Who Is It? 1

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Chapter Twenty-Nine

After Seto said, “I want all of you to know that I love Joey, and if he’ll have me, I want to marry him.” Joey turned around and walked out of the room, leaving a very confused Seto looking at him leave. Roland went over and put his arm around Seto and he said, “Son give him some time.”

Bubba then went to talk to Joseph, as he approached Joseph, Bubba said, “What‘s going on?” Joseph turned and looked at Bubba and he said, “What do I do, how do I deal with this without going completely out of my mind?”

Bubba went over to where Joseph was and he said, “Listen if you need to talk, then talk, I’ll listen.” Joseph then said, “I know that what Shadow did to me was because of her anger over the death of her brother, but why didn’t she just talk to me, why take me hostage and then break my fingers, why?”

Bubba then said, “I know that you have questions that you’ll probably never get answers for, all you can do is understand that you didn’t do anything wrong, you were a victim as her brother was, and then maybe then you’ll be able to begin healing.”

Joseph wiped the tears from his face and then he said, “But what about Seto wanting to marry me, I do love him, but what if I can’t commit to him, what do I tell him?”

Bubba then said, “Joseph, I don’t have any answers for you, all I do know is that if you don’t talk to him then whatever you both have will be lost and that’ll be a damn shame, because to have someone love you it’s a rare thing, so don’t let that slip through your fingers.”

About that time, Helga came out and as she stood there listening to what they were saying she walked over to where they were, and she said, “Joseph, listen to what Bubba is saying, I love you as much as I love Seto and Mokuba, and I don’t want to see any of you hurt, so please talk to Seto.”

Joseph then took a deep breath and walked back to where the other were and he said, “Seto can we go talk please.” Seto nodded and then he and Joey went into the den, when Seto closed the door, Joey said, “I really do love you, I just can’t marry you until I get things sorted out.”

Seto walked over to where Joey was and as he held him in his arms, Seto said, “I love you too, but I’m so scared that you’ll leave and never come back, I just couldn’t stand that, please don’t leave.”

Joey held onto Seto and he whispered, “I’m not going anywhere, but I am going to have to talk to an therapist about what happened.” Seto kissed him and he said, “I’ll make sure that you get the best therapist to talk to.” Joey then said, “Thank you for understanding.”

There was a knock on the den door and when Seto opened it, there stood Mokie and he said, “I’m worried, is Joey alright?” Seto smiled at him, he opened the door, and when Mokie saw Joey, he ran to him. Joey held him and he said, “I’m working on it, it’ll probably take awhile, but I’ll get better just knowing that I have all of you believing in me.”

Bubba and Helga walked back to where Roland and the other men were and Helga said, “Ro, we really need to find someone for Joseph to talk to, he’s so full of hate and I’m scared that if he doesn’t get that hatred out, he might go out of his mind.”

Roland put his arm around her and he said, “Then I’ll find the best damn therapist for him to talk to.” Bubba, Thunder and Brownie all were praying that whoever Joseph talked to would be able to help him put his life back together. Hell, they had one time or another been where Joseph is right now, and it took them years to deal with their demons, but then they had their families and each other to lean on.

Roland walked over and was looking out the window when he said, “Helga, call Maximum and ask him the name of a good therapist.” That name sent shivers down everyone’s spine, you see Maximum was one of the men that they use to work for, he was one mean bastard, but he did know the best doctors and therapists in the world.

Helga went into the living room, and she called Maximum, when he answered his phone she said, “This is Helga, and I need the name of the best therapist that you know, I don’t want to go through any pleasantries with you, I just need the name.”

Maximum hadn’t heard that name in years, he knew better then try to converse with her, so he said, “Call Dr. Peter Vaughn, he’s the best therapist that I know.” Helga didn’t even say thanks, she just hung up the phone and went to tell Ro what she found out.

About then Seto, Joseph and Mokuba came out of the den and Roland said, “Joseph, here is the name of the best therapist if you want to talk to him.” Joseph walked over and took the piece of paper from him, and he said, “Thanks, I’m sorry for being a pain, I promise to talk to this doctor, and maybe he can help me find my way back.”

Helga went over to Joseph and as she took him into her arms she said, “You are not now nor have you ever been a pain, you are a very mixed up young man and I will do whatever I can too, to help you come back to us.” Joseph held onto her as he cried, then he wiped his face and said, “Thanks, you’ve all been like a family to me and that means the world to me.”

Then Joey turned and walked to the phone, sat down, and he called Dr. Peter Vaughn’s Office and made an appointment to go talk to him. The secretary said, “The doctor has an opening tomorrow at ten o’clock that morning, I need your name sir.” Joey said, “My name is Joseph William Wheeler.” “Then we’ll see you tomorrow at ten, Mr. Wheeler.” She said.

Joey hung up the phone and as he sat there on the couch, he prayed that this doctor would be able to help him, because he just couldn’t go on like this any more.

Seto came over and sat down beside Joey and he said, “No matter how long, I’ll always be here and don’t ever forget, I love you.” Joey laid his head on Seto’s shoulder and he softly said, “I love you too.” Then Seto lifted Joey’s face and he kissed him.

Bubba said, “I guess we’d better get our things together, I want to get home to my wife and kids.” Thunder and Brownie both nodded their heads that they agreed with Bubba and then Roland said, “How about if I take everyone out to dinner tonight?”

Bubba then said, “Hell yes, I never turn down a free meal.” Roland laughed and then he said, “I’ll go let Seto and Joseph know.” He walked into the living room, he witnessed the kiss, and he knew that in time Joseph would be all right. “I’m going to take everyone out to dinner; the men want to go home, so I thought this would be a way of telling them thanks for all they did.”

Joseph’s stomach growled and he blushed as Seto chuckled and said, “I like the idea and I know that Joey does too.” Roland laughed and said, “Alright, why don’t all of you go get cleaned up, then we can leave.”

Roland made reservation at the Crimson Dragon and when they got there, they were shown to the banquet room. As they sat around the table, they ordered what they wanted and as they waited for their food, they told stories, about some of their more hilarious exploits, and laugher rang from the room.

When they were ready to leave, Roland help up his glass and said, “Here’s to the best bunch of men that I’ve ever met, god blessed me when he brought us together.” Then Thunder, Bubba and Brownie stood up and they raised their glasses and Bubba said, “We feel the same way, we could never ask for better friends, and besides we love the free food.”

Helga, Seto, Joseph and Mokie had tears in their eyes and they listened to the conversation between Roland, Thunder, Bubba and Brownie, the camaraderie between them you don’t find in the world anymore.

Then they left, got into the two hummers and drove back to the Manor, Roland, Helga, Seto, Joseph, and Mokuba said good-bye to the men. Then the men got their things and Bubba drove them to the airport. He left the Hummer and they boarded the flight that would take them home.

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