Lost Cause, Chapter 19
by SIPort
Whitney and Simone were in her room when TC came in.
“ Daddy?” Whitney asked.
” What else?”, Whitney asked.
” Your mother got hurt in the head. She’s got bruising on the brain. The
neurosurgeon went in and tried to fix the problem,
but it’s touch and go too.”
” So, we have more than one way that we could lose Mom.”, Simone cried.
” Sugarbear, you have to think positive. Your mother is a strong woman. A
fighter. She loves us and wants to be with us. We have to think that she’s
going to come out of this ok. The nurse told me that it would be a few hours
before I’d be allowed into your mother’s room. I’m going home to take a shower
and maybe a nap.”
” You do that, Daddy. I know I didn’t help the situation, and now with Mom..”
“ Sugarbear, don’t worry about me. You get your rest. Whitney, you coming?”
” Yes, Daddy.”
Both TC and Whitney kissed Simone on their way out.
Simone picked up the phone and dialed.
“ Hello.”
” SIMONE! SIMONE!! IS THAT YOU!”, Kay yelled into the phone.
” Yeah, it’s me.”
” Simone, you scared the SHIT out of us. Don’t EVER
do anything that stupid EVER AGAIN! GOT IT!?”
” Got it.”
Kay laughed. “ Yeah, you heard me right. I thought about
all the times when I should have been a good friend to you and told you the
truth about
” I’m sorry, Kay, for being so selfish. I can’t
believe I almost threw away my life over
“ You DO know that Whitney kicked him to the curb.”
“ Yeah, she told me.”” So, how’s the baby?”
” Ugh. I’m sick nearly all the time. And Miguel..well, he’s SO not into it,
but then, what else can I expect? This isn’t CHARITY’S baby.”
” Kay, don’t be bitter.”
” Why not? I realize just a bit too late that I’m the biggest fool in town.
I deserve better, Simone.”
” Amen, Kay. Amen.”
” Speaking of better, did you get to meet the total hottie that saved you?”
” Kay..”
” He’s a total cutie. You should go for it.”
” Kay, I’m in a hospital bed. He rescued me from a suicide attempt. Not exactly
the makings of a great romance.”
” Oh, I disagree, Simone. How many of them have we read when the heroine
is at her lowest point, and doesn’t think that she can take anymore, only
to find – THE ONE – who makes her forget all that previous pain.”
” Just books, Kay.”
” Ok…if you say so.”
Just then, Fox walked into the room carrying a huge bouquet of flowers.
” Um, Kay..I have to go.”
” What, your Dad’s there?”
” No…it’s..I gotta go.”
” Oh shit! It’s him, isn’t it? The hottie? Simone?”
Simone hung up the phone.
“ So, you’re back.”
“ Yeah, I’m back. I brought you these.” Fox gave her the flowers.
” Thanks. They’re beautiful.”
” And, I brought you this.” He handed her a set of beauty products.
” Um…”
” I don’t know them, but you’re a female; you’ve been out of commission for
a few weeks; I thought you could use them.”
” Well, I know this brand, and I know you don’t exactly get it at Walgreens.”
” I done good?”
” You done good.”, Simone said smiling.
” Yep. That’s all you can do. She’s fighting.”
” How do you know?”
“ Any woman who was as devoted to you when you were sick –well, her family means the world to her. She wouldn’t give that up without the fight of her life.”
” Thanks. I needed that.”
” I, um…think we should formally meet.”
” Oh shit.”
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