Realistic or Modern Don’t Tell Me to Calm Down

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She sighed a little and shook her head. “I’m not gonna lecture you. I know by now that it won’t make a difference…. Get some rest okay? I’ll go find out when you’re allowed to leave.” She told him quietly, pecking his cheek and stepping out of the room, calling Jamie up.

He grumbled a bit but soon accepted it and moved to sit in the lounge for a while.

The first few weeks the kids had been handling things with clay really well. Even when he’d sat them down and explained what they had told him as well but he’d been having treatment for a month now he was up and down all the time. For the moment he was having a good day and was out with max getting a few errands run, stopped for a coffee with her for now, just watching out the window, a little spaced out.

 

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Jamie gave his phone a puzzled look not expecting a call from Carmen. "Hey Carmen, everything okay? How's Eddie, haven't heard from him in a bit." He said sweetly to her.

Max watched Clay as he spaced out and gave a small sigh at the red light "You okay babe? We can go home whenever you want, I told you that this could have waited." She explained quietly

 

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He glanced over at her and shook his head. “I’m okay. Just zoning out…. I need to call Pops later. Tell him.” He mumbled. “I’m gonna take lilah to her doctors appointment later. I wanna talk to her.” He told her quietly

Carmen smiled a little hearing his voice and relaxed some. “Hey, yeah we aren’t doing too bad, hope you and Jess are doing good…. I just wanted to call to ask if you would like to come up to Hawkins for a few days? It’d be really good to see you both and I know Ed would appreciate it. He’s been so busy getting that album out and he’s finally got some time to relax… I think he had a minor heart attack today Jamie…. They said it was a panic attack but I know my Eddie.” She told him.

 

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Max gave a small nod and sighed softly "I'll make sure to remind you." She said before she continued to drive "Alright, I'll let her know. It should be routine and some blood work." She explained

Jamie listened to her and frowned deeply "A heart attack? Shit alright, I don't see why not. I'll talk with Jess and let you know if we can go next weekend." He said before yawning softly "How is the grandbaby? Eddie was so excited."

 

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He just nodded slowly. “What were you talking to my doctor about yesterday? While I was getting changed to go home?” He asked. He’d heard them chatting but not the content of it.

Carmen smiled a little. “None of us are getting any younger Jamie. And the drugs you guys did I’m surprised you’re all still alive.” She told him. “That would be good. We’ve missed you.” She told him “he’s just been born a couple days ago. Emily’s disappeared. She’s left to go who knows where but he’s gonna come home with us.” She explained

 

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Max gave a small sigh and bit her lip "I asked how things were going, and asked if there was anything we could do to maybe get better chances..." she said knowing he would probably get mad.

Jamie frowned deeper and nodded "Alright we will be there." He said softly before talkimg with her a little longer and hanging up.

 

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He rolled his eyes a little and rubbed a hand over his face. “You know the answer to that one. And you know my answer to the option. You want me around another year or two somewhat functional or you want me around for five years where I can’t get out of bed five out of seven days a week? Cause I don’t want that. The kids don’t need that.” He muttered.

She finally let him go and went to go see Eddie again, taking a seat until her phone rang with mayas number. “Hey baby, you home from work?” She asked her. She enjoyed having Maya still in town bit she also was glad that Grace was having a great time in New York, checking in a couple times a week with them.

 

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Max took a deep breath and nodded softly "Yeah...you're right." She said quietly before pulling up to the coffee shop "What would you like? I'll get it to go."

Maya smiled some as she heard her mom's voice and nodded "Yeah I am, where are you guys?" She asked sweetly as she sat down

 

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He frowned and just shook his head. “Just a tea.” He mumbled, “Don’t… don’t look at me like that. I hate it when you do that. Im not a child. I want to be with you and the kids til they’re our age at least but I’m not putting all of us through the extra layer of hell to do that.”

She frowned and chewed on her lip for a moment before explaining everything to her that had happened. “Your dads okay sweetheart. And so is your nephew and we will be home in the morning okay? I don’t want you worrying.”

 

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Max took a deep breath and nodded softly "I know, I just need to work through it myself." She murmured quietly before getting out and going to get their drinks.

Maya frowned deeply ready to get up but stopped when her mom said everything was fine. She sighed heavily and nodded "Do you need me to do anything here at home? Get anything set up for the baby?"

 

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She smiled and shook her head. “No baby we got it okay? You can come up and meet him tomorrow if you like though.” She suggested.

Clay sighed quietly, sending lilah a text to let her know he would pick her for her appointment in an hour, hoping they would get a chance to talk.

 

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Maya gave a small sigh but nodded some "Okay that sounds good, I'll be there first thing in the morning." She said quietly before yawning.

