~Fallen Ch.15~
by Namjr
 
 

~Fallen Ch.15 ~
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“ Excuse me?” Antonio felt as if the floor had dropped out beneath him, it would have been heinous lye to say the question was out of left field. “ Repeat that?”

“ I was wondering if you would like to move in with me, in my house the one that ten minutes away from here.”

“ Ah…” Antonio turned to Jody, and gave her small smile.” Look Jody, you’re a great woman, and very attractive but I…”

“ Shut up Antonio, before you turn down my subtle come on, understand that’s it not a come on.” She glared at him, shook her head. “ You conceited jerk, first off if I was interested you would have little say in the matter, okay, and second this is mostly professional.” She hit him lightly in the shoulder, when she heard him scoff.” Seriously, I was thinking that even if you weren’t interesting and trying the drug, we have, then rather then live in a hotel, or come stay in the hospital, you might like to stay with me.”

“ Why, I mean it’s a great offer, and I really tempted, but if you’re not interested in me then I’m confused as to why you would go this far for a guy you just met.

“ Because…” Jody paused, and looked down at her feet.” Here’s the thing, I’m really not a people person per se, in that I come off as really…. Bitchy to most people, and the result is that I only ever have like two friends, and you are someone that seems to like me, and you ignore my bitchy tendencies, and since you’re a friend I don’t you to stay in a hotel, when I have this huge house to live in all by myself, and you would actually be doing me a favor.”

“ Okay, that’s all you had to say.” Antonio pushed himself off the wall, and gave a satisfied nod. “ I accept.” Both turned at the sound of footsteps, and nodded to Ethan and Gwen, who merely smiled before heading into Kay rooms. Antonio threw his arm on the door. “ Not so fast, I’m next.”

Ethan looked past him to Jody who merely nodded. “ But you’re talking to Jody, so that means she free.” He pushed the arm out of the way, and pulled his wife into the room, shutting the door, on Antonio’s shocked face.

“ I can’t believe he just did that.”

“ I saw it coming, so I can’t pretend to be surprised, but come on I give you my spare key so you can move your stuff.” Jody tugged on his sleeve, and let him toward her office, laughing at his repeated looks back at Kay’s door.

~~~

Rebecca pulled her coat tighter, and looked around the hospital lobby. The one maid at the Crane Mansion that would answer her questions, told her that Gwen and Ethan had gone to the hospital to visits Ethan’s crazy little half-sister, but she’d been here twenty minutes and hadn’t seen them yet. She was ready to give up, when she spotted David Hastings in the corner, speaking to Eve. They kept looking around, and whisper quietly, piquing Rebecca’s interest. She made her way over to them hiding behind a large roller cart holding dinner trays.

“ So she told you not to try anything?”

“ Yes, she said we shouldn’t interfere while Kay was in crisis, I’m telling you I think something’s wrong with Ivy.” David lowered his voice.” Haven’t you noticed anything strange about her?”

“ Now that you mention it, that last couple of time we seen each other she didn’t mention my past with Julian which you know she likes to mention as much as possible.”

“ See that’s just it, it’s like she had a lobotomy.”

“ I admit, it’s very unlike Ivy, but are you complaining, we’re finally free of her manipulations and black mail, she’s not bringing up our past, and that’s good enough for me not to question.”

“ I don’t trust it, it’s been my experience that when she’s not plotting, she’s REALLY plotting, and I’m just going to warn you, to watch out for her.”

“ Thanks for the warning, now I got to go.”

“ Bye Dr. Russell.”

Rebecca stayed glued to her spot, the conversation still replaying in her head. Goody Goody Eve Russell had a past with Julian. “ I wonder what T.C. would do to Julian, if he found out.” The thought brought an evil, and victorious smile to her face, but it fled quickly. Ivy knew, but she and Ivy didn’t get along, so she doubted the woman would help her out, but someone had to know something about it, and she was damn sure going to find the proof, to ruin Julian. “ Let the games begin.”

~~~

“ Dr. McKoy.” Sam gave a small wave as the young doctor neared him.” I was just looking for you.”

“ Chief Bennett, how can I help?”

“ Well, Ethan has been keeping the family, up to date on her condition, and I just wanted to keep you up to date on our adjustments.”

