A few minutes later the doors opened again and a redheaded beauty wearing white entered wheeling a purple suitcase behind her. She approached me. Right away I knew who she was. Lily my most recent girlfriend.
"Hey hun," she said.
I looked up surprised. She smelled wonderful like something sweet and soft dreamlike and lovely. Like sinking into a cloud and being surrounded by the softness of it all. Enchanted orchid I think the scent was called.
"Lily," I said quietly, "what are you doing here?"
"I had a feeling you'd need me. I stopped by the hospital."
"How'd you….?"
"Again, had a feeling."
Oh.
"Oh. How is she any news?"
"Well she's being checked over right now. They've given her something to make sure she stays knocked out. There's a female nurse there. They have to….she….she's been hurt."
Well I knew that.
"Yes lily I know that," I said.
"No I mean more than…..than that."
"Oh."
"They gave something to her so her legs wouldn't clench up."
Which obviously meant that her legs would naturally. Which meant they had a reason to other than naturally.
"What happened to her?" I asked.
Lily looked right at me; "my assumption would be she was assaulted Shawn."
Omygod.
"We have to go visit her. and call jack and Rachel and Morgan and Leo and…"
"Shawn," lily said putting her hand on my arm, "whoa. Slow down. She might not want to be around guys right now. And she might not want a lot of visitors."
"But I want to see her!"
"I know you do."
"I'm worried. And scared. And i…..dear god how did this happen? Why?"
"I know. You are."
"i. I need a drink I can't handle this"
"I'll come with."
"shit what am I gonna tell my daughters?" I asked as we left the lobby.
"Tell them the truth."
"I don't want to scare them."
"I know. But they need to know the world's not a safe place."
I was torn.