Anchored: A Lake Series Novella by Annalisa Grant

Author:Annalisa Grant [Grant, AnnaLisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781511666169
Google: DhBkrgEACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-05-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

The last time I was in this hospital I left with two amazing gifts. Today, though, there are no balloons or flowers in sight, which is typical for the ER waiting room.

Will lets the receptionist know that we are there for Michael Meadows and we settle in for an undetermined amount of time. Wes arrives a few moments after us, finishing a call on his cell.

“So?” he asks, taking a seat across from us.

“They’ll let us know when there’s something to tell,” Will replies.

“I called Rachel. I didn’t think she should wait until they treated him to know he was here. It’ll take her a while to get here, too, so I figured the sooner she knew, the better,” Wes tells us.

“Thank you. I’m sure she appreciated it,” I say.

“At first she was a little skeptical. I had to explain to her that Michael had come to see you, which she didn’t know.”

“Geez! Doesn’t anybody tell their spouse where they are anymore?” Will laughs.

“Says the man who dropped off the face of the earth and faked his death.” I raise my eyebrows at him.

“Point taken.”

“Anyway … she’s on her way now.” Wes pulls out his phone and sends a few texts to let his staff know he’ll probably be late tomorrow.

Mom and Eliana take turns texting Will and me with questions and updates on our sleeping children. I text Mom back and thank her and Eliana for stepping in so quickly, and apologize for not knowing when we’ll be home. That is, of course, not an issue for them. They’re very good grandmothers.

We sit there for another forty-five minutes before Rachel arrives. In that time we hear absolutely nothing from anyone.

“I’m so sorry,” I say to her. “I wish I had something to tell you.”

“It’s okay.” Rachel sits down and her burdens seem to ease off of her shoulders. I watch her face as she looks at us and it occurs to me that maybe she hasn’t had anyone by her side during these last eight months.

“Rachel,” I begin gingerly. “Is there anyone you’d like us to call for you? Maybe a few friends of yours and Michael’s?” I have a feeling I know what she’s going to say, but I don’t want to put the words in her mouth.

“No. There’s no one. We don’t really have good friends. Anyone we told about the cancer got scared off once Michael started showing how sick he was. It’s amazing how busy people suddenly become. It didn’t take long for Michael to decide we weren’t telling anyone else.” She looks down with lonely eyes. I can’t believe Michael has confined her to this prison. He’s dying of cancer and she hasn’t been allowed to tell anyone?

Oh. It occurs to me that Michael is angry that Rachel broke through their cone of secrecy, but angrier that when she did it, she came to the Meyers. It’s no wonder he’s so angry. We have to get him to reconcile with Will.

“Michael Meadows?” The nurse calls his name from the door in search for his family.

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