Jesse finally coming back home after being detained for a long time, could go up to 6 months.
Ahmad immediately embraces him and wants to keep him there forever: in their home, in his arms, away from any harm. They both cry into each other arms because it’s been such a hard and long time. Ahmad keeps apologising, he should’ve been there, it’s his fucking job to keep the Pitt as a safe space and in his wedding vows he swore to protect Jesse. Jesse puts their forehead against each others, assuring him that he could’ve done nothing more and him fighting tooth and nail (and giving the Pitt’s lawyer who was on the case headaches) was more than enough.
When they both calm down, probably after eating dinner, they retreat to the intimacy of their room, cuddling and Ahmad inspects every inch of Jesse, cursing every time he sees the faintest sign of a bruise and kisses it, Jesse lets him, he knows it’s his husband way of making sure he’s fine.
They’re both getting sleepy so they get ready to sleep, still pressed to each other. It’s the first time in months that Ahmad falls asleep so quickly, the presence next to him soothing. Jesse on the other hand can’t sleep even if he finally has his husband back. Memories are haunting him and the thought of going back to work soon too.
Ahmad asks him what’s wrong, what’s on his mind that’s bothering him so much that he can’t sleep, and Jesse just breaks down in sobs, really letting go for the first time since the 4th of July. "I just…I’m scared… and I don’t know if I want to go back to do what I love because of it. Our country is so fucked and I don’t know if I’m ready to step back in the Hospital. And I don’t know if i’m ready to sue either, if I’m ready to face them, I’m just so exhausted from fighting."
Ahmad rubs Jesse’s back as he keeps him close, trying to soothe him a bit. "You can take all the time you need to go back to the Hospital baby, we can go somewhere else, fuck, we can even move to Europe if that’s what you need love. And as for suing them, you deserve justice and I’ll fight for you if you can’t, everyone will fight for you, Dana, Robby, Cassie, Kim, Donnie and everyone else. It takes a village Jesse, you don’t have to do it alone. But if you really don’t want to, it’s fine too, I’m sure the Hospital will do it anyway."















