For You I Will by Hadley Raydeen

Author:Hadley Raydeen [Raydeen, Hadley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phoenix Pen
Published: 2018-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The sights and sounds of the hospital always caused her unease. It took her back to when she was sixteen years old and both her parents had been rushed to this exact same hospital after a horrific car accident. Neither of them made it. She’d been orphaned that day, just a sophomore in high school. She had to be strong since that day. Independent, taking care of herself; looking out for herself. She made it through the rest of high school and worked her way through college becoming a stronger person every day. That is when she met the Harmons. Paul was a mentor in a leadership development course she took at Penn. He and she just clicked. And he hired her at his law firm, where he trained her to become a leader.

Looking at him now, hooked up to machines and monitors, didn’t seem right. He seemed so frail and weak which was not like Paul at all. He was her strength so many times before. And now she couldn’t find the strength to see him like this. She wiped at a pesky tear that broke through her barriers when she felt Daniel’s hand on her shoulder.

She turned, looking up into his dark blue eyes. She saw the same grief and helplessness mirrored there. Her heart flipped when she saw something else mirrored in his eyes; longing maybe... need.

Paul would want them to be there for each other since he had been there for them both in different ways throughout their young adult lives and now, who knows how much longer they would have him.

“Hey.” Daniel’s words were low and close to her ear. “Why don’t we give Maggie a minute with the doctors? We can go get her a cup of coffee.”

“Don’t you two fuss over me,” Maggie scolded them from the other side of the room. “I’m okay. We’re okay,” she said, reaching out to take Paul’s hand. He’d regained consciousness and was resting now.

“Maggie, the same way you insisted on taking care of me, I'm going to do the same for you. Now, we’ll be back some with something warm for you to drink. I already contacted Tyonn, Izayah and Xavier,” Daniel said referring to the Harmon’s three adult sons.

They all lived out of state, but insisted they would catch the first flight out to see about their father. None of them were quite aware how bad his condition was.

“Daniel, I really wish you would have told me before you did that.” Maggie's face fell. She stood coming across the hospital room to stand in front of Daniel. She grabbed his hand and then caught hold of Callie's, pulling them out to the hallway.

She pulled the door shut behind her before she spoke. “Paul says he's sleeping, but I know my husband. He's probably listening to every word; it's better I tell you this out here.” She cleared her throat, wringing her hands together in front of her. “We haven't been really keeping the boys up to date on what's been going on with their father's condition.

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