sure to lock the door before she closed it then headed down the stairs.
Her nose caught a whiff of those croissants she loved so much and she grabbed her stomach when it started growling, demanding food. Even though Xavier had fed her well last night, since she hadn't eaten much over the last few days she was already hungry again.
She found her way to the bistro and ran into LeAnn.
"Good morning Maya!"
"Good morning Miss LeAnn."
"You look well rested, much better than you did when Xavier brought you in here last night."
"Thank you. I feel rested. It's been a rough few days."
"I heard. Xavier told us about your sister. Come on, have a seat and I'll get you some coffee."
Maya wanted to get back to the hospital, but she also didn't want to be rude, so she did as LeAnn said and sat down. LeAnn came back a moment later with a cup of coffee and two large buttered croissants. Maya smiled at LeAnn with thanks.
"How are you?" LeAnn asked, sitting down in the seat across from her.
"I'm okay, just worried about my sister."
"Of course you are. I can certainly empathize. Xavier and Lena's mother was my best friend."
"Really?"
Leann nodded. "I met Bobby at Mona and Eric's wedding," she smiled fondly at the memory.
"Was it love at first sight like Xavier said it was with his parents?"
Leann threw her head back and laughed. "Not at all, child. Of course since I was the maid of honor and he was the best man we were paired together. We argued quite a bit, but eventually we grew on each other and soon we fell in love. When he proposed, Mona was so excited. She said since we were both going to be married to brothers it felt like we would finally be real sisters in a way. But she'd had always been a sister to me and when I lost her..."
"I'm so sorry Miss LeAnn."
"It's all right. A piece of them is still with me with Xay and especially Lena, she's the spitting image of Mona." LeAnn gave Maya an encouraging smile. "You just keep the faith. I'll be praying your sister makes a full recovery."
"Thank you, I appreciate that."
They were quiet for a few minutes while Maya ate.
"It seems Xay is quite fond of you. You should have seen him last night when he came down to cook for you. He was so worried about you. And this morning he certainly didn't want to leave you."
"I understand he has a business to run. And just so you know, I'm very fond of him too, Miss LeAnn," Maya admitted quietly.
LeAnn nodded. "You're good for him. You brought his smile back."
Maya's cell phone rang, interrupting anything she'd been about to say. When she saw her mother calling she said, "I'm sorry, Miss LeAnn I've got to take this."
LeAnn stood, and took her plate. "Let me know if you need anything."
Maya answered her phone as LeAnn walked away. "Mom?"
"Where are you?" Her mother sounded frantic.
"What's wrong?" Maya asked, quickly.
"I came by Eva's looking for you, to check on you and you weren't there. Where are you?" she asked again.
"Oh, I stayed with...a friend. I couldn't stay at Eva's with everything going on."
"Well," her mother said, sounding relieved. "You need to get to the hospital. Your sister is asking for you."
"She's awake?!" Maya asked.
"Yes, so hurry and get here!"
"I'm on my way."
Maya stood and LeAnn rushed over to her.
"She's awake. My sister's awake," Maya said with tears of joy.
LeAnn gave her a big hug. "That's wonderful!"
"I've got to go. She's asking for me. Can you tell Xavier for me?"
"Of course, go on."
"Thank you," Maya said, hugging LeAnn again. She reached in her purse and pulled out some cash to pay for her coffee and croissant, but LeAnn stopped her.
"Your money is no good here, you're practically family."
Maya smiled at LeAnn's words and then ran out of the bistro to get to her car so she could go and see her sister.
Maya peeked her head in the door of the hospital room and saw Eva laying on the bed with her eyes closed.
"After all of the nasty diapers of yours I changed when you were a baby,
Her nose caught a whiff of those croissants she loved so much and she grabbed her stomach when it started growling, demanding food. Even though Xavier had fed her well last night, since she hadn't eaten much over the last few days she was already hungry again.
She found her way to the bistro and ran into LeAnn.
"Good morning Maya!"
"Good morning Miss LeAnn."
"You look well rested, much better than you did when Xavier brought you in here last night."
"Thank you. I feel rested. It's been a rough few days."
"I heard. Xavier told us about your sister. Come on, have a seat and I'll get you some coffee."
Maya wanted to get back to the hospital, but she also didn't want to be rude, so she did as LeAnn said and sat down. LeAnn came back a moment later with a cup of coffee and two large buttered croissants. Maya smiled at LeAnn with thanks.
"How are you?" LeAnn asked, sitting down in the seat across from her.
"I'm okay, just worried about my sister."
"Of course you are. I can certainly empathize. Xavier and Lena's mother was my best friend."
"Really?"
Leann nodded. "I met Bobby at Mona and Eric's wedding," she smiled fondly at the memory.
"Was it love at first sight like Xavier said it was with his parents?"
Leann threw her head back and laughed. "Not at all, child. Of course since I was the maid of honor and he was the best man we were paired together. We argued quite a bit, but eventually we grew on each other and soon we fell in love. When he proposed, Mona was so excited. She said since we were both going to be married to brothers it felt like we would finally be real sisters in a way. But she'd had always been a sister to me and when I lost her..."
"I'm so sorry Miss LeAnn."
"It's all right. A piece of them is still with me with Xay and especially Lena, she's the spitting image of Mona." LeAnn gave Maya an encouraging smile. "You just keep the faith. I'll be praying your sister makes a full recovery."
"Thank you, I appreciate that."
They were quiet for a few minutes while Maya ate.
"It seems Xay is quite fond of you. You should have seen him last night when he came down to cook for you. He was so worried about you. And this morning he certainly didn't want to leave you."
"I understand he has a business to run. And just so you know, I'm very fond of him too, Miss LeAnn," Maya admitted quietly.
LeAnn nodded. "You're good for him. You brought his smile back."
Maya's cell phone rang, interrupting anything she'd been about to say. When she saw her mother calling she said, "I'm sorry, Miss LeAnn I've got to take this."
LeAnn stood, and took her plate. "Let me know if you need anything."
Maya answered her phone as LeAnn walked away. "Mom?"
"Where are you?" Her mother sounded frantic.
"What's wrong?" Maya asked, quickly.
"I came by Eva's looking for you, to check on you and you weren't there. Where are you?" she asked again.
"Oh, I stayed with...a friend. I couldn't stay at Eva's with everything going on."
"Well," her mother said, sounding relieved. "You need to get to the hospital. Your sister is asking for you."
"She's awake?!" Maya asked.
"Yes, so hurry and get here!"
"I'm on my way."
Maya stood and LeAnn rushed over to her.
"She's awake. My sister's awake," Maya said with tears of joy.
LeAnn gave her a big hug. "That's wonderful!"
"I've got to go. She's asking for me. Can you tell Xavier for me?"
"Of course, go on."
"Thank you," Maya said, hugging LeAnn again. She reached in her purse and pulled out some cash to pay for her coffee and croissant, but LeAnn stopped her.
"Your money is no good here, you're practically family."
Maya smiled at LeAnn's words and then ran out of the bistro to get to her car so she could go and see her sister.
Maya peeked her head in the door of the hospital room and saw Eva laying on the bed with her eyes closed.
"After all of the nasty diapers of yours I changed when you were a baby,
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