Yes, I did it. I started another story. I know I owe you guys an update on Life Ain't Always Beautiful, and I promise I will try really hard to get that done tomorrow. I swear I have not abandoned it!
"Mama, get the phone!"
"It's okay, baby. They'll leave a message," she assures the dark-haired toddler who is eagerly helping her prepare dinner. She took the week off so the nanny could visit her granddaughters out of state, and is doing her best to use this time with her child intentionally. Phone calls can wait; making memories - no matter how mundane they seem - with a child who seems to be growing by the day will not.
A few minutes later her cell phone rings again, and again she ignores it. But when it rings a third time, she crosses the room to where it's plugged into the charger. Her heart stops when she sees the name of someone she hasn't heard from in months - Detective Mannino. After a few deep breaths she answers. "He...hello?
"Doctor Montgomery? We found her."
…..
He's scrubbing out after a frontal lobe tumor resection when he hears someone enter the scrub room.
"Got a minute?"
He barely glances up from the sink. "Not much more than that. I have a hemispherectomy on a four-year-old in an hour."
"Addison called me."
This catches his attention, and when he looks up he sees something on the chief's face. Shock? Disbelief? Fear? Whatever it is sends his heart racing. The last thing he hears before the room goes black is the four words he'd convinced himself he'd never hear.
"Derek, they found her."
…..
He's berating an intern for forgetting to pick up his dry cleaning - again - when his phone rings. Red. "Get out of my sight!" he bellows to the quivering mess in front of him before answering. "You change your mind about din-"
She sounds like she's hyperventilating when she cuts him off. "Maria's out of town, mom's on a cruise, and Savvy's kids are sick and I have to get to the hospital can you come watch Jojo now?"
"Whoa, slow down! You're on vacation. You swore you weren't going in. Let someone-"
"Mark, they found her!"
So. I know it's vague, and it's short. All will be revealed in time, and I promise subsequent chapters will be longer! Chapter two will be posted tomorrow if I get a decent response. Anyone interested?
