~Fallen Ch.5 ~

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“ Hey Doc.”

Jody dropped her bag by her hotel room, door and turned to the familiar voice. Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald coming towards her carrying a large duffel bag.” I hope you’re not shipping out, cause you got a date in two days.”

“ Naw, just changing addresses.” He said as he pointed to the room across the hall from her.” Certain things have come that require time and space.”

“Yeah, I can understand that.”

Antonio watched her nod, and finally took a moment to really look at the young doctor. She was tall almost meet him eye to eye, so she had to be at least 5’10. She had jet-black hair, and light mocha complexion, but her eyes, they stood out, she had blue eyes and they spoke of confidence. “ So I didn’t figure you for a Harmony Inn kind of girl, the bed and breakfast seems more like you.”

“ Really and how do you figure that.”

“ Well, I can hear an accent in your voice, and I’m guessing you’re from the south and I’d say a small town, because you’re tactful and polite, and I’ve found those from big cities are usually kind of forward.” He leaned against the wall, a cocky grin adorning his face.” Am I right?”

“ Yeah you are, but I thought with Bennett’s owning the bed and breakfast, and me banning them from seeing their daughter, it was safer to stay here.”

“ Yeah, same here.” He stepped off the walk and placed his hands in his pocket.” Look I wanted to ask you about this visit with Kay?’

“ Good, because I think we need to talk.” She opened her door, and went to lift her bags only to find Antonio already had them swung around his shoulders.” Welcome.” She dropped her briefcase on the bed and moved to sit at the small table in the corner motioning for him to join her.” Now, first want to know if you’re still willing to meet with her?”

“ Of course.”

“ Don’t be too sure, because know one thing if you know nothing else. You saved Kay life, and unfortunately Kay didn’t really want that, so if you’re expecting a thanks and a hug, you’re going to get a rude awakening.” “ She’ll probably be pretty ticked.” “ Now, I hear your two families have been really close for years, so I understand if you’re first instinct is too encourage her to talk to her family, but you can’t.” “ You’ll be the only person that she comes into contact with that isn’t medical staff, and that’s pretty important because you’re her link to the real world” “ There’s the possibility that she just say 'thanks for nothing' and then send you away, but there’s also the chance that she talk to you, want to know what’s going on, and for that I’m asking that you limit your response, until we know what really caused this suicide attempt. “ ‘ Other then that the bet thing I can suggest is to just smile and nodded.” “ We don’t want her pressure or scared to the point when she’ll try again.”

” I'll be careful.” He looked away and nodded his head." You shouldn’t waste life, like that no matter what happened.”

“ Yeah, that‘s another thing.” “ I don’t know if you had a chance to talk to Dr. Russell, but I’m was a doctor on staff at Davis General hospital, where someone with a similar case to your was. And you’re kind of the reason I’m in Harmony.”

Antonio, fell back against the chair, an nodded regretfully.” You’re the hot shot doctor from California.”

“ Well, we’ve just established that I’m not form California, but I’ve been called a hot shot before, but only by my dad.”

“ So, did you save your patient?”

“ No, unfortunately we underestimated the severity of his condition, but that doesn’t me that t will be the same for you.”

“ Doc I appreciate your coming here and trying to help, but I’ve accepted my fate, and all I really want is to make sure that Kay gets better.” Antonio picked yup his bag and opened the door, turning back he gave her a solemn wave.” You have nice night.”

Jody watched the door, closed, before taking out her laptop, and turning it on.” You may have accepted your fate, but I haven’t.”

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“ Ivy Crane.”

“ Ivy, it’s David.” “ I thought you might like to know that they’re fighting.”

“ Really about what?”

“ From what I heard Grace doesn’t want to postpone the wedding.”

“ You’re kidding.” Ivy turned her chair and gazed out at the view, and shook her head. Things were getting stranger and stranger; Grace Bennett was practically mother of the year, so why was she trying to ignore her oldest daughter’s obvious cry for help.” That seem odd to you?”

“ Not really Kay and Grace have never gotten along, if I had to I said they hate each other.”

“ Well she’s obviously not letting guilt get in her way.”

“ Yeah, well I think this may just work in our favor.”

Ivy moved the phone form her face, and looked at it with disgust. She had sunk low to get Sam, back but using this tragedy was lower then she was willing to sink.” That’s the most offensive thing, I think I’ve heard you say since you declared your feelings for the moron.”

“ I won’t have you saying bad things about Grace….”

Ivy shut the phone off, and considered chucking into a nearby push, but fought off the thought.

“ Nice night?”

She turned her chair around, and gazed in wonderment at the sight. She had come to their meeting place in the park, to be closer to good memories, but what was Sam’s motive? “ Sam, I didn’t think I’d see you again tonight.”

Sam pushed himself off the tree, and walked toward her. “ I’m told there was no point in staying at the hospital, since Kay couldn’t see anyone, but I think it was line.” ‘ Probably so Grace could hurry home, and plan Charity’s wedding.’ “ Maybe I should just go back home.”

“ NO WAIT.” Her wheelchair quickly eats up the space between her and Sam, and she raced to stop him. “ You use to say that coming here calmed you, maybe you should stay and let it work it’s magic.”

“ You’re right.” Moving past her he stop to sit on the nearby bench, and looked up into the cold winter sky. “ I’m just so angry and confused, I don’t know what’s happening.” “ One minute, I have a family, it’s not normal, but it’s working, and then the next moment I’m wondering what else I missed.” “ I could have told you this morning that none of my children would EVER consider suicide, and now I don’t know what to say about them, I think they’re okay, but then I thought Kay was okay.” Sam’s face spoke of his confusion as her turned to his former lover.” You know?”

“ I understand, you know my youngest daughter Melody, almost drowned when she was a toddler” “ We were in Italy, Julian was on business, and we took the kids to this private beach for the afternoon, and Ethan and Melody were building a sand castle about twenty feet from the shoreline, while the others played tag, and suddenly without warning this large wave came crashing down on the beach, and carried her out.” “ The lifeguard got to her quickly, but it was like we were blindsided, we were just unprepared… I think that was when I decided I didn’t want to have more children.” “ In that moment that my daughter almost died, I started feeling like life was full of too many unknowns, like I was just…”

“ Playing Russian roulette.” Sam meets her eyes, and for the first time, in a long time, felt like someone else really knew what he meant.