Joslyn (Women of Privilege Book 3) by Bundy Bridget

Author:Bundy, Bridget [Bundy, Bridget]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-11-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

For an hour I’m at Harlan’s bedside. He never stirs. He doesn’t even twitch. Proof that he’s alive is in his breathing and the rhythmic beat of the EKG machine. I wonder why he hasn’t wakened up. Is he dreaming of me and the kids? What’s going on in that brain of his? I miss the simple acts of his kisses and hugs. I miss his smile and his walk. The way he plays with the kids and talk to them made me so happy, and I want those moments back. I rest my head on his hand and cry over the possibility of our lives being destroyed. A family broken, never meant to be mended, never meant to be the same. I don’t think I can accept such a fate. Actually, I won’t. I’ll leave Harlan’s health in God’s capable hands, but I can and will do all I can save Davian.

Unfortunately, in order for me to beat fate, I must leave. I have a serious itch that needs to be scratched anyway, and if I don’t act, I’ll drive myself crazy. I must ask Lucy Davis, Joshua’s mother, about whether or not she knows the kidnappers, and it must be done face to face, mother to mother. I want to see her eyes when she gives me an answer. Maybe, I’m insane for wanting to go to her house after the results of this morning, but what choice do I have? I have a need to react, and so I must.

I sit back in the chair and dig through my purse. I bring out the piece of paper with the Briggs family’s address and Lucy Davis’s address. With it being the Fourth of July, I wonder if Ms. Davis has company at her house too. Charli didn’t write down her phone number. So, I can’t call her to find out. I guess what I’ll do is drive by. If there are cars parked in front of her house, I’ll wait until tomorrow.

After I give Sarah a hug and thank her for looking out for Harlan, I make an amateur stealthy attempt at leaving the hospital. I take the hallway that leads to the emergency room exit, where I know I won’t run into the press or Harlan’s family. Terrence has gone to the cafeteria to get something to eat. Jackie went back to her house to wait on a ransom call, which I don’t think will happen. Not that I’m giving up. I just think the kidnappers would have called by now and made some kind of demand, and actually, now that I think about it, I wonder what that really means. If the kidnappers are not asking for money, does that indicate they’ve killed Davian? No, that’s not what it means. I refuse to accept that thought, and I shake it out of my head. My son is alive. My boy is going to come back home safe and sound.

When I finally get to my car, I decide to go to the mall and buy a new cell phone first.

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