Everything will get worse before it gets better

A/N: to all Lux lovers out there and specially my very faithful readers! This is a sequel to "An Unexpected Turn" in which we left our favorite characters returning home from the hospital after being in Seattle for five weeks

Summary: Baze deals with the new challenges life has thrown at him, and as Cate's pregnancy progresses she worries of how the accident could have affected the baby

Chapter 1: Home cared

Set 2 months after they have returned home

The moving truck arrived early on a Sunday, Cate rolled to her side tiredly her growing belly getting the way, Lux had come to stay for the weekend to help her mother with the move, Ryan, Julia, Jaime and Math had also come to help

"Wake up man" Baze opened his eyes slowly; he winked in order for his eyes to adjust to light. He had been moved into the living room, which he and Cate now shared, as she couldn't get him upstairs. But she had decided to leave him sleep the most he could

"What the hell?" Baze muttered sitting up straight "what time is it?"

"Past ten. The truck is here, we've come to help" Math grinned "need help?"

"No, I got it" Baze said as he pushed himself to the edge of the bed, math pulled the wheelchair closer to him

"Got it?" his friend asked, he nodded awkwardly "I'm helping Jaime with some boxes, I'll come check on you later"

"Yeah, thanks dude" Baze rolled himself to the kitchen. Lux was sitting on the counter "hey kiddo"

"Hey, are you hungry?" Lux asked "I thought Cate was letting you sleep until later"

"Yeah but I guess she forgot to mention that to Math. How is the packing going?"

"It's going, we've got a lot of help though, don't worry" Baze picked up the spoon and started eating. He almost chocked when he saw his dad enter the kitchen

"Dad?" he gulped "what are you doing here?"

"I'm glad to see you too Nate" Jack said gruffly "Lux said she could use the help. And since you and Cate refused to move in with us, where you will be good taken care of…"

"I'm okay here dad; I wasn't going to move back so that you could treat me different. I'm still the same" Baze said dryly. Lux glanced from her father to grandfather

"Are you sure about that?" he asked "you need special care Nate even if you don't want to see it"

Baze's face filled with sadness "is that the way you see me?"

"That's the way your life is now son there are some things you can't really do anymore" Jack said

"And staying with you will make him better, all you do is parade him and you just make him feel like a frailer he's not!" Cate shot at Jack "get out!"

Lux who had been watching everything went red "grandpa you should go. Now" Jack gave both of them a nasty look and left

"Baze?" Cate kneeled next to him; he was choking back the tears "it's okay"

"Don't" Baze gasped "don't, I don't want this anymore"

"What?" Cate asked, she lifted his chin "what is it?"

"I can't do this" Baze said "he's right. I'm nothing but a parasite"

"Dad!" Lux said "stop. You can let him demise you, he can't tell you what you can't do, only you can" she took the bowl from him

"Daddy?" Charlie had entered the room, he seemed afraid to move closer, but Baze pulled away from Cate and approached the boy

"Hey, what is it little dude?" Baze cleaned the tears from his eyes and picked him up, Charlie wrapped his arms around his neck

"hey, I'm sorry you guys" Ryan said quietly "but Marty wants to know, where the attic boxes go"

"I'll be right back okay?" Cate said kissing Baze's forehead

"Yeah okay" Charlie muttered, Lux and Baze chuckled

The move had gone pretty quiet after Jack had left. Ellen had scolded him and ordered him to leave

Cate had sold her car and bought a van, large enough so the chair could fit perfectly. She closed the door behind Baze and got into the pilot's seat

"Mom?" Lux asked next to her "can we stop on the way, to see Jones; he said he had some stuff for the house

"Okay" Cate smirked. The way over to Jones's was a quiet one. Cate parked in the driveway where Jones already stood

"Hey" he said cheerfully "I'll go get the boxes, they are in the back, Lux grabbed the chair's handle and pushed Baze along, Cate locked the van, and Charlie sat on Baze's lap

"Here" Jones said opening the garage. Inside Baze's truck was parked, it was almost as the way it had been before the accident

"A buddy of mine fixed it, he said it was one of the toughest jobs he's ever had to do, but it should work" Jones said handing Baze the keys "I would like to see you take it for a spin"

"You are kidding?" Baze asked in disbelief. He wasn't able to drive it, or was he?

"Come on" Jones pushed Baze closer to the truck and opened the door. The pilot seat had handles and the back had been extended, the car didn't have the usual controls it used to have, the gear shift and breaks were now on the wheel

"You do remember how to drive don't you?" Cate asked sweetly "it's going to take you a while to get used to the system, but you'll get the hang of it"

"You didn't think I was going to miss my driving lessons, not ever" Lux said taking Charlie from Baze

"Go on" Jones said pushing him closer towards the door; Baze grabbed the handles and pulled himself up to the seat. The level from the chair to the car wasn't much and he had gotten much stronger in the past couple of months

"How is it?" Cate asked, Baze had the dumbest look on his face "where did you get the money from?"

"Don't worry" Jones smiled "pretty cool huh?"

"What about the chair?" Baze asked, Jones grinned "well there is a trick to it, when you are by yourself, there is a ramp and you can use the chair as the seat, you just push that button and it can be pulled back, giving you more space, it's the latest on car costume"

"I don't really know what to say little dude" Baze was speechless, suddenly a new gap of opportunities had risen, if his car had gotten back from what appeared sure death sentence, what shouldn't he?

First chapter! Kind of cute of what? Review guys! Please!