PARIS-RITZ CARLTON HOTEL:
After Jennifer had foolish sat for hours waiting for Jonathan to come to her, she went back to her hotel, packed up quickly and checked out of her hotel, she was done with Paris.
And Jonathan Hart.
Luckily, she had a board meeting to semi distract her and She was grateful, she could ignore her broken Heart and instead concentrating on a deal that was worth Billions to Hart Industries.
Except She was surprised when the Men she was dealing with, thrilled with her shrewd Business tactics offered her a chance to grow Hart Industries in Paris and could potentially create jobs but it would mean that she would have to move herself, Max and Zara to Paris for a year or longer and she wasn't sure that was something she was ready for, only uprooting her own life but Max's as well, He loved California and his roots run deep.
There wasn't one person in Bel Air who didn't know Max, and they all loved him. She often joked that Max should have run for Mayor because he would win by a landslide and Max would say, he needed a First Lady to go with his victory.
Jennifer wasn't even sure He'd be willing to leave California, she wasn't even sure if she wanted to move, her home was at 1600 Willow Pond road except it had felt less like home the more Jonathan was gone.
And to live in a City where Jonathan was possibly living without her made her even more hesitant.
Instead Jennifer told the men that she would consider the offer and let them know.
Jennifer thanked the men and left for the airport.
Jenny's Apartment
After dropping a bombshell to Jonathan about being pregnant with his child, Jenny sat back smugly while he paced the room, unsure of what to say or even do.
"Are you positive your pregnant?" He asked standing by the bar
"Charlie, I'm a nurse and I've taken a pregnancy test," She answered enjoying the fact he was starting to turn pale and sweat.
But the sweating instantly stopped at being called "Charlie," He turned in frustration and taking two giant steps across the room, grabbing her by the arm and pulled her close to his face.
"Let me be clear, my name is Jonathan Hart, not Charlie and I will not turn my back on my family, if this child is indeed mine, I will support it in anyway but I will not walk away from Jennifer and my family," He snarled, a year's worth of fury was getting ready to pour out.
Jenny had to admit, but she'd never seen this side of him before and it was a bit of a turn on, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him, for a second he resisted then melted into it and remembering Jennifer, he pushed her away and wiped his mouth.
"I'm very sorry, Jenny," Just as he turned his head away from her and took five steps toward the door, something slammed into the back of his skull and he collapsed on the floor.
Holding a vase that she'd grabbed from the back of the couch, Jenny felt very smug, "No, I'm sorry, Charlie"
THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL
Jennifer wasn't sure what had happened but she remembered that she had just left her business meeting and was headed back to the Ritz to get her luggage to go to the airport, and then nothing. She slowly opened her eyes to find another pair staring back at her, she tried to move but sometimes was holding her down.
"Mrs. Hart?" a voice called over her, Jennifer slowly opened one eye to find a pair staring back at her, "Jennifer,"
"Yes," Jennifer says quietly, her skull feeling as if it were on fire, "My name is Jennifer Hart,"
"Do you know what today is," The voice asked, looking worried
"It's still Wednesday, I hope," Jennifer wanted to raise her head but knew if she did, it would be more painful than anything she'd ever experienced including childbirth.
"That's right, do you know the day?"
"The 11th , can I ask why you are asking as I have amnesia," Jennifer slowly started to sit up but her stomach turned and she knew that if she moved anymore, she'd vomit.
"You were in a cab accident, you were hit by a cab," The voice, which belonged to a male doctor, who looked as if he were the Child of Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch with a touch of Daniel Radcliff.
"I was, I don't remember," She suddenly understood how Jonathan felt except she remembered that she was Jennifer Hart and that she remembered that after leaving her meeting, desperately running back to the hotel to get back to Hart 1 to go home to Max and Zara.
"That's okay, you don't seem to have any broken bones and you may have a mild concussion, we're going to take you for a CAT scan and if that is clear, you can go home,"
She put a hand to her head, she could feel something wet and when she pulled back her hand, it was covered in blood, "My head," She wanted to scream, "What's wrong with my head?!"
