Will your family be coming by?”
“I think Mom would like to see her, if that’s all right.”
“Send her along. I know Paige would love the company. The doctor says she can hear everything going on around her. Maybe if we make it interesting enough, she’ll wake up.”
Jonas tried to smile. “Maybe you’re right. I will tell my mother to head over after dinner.”
“Be careful driving up there in the dark. They’re calling for more snow tonight.”
“I will.”
Jonas ended the call, feeling a little better about having to make the drive to the cabin. He hadn’t wanted to go. He had wanted to spend his every waking moment with Paige. His mother had talked him into going. She said he needed his things and that Paige would be well looked after.
She was right. After all, Paige’s entire family was here and so were his mom and Ian. Sara and Chris would have been here, had they not gone on their honeymoon. Sara had wanted to come back, but he wouldn’t hear of it. Paige would be upset if she knew she had ruined Sara’s honeymoon.
Lucy and Mike were coming in on the weekend. So, now was the time for him to go. It just didn’t feel right to him. He should be with Paige. The accident had just happened less than 24 hours ago.
It seemed like a lifetime ago that they were planning to bring a child into the world. They had been so deliriously happy and now his life felt like it was spinning out of control.
Running a hand through his shaggy mane, Jonas wished there was a way to turn back the clock. If there were, he would have kept Paige at the cabin; never let her out of his sight at that party, anything to have kept her safe. Sighing, he reached in his jeans for the keys to Paige’s car. Better to be on his way and get back as soon as possible, than to examine what ifs that could never be.
~*~
Darren watched as Jonas Barnett climbed behind the wheel of Paige’s car. He hoped Barnett would lead him to the truth. He was sure he could have gotten Paige to tell him the truth. She fell into the path of the car before she had been able to finish.
If he could find out for sure that Paige had been carrying his child and she and Barnett had covered it up, lied about it, then perhaps there was money to be made. He could blackmail Barnett; ask for money to stay quiet. Or he could sell what he found out to the gossip rags. Oh hell, he could do both and get double the money.
Smiling, he put the car into gear and followed Barnett out of the city.
~*~
Chapter Eleven
~*~
Evelyn slid out of the backseat of the cab, followed closely by Ian. It was about 6:00 p.m. and visiting hours would begin soon. Not that she thought Paige’s family would be restricted to just those times. If what Jonas had said was true, there was someone at her bedside at all times of the day.
“Shall we go in?” she asked Ian, who was staring up at the hospital.
“Do you think Dad will be okay?” he asked.
“Your father has always been a complicated person, Ian. He keeps his emotions close to the vest. He’s a private person. I think he needed this short time away, even if he won’t admit it. He’s trying to be strong for Paige, her family and now us. He hasn’t had the time to break down.”
“But isn’t it too soon?” Ian asked, wondering why his grandmother would push Dad to go away so soon after the accident.
“When would he have taken the time, Ian, if not now? He would have sat by her bedside, day in and day out, never once thinking of himself. The days would have slipped by and he wouldn’t have noticed. It’s better that he takes a few hours to come to grips with this now. When she wakes up, Paige is going to be devastated over the loss of the baby. He will need to be strong for her then.”
Ian sighed.
“I think Mom would like to see her, if that’s all right.”
“Send her along. I know Paige would love the company. The doctor says she can hear everything going on around her. Maybe if we make it interesting enough, she’ll wake up.”
Jonas tried to smile. “Maybe you’re right. I will tell my mother to head over after dinner.”
“Be careful driving up there in the dark. They’re calling for more snow tonight.”
“I will.”
Jonas ended the call, feeling a little better about having to make the drive to the cabin. He hadn’t wanted to go. He had wanted to spend his every waking moment with Paige. His mother had talked him into going. She said he needed his things and that Paige would be well looked after.
She was right. After all, Paige’s entire family was here and so were his mom and Ian. Sara and Chris would have been here, had they not gone on their honeymoon. Sara had wanted to come back, but he wouldn’t hear of it. Paige would be upset if she knew she had ruined Sara’s honeymoon.
Lucy and Mike were coming in on the weekend. So, now was the time for him to go. It just didn’t feel right to him. He should be with Paige. The accident had just happened less than 24 hours ago.
It seemed like a lifetime ago that they were planning to bring a child into the world. They had been so deliriously happy and now his life felt like it was spinning out of control.
Running a hand through his shaggy mane, Jonas wished there was a way to turn back the clock. If there were, he would have kept Paige at the cabin; never let her out of his sight at that party, anything to have kept her safe. Sighing, he reached in his jeans for the keys to Paige’s car. Better to be on his way and get back as soon as possible, than to examine what ifs that could never be.
~*~
Darren watched as Jonas Barnett climbed behind the wheel of Paige’s car. He hoped Barnett would lead him to the truth. He was sure he could have gotten Paige to tell him the truth. She fell into the path of the car before she had been able to finish.
If he could find out for sure that Paige had been carrying his child and she and Barnett had covered it up, lied about it, then perhaps there was money to be made. He could blackmail Barnett; ask for money to stay quiet. Or he could sell what he found out to the gossip rags. Oh hell, he could do both and get double the money.
Smiling, he put the car into gear and followed Barnett out of the city.
~*~
Chapter Eleven
~*~
Evelyn slid out of the backseat of the cab, followed closely by Ian. It was about 6:00 p.m. and visiting hours would begin soon. Not that she thought Paige’s family would be restricted to just those times. If what Jonas had said was true, there was someone at her bedside at all times of the day.
“Shall we go in?” she asked Ian, who was staring up at the hospital.
“Do you think Dad will be okay?” he asked.
“Your father has always been a complicated person, Ian. He keeps his emotions close to the vest. He’s a private person. I think he needed this short time away, even if he won’t admit it. He’s trying to be strong for Paige, her family and now us. He hasn’t had the time to break down.”
“But isn’t it too soon?” Ian asked, wondering why his grandmother would push Dad to go away so soon after the accident.
“When would he have taken the time, Ian, if not now? He would have sat by her bedside, day in and day out, never once thinking of himself. The days would have slipped by and he wouldn’t have noticed. It’s better that he takes a few hours to come to grips with this now. When she wakes up, Paige is going to be devastated over the loss of the baby. He will need to be strong for her then.”
Ian sighed.
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