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"Did you hit your head?" Beth asked her niece.
"I don't know," Sarah answered.
"Should we take her to the hospital?" Beth asked JJ.
"I'll call Patty, she's been working nights at County," JJ said.
He called his sister. Patty told him that it probably wasn't anything serious, but they should bring Sarah in to get checked out.
"Do you want to take or should I?" Beth asked.
"Why don't we both go; Michael is here," JJ stated.
"I guess, Michael, we'll call when we know something" she said.
Shortly after the three left for the hospital, Michael, Christy, and David were sitting downstairs in the family room. Christy was sitting on the floor leaning against the coffee table and Michael and David were sitting on the couch.
"This is really weird," Christy announced, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, I wish they would just call us," Michael said.
"Who would call?" Kate asked. She had just wandered into the room.
"My mom and dad," Michael explained.
"I hope Sarah is all right," Kate said.
"Us too, Katie-Kat," David told her. "You want to sit up here?" her asked.
Kate climbed up on the couch and snuggled up against David.
~~~~~~~~ At a Restaurant ~~~~~~~~
"Luke, I still can't believe you never found anyone," Meg told him.
"I did, someone I knew a long time a ago," Luke said.
"Who?" Meg asked.
"You, I never found anyone as funny and as smart as you," he stated.
"Don't falter me," she responded. "Do you want to come back to my apartment with me?" Luke asked.
"Well, that was kind of abrupt," Meg replied.
"I bought you dinner," Luke said.
"I'd like to go see your place, but I'm not promising anything else," Meg finally answered.
~~~~~~ The Next Morning in Greenhills ~~~~~~
By the time, that JJ returned around seven o'clock in the morning all four of them had fallen asleep. Christy awoke suddenly to see he her dad standing over top of her.
"How's Sarah?" she asked, rubbing her morning-face.
"They need to run some more tests," JJ told her. "Come in the kitchen, if you want to talk anyone, so you don't wake anyone else."
Christy followed her father into the kitchen. Everyone always said Christy looked more like her father, but she never believed them.
"Mom is staying with her this morning. We haven't been able to get a hold of Meg; she probably went out with some her old friends," JJ said. The last part was more to reassure himself not Christy. "You hungry?" he asked.
"Yeah," Christy answered.
"Pancakes?" JJ offered.
"Sounds great," she told him.
Kate awoke to the sound of sizzling pancakes. She jumped up, which pushed her arm right into David's side.
"Ow, Kate, why did you do that?" he asked.
"I hear food," she told him.
"That's nice, I'm going back to sleep," David told his sister.
Kate walked into the kitchen where JJ was at the stove, and Christy was pulling dishes out of the cabinet.
"What are we eating?" Kate asked.
"Pancakes," Christy stated.
"Yummy," Kate responded as she sat down at the table.
"What do you want to drink Kate?" Christy asked.
"Orange juice, no milk, no apple juice," Kate said.
"Which is it?" Christy asked.
"All of them," Kate answered.
"You want three different glasses?" Christy questioned.
"No, I want all of them in one glass," Kate answered.
"That's gross, I'm not pouring that," Christy told her cousin.
"Uncle JJ, Christy won't pour me my drink," Kate complained.
"Christy, just do it," he told her.
She did, but she wasn't happy about it.
~~~~~~ Luke's Apartment ~~~~~~
Meg rolled over and looked at Luke, who was still sleeping. She tried to remember what had happened the night before. She couldn't think of the details, but she felt wonderful, a feeling she hadn't had in a long time.
"Hey," Luke said to her opening his eyes.
"What time is it?" Meg asked suddenly.
"I don't know, there is clock on the dresser," he said
Meg got up and walked towards the dresser. She looked at the time and said, "I have to get going, my kids might try to call me this morning."
Meg dressed quickly, but Luke didn't get out of bed.
"Can I have your number?" he finally asked.
"Yeah, I'll write it down for you," Meg replied.
Meg scribbled her phone number on to a notepad and left. Her apartment was across town in an older neighborhood. She would have to take three different buses to get home. Luke realized this and ran outside in only his boxers.
"Meg," he called after her.
She turned around and tried to keep from laughing.
"Meg wait, I'll drive you home," Luke told her.
They both went back inside. Meg waited while Luke took a quick shower and dressed. He appeared moments later with wet hair and pants.
"Where do you live?" he asked as the walked out to his car.
"Harris street, between Maple Grove and Chestnut," Meg stated.
"Do you like over there?" Luke asked, when they were finally driving along a nearly empty Sunday morning street.
"It's all right," Meg answered, "The crime is low, considering how old the area is."
"That's good," Luke responded awkwardly.
They rode the rest of the way in silence except for Meg saying turn left or right every few minutes. Luke pulled up in front of large house that had been converted into apartments. The couple looked at each other, things had changed since high school, but there was something between them.
Meg walked up the front porch, she stepped inside the door, and she watched Luke drive away. She made her way up to her third floor apartment. She set her purse down on the table, just than the phone rang.
"Hello," Meg answered.
"Meg, I've been trying to get a hold of you all night," JJ told her.
"I was out with friends," she replied.
"That was what I thought, but Sarah's at the hospital; she passed out last night. It's nothing too serious, they just want to run some tests," he explained.
"What hospital?" Meg asked.
She went into the bathroom and tried to fix herself the best she could before she went to see Sarah. It was hopeless, Meg decided she need a shower. After she was done, she called a cab to take her to the hospital.
