"I hope that she wakes up soon as well the kids miss her and they are starting to ask questions especially Chris" Grace said
"I miss my boy too," Mrs Whitney said, she really could not wait to see him again
"I will ask my brother when he gets back if I can bring the kids tomorrow, we can't hide this from them forever, Chris needs to know that his mom is sick and she's in the hospital, probably if she feels him around her, she might want to wake up already," she said, she has read something like that before and it might work out for Jane
"hmm I agree with you," she said
"what about you, you and the doctor?" she decided to poke her nose.
Grace didn't say anything for a while the truth is she didn't know what to say so she just kept mute
"I'm so sorry if I said the wrong thing, I shouldn't have asked, it's none of my business anyways," she said thinking she must have passed her boundary
"no it's fine, I'm just dumbfounded cause I don't know what to say, nothing is going on between Mike and me, he's our family doctor he took over from his late father, that's it," she said
"I don't want to believe that you both do not have chemistry with the way you look at each other, have you noticed the way he looks at you, with so much love and affection, it's in his eyes he loves you Grace he truly does" she said but she refused to agree with him
"come on, Mrs Whitney, you are just exaggerating; he's only being nice to me because we are here; we are not as close as we used to be,", she said, not believing a word she said.
How in the world can he be in love with her, she confessed her feelings to him a long time ago but he turned her down in the most inhumane way possible, he hurt her so much and that caused her to leave the country, years down the line, she's still hurting and he has moved on with his life already.
"well I will tell you one thing child, that man is in love with you, don't push him away" she said
Grace didn't say anything cause she didn't want to continue talking about it, it was too much headache for her so she just placed her head on the couch and rested her head, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep but she could not get out of her head everything that she had just said.
Soon it was evening and Chris returned from the company alongside Jack, this time around he took securities alongside himself, he didn't want a repeat of what happened this morning, he had been waiting to see Jane all day, been apart from her for hours felt like a year, so he could only fasten the pace at which he walked so he could get to the ward faster.
When he stepped out of the car, he saw police officers hanging around and a crime scene, he wondered what happened during the time that he was away, and he started to have this bad feeling in his gut, he just hoped that Jane was safe and she didn't have any complications
He got to the ward as fast as he could and he saw that Jane was still lying on the bed, relief washed through him, and for a second he thought that something bad had happened
He saw that Mrs Whitney was still around and so was Grace, he didn't think that she would be coming around today
"hey you are back," Grace said and went to hug her brother, she felt safe around him, she has just been trying to be strong all along but she has been really scared
"is everything okay, why are they police vans everywhere?" he asked
"well I think the best person to answer that question is Mike I will go get him for you" she said
"okay?" he felt that something was up and and he really wanted to know what it is.
Mike was in his office thinking of what to do with all that has happened today at the hospital, his hospital is known to be one of the best in town but with what has happened, he heard someone knock on the door and he decided to check who the person is, he stood up to open the door and the person happened to be Grace
"hey you are here" he said smiling all the way to his ears, seeing her he felt like his problems just went down the drain instantly
"hmm yeah my brother is back and he would like to see you" she said trying her best to avoid his gaze, she didn't want their eyes meeting each other to avoid the same thing that happened earlier
"so I will be off now" she said and wanted to start moving but he pulled her back
"you want to leave?" he asked her
"uhmm yes what is it, please let go of my hand" she said
"I need you to stay just a little longer can you do that for me please?" he asked
Grace didn't have the heart to say no to him, he looked so innocent and lonely, so she stayed back
"now what?" she asked as she steeped into the office fully.
Mike didn't even take permission from her, he just grabbed her and wrapped his hands around her from behind, Grace wanted to say something but it was as if he was reading through her thoughts
"shh shh Grace don't say anything let's just stay like this for a while" he said and Grace obliged, why is she so patient with him, she's usually not like this, if only she wasn't in love with him.