Lucky Strike

The Hospital

"My mom is in the hospital," Adam said. "Oh no," I said. We shot out of bed and I ran to my closet to get some clothes. I grabbed a sleeveless blue maxi dress and blue TOMS wedges. I ran into the bathroom and tossed my hair up into a high ponytail. I put on some light makeup then ran downstairs. 

Adam followed behind me and grabbed his car keys. I grabbed my purse along with my phone and we got in the car. I intertwined my fingers with Adam's. "She going to be ok, babe." I said. "You don't know that! She could be dying!" Adam shouted. "Just trying to make you feel better," I said with a hint of sadness in my voice. "Well it fucking didn't!" He shouted. 

I let go of Adam's hand and turned towards the window. We both stayed silent for a while. "Scar, look I'm sorry." He said. I stayed silent as tears started rolling down my face. "Scar, I didn't mean to yell at you. I'm just upset. I know you were just trying to help. I'm sorry babe." He said. I didn't respond to him, which led the both of us to stay silent for the rest of the car ride.

Once we reached the hospital, we got out of the car and went to the reception desk. "I'm looking for Patsy Levine's room. I'm her son, and this is my girlfriend." Adam said. "Room 222," The receptionist said. "Thank you," Adam said. I followed Adam down the hall to his mom's room. 

Once we reached her room, Adam just stared at the closed door in front of him. He turned to look at me. "I can't go in there knowing that you are mad at me," Adam said. "If my mom is awake, this will be the first time she meets you, and I really want her to like you because I love you," He said before he pulled me into a hug. "I'm sorry Adam. I'm not mad, I was just upset that you yelled at me," I said. "I'm sorry for yelling at you angel. I promise to never upset you again," Adam said before he kissed my head. "I love you Adam," I said. "I love you too Scar," He said. Adam intertwined his fingers with mine and we walked into the hospital room.

Adam's POV 

I walked into Ma's hospital room, hand in hand with Scar. Ma was sleeping and was surrounded by Michael, Liza, and Sam. Liza and Sam ran over to Scar and I. "Adam!" They exclaimed. I hugged them and kissed their heads. "Hi guys," I said. I walked over to Michael and hugged him. "Hey man," Michael said. "What happened?" I asked him. 

"Sam, Liza, Mom, and I were in the backyard playing soccer, when all of a sudden mom fainted. I called 911 and we got here as fast as we could. She had a heart attack," Michael said. "Oh my god. Is she alright?" I asked him. "The doctors said she'll be fine, she is going to be put on bedrest." He said. "Listen, I have to go. Dad and I are flying to New York for a couple days. Tell mom I love her," Michael said. "Alright, cya." I said. "Bye Scarlett," Michael said as he hugged her. "Bye," She said. Michael was the only member of my familt that had met Scar. He met her when we got home from Europe and they seemed to get along pretty well.

"Who's she?" Liza asked pointing at Scar. I walked over to them and wrapped my arm around Scar's waist. "Liza, Sam, this is my girlfriend Scarlett. She's Jesse's younger sister." I said. "Hi Scarlett!" Liza exclaimed as she hugged Scar. "Hi Liza," Scar said. "Hi Scarlett!" Sam said before he hugged her too. "Hi Sam," She said. 

I turned around and watched Ma's eyes open. I ran to her side. "Ma, are you ok?" I asked her. "Who's the pretty girl?" She asked. I grabbed Scarlett's hand and brought her to Ma's bedside. "Ma, this is my girlfriend Scarlett. Scarlett, this is my mom." I said. "Nice to meet you Ms. Levine." Scar said. "Call me Patsy, dear." Ma said. 

Scarlett's POV 

After a few days in the hospital, Patsy was sent home. She was on bedrest, so Adam and I agreed to take care of Sam and Liza while she was in bed. Adam hired a caretaker for her 24/7 so that she would be taken care of. 

