Chapter 709
Chapter 709:
The next morning Charles, Sydney, and Johnny got on a plane. Eddie, Tom, and Josephine went on set with Henry. They stayed off to the side so they didn’t get in the way. It was interesting to watch Henry act. They hung out with him between takes and went to dinner with him when it he was done for the day. Henry was starving. The food on set just wasn’t like the stuff they ordered at the restaurant.
“I forgot how talented you are, Henry,” Tom said.
“How could you forget that?” Josephine asked.
Tom shrugged.
“I’m amazing,” Henry said, smiling.
“But so under appreciated,” Eddie said.
“Yes,” Henry said, nodding then took another bite of his dinner.
“Want my Oscar?” Tom asked.
Henry shook his head then swallowed his food. “No. You deserve it. I’ll get mine someday.”
“It wouldn’t have you name on it anyway,” Eddie said.
“Yup,” Henry said.
“So…is this what you two do when Jo is here?” Tom asked.
“Oh, you know we do a whole lot more than that,” Henry said, slowly smirking.
“Between takes?” Eddie asked.
“Uhhh….no. I cross the line there,” Henry said.
“That’s not professional,” Josephine said.
“But if we did…I’d be able to get back in character like THAT,” Henry said, snapping. “I am just that good.”
“Don’t let your head swell too much, Henz,” Tom said.
Henry chuckled. “It’s already huge…no turning back now!”
“You stink,” Tom said.
Henry touched his chest. “Ugh…I do not!”
Tom smiled. “You do…”
“It’s hot out!” Henry said then shrugged. “I’ll shower when I get back to the hotel.”
When they were done their meal, they went to their hotel rooms. Eddie and Tom left the next day. Two weeks later Tom was back in the hospital but this time to get his G-tube removed. He didn’t need it any more now that he was eating solids.
“They’re not putting me under…” Tom said, placing his hand on his forehead.
“You’ll be fine, Tom,” Eddie said, taking Tom’s other hand.
A nurse came in to give Tom some medication in his IV to relax him before they removed the tube. It did its job but he still winced in pain when they pulled the tube out. He felt fine after but they kept him over night to observe him. He was released the next morning.
He was resting on the sofa watching television the day after that when Josephine came to his side of the house with Gia, Amanda, Rob, and Ben. She had them over for lunch and they wanted to see Tom. He waved then went back to watching television.
“That’s all I get? A wave?” Rob asked.
“I have a stomach ache…” Tom said.
“We want to see your hole,” Ben said.
“No…the boys want to see your hole,” Amanda said.
“Is it leaking stomach contents?” Rob asked.
“It’s leaking…but I don’t know if it’s stomach contents. That’s what they told me it will do and it’ll heal on its own,” Tom said.
“Show!” Rob said.
“Oh, my god…hold on…I want to leave,” Amanda said then left the room with Josephine. Gia stayed.
“Shooow!” Rob said.
Tom sat up slightly, lifted his shirt, and removed the bandage.
“Oh, wicked!” Ben said, bending down to get a closer look.
“Can you see right into his stomach?” Rob asked.
“No…but its deep!” Ben said.
“That’s not as bad as I thought it would be,” Gia said.
“Okay, show’s over,” Tom said, putting the bandage back on and pushed his shirt down.
“That’s how our poo baby escaped,” Rob said. “It made a hole and crawled out.”
Tom snorted and laid back down.
“Besides the stomach ache, how are you?” Ben asked.
“Good,” Tom said as Rob patted his legs because he wanted to sit down. He curled his legs up and Rob sat down.
“So…will you be up for going to Ireland in May?” Ben asked.
“I have to go to Paris every week…” Tom said.
“You could stay until you have to leave again,” Ben said.
“I’m going too,” Rob said. “It’ll be fun, Tom.”
“I’ll think about it,” Tom said.
Ben nodded
“How far along are you into this treatment?” Rob asked.
“Six months,” Tom said.
“Halfway done with it,” Gia said.
“Yeah,” Tom said.
“I’m going to Italy with you when you do…I won’t take no for an answer!” Ben said.
“I wouldn’t mind,” Tom said.
“Great!” Ben said. “It’ll be a good holiday.”
“It won’t be much of a holiday for me,” Tom said.
“Awh, mate, we’ll make it fun for you,” Ben said.
“I doubt Italy will be amazing in the winter,” Tom said. “That’s when I will be going.”
“Are you kidding me? Of course it will be!” Ben said. “Jo would agree with me.”
“Okay, I’ll take your word for it,” Tom said.
“Ireland in May…Italy that winter…sounds like a plan?” Rob asked.
“Come on, Tommy,” Ben said. “Come to Ireland.”
“Mmmmermm, Okay,” Tom said.
“Wicked!” Ben said.
“Africa the next summer,” Tom said. “I really want to take the kids there again.”
“Ooo, yes,” Rob said. “That too.”
“I love travelling,” Ben said.
“Same here,” Rob said.
Amanda came in the room. “Dinner is ready.”
“Bring it in here,” Tom said. “I’m resting…”
“Okay,” Amanda said, leaving the room. They all ate in the living room including the kids then watched a film before heading home or going to bed.
