My Woman His Wife 3: Playing for Keeps: Playing for Keeps by Anna J

Author:Anna J. [J., Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, African American, General, Urban
ISBN: 9781622860197
Google: ENNeGxqRIVIC
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2012-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

James: Welcome Back, Jordan

My son was coming home today. After about two weeks, and a major setback, he was finally getting out of the hospital. The puncture in his lung was giving him more trouble than the doctors anticipated and he had to go back into surgery because there was a small leak near the inside suture site, but he pulled through just fine. The kids were so glad he was coming to the house, but it was a bittersweet moment because their mom was still down for the count. Splitting my time between home and the hospital was draining, but I didn’t have a choice. Yes, Jazz’s family was there to help, but I had to step up to the plate and take care of my business. The doctor said that the swelling in her brain was making progress and going down as scheduled, and they didn’t want to chance waking her up too early and making matters worse. She responded to the touching of her feet, and hands, and displayed normal brain activity for someone in a dream state. I was relieved to hear that, and was happy to know that there was still a chance.

The kids and I spent the entire morning decorating the house for Jordan’s welcome home party. After baking cupcakes and hanging streamers and balloons, we cleaned up and were ready to go. I warned the kids before I left that Jordan wouldn’t be able to run around with them because of the type of surgery he had, and he might be asleep well before the party was over, and they appeared to understand. Janice was super excited because her other half was finally back. She was lost without him, and I could see it all in her actions. She wasn’t as energetic as the other kids, and was sad all the time. When I told her that he was coming home, her entire mood changed. Thank you, Jesus! There were other family members there as well to great him, and everything was going as planned for the first time in never.

Jasmine’s mom and dad stayed with the kids at home and her brother rode with me up to the hospital to help me with Jordan. I didn’t want Jordan to see his mom in the ICU, so we stopped there first to see Jasmine before going up. I knew I would have to bring the kids up eventually, but not in her current state. They would have tons of questions that the younger ones wouldn’t comprehend and it was just too much at once.

When we got to the room, the doctor was there charting observations, and instructing one of the nurses on doses of medication for Jasmine. We stood back to let him conduct business, waiting patiently for him to finish. I knew he would fill me in on everything afterward. It didn’t take him long to finish up, and pretty soon he was ready for us.

“Mr. Cinque, it’s home-going day for young Jordan, right?” he asked as he shook my and my brother-in-law’s hands.

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