Claire's POV:
It was strange how fast it happened.
It was roughly 6pm, and we were sitting out by the pool with the family when Dad said that he didn't feel quite right. Manny rushed inside to get him some water, and within the next three minutes he had collapsed and the ambulance had been called for - nobody expected anything from it. I, for one, have had minor heart problems for years, and they've always seemed like something bigger than they turned out to be. Maybe that's why we were all so calm around Dad when it happened. We assumed that my heart problems had been passed down genetically, and from his history of smoking and drinking it was really to be expected.
We couldn't all fit in the ambulance, so Gloria, Mitchell and I went while Phil and Cam stayed at the house with the kids. The medics were running tests on him while we were in there (which, needless to say, didn't make him feel any better about the situation), but I found it really interesting to learn about the supplies which they used. Anyway - this isn't about that. This is about what happened once we got to the hospital.
Cam's POV:
"EVERYBODY STAY CALM!" I screeched across the garden after the ambulance left. The kids climbed out of the water and sat around the pool with towels around their shoulders - Phil remarked that the air was getting colder and, as I agreed, we decided to go inside the house and watch some TV until Claire called from the hospital. Although I did understand why only Jay's children and Gloria had gone with him in the ambulance, I couldn't stop worrying about his situation and I wished that I could have gone too.
Claire called at around 7.15pm.
"Hello?"
"Cam? It's Claire."
"How's Jay? It's been over an hour since you left and -"
"We don't honestly know yet, but the doctors don't think that it looks good. Maybe you and Phil should bring the kids over, in case they do need to say goodbye." She stifled a little sob with a cough. "See you soon."