"Well, you do have a few cuts and bruises, we had to put a few stitches in your forehead, but they should heal nicely in a few days, when you get back to the States, you'll want to see a Plastic Surgeon to prevent scarring,"
"Thank you," Jennifer said closing her eyes but reopened them when she heard someone gasp.
Both she and the Doctor looked at the door at the person who'd just come in, surprised They both stared at the young brunette carrying in an IV bag.
"Nurse Lola, is there a problem?" The Doctor asked, curiously and loudly , this was unprofessional at best not to mention rude.
"No, of course not I'm very sorry," She said quietly obviously nervous about something.
The doctor shook his head, "Anyway, Mrs Hart, if you'll just sit tight for a bit, we can take you for your tests and then go from there,"
Jennifer nodded, watching the nurse trying to avoid Jennifer's direction as the doctor finished his exam and left.
"Are you the Jennifer Hart," the Nurse asked quietly, "the Celebrated Journalist,"
"Yes, that was me but that Journalist part of my life was a long time ago, are you a fan," Jennifer tried to smile despite the fact her face felt like it was burning.
"Yes, I've read your uh books," Lola said rearranging some items inside the cabinet above her head, "You are a terrific writer,"
"Thank you," Jennifer supposed it was being in the presence of a famous person or at least a semi-famous person that would make anyone jealous.
"Hart, were you related to Jonathan Hart?," Lola asked
"Yes, He was my Husband..Is my husband," Jennifer corrected herself, Jonathan was still alive despite now calling himself Charlie, "He is my husband,"
"That was such a tragedy, the Jewelry Store bombing, did They ever find his remains?" Lola was careful with her words but not with her actions, she was acting busy but eying Jennifer's reaction to her question.
Jennifer's journalistic antenna was beeping loudly and between that and the ringing in her ears, something was telling her that Lola knew something.
Just then, another nurse called for Lola to come to the desk, that she had an emergency phone call.
Lola hurried out to the Nurse's station, which was just outside of Jennifer's room, Jennifer waited until the door was partially closed before ignoring the dull pain in her head and the pit in her stomach, climbed off the bed and stood at the door, listening to Lola speak.
"Jenny, what's happened?, Jenny, slow down! What's happened to Charlie.." Lola sounded frantic, "Why do you need bandages?"
Whoever was on the other end must have answered because Lola was silent for a few minutes, "Alright, I'll be there as soon as I can," Lola hung up and must have left the nurses station.
Jennifer's instincts told her that whomever this Jenny was, it had to do something with Jonathan but what? Jennifer wasn't about to sit around and wait, she found her clothes in a bag on the end of the bed, changing and fighting the urge to vomit, she left the hospital before anyone could stop her.
Using the skills Jonathan had taught her over the years when he was chasing murderers and embezzlers, she managed to follow Lola to an apartment building but Lola's car suddenly turned away from an apartment building and sped off. Jennifer decided maybe she should snoop around for a bit, she didn't want to make it too obvious she was chasing after someone.
Jennifer stood in front of the apartment building, it was run down and far from what Jonathan Hart had grown accustomed to, Jennifer was nervous that if she even opened the door, the ceiling might come crashing down on her head.
Jennifer took a deep breath and pushed one of the calls, she wasn't sure which apartment she was even looking for but something told her that she was on the right trail.
"Hullo," a rough voice called out.
"Uh Hi I'm looking for Jenny," Jennifer called back nervously
"She just left for her cabin, Can I take a message," The voice called back.
"Do you know where her cabin is? It's important that I speak to her," Jennifer was starting to get cold, when she left the hospital she had forgotten her jacket.
The voice on the phone immediately got suspicious, "How do you know Jenny,"
"I'm Bernadette, Jenny's friend from work," Jennifer looked around quickly, hoping no one would call her out. "She left something important at the Hospital and if she doesn't get it back soon, she could be in serious trouble,"
There was a slight pause before the voice came back, "She went to her cabin out in Annecy, It's a small Pink House set way back in the middle of some trees,"
"Thank you very much," Jennifer answered and hurried to the curb,"Taxi!"
Jennifer hoped that she was headed toward Jonathan and Salvation and not towards Danger and Hell.
