Harlow’s name on the screen and
tossed it aside. I wasn’t in the mood to talk to Harlow. She was part of what tormented Nan. I didn’t
have anything to say to her at the moment.
I rocked her in my arms gently. This was Kiro’s fault. He’d pay for this. If something happened to her
he’d pay for this. “I have you Nan. I won’t leave you but you can’t leave me,” I whispered as we
waited for help.
It felt like forever before I heard feet pounding down the hall and the doorman say, “In here.”
Three paramedics came rushing into the room and I handed Nan over to them. They began checking
her vitals as I stood there and watched helplessly. I heard my phone ring from where I’d tossed it on
the floor. I should get it.
“She’s taken something. Do you know what it is?” one of the men asked me.
“No, I just got here,” I replied, numb. She’d overdosed. Holy shit. I ran to the bathroom and found
two empty prescription bottles in the sink. Too many pain killers. “FUCK!” I roared. A paramedic
was beside me taking the bottles from me.
“We need to get her stomach pumped. Are you family?” he asked.
“Brother,” I managed to get out.
“You’ll do. Let’s get her out of here. You can ride in the ambulance,” he replied.
I watched in a daze of disbelief as they put Nan’s unresponsive body on a stretcher and began
carrying her out of the room. I followed. My phone rang in the distance but I left it. Right now I had to save my sister.
Six hours later I sat beside Nan’s hospital bed. She hadn’t woken up yet but the doctors said they
thought she’d have a full recovery. Apparently, I’d found her in time. She’d just passed out from the
pills when I’d arrived.
I didn’t have my phone and I needed to call Blaire. She’d be worried about me by now. I hadn’t been
ready to talk to her just yet. This wasn’t Blaire’s fault but I had been too sensitive to talk to anyone. I had needed them to tell me Nan would live before I could think about anyone or anything else. Now, I
felt guilty for not calling Blaire.
Leaving my phone at Nan’s hotel hadn’t been smart. I had just been in a state of shock and nothing
made sense at the time. I was going to get Nan some help and then I was getting Blaire out of LA and
back to Rosemary. I needed to call my mother. She should be dealing with this. Not me.
Kiro wasn’t going to do anything about it. Nan wanted something she would never have. It was time
she let it go. A nurse opened the door and walked in. I looked up at her and decided it was time I
gave up trying to be everything to Nan because I sucked at it.
“I need to speak with the doctor. When she is ready I want her admitted into a facility that will help
her get a grip on things. She needs help I can’t give her,” I said aloud for the first time in my life. I was admitting I’d failed my little sister. Instead of feeling guilty, I felt a huge burden lift from my
shoulders.
“Doctor Jones will be in shortly. He’ll want to admit her as well. She does need help; I’m glad
you’re in agreement. That always makes these things easier.”
Nothing about this would be easy but it was what was best for everyone.
BLAIRE
Rush still wasn’t back. He hadn’t answered my calls or texts. I’d been at the doctor for over four
hours and he hadn’t once checked in with me. My baby was okay but the doctor said that I needed to
rest, drink more fluids, and eliminate stress. The next step would be bed rest if I didn’t comply with
this. Staying here and dealing with Nan wasn’t going to help me. I had to leave.
I glanced at my phone to make sure I hadn’t missed a call since the last time I’d checked it three
minutes ago. I was trying not to worry about Rush. I needed to decrease my stress. My baby needed
me to.
Harlow had been so quiet in the car. I knew she didn’t know what to say. Rush had never shown up or
called. She’d tried to call him too. Her
tossed it aside. I wasn’t in the mood to talk to Harlow. She was part of what tormented Nan. I didn’t
have anything to say to her at the moment.
I rocked her in my arms gently. This was Kiro’s fault. He’d pay for this. If something happened to her
he’d pay for this. “I have you Nan. I won’t leave you but you can’t leave me,” I whispered as we
waited for help.
It felt like forever before I heard feet pounding down the hall and the doorman say, “In here.”
Three paramedics came rushing into the room and I handed Nan over to them. They began checking
her vitals as I stood there and watched helplessly. I heard my phone ring from where I’d tossed it on
the floor. I should get it.
“She’s taken something. Do you know what it is?” one of the men asked me.
“No, I just got here,” I replied, numb. She’d overdosed. Holy shit. I ran to the bathroom and found
two empty prescription bottles in the sink. Too many pain killers. “FUCK!” I roared. A paramedic
was beside me taking the bottles from me.
“We need to get her stomach pumped. Are you family?” he asked.
“Brother,” I managed to get out.
“You’ll do. Let’s get her out of here. You can ride in the ambulance,” he replied.
I watched in a daze of disbelief as they put Nan’s unresponsive body on a stretcher and began
carrying her out of the room. I followed. My phone rang in the distance but I left it. Right now I had to save my sister.
Six hours later I sat beside Nan’s hospital bed. She hadn’t woken up yet but the doctors said they
thought she’d have a full recovery. Apparently, I’d found her in time. She’d just passed out from the
pills when I’d arrived.
I didn’t have my phone and I needed to call Blaire. She’d be worried about me by now. I hadn’t been
ready to talk to her just yet. This wasn’t Blaire’s fault but I had been too sensitive to talk to anyone. I had needed them to tell me Nan would live before I could think about anyone or anything else. Now, I
felt guilty for not calling Blaire.
Leaving my phone at Nan’s hotel hadn’t been smart. I had just been in a state of shock and nothing
made sense at the time. I was going to get Nan some help and then I was getting Blaire out of LA and
back to Rosemary. I needed to call my mother. She should be dealing with this. Not me.
Kiro wasn’t going to do anything about it. Nan wanted something she would never have. It was time
she let it go. A nurse opened the door and walked in. I looked up at her and decided it was time I
gave up trying to be everything to Nan because I sucked at it.
“I need to speak with the doctor. When she is ready I want her admitted into a facility that will help
her get a grip on things. She needs help I can’t give her,” I said aloud for the first time in my life. I was admitting I’d failed my little sister. Instead of feeling guilty, I felt a huge burden lift from my
shoulders.
“Doctor Jones will be in shortly. He’ll want to admit her as well. She does need help; I’m glad
you’re in agreement. That always makes these things easier.”
Nothing about this would be easy but it was what was best for everyone.
BLAIRE
Rush still wasn’t back. He hadn’t answered my calls or texts. I’d been at the doctor for over four
hours and he hadn’t once checked in with me. My baby was okay but the doctor said that I needed to
rest, drink more fluids, and eliminate stress. The next step would be bed rest if I didn’t comply with
this. Staying here and dealing with Nan wasn’t going to help me. I had to leave.
I glanced at my phone to make sure I hadn’t missed a call since the last time I’d checked it three
minutes ago. I was trying not to worry about Rush. I needed to decrease my stress. My baby needed
me to.
Harlow had been so quiet in the car. I knew she didn’t know what to say. Rush had never shown up or
called. She’d tried to call him too. Her
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