How could she explain what had come over her back there? She had almost shouted at the man who had raised her? What was going on?
She looked at Jules sitting there and Tim giving his youngest sister a one armed hug, before she could say another word she stood up from her place at Jake's side and went outside into the fresh air and sat on the steps leading up to the elegant entry.
"How can you comfort other people, when there's nobody to comfort you?" for a moment she thought that was only a voice in her mind, then she felt someone sit down next to her and pull her to their side.
"T-" She turned to look into his eyes and found that they were brown, not blue and the hair, it was blonde, not brown.
"Mike? Why are you here?" she pulled away from his embrace.
"Tim called Cathy and told me."
Mel shook her head, "thankyou…I guess."
"Look, Mel, I'm sorry-"
"No Mike." Mel stood up, not ready to see him grovel. "Just…Go."
Mike looked at her oddly and then hissed "I could have given you everything."
"Then I want nothing," she said and turned back to the hospital and made her way back to the room only to be pushed down by Jules.
"What's wrong?" she asked picking herself up.
"Something's happened, Cathy turned up and tripped on something and then Jake started having a fit or something, I dunno…"
Mel didn't need to know more, the two ran to the room only to find that they were not allowed in and Tim and Cathy were having a serious discussion.
Tim: Cathy, look, I-
Cathy: Don't worry Tim, I'm not here for the money…not that it'll come through anyway, Jake's going to be fine
Kisses Tim
Tim: It's just, how could you-
Cathy: I wasn't myself, shrugs I just wasn't …me
Tim: Were you on drugs?
Cathy: No Timmy boy, I wasn't on drugs laughs
Tim: sighs. Now isn't the best time for this
Cathy: When is the best time for this?
Tim: Later starts to walk off
Cathy: Tim, come on, please…I wasn't pretending when I said that I loved you…
Tim: No Catherine. I wasn't pretending…
Cathy: kisses Tim.
Tim: rolls his eyes we will talk about this later…
From: Cathy
To:Mike
It's working. Jake'll die, (hopefully) and then I'll marry Tim who will have ALL the money and I'll live happily ever after..
Cathy
Tim walked back to the room not sure what the heck he was feeling, but then he saw his brother lying there, not moving, silent…
He blinked back tears as he stood outside the window face pressed against the glass. Jules came up and rested a head on his shoulder. "It'll be alright," she said turning the tables. "He'll get better."
Tim smiled an empty smile, "I know." He replied neither one of them believing a word they had just said.