"Did you hit your head?" Beth asked her niece.
"I don't know," Sarah answered.
"Should we take her to the hospital?" Beth asked JJ.
"I'll call Patty, she's been working nights at County," JJ said.
He called his sister. Patty told him that it probably wasn't anything serious, but they should bring Sarah in to get checked out.
"Do you want to take or should I?" Beth asked.
"Why don't we both go; Michael is here," JJ stated.
"I guess, Michael, we'll call when we know something" she said.
Shortly after the three left for the hospital, Michael, Christy, and David were sitting downstairs in the family room. Christy was sitting on the floor leaning against the coffee table and Michael and David were sitting on the couch.
"This is really weird," Christy announced, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, I wish they would just call us," Michael said.
"Who would call?" Kate asked. She had just wandered into the room.
"My mom and dad," Michael explained.
"I hope Sarah is all right," Kate said.
"Us too, Katie-Kat," David told her. "You want to sit up here?" her asked.
Kate climbed up on the couch and snuggled up against David.
~~~~~~~~ At a Restaurant ~~~~~~~~
"Luke, I still can't believe you never found anyone," Meg told him.
"I did, someone I knew a long time a ago," Luke said.
"Who?" Meg asked.
"You, I never found anyone as funny and as smart as you," he stated.
"Don't falter me," she responded. "Do you want to come back to my apartment with me?" Luke asked.
"Well, that was kind of abrupt," Meg replied.
"I bought you dinner," Luke said.
"I'd like to go see your place, but I'm not promising anything else," Meg finally answered.
~~~~~~ The Next Morning in Greenhills ~~~~~~
By the time, that JJ returned around seven o'clock in the morning all four of them had fallen asleep. Christy awoke suddenly to see he her dad standing over top of her.
"How's Sarah?" she asked, rubbing her morning-face.
"They need to run some more tests," JJ told her. "Come in the kitchen, if you want to talk anyone, so you don't wake anyone else."
Christy followed her father into the kitchen. Everyone always said Christy looked more like her father, but she never believed them.
"Mom is staying with her this morning. We haven't been able to get a hold of Meg; she probably went out with some her old friends," JJ said. The last part was more to reassure himself not Christy. "You hungry?" he asked.
"Yeah," Christy answered.
"Pancakes?" JJ offered.
"Sounds great," she told him.
Kate awoke to the sound of sizzling pancakes. She jumped up, which pushed her arm right into David's side.
"Ow, Kate, why did you do that?" he asked.
"I hear food," she told him.
"That's nice, I'm going back to sleep," David told his sister.
Kate walked into the kitchen where JJ was at the stove, and Christy was pulling dishes out of the cabinet.
"What are we eating?" Kate asked.
"Pancakes," Christy stated.
"Yummy," Kate responded as she sat down at the table.
"What do you want to drink Kate?" Christy asked.
"Orange juice, no milk, no apple juice," Kate said.
"Which is it?" Christy asked.
"All of them," Kate answered.
"You want three different glasses?" Christy questioned.
"No, I want all of them in one glass," Kate answered.
"That's gross, I'm not pouring that," Christy told her cousin.
"Uncle JJ, Christy won't pour me my drink," Kate complained.
"Christy, just do it," he told her.
She did, but she wasn't happy about it.
~~~~~~ Luke's Apartment ~~~~~~
Meg rolled over and looked at Luke, who was still sleeping. She tried to remember what had happened the night before. She couldn't think of the details, but she felt wonderful, a feeling she hadn't had in a long time.
"Hey," Luke said to her opening his eyes.
"What time is it?" Meg asked suddenly.
"I don't know, there is clock on the dresser," he said
Meg got up and walked towards the dresser. She looked at the time and said, "I have to get going, my kids might try to call me this morning."
Meg dressed quickly, but Luke didn't get out of bed.
"Can I have your number?" he finally asked.
"Yeah, I'll write it down for you," Meg replied.
Meg scribbled her phone number on to a notepad and left. Her apartment was across town in an older neighborhood. She would have to take three different buses to get home. Luke realized this and ran outside in only his boxers.
"Meg," he called after her.
She turned around and tried to keep from laughing.
"Meg wait, I'll drive you home," Luke told her.
They both went back inside. Meg waited while Luke took a quick shower and dressed. He appeared moments later with wet hair and pants.
"Where do you live?" he asked as the walked out to his car.
"Harris street, between Maple Grove and Chestnut," Meg stated.
"Do you like over there?" Luke asked, when they were finally driving along a nearly empty Sunday morning street.
"It's all right," Meg answered, "The crime is low, considering how old the area is."
"That's good," Luke responded awkwardly.
They rode the rest of the way in silence except for Meg saying turn left or right every few minutes. Luke pulled up in front of large house that had been converted into apartments. The couple looked at each other, things had changed since high school, but there was something between them.
Meg walked up the front porch, she stepped inside the door, and she watched Luke drive away. She made her way up to her third floor apartment. She set her purse down on the table, just than the phone rang.
"Hello," Meg answered.
"Meg, I've been trying to get a hold of you all night," JJ told her.
"I was out with friends," she replied.
"That was what I thought, but Sarah's at the hospital; she passed out last night. It's nothing too serious, they just want to run some tests," he explained.
"What hospital?" Meg asked.
She went into the bathroom and tried to fix herself the best she could before she went to see Sarah. It was hopeless, Meg decided she need a shower. After she was done, she called a cab to take her to the hospital.