"Ivy, what are you doing here?" Sam asked.
"I was here for a doctor's appointment. I was on my way out and I heard you in here. What happened to Kay?"
Sam told Ivy about the accident and Kay's condition. By the end of his explanation he was openly crying. Ivy walked closer too him, stooped down to the level of the chair he was sitting in and held him tightly to her.
"Shh, Sam, it's okay. She'll be fine. I know she will."
"You don't understand. This is all my fault."
Ivy backed up and looked into his eyes with question.
"Why is this you fault?"
Sam soon found himself telling his ex-lover about all his feelings, about his guilt, his anger at Grace, and his pain. When he finished she brought her hand up to his face and stroked his cheek.
"Sam, this isn't your fault. It's not anyone's fault. I understand why you feel guilty but this is not you fault. You have to stop blaming yourself. That's not going to help Kay. The only way you can help her is to see her through her recovery and be there for her for the rest of her life. Do you understand me?"
Sam nodded and Ivy softly smiled.
"Now, you are going to go and get yourself some coffee. Calm down and come back in here so you can be there for her when Kay wakes up."
"No, I can't. I don't want to leave her."
"That's okay. I'll sit here with her until you get back. We'll have some good girl talk." Ivy said taking Kay's hand in hers.
Sam reluctantly agreed and left the room.
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Grace Bennet, Charity Standish, and Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald walked through the main doors of the hospital. When they saw Reese, Jessica, and Simone they hurried over to them.
"What's happened? How's Kay?" Miguel urgently pleaded.
Reese once again told about what had happened to Kay. As soon as he finished Charity erupted into loud, obnoxious sobs. Grace had no reaction what so ever. She immediately hugged Charity and began comforting her. It was almost like she didn't even care that her daughter was near death. Her sweet little Charity was in pain and she was most important. At that moment Reese realized what Kay had been going through since Charity had come to town and it made him want to grab Mrs. Bennet by the throat and shake her, hard.
Miguel, on the other hand, had a definite reaction. His face took on an incredibly bizarre look. He looked, pained, guilty, sad, upset, and confused all at the same time. Reese was puzzled and decided to ask him how he felt. Before he could get anything out Sam walked up to them. Seeing Grace he went to kiss her but she shook her head. Charity was upset and she didn't care about Sam's needs. He shrugged it off
"So… Honey would you like to go see Kay?"
Seeing that Charity wasn't going to stop crying anytime soon Grace shook her head.
"No, I'm sure I'll go see her in a little while. Right now, Charity needs me. I have to be her for her."
"Chief Bennet, I would like to see Kay if that's alright with you." Miguel said.
"No, Miguel, don't leave me." Charity cried in a panic.
"Okay, don't worry. I won't leave."
Reese shook his head at the complete lack of a spine his best friend had acquired in the last two years.
Sam was totally mystified at Grace's reaction. I"I'll go see her in a little while."/I, didn't she realize that her daughter might not be here in a little while. Sam couldn't stand to be around her any more.
"I'm going to go get some coffee. I'll be right back."
Sam headed to the cafeteria and on his way passed Kay's ICU room. He glanced in to see Ivy holding Kay's hand and talking to her. He stood watching her for a minute and then he could hear the voice of his wife comforting Charity. He slowly turned from looking at Ivy talking to his comatose daughter who she barely knew to staring disappointedly at Grace who was consoling their niece who really wasn't in that much need of comfort. She had Miguel and besides, she and Kay weren't close at all. Charity was obviously using the opportunity to seek attention. Sam couldn't believe that he had chosen the ignorant, selfish, and completely appalling woman that Grace was over the understanding, compassionate, and caring Ivy. Reaching into his pocket Sam pulled out his cell phone and dialed the number he only ever dialed when he needed legal help. His lawyer.
"Hey Mark, I'd like to start divorce proceedings…."
"I was here for a doctor's appointment. I was on my way out and I heard you in here. What happened to Kay?"
Sam told Ivy about the accident and Kay's condition. By the end of his explanation he was openly crying. Ivy walked closer too him, stooped down to the level of the chair he was sitting in and held him tightly to her.
"Shh, Sam, it's okay. She'll be fine. I know she will."
"You don't understand. This is all my fault."
Ivy backed up and looked into his eyes with question.
"Why is this you fault?"
Sam soon found himself telling his ex-lover about all his feelings, about his guilt, his anger at Grace, and his pain. When he finished she brought her hand up to his face and stroked his cheek.
"Sam, this isn't your fault. It's not anyone's fault. I understand why you feel guilty but this is not you fault. You have to stop blaming yourself. That's not going to help Kay. The only way you can help her is to see her through her recovery and be there for her for the rest of her life. Do you understand me?"
Sam nodded and Ivy softly smiled.
"Now, you are going to go and get yourself some coffee. Calm down and come back in here so you can be there for her when Kay wakes up."
"No, I can't. I don't want to leave her."
"That's okay. I'll sit here with her until you get back. We'll have some good girl talk." Ivy said taking Kay's hand in hers.
Sam reluctantly agreed and left the room.
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Grace Bennet, Charity Standish, and Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald walked through the main doors of the hospital. When they saw Reese, Jessica, and Simone they hurried over to them.
"What's happened? How's Kay?" Miguel urgently pleaded.
Reese once again told about what had happened to Kay. As soon as he finished Charity erupted into loud, obnoxious sobs. Grace had no reaction what so ever. She immediately hugged Charity and began comforting her. It was almost like she didn't even care that her daughter was near death. Her sweet little Charity was in pain and she was most important. At that moment Reese realized what Kay had been going through since Charity had come to town and it made him want to grab Mrs. Bennet by the throat and shake her, hard.
Miguel, on the other hand, had a definite reaction. His face took on an incredibly bizarre look. He looked, pained, guilty, sad, upset, and confused all at the same time. Reese was puzzled and decided to ask him how he felt. Before he could get anything out Sam walked up to them. Seeing Grace he went to kiss her but she shook her head. Charity was upset and she didn't care about Sam's needs. He shrugged it off
"So… Honey would you like to go see Kay?"
Seeing that Charity wasn't going to stop crying anytime soon Grace shook her head.
"No, I'm sure I'll go see her in a little while. Right now, Charity needs me. I have to be her for her."
"Chief Bennet, I would like to see Kay if that's alright with you." Miguel said.
"No, Miguel, don't leave me." Charity cried in a panic.
"Okay, don't worry. I won't leave."
Reese shook his head at the complete lack of a spine his best friend had acquired in the last two years.
Sam was totally mystified at Grace's reaction. I"I'll go see her in a little while."/I, didn't she realize that her daughter might not be here in a little while. Sam couldn't stand to be around her any more.
"I'm going to go get some coffee. I'll be right back."
Sam headed to the cafeteria and on his way passed Kay's ICU room. He glanced in to see Ivy holding Kay's hand and talking to her. He stood watching her for a minute and then he could hear the voice of his wife comforting Charity. He slowly turned from looking at Ivy talking to his comatose daughter who she barely knew to staring disappointedly at Grace who was consoling their niece who really wasn't in that much need of comfort. She had Miguel and besides, she and Kay weren't close at all. Charity was obviously using the opportunity to seek attention. Sam couldn't believe that he had chosen the ignorant, selfish, and completely appalling woman that Grace was over the understanding, compassionate, and caring Ivy. Reaching into his pocket Sam pulled out his cell phone and dialed the number he only ever dialed when he needed legal help. His lawyer.
"Hey Mark, I'd like to start divorce proceedings…."