Jody nodded and unlocked her office door, motioning for him to precede her. “ Thanks I appreciate that.”

“ No problem.” He took the chair in front of her desk, and sat down, letting his eyes fall to the floor. “ I uh talked to the other kids, and…uh I really don’t know where to start with this.”

“ Just start where ever you want.”

“ I thought things we’re going okay, John and Ethan were great additions to our family, and Charity was doing really well, but I didn’t see it.”

“ Didn’t see what?”

Sam keeps talking as thought Jody hadn’t spoken.” I thought that Grace was just making up for the fact the Charity had lost her mother by showering her with attention, I understood, I did it too, trying to include on all the things I did with the kids, I didn’t let the thought that she wasn’t one of my kids enter my head.” “ I didn’t notice that attention she show to Charity was attention she was taking from the other kids, Noah stopped getting phones calls, Jessica started to feel ignored, and Kay….” “ Kay and Grace were never really that close, and I think when Charity showed up the gap got wider, I don’t want it to see like I’m blaming Charity, she loves her cousins, and we love her, but there’s definite favoritism being shown toward Charity, and I think Kay make be feeling left out.”

Jody nodded, he was saying exactly what she had expected when she first met Grace Bennett.” Chief Bennett, I understand what you’re saying, but don’t feel like this is what caused the suicide attempt, it’s like I‘ve said that was just one of one hundred things that pushed her to the edge. “

“ Yeah, while when Kay comes home there are going to be some major changes.” Sam gave Jody a confident smile, he was resolved to make things better for his family, starting with the whole David Hastings mess.

~~~

“ Finally.” Kay checked her wrist, and gave Antonio a scolding look.” Didn’t you get here like thirty minutes ago?”

“ I was held up.” He gave a pointed glare to her brother and his wife that merely laughed at him. “ Your brother cut in line, then I had to make arrangements for my move.”

“ You’re moving, not out of Harmony I hope?” Gwen asked from her place by Kay’s’ bed.

“ Naw, I’m moving in with Jody.” He looks around the room, and notices the look Gwen and Ethan share, but his attention is drawn to Kay, who merely snorts.

“ Figures.” Kay shakes, her head. “ You really are quite predictable Lopez-Fitzgerald.”

“ What des that mean?”

“ It means that I knew you were going to make a play for my doctor.” “ Besides the fact the you’re on the rebound, ‘Doc’ seems like your type.”

“ My type?”

Gwen put down her magazine, and leaned forward. “ What’s his type?”

Kay ignored the angry looking coming from Antonio and focused on her brother, and his wife.” You know the kind, beautiful, caring, and way out of his league.”

“ Out of my league?” Ethan caught Gwen’s’ eye, and began walking toward the door, he blew a kiss to his sister, before he grabbed his wife’s arm and pulled her out the door, already aware that a fight was about to break out. “ What makes you think that Jody is out of my league?”

“ Oh come on Antonio, Jody is intelligent and cultured, don’t get me wrong you’re hot, but you’re not exactly the sharpest knife in the draw, but don’t let that get you down, they aren’t that many smart people in Harmony, and while you’re not exactly the dumbest you’re still pretty low on the list.”

“ So I’m basically cute moron?”

“ No, smarter then a moron, I’d say dense.”

Antonio took the seat that Ethan vacated, and gave the young woman a disbelieving look.” Yeah, like you’d the difference, you family’s not exactly know for their intelligence.”

“ Please with siblings like Miguel and Theresa, I don’t think you can talk about someone’s family.” Kay got ready to make another remark, when she saw him bow his head in acceptance.” Yeah, that’s what I thought.”

“ I’m not always going to let you when.”

“ You’re not letting me, win, I’m winning because I’m better.” She let out a laugh as he begun to put, but it feel quickly when a sharp pain, had her grasping for breathe.

“ Kay, what’s wrong.”

“ It… hurts...” She let her book fall to the ground, and grabbed her side, tears running done her cheek.

Antonio bolted to the door, and screamed out into the hall.” HELP, I NEED HELP.” The room filled quickly with nurses and doctors, all screaming different things. The last thing he saw before they closed the door on him was Kay closing her eyes in pain.
 
 
 
 

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