“Awake?”
Kent’s modest voice came, and Elena Bush glanced inside the kitchen to see that the man had gotten up some time ago, and had even prepared a hearty breakfast.
Elena Bush picked at her hair and was a little abashed, “Sorry I’m up late.”
“It’s okay, I just happened to be up and hungry before I got ready, now you’re going to the hospital?”
“Yeah.”
She nodded and looked at the table portions, there was enough to take some to the hospital too.
Kent reminded kindly, “Sit down and eat slowly, I’ve got Logan Brown’s portion ready to go in the thermos all the time, I’ll bring it to you later.”
At that, Elena Bush’s nerves relaxed.
Kent had always done everything, everything she hadn’t thought of, he had thought of and done for her.
“Thank you ……”
Elena Bush looked at him with gratitude in her eyes.
She seemed so flustered that she seemed overwhelmed at the moment.
Kent kindly laughed and shrugged, “Thanks for nothing, those words are enough once, if I hear them next time I’m going to be really angry!”
He put on a fierce face, which made her relax along with him.
“Good.”
She nodded, her lips curving into a nice curve.
“Where’s Blanche?”
“Still resting, and I didn’t wake her up.”
“Oh.”
Elena Bush understood and raised a smile, “Kent, how far have things …… gone between you and Blanche now?”
Kent gave her a sidelong glance, “You have the luxury to gossip at this hour?”
“I’m not gossiping, I’m concerned about you!”
The little woman’s words were so righteous that no one could find fault with them.
Kent shook his head helplessly, revealing a slight smile, “It’s no different than before, I’ll tell you when we’re set.”
“Marriage?”
Elena Bush was a little taken aback, not expecting Kent to start thinking about it at this point in his life.
The man raised an eyebrow, “Do you think it’s soon?”
Elena Bush nodded and shook her head again.
Kent was in a trance and counted on his fingers and said , “We’ve known each other for a few years now, long enough to know each other, not to mention ……”
He didn’t think he could wait.
He wanted the whole world to know that Blanche was his woman and his lover, and that no one could take her away or covet her!
“Hmm?”
The second half of the words he had hidden inside him didn’t come out and Elena Bush looked over with some confusion.
Kent smiled, “Nothing, just thinking about it that way all of a sudden, we’ve kind of been together for a few years now except for the fact that we haven’t confirmed our relationship.”
“……”
Elena Bush bristled, “That doesn’t count as being together!”
“What about you and Logan Brown?”
“Us?”
Elena Bush seemed to be in a better mood at the mention of her sweetheart and said slowly, “We’re different, he and I only met for the first time before we got married, not to mention Logan Brown was so aggressive, unlike you guys, who second guessed each other and ended up wasting all those years.”
Kent suddenly lost his smile, thinking that this was indeed the case, and couldn’t help but be a little apologetic even then.
“According to you, I’ve really missed out on a lot, and I’ll have to do my best to make it up to her in the future.”
Elena Bush arched her eyes and ate his breakfast with a little more ease ……
Kent returned the same smile.
Elena Bush ate without delay and went straight to tidy up and get Harvey up.
Harvey had been drowsy, but when he heard he was going to see his Great-grandfather, he got up in a flash, “I’m going!”
“Then why don’t you get dressed?”
“I’m going!”
The little man was so quick that he came running down the stairs to get his thermos, as if he was afraid that Elena Bush would run away.
The way he came down the stairs made her jump in fear that he would step off and roll down.
“You be careful.”
Elena Bush admonished, busily stepping forward to hug him.
“It’s okay.” Harvey shook his head, “Mummy, let’s get out of here!”
“You haven’t eaten yet ……”
“I’ll just have a loaf of bread then.”
He said, glancing at the thermos in her hand, “Or I’ll eat with daddy!”
The little one was so pestering that Elena Bush had no choice but to comply.
Kent couldn’t help but smile at her dizzy look, “Why don’t I take you there, Blanche’s not up yet either.”
“No, don’t bother.”
“Elena,” Kent looked at her seriously, “you don’t have to be a stranger to me.”
Elena Bush made a small face and immediately shook her head, “No, it’s just ……”
“Since it’s not, then it’s settled!”
Kent made the idea straight away, “Come on, I’ll drive.”
Elena Bush couldn’t push it away and dutifully hugged Harvey as they headed out the door together.
Hospital ……
George Brown had been groggy all day, his body was in a very bad state, whatever he ate went in and he threw up, his lips were white and blue.
Harvey cowered in Logan Brown’s arms, his little face wiped with worry, “Daddy, is Grandpa having a hard time?”
“Yeah.”
He patted him on the head.
At that, the little man shrugged his head down again, having to experience some parting at this age made him unsure of how he should judge.
Harvey grabbed Logan Brown’s shirt, “So can you get the doctor to give Great-grandfather a painkiller shot?”
He had heard that once the shot was given, it would stop hurting.
Logan Brown twitched his lips and didn’t want to reveal the truth after all.
It would be good to give the boy something to think about, otherwise it would be too cruel.
Elena Bush took the time to ask Cornel Brown to meet her directly at a cafe near the hospital.
Elena Bush arrived first and found a quiet, unassuming corner before Cornel Brown arrived.
She looked up at her visitor and smiled slightly, “Mr Brown.”
Cornel Brown nodded and sat down, “Firstly I would like to thank you for your willingness to come and see me.”
“I knew you were looking for me about Grandpa so naturally I wouldn’t say no.”
Cornel Brown froze for a moment and then couldn’t help but shake his head and lose his smile, “You are as clever as ever, always knowing why I seek you out.”
Elena Bush tugged at the corner of her mouth, unable to hear the positive or negative.
“Elena, I’ve thought countless times about how I’m going to patch things up between me and Logan Brown, but every time I see him I understand that he’s resisting me and not wanting to reach out to me.”
Elena Bush squeezed her palms together and didn’t say a word.
Cornel Brown continued, “There was Harvey there the day Dad fainted, and he knew his time was running out, so he wanted to ease things between me and him at this …… time.”
Elena Bush’s eyes flickered as she looked at him, “Do you think, I can help you?”