ODDS OF LOVE : SEASON ELEVEN

Episode 192

           Later That Night

In Lewis' private hospital room at St. Paul's Richie sat beside his hospital bed , holding his hand tightly and staring at his sleeping vulnerable face.

Andrew and Glory sat on the sofa bed next to Matilda and Nicholas. Andrew and Glory held tight to each other while the other two just watched each other warily before they reached out for each other's hands.

Richard sat on a chair with a sleeping tear stained face Rebecca in his lap beside Nigel. Nigel leaned over to hold both his husband and his step daughter as he held onto a sleeping Tanisha.

Nigel whispered in his husband's ear ," We're not going to Sussex. Not right now. I'm taking time off from work. An unlimited time off. For my health but mainly for my family. My family needs me. You need me. I love you all. I love you, babe. "

Richard lips trembled as he whispered back,"I love you too. "

Richie swallowed hard and turned around to look at his foster fathers. The fuck with snitching. Diamond pulled the trigger but if she had a damn gun there was only one person who had sold it to her.

And he was going to pay. Nobody hurt Lewis Norland. Nobody, Richie Jenkins vowed. In his mind he kept seeing both his father killing his and Tanisha's mother along with Diamond shooting Lewis.

" I know where she got the gun ," he said loudly and strongly. " If you want I'll tell the po po. I don't care about talking to them. Lewis didn't deserve this ! "

Richard and Nigel looked slowly at each other. Then they looked at Richie with his stressed strained dark brown face, looked at him holding Lewis' hands , listened to his words.

Finally Richard spoke. " Who ? Who gave that girl the gun? Who , Richie? "

Richie didn't even hesitate. " Everyone at school knows this. Least the kids do. He'll kill me for this but I don't care bout me right now. It's all about him. " He pointed at Lewis. " I don't care because he was just as responsible. She shot my boyfriend. "

Richard lifted his eyebrows on " boyfriend "but said nothing. Nigel also kept silent.

Richie continued," It was Kyle Samson. He sells guns and drugs in the school. It was just middle school but now he's in high school. You don't believe me ask anyone. All the students know. It's the staff that is clueless. Damn boomers. "