mental health the announcer

Smith and Jonathan you got this one I said

Smith POV
We arrived on scene an distraught mother ran out

I found my daughter unconscious on the bathroom floor She said

What your daughter name? Jonathan asked

Missy The women said

We walked into the bathroom saw girl unconscious who had slice her wrist open

Missy do you hear me? I asked

What happen? Missy asked me

I wrapped her wrist up

You self harm Jonathan said

Oh honey I'm glad you okay The women said

We loaded into the stretcher

Where taking her? The women said

To the hospital I said

Ma'am I'm gonna ask you to follow us there Jonathan said

But she my baby The women said

Jonathan POV
I close the ambulance door and we drove up

Missy wanna tell me what happen? I asked

You not report me Missy said

I have to but sometimes it easier to talk to us I said

Well I've been depressed and everything got to much and I tried ending my life Missy said

We park in front of the hospital

Missy Lakeman
Age 16
Self harm
I said

Wesley POV
After several days of not begin at work I finally was able to came back to work

Grace and I arrived at the station

Jones what been going on? I asked

You didn't miss anything Jones said

But Smith and I saved a teen girl last night Jonathan said

What happen? I asked

Self harm Jonathan said

Those calls always make me sad I said

How can someone reached so low they have to hurt themselves just to feel like themselves Jone said

My foster sister did that a lot I remember spending Christmas morning with her because she attempted suicide I said

Good to have you back Wesley Captain Copper said

It good to be back I said

How Grace been? Captain Copper asked

She been okay but she been really sad missing her family I said

I picked Grace up wrapping her in my arms

I warmed up bottle for her and rocked to sleep

Hey Joshua said

Do not see I have sleeping baby in my arms I said

Graces cries

Congratulations you won the reward trying to put a baby to sleep I said

Hey this ain't my child Joshua said

Yeah it brotherhood we raise this baby together Captain Copper said

But my last name isn't Wesley Joshua said

Captain Copper POV
I pulled Joshua into the side room

What the fuck does to be a firefighter I asked

To fight fire and when falls down we pick them up Joshua said

We need pick him up I said

Yes sorry sir Joshua said

Sure Battalion Chief  has died Lilly said

You mean Thompson I asked

Yes he was inhalation of smoke Lilly said