The next morning Charles, Sydney, and Johnny got on a plane. Eddie, Tom, and Josephine went on set with Henry. They stayed off to the side so they didn’t get in the way. It was interesting to watch Henry act. They hung out with him between takes and went to dinner with him when it he was done for the day. Henry was starving. The food on set just wasn’t like the stuff they ordered at the restaurant.
“I forgot how talented you are, Henry,” Tom said.
“How could you forget that?” Josephine asked.
Tom shrugged.
“I’m amazing,” Henry said, smiling.
“But so under appreciated,” Eddie said.
“Yes,” Henry said, nodding then took another bite of his dinner.
“Want my Oscar?” Tom asked.
Henry shook his head then swallowed his food. “No. You deserve it. I’ll get mine someday.”
“It wouldn’t have you name on it anyway,” Eddie said.
“Yup,” Henry said.
“So…is this what you two do when Jo is here?” Tom asked.
“Oh, you know we do a whole lot more than that,” Henry said, slowly smirking.
“Between takes?” Eddie asked.
“Uhhh….no. I cross the line there,” Henry said.
“That’s not professional,” Josephine said.
“But if we did…I’d be able to get back in character like THAT,” Henry said, snapping. “I am just that good.”
“Don’t let your head swell too much, Henz,” Tom said.
Henry chuckled. “It’s already huge…no turning back now!”
“You stink,” Tom said.
Henry touched his chest. “Ugh…I do not!”
Tom smiled. “You do…”
“It’s hot out!” Henry said then shrugged. “I’ll shower when I get back to the hotel.”
When they were done their meal, they went to their hotel rooms. Eddie and Tom left the next day. Two weeks later Tom was back in the hospital but this time to get his G-tube removed. He didn’t need it any more now that he was eating solids.
“They’re not putting me under…” Tom said, placing his hand on his forehead.
“You’ll be fine, Tom,” Eddie said, taking Tom’s other hand.
A nurse came in to give Tom some medication in his IV to relax him before they removed the tube. It did its job but he still winced in pain when they pulled the tube out. He felt fine after but they kept him over night to observe him. He was released the next morning.
He was resting on the sofa watching television the day after that when Josephine came to his side of the house with Gia, Amanda, Rob, and Ben. She had them over for lunch and they wanted to see Tom. He waved then went back to watching television.
“That’s all I get? A wave?” Rob asked.
“I have a stomach ache…” Tom said.
“We want to see your hole,” Ben said.
“No…the boys want to see your hole,” Amanda said.
“Is it leaking stomach contents?” Rob asked.
“It’s leaking…but I don’t know if it’s stomach contents. That’s what they told me it will do and it’ll heal on its own,” Tom said.
“Show!” Rob said.
“Oh, my god…hold on…I want to leave,” Amanda said then left the room with Josephine. Gia stayed.
“Shooow!” Rob said.
Tom sat up slightly, lifted his shirt, and removed the bandage.
“Oh, wicked!” Ben said, bending down to get a closer look.
“Can you see right into his stomach?” Rob asked.
“No…but its deep!” Ben said.
“That’s not as bad as I thought it would be,” Gia said.
“Okay, show’s over,” Tom said, putting the bandage back on and pushed his shirt down.
“That’s how our poo baby escaped,” Rob said. “It made a hole and crawled out.”
Tom snorted and laid back down.
“Besides the stomach ache, how are you?” Ben asked.
“Good,” Tom said as Rob patted his legs because he wanted to sit down. He curled his legs up and Rob sat down.
“So…will you be up for going to Ireland in May?” Ben asked.
“I have to go to Paris every week…” Tom said.
“You could stay until you have to leave again,” Ben said.
“I’m going too,” Rob said. “It’ll be fun, Tom.”
“I’ll think about it,” Tom said.
Ben nodded
“How far along are you into this treatment?” Rob asked.
“Six months,” Tom said.
“Halfway done with it,” Gia said.
“Yeah,” Tom said.
“I’m going to Italy with you when you do…I won’t take no for an answer!” Ben said.
“I wouldn’t mind,” Tom said.
“Great!” Ben said. “It’ll be a good holiday.”
“It won’t be much of a holiday for me,” Tom said.
“Awh, mate, we’ll make it fun for you,” Ben said.
“I doubt Italy will be amazing in the winter,” Tom said. “That’s when I will be going.”
“Are you kidding me? Of course it will be!” Ben said. “Jo would agree with me.”
“Okay, I’ll take your word for it,” Tom said.
“Ireland in May…Italy that winter…sounds like a plan?” Rob asked.
“Come on, Tommy,” Ben said. “Come to Ireland.”
“Mmmmermm, Okay,” Tom said.
“Wicked!” Ben said.
“Africa the next summer,” Tom said. “I really want to take the kids there again.”
“Ooo, yes,” Rob said. “That too.”
“I love travelling,” Ben said.
“Same here,” Rob said.
Amanda came in the room. “Dinner is ready.”
“Bring it in here,” Tom said. “I’m resting…”
“Okay,” Amanda said, leaving the room. They all ate in the living room including the kids then watched a film before heading home or going to bed.