"Good morning gorgeous," Adam said as I fluttered my eyes open. "Good morning handsome," I said. All of a sudden, Sam and Liza came running into our room. "Scarlett! Scarlett! Scarlett!" They exclaimed. "Yes?" I asked as I sat up. "Can we go swimming in the backyard?" Sam asked. I looked at Adam, who nodded his head. "Go get your bathing suits on," I said. Liza and Sam ran out of the room screaming from excitement.

"You're great with them Scar," Adam said. "I love kids! I was always great with my cousins and I even begged my parents to have more kids because I wanted to take care of them," I said as I climbed out of bed. Adam walked up behind me and wrapped his arms around me. "We'll have our own soon enough. I promise." He said before he kissed my cheek. I turned around to face him. "Really?" I asked him. "Really," He said. 

I walked into the closet and picked out a neon pink bandeau top with neon pink string bikini bottoms. I slipped them on and walked back out to Adam. "Well don't you look sexy," He said. "Thanks, you're pretty cute yourself." I said as I winked at him and walked downstairs. 

Liza and Sam were already standing anxiously at the back door. I grabbed my sunglasses off of the counter and put them on my head. "Hold on you two," I said. "Did you put on sunscreen?" I asked them. "No," Sam said quietly. "Come over here," I said as I got a bottle of sunscreen out of the cabinet. I put sunscreen on their faces, shoulders, and their backs. "Alright, you can go swim now," I said as I opened the back door for them.

"What about me?" Adam said as he walked over to me and handed me the sunscreen. "Fine," I said as I squeezed the sunscreen onto my hand. I smeared the sunscreen all over Adam's chest. "Aren't you going to rub it in?" He said. I moved my hands up and down his chest as I rubbed the sunscreen in. I smeared the rest on his face along with his shoulders and back.

"You're turn," He said as squeezed the sunscreen onto his hands. He rubbed the sunscreen on my chest and my stomach along with my shoulders and back. We washed the sunscreen off of our hands and headed into the backyard to join Sam and Liza.

I laid down on one of the lounge chairs and put my sunglasses on. All of a sudden I felt someone pick me up and toss me into the water. When I lifted my head out of the water and opened my eyes, I saw Adam standing next to the pool with his signiture smirk on his face. 

"What the hell Adam!" I screamed. Adam pointed at a giggling Sam. "It was his idea!" Adam said before he jumped in. I swam over to Sam and picked him up. I brought him over to Adam who was holding Liza. "You are such a child Adam," I said. "A child that you love," He said before he kissed me. "Ewwww!" Sam and LIza exclaimed. Adam and I looked at eachother and then kissed Sam and Liza on the cheek. "Gross!" They exclaimed. 

After we finished swimming, we all went inside. "Want to go out to lunch?" Adam asked. "Sure!" Sam and Liza exclaimed. "Alright, go get dressed," Adam said as the four of us ran upstairs. Adam shut the door behind us and pushed me up against the wall. "Did you just make the lunch excuse to get me in here for a quickie?" I asked Adam. "No, I just wanted to do this." Adam said before he crushed his lips onto mine, giving me a long passionate kiss.

After minutes of making out, I walked into my closet to pick something out. I grabbed a pair of skinny jeans and a white crop top with white strappy sandals. Adam had on his usual white t-shirt and jeans with black biker boots and a leather jacket. I let my hair fall down to my shoulder blades and put on some light makeup. 

Adam and I walked downstairs to get Sam and Liza. Sam was wearing a Lakers jersey with a pair of jeans and Liza was wearing a pink cheetah dress with black leggings. "What's on your belly button?" Liza asked me as she pointed at my torso. "It's a belly button ring," I said. "It's pretty, I want one!" Liza said. Adam picked her up and carried her into the garage. "You can have one when you're Scarlett's age," Adam said as he set he in the car along with Sam. 

On the way to the restaraunt, Sunday Morning came on the radio. We all started belting our hearts out and sang along with the song. 

Suddenly I heard a crash and everything went dark.