Somebody

Chapter 13

Melia got to the hospital as quickly as Jay would drive. She needed to be there. She needed Cammie as much as she needed Adam or Jay.

"What's been going on?" Melia asked Adam.

"She's been coughing and had a bit of a stuffy nose for the last couple days. Earlier today she started running a fever and it spiked shortly before Jay called," Adam said. "They're still running tests to find out what's going on."

Melia went to the desk to find out where her daughter was. She wanted to be with her for whatever tests might be left.

Melia hadn't waited long before the doctor came in. "Cameryn has pneumonia. We'd like to keep her for a day or two to push antibiotics and for the fever to go down.

"Of course," Melia said. "Can I say with her."

"Sure," he said. "We're going to move her up to the pediatrics floor. You can go do whatever you need so we can get her settled in."

Melia thought for a moment and decided she would call Dave like she told him she would. He had seemed genuinely concerned about Cammie when she talked to him before she got on the plane. She called him and only go this voice mail.

"Dave, Cammie has pneumonia. She'll be in the hospital at least tonight and tomorrow. I'll call you soon. Bye," Melia said quickly hanging up.

Melia stayed in Cammie's room all night but didn't get very much sleep. Adam had gone home to be with Alannah.

As much as she told him to say with Alannah, Melia was happy to see her brother the next morning. She was relieved. She could grab some food and check her messages. "You want to stay with her?" Melia asked.

"Yeah, get some food, a shower, and whatever else you need," Adam said. "Don't worry She'll be okay."

Melia went to McDonald's and checked her voice mail. While she was eating Dave called. She attempted to convince him not to, but he was determined to come. She kept telling him she would meet up with him in a couple weeks, but as usual eventually she gave in. It was only a couple days before he went back on the road again.

She also took the opportunity to call Vince. Despite the ass he plays on TV he was again very understanding. He told her she had as much time off as she needed. She promised to be more consistent after this crisis.

"Did you call Vince?" Adam asked when Melia returned.

"Yeah and I got a call from Dave," Melia said. "He wanted to come visit. He wanted to make sure Cammie was okay and to see us."

"Melia, you know Dave isn't Cammie's father right? He could walk out of your lives at any moment," Adam said. "Maybe you should get to know him better before you get to attached."

"Adam, I don't think he's planning on leaving any time soon. I didn't ask him to come and tried to talk him out of it," Melia said.

"Fine be that way. I'm going to check on Alannah. Call me if you need me," Adam said.

"Will do boss," Melia teased. "Tell Lanah I said hi. We should be out of here tonight hopefully."

"More like tomorrow morning," Adam said before leaving
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"Dave, come out with us tonight. We'll be in town," Paul said as he called his friend.

"Actually I'm headed to Tampa shortly," Dave said. "Sorry I couldn't take you up on that offer."

"What might I ask is in Tampa," Paul asked most likely already knowing the answer.

"Cammie got seriously sick, and I wanted to go see her and Melia," Dave said hoping this wasn't going to go where he thought it was.

"Don't you think she needs to do some things on her own. She's a big girl. Dave you won't always be able to run to her side," Paul said.

"Do you always have to second guess my decisions. I know you don't think Melia and I aren't good for each other, but we're dating so deal with it," Dave told him.

"Okay, if you say so," Paul said. "See you Sunday."

"Bye."

Dave continued packing his things and making sure the girls had all their things together. He wasn't sure how this was going to work, but it was okay for once.

It was early afternoon when he arrived in Tampa, and went to took for a hotel. He knew this was going to be interesting, but he would manage. He'd become good at that the last few months.

He called Melia to see if Cammie had been released. He assumed he hadn't when he got her voice mail. He decided to spend some time with the girls. He was going to miss them when they went back to Angie.
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It wasn't until evening that Cammie was released. Melia was excited to be able to go home. Hospitals gave her the creeps.

She was entering the parking lot knowing that either Adam or Dave would be there shortly. She noticed someone looking at her. Sh watched him for a few moments before he went up to her. She felt like she should know him from somewhere.

"Are you Melia Copeland?" he asked.

"Yes, why do you ask?" she asked.

"I'm your father," the man said.

"I don't want to talk to you," Melia said bluntly.

"You have every right to not want to talk to me, but I wanted to see you just once," he said.

"How do I know you're not some impostor?" Melia asked stubbornly though her instincts were telling her he was who he said he was.

"You're name is Melia Nicole Copeland. You're birthday is August 17," the man said before continuing got rattle off information.

"How do I know you're not a crazy stalker?" Melia asked.

"If I was a crazy stalker I wouldn't be talking to you like this right now," he pointed out.

"It honestly doesn't matter. My father walked out on me before I was born. To me he doesn't exist anymore. If you'll excuse me I need to go home."

Melia was distracted the entire way back to Adam's. She could have just seen her father for the first time ever and honestly didn't give a damn.

When she got back to Adam's she gave Cammie another dose of antibiotics and began questioning Adam about their father. Adam, as always was less than forth coming with information, but from what she could get the man she'd met earlier was her father.

Now she was intrigued. Why on earth would the father, who left shortly after her mother found out she was pregnant, be in Tampa? She knew she shouldn't bother thinking about him. She was almost positive he hadn't thought about her in almost 24 years. She hadn't even received a passing glance from him.

Dave also came that evening to visit. It was actually pretty cool since Alannah convinced Adam that they should take Angel and Grace to dinner, so Dave and Melia could have some alone time together.

After only a few minutes Melia made a mental note to thank her sister- in-law. She hadn't had any quiet adult time with anyone in a while. Even when she was in D.C. Angel and Grace were always around.
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