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Authors: Rachel Hanna
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That's almost four months from now..." Kyle said.
"Don't worry. I'll keep trying. I know you can't let us stay here forever," she said softly.
Kyle sat up and looked at her. "No, I can't. I have to pay some pretty hefty payments on this place because I used a short term private loan. I need to flip it sooner rather than later. If I'd have known it was you and your daughter..."
"I understand, Kyle. It's not your fault. In fact, all of this is my fault."
He looked at her for a moment before the tension in the air was too much for him at which point he laid back down and continued fixing the plumbing leak.
"I'll go check on your shirt," she said quietly as she left the room. Kyle's phone rang on the table, so he stood to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Kyle. Thank God I found you!" Aaron said, his tone frightened and breathless.
"Aaron, what's wrong?" Kyle asked as Jenna returned to the kitchen holding his shirt.
"It's Mom. She collapsed at the office. They've transported her by ambulance to Cove Medical Center."
"I'm on my way. Call Jackson so he can start heading in from Atlanta too."
"Already done. Hurry," Aaron said before hanging up.
"It's my mother. I have to go," he said taking the shirt from her and shoving his phone back in his pocket.
"Can I go? Please?" Kyle looked at her for a moment, but there was no time to argue. "You know how I love your mother, Kyle."
He knew that was true. Adele and Jenna had been very close, and it had broken Adele's heart when Jenna left almost as much as it had broken Kyle's.
"Come on. I don't have time to argue," he said, secretly thankful that he wouldn't have to go through this alone.
***
Kyle and Jenna ran to his Jeep and drove in silence for the first few miles. Cove Medical Center was only about fifteen miles away, but it seemed like hours. The thought of Adele collapsing was overwhelming for Jenna. It'd been so many years since they'd seen each other, and Adele had been like a mother to her. A non-critical mother. She prayed over and over in her head that Adele would be okay. Please, God, please.
"She's going to be okay, Kyle," Jenna said reaching over and putting her hand on top of his. He didn't move immediately, but eventually reached up for the steering wheel.
"I know she is. She has to be. She's a fighter."
"That she is."
As they pulled into the parking lot, Jenna's stomach churned. She had to be okay.
They ran into the emergency room and were met by Kyle's younger brothers Aaron and Brad.
"Kyle. Thank God you made it here," Aaron said.
"Where is she?"
"They're still examining her. No word yet," Brad said. "Jenna?" he said with a confused look on his face. "When did you two get back together?"
"We're not together," Kyle said without a millisecond passing by. It was obvious to Jenna that he didn't want anyone to think they were back together. "It's a long story. I just ran into her recently."
"Oh," Brad said, his face looking unsure of the story. "Hi, Jenna."
"Hi, guys. It's so nice to see you both. I sure wish the circumstances were better, though." She stared at the ground not knowing what to say. The last she wanted was to be the center of attention at a time like this.
"Are you Adele Parker's kids?" a nurse asked.
"Yes, we all are," Kyle said quickly. Jenna wasn't sure if he was trying to include her or was just so caught up in the moment that he forgot to exclude her. Either way, she was happy that she would be able to go back to the room with the men.
"You can come see her now, but please be sure to be quiet."
The nurse led them back to a room on the left. Adele was asleep, and she was hooked up to an EKG machine and what appeared to be fluids. The doctor walked in behind them and immediately ushered them into the hallway.
"I'm Dr. Clayton," he said shaking each of their hands. "Your mother is resting now."
"What happened?" Aaron asked.
"Well, a couple of things. It appears that she's had a stomach flu for a
"Don't worry. I'll keep trying. I know you can't let us stay here forever," she said softly.
Kyle sat up and looked at her. "No, I can't. I have to pay some pretty hefty payments on this place because I used a short term private loan. I need to flip it sooner rather than later. If I'd have known it was you and your daughter..."
"I understand, Kyle. It's not your fault. In fact, all of this is my fault."
He looked at her for a moment before the tension in the air was too much for him at which point he laid back down and continued fixing the plumbing leak.
"I'll go check on your shirt," she said quietly as she left the room. Kyle's phone rang on the table, so he stood to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Kyle. Thank God I found you!" Aaron said, his tone frightened and breathless.
"Aaron, what's wrong?" Kyle asked as Jenna returned to the kitchen holding his shirt.
"It's Mom. She collapsed at the office. They've transported her by ambulance to Cove Medical Center."
"I'm on my way. Call Jackson so he can start heading in from Atlanta too."
"Already done. Hurry," Aaron said before hanging up.
"It's my mother. I have to go," he said taking the shirt from her and shoving his phone back in his pocket.
"Can I go? Please?" Kyle looked at her for a moment, but there was no time to argue. "You know how I love your mother, Kyle."
He knew that was true. Adele and Jenna had been very close, and it had broken Adele's heart when Jenna left almost as much as it had broken Kyle's.
"Come on. I don't have time to argue," he said, secretly thankful that he wouldn't have to go through this alone.
***
Kyle and Jenna ran to his Jeep and drove in silence for the first few miles. Cove Medical Center was only about fifteen miles away, but it seemed like hours. The thought of Adele collapsing was overwhelming for Jenna. It'd been so many years since they'd seen each other, and Adele had been like a mother to her. A non-critical mother. She prayed over and over in her head that Adele would be okay. Please, God, please.
"She's going to be okay, Kyle," Jenna said reaching over and putting her hand on top of his. He didn't move immediately, but eventually reached up for the steering wheel.
"I know she is. She has to be. She's a fighter."
"That she is."
As they pulled into the parking lot, Jenna's stomach churned. She had to be okay.
They ran into the emergency room and were met by Kyle's younger brothers Aaron and Brad.
"Kyle. Thank God you made it here," Aaron said.
"Where is she?"
"They're still examining her. No word yet," Brad said. "Jenna?" he said with a confused look on his face. "When did you two get back together?"
"We're not together," Kyle said without a millisecond passing by. It was obvious to Jenna that he didn't want anyone to think they were back together. "It's a long story. I just ran into her recently."
"Oh," Brad said, his face looking unsure of the story. "Hi, Jenna."
"Hi, guys. It's so nice to see you both. I sure wish the circumstances were better, though." She stared at the ground not knowing what to say. The last she wanted was to be the center of attention at a time like this.
"Are you Adele Parker's kids?" a nurse asked.
"Yes, we all are," Kyle said quickly. Jenna wasn't sure if he was trying to include her or was just so caught up in the moment that he forgot to exclude her. Either way, she was happy that she would be able to go back to the room with the men.
"You can come see her now, but please be sure to be quiet."
The nurse led them back to a room on the left. Adele was asleep, and she was hooked up to an EKG machine and what appeared to be fluids. The doctor walked in behind them and immediately ushered them into the hallway.
"I'm Dr. Clayton," he said shaking each of their hands. "Your mother is resting now."
"What happened?" Aaron asked.
"Well, a couple of things. It appears that she's had a stomach flu for a
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