Chapter 14
Camden Residence
Kevin rolls over in the bed to find the spot next to him cold. "Lucy." He calls out while getting out of bed. He walks down to the kitchen only to spy his wife and Sara outside heading for the garage. Kevin follows silently wondering what they are up too.
"Well it's a good thing not a lot was broken." Sara says to Lucy who picks up a picture from the ground.
Lucy sighs, "I can't belive I almost lost him. I can't belive Dylan and Jeremy did this. I just want everything to go away and for life to return to the way it used to be." Kevin stands on the stairs wanting to go too Lucy and tell her everything will be all right and that he will never leave her no matter what but he doesn't want Lucy to know he has been eavesdropping so he quietly goes down stairs and back to the house to change for work.
"Sweetie, he's fine, you're fine, I'm fine, Ethan's fine, everything is fine." Sara says. Hoping to convince herself as well as Lucy.
"I know." Lucy says getting back to cleaning up
Sara and Ethan's Room
"Mama?" Maggie whines, "Mama my tummy has a owie." Ethan gets up from his spot on the bed and pulls Maggie in to his lap.
"Let's go see if you have a fever." He says too her picking her up and taking her to the bathroom. Emma walks in as Ethan is sticking the thermometer in Maggie's ear.
"What's wrong with Meghan?" She asks very concerned.
"I think she has a tummy ache." Ethan says just before the thermometer beeps. Ethan looks at the display on the thermometer, "100.3 small fever nothing a little Tylonal won't cure." He says giving Maggie a dropper full of medicine. "Why don't you curl up in mine and mommy's bed and I'll go make you some oatmeal."
"Sprinkles." Maggie requests.
"With sprinkles." Ethan says gently pushing Meghan in the direction of his and Sara's bed room.
At the Promanade (Sara and Ethan later that day)
"I feel bad about leaving Maggie when she's sick." Sara says taking Ethan's hand.
"Don't she'll be just fine." Ethan says. "So, back to what we were talking about Dylan's parental rights will be terminated on the grounds of child endangerment. You and Lucy will not have to testify because the police have your statements. And hopefully Dylan and Jeremy will be in jail for a long time."
"I love you." Sara says leaning into Ethan.
"I love you." Ethan turns to kiss Sara but his cell phone stops him. "Hello?....What?....We'll be right there." Ethan hangs up quickly. "We need to go to the hospital." Sara looks at him like he's crazy. "It's Maggie."
Hospital
"Sara and Ethan are on their way." Lucy says hanging up her cell phone.
"Is Maggie going to die?" Emily asks Lucy.
"No sweetie she'll be fine. She's just a little sick right now." Annie says to Emily praying she hasn't just lied to a four year old.