Lilah looked up at her parents as they came home and gave a small frown "Dad....you look like you need a nap. I can go with Mom to my appointment." She murmured

 

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He shook his head and frowned. “Nice try. I’m taking you. I always look like I need a nap anyway.” He pointed out. She’d been avoiding spending alone time with him for a long while now and he was ready to bite the billet and have a chat with her about it at this point.

Carmen smiled a littl. “Go get some sleep baby. I’ll see you tomorrow okay? I love you.” She murmured.

 

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Lilah gave gave a heavy sigh but nodded some as she got up to go get ready. By the time they were headed out she was more nervous than ever unsure of what to say.

Eddie groaned softly as he woke up early that morning looking around "Carmen?" He asked quietly not seeing her anywhere in the room

 

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He headed out with her the same time max was going to pick up Jose from school. “What’s this appointment for again?” He asked. As much as he tried to cover it up, his head was getting fuzzier and his memory was far from what it used to be.

Carmen was already down seeing Wayne and waiting for Maya to show up to meet him as well

 

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Lilah frowned softly and gave a heavy sigh "Just some bloodwork and a check up." She explained before giving a heavy sigh. She knew her father was still against her having this baby and she didn't know how to talk to him about it.

Maya came in smiling softly seeing the tiny bundle in her mother's arms "Oh he is so tiny." She said as she sat down beside her "How is Dad doing?"

 

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He frowned a little and pulled up to a red light. “I’m not gonna bite you…. I’m done yelling…. I just wish you’d been more careful. It’s gonna be really fucking hard princess…. And your mom is gonna need support from both of you as well.” He sighed

Carmen smiled and helped her to hold him. “There you go. He’s okay, I left him snoring away to come see this one but we should probably go check on him in a minute.” She told her.

 

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Lilah frowned and gave a small nod "Yeah....I know it will be, but I've got this and Kev's parents have been really helpful too." She said softly not wanting to really touch om the fact that he was dying.

Maya gave a nod and smiled widely down at the baby "Oh he is precious....looks just like his Daddy." She whispered feeling tears start to well up in her eyes "He would have loved to meet him..." she whimpered

 

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She frowned and bit her lip momentarily. “He didn’t know Maya. Emily never told him. She didn’t want him to go through what he did knowing he wouldn’t get to meet his kid.” She told her quietly.

He sighed a little and shook his head. “When are you bringing him round? Don’t pretend your mom hasn’t met him either. She can’t keep a secret so I already know.” He told her, carrying on to the hospital

 

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Maya nodded softly as a few tears fell down her cheeks "I know...but I know he would have been so happy had he been able to know and live. He'd be scared, but happy." She whispered

Lilah gave a heavy sigh and grumbled softly "I'm not sure....I just....I don't want you to go off on him." She said truthfully to him "Also I don't want Jose trying to start things either."

 

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Clay shook his head. “Hey I’m not spending my last days in prison. I won’t hurt him…. Much.” He muttered. “At the end of the day it took the both of you not just him and not just you.” He muttered, pulling up to the parking lot eventually and took her inside, groaning a little at the ache in his back.

She smiled and took some photos for her. “Alright. They’ll come and let you know when he’s gotta be put back but I’m gonna go check on your dad. Probably wondering where I am right now. So we will see you at home sweetheart.” She told her, kissing her cheek.

 

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Lilah nodded some and helped him out of the car and down to the office "Are you okay?" She asked seeing the pain in his face.

Eddie looked over at the door when he heard it open and smiled seeing Carmen "Hey there you are, I was wondering where you disappeared to." He said softly

 

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She smiled a little and wandered over to sit next to him, pecking his cheek. “I went to see Wayne. And mayas still there with him.” She explained. “So I spoke to Jamie yesterday. He’s gonna come up for a visit in the next couple of weeks.” She told him. “Just a couple days on their way to New York.”

He nodded and smiled. “I’m alright sweetheart. I am gonna have a lie down when we get home though.” He told her, getting her checked in and then sat to wait with her. “You want me to come in or wait out here?” He asked her.

 

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Eddie gave a small nod and smiled some "How is the little guy doing? Did you get any photos of him?" He asked quietly before raising an eyebrow at her "Oh yeah? Well that'll be nice to see him again. Its been too long." He murmured softly

Lilah gave him a small nod and sat with him in the waiting room. She gave him another nod when he asked if she wanted him to come back "Yeah....its the first time meeting the actual doctor. I've been seeing her nurse the past few appointments." She explained quietly

 

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She nodded a little. “I figured you needed someone to talk to…. That wasn’t me…. Cause clearly you’re not telling me what you should be.” She muttered. “Don’t bullshit me with this was a panic attack either.”

He nodded and leaned back sighing. “God lilah I look at you and your brother and I just see my kids. I see you both when you were five.” He sighed a little, rubbing a hand through his hair. “Your mom and I wanted you to get a better start than we did.” He explained, standing when they called her name and walked through with her.