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Madison had to fight to keep his smile from changing when James finally took his hand. he returned the small shake and let go, "i'll be keeping track of the nurses' checks on you and will keep in contact, but if you need anything at all, here is my card." he handed James his business card with a hand written number on the back, "that's my cell phone. I understand you are making a sort of phone support group for you, and i would love to be a part of it. you have a good day and call me for anything, even if you trip and scrap up your knee, ok?" he grinned and waved as he left, feeling better as he moved to his next patient.

Daren smiled, the doctor was a good man through and through. maybe he and James could become friends as time wore on. who knows, they might even develop into something more. Daren knew for a fact that Madison would take care of James and treasure him. that and they both were recovering from something big happening in their lives so they would both be able to take the slow, slow pace they would need to start a new relationship. Daren stood and helped James to his feet, "alright, let's get you seated and we'll blow this joint!"

Daren saw James scratching at the stain and smiled, "Don't worry. we'll get it out, if i can't then Anna can. it's amazing what that woman can do." he pushed James to the elevator and then out the lobby, heading for the parking lot. "Iroh said they parked my car third row to the left, first slot..." he looked and saw it right away, "there we are." it didn't take long to push James to the car and unlock it. "alright, let's load teddy into the back and you in the front. where do you want to go first? we could go grab some groceries and then stop by Anna and Tarte's before going home. we can get your clothes this afternoon, once you've settled in. or we could get clothes first and then the rest. it doesn't matter to me the order."

Daren nodded, "Sounds good to me. we'll head to the mall then." he helped James into the passenger seat and crouched down beside him, "you look pale, are you sure you want to go shopping right now?" he didn't want to push the man too far. "I know, we'll go the Burlington." it had nice clothes and there wouldn't be very many people there at this time of day so it just might be perfect." he folded up the chair and put it in the back with the bear before getting in the driver's side and pulling out. it was strange doing all this with only one arm, but he managed. there wasn't much that could slow him down for long. "it's not far from here, and we should be able to get everything you need there." true to his word, they turned into the parking lot less than ten minutes later and parked as close to the front as he could get. normally he parked in the back, but with James he wanted to get close. "alrighty, here we are." he got out and got the chair before helping James into it and pushing him through the moving doors into the store. "men's section is this way." he pushed James to where he could see the different sections within the men's and stopped, "Where to first? top, bottoms, shoes, underwear or pjs?"

"No worries, mate," Daren said in his best Australian accent, winking at James. "they've got bags we can hand off the side of your chair so no worries." he had snagged one as they passed the entrance, but James must not have noticed. "pjs it is then!" he pushed James over and looked around at all the different styles and types there were. "huh, haven't bought actual pj's in years. they even have silk ones, crazy. what ones do you want to look at first?"

"alright, we'll head to cotton and if you don't like anything we'll go to the silk." he pushed James to the section and then came around to hold up pairs and see if James liked them or not. "you can even get one of each if you wanted, i don't mind. i'd get a set of the silk ones for myself, but i'd spend all night rubbing the fabric together rather than sleeping.

"Just picking up some things at the grocery store for meals the next couple of days and then heading to Anna and Tarte's. they've already texted me to ask if we want to eat lunch with them, but it's entirely up to you." his missed text alert went off and he glanced at his pocket, had they sent another text asking again and he not noticed? the store he frequented for food stuffs was near his place so it took about fifteen minutes to get there, but traffic wasn't bad so he had a pretty much straight shot. he parked and was finally able to pull his phone out to check it. the text was from Iroh, and is frown deepened as he read it.

I know you are heading home now and i was going to send you a list of things to avoid with James, but to be honest the list is too ******** long for a text. i'll email it to you, but if you are getting clothes then avoid leather, silk and satin. if you are getting food, avoid letting James see you buying ANYTHING long and slender in the produce. I am emailing the list now, be sure to read and memorize it as quickly as possible.
Good luck,
Iroh

Daren cursed himself, they had bought silk pj's. he shut his phone and smiled at James before getting out to get the chair. maybe he could hie them and claim they must have forgotten them at the store. it might work and if he just returned them, James would be none the wiser. he hoped so at least. it was easy to get James out of the car and into the chair. Daren could tell he was tire,d he was barely able to help at all with moving himself, but Daren didn't mind. "alright, what do we want to eat the next couple of days?" he asked as he pushed the cart into the store. he snagged a hand held basket and put it in James' lap, "Could you hold this for me, please?"

Daren felt bad for waking up James, but he really had nothing in his cupboards and he didn't want James to be eating take out while he was recovering. "here-" he took off his outer jacket and rolled it into a ball before wedging it between James' head and the side of the wheeled chair, "here. try and get some more sleep, i've got this under control." he smiled and began to carefully push James along the isles on case he really did fall asleep. he would get what he needed for his menu, already having formed one in his head. they only needed a few more things from produce and they were done. he was worried about causing a panic attack here with possible memories and the like, but he liked fresh food and refused to get canned unless he had to.