As Belle walked into the Hospital ward, she spotted Bo and Shawn hugging. Fearing the worst, she ran over.
"Shawn, what is it. Is everything OK?"
Shawn turned smiling to Belle. "More than OK. My mother is doing a lot better. The hospital has given her some medicine, and she's even making some jokes."
"She sure is." Bo cut in.
Belle pulled Shawn to one side. "Shawn, I'm so happy for you and your father." She kissed Shawn on the cheek. "Can I see your mother? I still haven't met her."
"Of course. I have to go and get some food, her bed is just there." He pointed.
Belle walked over to Hope and smiled at her.
"Hi honey. Do I know you?"
"No, I'm a friend of your son's. I'm so happy your feeling better Mrs Brady."
"Thanks honey. Do you live by us, I haven't seen you with Shawn before."
"No, I live on the Island with my parents."
"The island." Hope said a bit curious. "Do your parents know your in the city, a girl your age."
"Um, yeah they do."
"Who are your parents. Politicians I bet."
"No." Belle giggled. So many people assume people from Manhattan Island are politicians and owners of big companies. "My parents have nice jobs, but not that nice. They're names are John and Marlena Black."
"John Black?"
"Yeah. My father, do you know him?"
"Um. No. Honey, will you excuse me, I want to speak to my husband."
Belle left and called Bo for Hope. Bo walked over and stroked his wife's head.
"Bo, where did the money for me medicine come from?"
"Don't worry about that."
"Tell me Bo. I want to know."
"Well, that friend of Shawn's, Belle. Her father has some money. He must have a good heart, he paid for it."
Hope sunk into thought. "Good lord, is it really my John?"
Belle caught up with Shawn, who was sat eating. She sat next to him, and he offered her some of his food. She pulled some of the bread off the corner and started to eat it.
"Mmm, good bread."
"Yeah, theres a guy in the market. He lets my Dad have it cheap, he likes to keep friendly with the local policeman. It helps in a city like this."
"I spoke to your mother. She's a lovely woman. Your very lucky Shawn. I wish my mother was like that."
"Don't speak like that. You only get one mother Belle, and whatever your mother says or does to you, it's becasue she loves you."
"I wish I could believe that. I really do."
Shawn put his arm around Belle's shoulder. Belle took it in, and rested her head on him. She felt so safe with him.
Back at the house, Marlena burst into the bedroom. John looked up at his wife.
"Why do you look so angry?"
"Gerald, just came back. Isabella never went to the city with him. She's with that boy. Come on John, we're going to the city."
"No Marlena. I said that becasue I knew you would get angry and upset."
"Of course I would. Now take me to the city, or I'll go alone."
"Fine, I know where she will be."
As the day went on, Hope's condition improved even more. And Belle and Shawn were getting even closer. After an afternoon walking in the park, they went back to the hospital. Bo sat next to his wife lovingly. Belle smiled sweetly at the sight of such love. Before she could go any further, she felt her arm being pulled. As she turned she was face to face with her mother.
"Your coming with me Isabella. I told you not to see this boy."
"Mum." Belle whined struggling. Shawn and Bo ran over to her.
"What's going on?" Bo snapped.
"Nothing to do with you or your family."
John closely followed Marlena and entered the ward. "Marlena, don't drag her for God's sake."
"John, is that you." The group went silent, and turned to Hope who called her ex lovers name. "John Black."
Marlena and Bo both started at their partners, while Shawn and Belle just stared at each other.
"Shawn, what is it. Is everything OK?"
Shawn turned smiling to Belle. "More than OK. My mother is doing a lot better. The hospital has given her some medicine, and she's even making some jokes."
"She sure is." Bo cut in.
Belle pulled Shawn to one side. "Shawn, I'm so happy for you and your father." She kissed Shawn on the cheek. "Can I see your mother? I still haven't met her."
"Of course. I have to go and get some food, her bed is just there." He pointed.
Belle walked over to Hope and smiled at her.
"Hi honey. Do I know you?"
"No, I'm a friend of your son's. I'm so happy your feeling better Mrs Brady."
"Thanks honey. Do you live by us, I haven't seen you with Shawn before."
"No, I live on the Island with my parents."
"The island." Hope said a bit curious. "Do your parents know your in the city, a girl your age."
"Um, yeah they do."
"Who are your parents. Politicians I bet."
"No." Belle giggled. So many people assume people from Manhattan Island are politicians and owners of big companies. "My parents have nice jobs, but not that nice. They're names are John and Marlena Black."
"John Black?"
"Yeah. My father, do you know him?"
"Um. No. Honey, will you excuse me, I want to speak to my husband."
Belle left and called Bo for Hope. Bo walked over and stroked his wife's head.
"Bo, where did the money for me medicine come from?"
"Don't worry about that."
"Tell me Bo. I want to know."
"Well, that friend of Shawn's, Belle. Her father has some money. He must have a good heart, he paid for it."
Hope sunk into thought. "Good lord, is it really my John?"
Belle caught up with Shawn, who was sat eating. She sat next to him, and he offered her some of his food. She pulled some of the bread off the corner and started to eat it.
"Mmm, good bread."
"Yeah, theres a guy in the market. He lets my Dad have it cheap, he likes to keep friendly with the local policeman. It helps in a city like this."
"I spoke to your mother. She's a lovely woman. Your very lucky Shawn. I wish my mother was like that."
"Don't speak like that. You only get one mother Belle, and whatever your mother says or does to you, it's becasue she loves you."
"I wish I could believe that. I really do."
Shawn put his arm around Belle's shoulder. Belle took it in, and rested her head on him. She felt so safe with him.
Back at the house, Marlena burst into the bedroom. John looked up at his wife.
"Why do you look so angry?"
"Gerald, just came back. Isabella never went to the city with him. She's with that boy. Come on John, we're going to the city."
"No Marlena. I said that becasue I knew you would get angry and upset."
"Of course I would. Now take me to the city, or I'll go alone."
"Fine, I know where she will be."
As the day went on, Hope's condition improved even more. And Belle and Shawn were getting even closer. After an afternoon walking in the park, they went back to the hospital. Bo sat next to his wife lovingly. Belle smiled sweetly at the sight of such love. Before she could go any further, she felt her arm being pulled. As she turned she was face to face with her mother.
"Your coming with me Isabella. I told you not to see this boy."
"Mum." Belle whined struggling. Shawn and Bo ran over to her.
"What's going on?" Bo snapped.
"Nothing to do with you or your family."
John closely followed Marlena and entered the ward. "Marlena, don't drag her for God's sake."
"John, is that you." The group went silent, and turned to Hope who called her ex lovers name. "John Black."
Marlena and Bo both started at their partners, while Shawn and Belle just stared at each other.