won’t know for sure until we get the CT scan results back. We recommend that he stay in this area to receive the physical therapy, it might be too stressful on his wound and the added pressure of flying with a concussion is not a good thing, either.”
“We’ll get an apartment here until he’s released to go home, then,” Kenzi said as she ran her right hand through his hair.
“That’s a good idea, Mrs. Douglass. The CT scan is scheduled for this morning at ten. If you have any questions let me know,” said Dr. Peterson as he replaced Shawn’s chart at the foot of the bed and left quickly.
Shawn returned to the room around noon and was asleep. He was exhausted and ready to willingly die for a couple more hours of sleep.
Kenzi scribbled him a quick note and was leaving when she met Agent Stern at the door.
“Miss Fromier?” Agent Stern asked.
“Yes. I’m guessing you’re Agent Stern. You look just like Shawn described you,” Kenzi replied shaking his hand.
“I’m not sure if that’s a compliment or not. I was bringing the girl’s family here to meet Agent Douglass,” Stern replied and gestured down the hall.
Kenzi could see the little girl, her hair was cut short almost in a buzz but when she turned around her gray eyes were haunting. Kenzi could tell she was still terrified and wasn’t sure if she could trust her parents or not yet.
“She looks so lonely. I know what she went through and her parents too,” Kenzi said, not realizing she’d said it out loud.
“The last four years of her life have been pure hell. I was told that you and Agent Douglass have a daughter that was kidnapped, so I’m sure you know how this feels. Would you like to meet them before I take them in to meet Shawn?”
Kenzi nodded and followed him over to the family. Introductions were made but the girl shied away from Kenzi despite the urgings of her mother.
“She’s very shy now. I wish there was something I could do for her,” her mother told Kenzi.
Kenzi nodded and sat down next to the girl. “Hello, Maddie, I’m Kenzi. You are a very special little girl, you know. You managed to get back to people who love you very much despite how long you’d been gone.”
Maddie just looked at her for a minute and then nodded slowly.
“Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, would you care to follow me? Mr. Douglass is awake now and you can see him,” Agent Stern said motioning for them to follow him.
Kenzi watched them disappear into Shawn’s room, and then grabbed a newspaper to look for available apartments on her way to a store where she could buy some more appropriate clothes for the hot weather.
Kenzi was walking around the mall the cab driver had dropped her at. She bought clothes for Shawn and herself and was heading towards the exit when she saw someone she thought she knew.
Kenzi rushed through the crowd and accidentally knocked a short, balding man over trying to catch up to the couple.
“Oh, I’m so sorry. I thought I saw someone I knew. Can I help you?” Kenzi asked the man as she gathered his and her own packages while he got to his feet.
“I think you’ve done enough,” the man said with a snort as he grabbed the packages Kenzi was holding out to him, and pushed past her.
Kenzi hurried in the direction she’d last seen them turn and almost ran smack into them.
“I thought I saw you here,” Kenzi said her breath coming in a pant.
“We heard about what happened to Shawn and decided to come down and see you guys.”
“Yeah, we decided to spend our honeymoon checking up on you and Shawn.”
“Your honeymoon ? When did this happen and why didn’t you tell me?” Kenzi squealed jumping up and down.
Chapter 18
“Well, we eloped over the weekend. I thought my mom would’ve told you we had left together.”
“No, your mom didn’t tell me but I’ve been kinda busy with work so she probably just didn’t get the chance. Why would she know and not everyone else?”
“We’ll get an apartment here until he’s released to go home, then,” Kenzi said as she ran her right hand through his hair.
“That’s a good idea, Mrs. Douglass. The CT scan is scheduled for this morning at ten. If you have any questions let me know,” said Dr. Peterson as he replaced Shawn’s chart at the foot of the bed and left quickly.
Shawn returned to the room around noon and was asleep. He was exhausted and ready to willingly die for a couple more hours of sleep.
Kenzi scribbled him a quick note and was leaving when she met Agent Stern at the door.
“Miss Fromier?” Agent Stern asked.
“Yes. I’m guessing you’re Agent Stern. You look just like Shawn described you,” Kenzi replied shaking his hand.
“I’m not sure if that’s a compliment or not. I was bringing the girl’s family here to meet Agent Douglass,” Stern replied and gestured down the hall.
Kenzi could see the little girl, her hair was cut short almost in a buzz but when she turned around her gray eyes were haunting. Kenzi could tell she was still terrified and wasn’t sure if she could trust her parents or not yet.
“She looks so lonely. I know what she went through and her parents too,” Kenzi said, not realizing she’d said it out loud.
“The last four years of her life have been pure hell. I was told that you and Agent Douglass have a daughter that was kidnapped, so I’m sure you know how this feels. Would you like to meet them before I take them in to meet Shawn?”
Kenzi nodded and followed him over to the family. Introductions were made but the girl shied away from Kenzi despite the urgings of her mother.
“She’s very shy now. I wish there was something I could do for her,” her mother told Kenzi.
Kenzi nodded and sat down next to the girl. “Hello, Maddie, I’m Kenzi. You are a very special little girl, you know. You managed to get back to people who love you very much despite how long you’d been gone.”
Maddie just looked at her for a minute and then nodded slowly.
“Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, would you care to follow me? Mr. Douglass is awake now and you can see him,” Agent Stern said motioning for them to follow him.
Kenzi watched them disappear into Shawn’s room, and then grabbed a newspaper to look for available apartments on her way to a store where she could buy some more appropriate clothes for the hot weather.
Kenzi was walking around the mall the cab driver had dropped her at. She bought clothes for Shawn and herself and was heading towards the exit when she saw someone she thought she knew.
Kenzi rushed through the crowd and accidentally knocked a short, balding man over trying to catch up to the couple.
“Oh, I’m so sorry. I thought I saw someone I knew. Can I help you?” Kenzi asked the man as she gathered his and her own packages while he got to his feet.
“I think you’ve done enough,” the man said with a snort as he grabbed the packages Kenzi was holding out to him, and pushed past her.
Kenzi hurried in the direction she’d last seen them turn and almost ran smack into them.
“I thought I saw you here,” Kenzi said her breath coming in a pant.
“We heard about what happened to Shawn and decided to come down and see you guys.”
“Yeah, we decided to spend our honeymoon checking up on you and Shawn.”
“Your honeymoon ? When did this happen and why didn’t you tell me?” Kenzi squealed jumping up and down.
Chapter 18
“Well, we eloped over the weekend. I thought my mom would’ve told you we had left together.”
“No, your mom didn’t tell me but I’ve been kinda busy with work so she probably just didn’t get the chance. Why would she know and not everyone else?”
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