Finding An Anchor

*8

JENPOV

Yesterday after I left Williams international I when to lunch with Nick I told her about my little intervention with willy.
Got back to the office, landed a major client. All that in one day so I was happy but today not so much.

Some frat boy spilled his coffee on my expensive shirt, I went to see a client and got stuck in an elevator on my way out due to a power outage.
It now six in the evening I'm on my way up to my apartment and I haven't heard from Alex so I'm a little mad. I stepped off my lift an walked towards my door.

Nick is not here she's gonna be out of the country for a few months, I'm gonna cooked dinner it been a minute since I've cooked a decent meal.
Feel like making some baked chicken with mash potatoes and stir-fried vegetable.

I popped my shoe off in the living room toss my bag and keys on the couch,made my way to the kitchen. I got the nesscery ingredients and start doing my business an hour into the preparations I put the oven on low and went to my room.
I need to take a shower, I took my clothes off and went inside the bathroom I grab my wash cloth and body wash and lathered my body after a couple of mins I stepped out grabbed my fluffy towel and rapped myself.

Decided I'm only gonna wear a men shirt to bed. I like wearing men's clothing. So I grab a men shirt out my closet put it on and head to the kitchen yep no underwear.

As I stepped inside the kitchen the timer went off nice timing, I plated my food and decided Amma watch TV. As I sat down and started eating my telephone rang.
Shit who is that no one calls my home number.

"Hello good night"

" Hello good night,is this Jeneeve McConnell's".?

"Yes this is her"

" It's about you father he was just brought into St joes hospital",
"OMG is he okay",
" We cannot disclose information over the phone",

"Okay I'll be there in half an hour".
With that we both hang up.

I was so shocked that I got dressed in less than two minutes.
I grabbed my keys toss them in my hand bang.
I practically ran to my car when I got off the elevator.

I said about ten different prayers on my drive to the hospital.
knowing the way we left things the last time we spoke I feel a little bad that I haven't seen him in so long.

As I drove into the hospital parking lot i felt nervous because I don't know the news that's awaits me.
I walked up the receptionist and ask for him she directs me to where he was.

I saw Uncle Sam and Mike outside the room waiting.
I ran into their arms I started crying immediately.

"Don't cry Jen the bastard is fine, he just forgot that he was cooking and caught the house on fire it wasn't bad but the smoke detector alerted the police".
"OMG this man almost gave me a heart attack."
"Im sorry Jen," mike rubbed my shoulder,
"Sam he needs to be put into a home, before he hurts himself".

"I know Jen but he stubborn as a goat he won't go willingly".

"Sam I don't care I'm gonna put him there, he already don't think I'm not his daughter".

"Don't say that hun he's just sick".
"It's hard Sam it really is I can't even say he's my father sometimes because he's convince I'm my mother and that I killed his children maybe I should have died with them".

As Sam was about the object the doctor came out.

"Hello Jeneeve, hello Samuel, Mike"
" He's in a stable condition we had to sedate him because he was convince we were trying to kill him".

"Doc are you sure that this man is not mentally ill, this can't be just Alzheimer".

No Jen your father isn't mentally ill he's just having a hard time coping with loosing his memory, you just have to be patient with him and understand that it's not his doing. "
"Ok Ms McDonald's can I see him now".
"You sure can".

We all walked slowly to the door as I seem to be the one who's less excited.
I open the white room door And saw him he looked at me and smile.
A instant relieve flash over my body that he remembered me, Sam and mike waited at the door.

"Is that my beautiful girl, something must be wrong, You just when off to collage last month, you look hella big what have you been eating". He hugged me tightly.
He doesn't remember the time but I'll take it.

"Hey Daddy" I kissed his cheek while tears bemed down my face.
He looked at me and studying my features," You look like your mother Jen,I miss her and your sister everything day",
"I miss them too",
"Heard that I tried to burn down the house I guess my memory is going huh?"

" I guess it is". Sam and mike stood in corner silently watching us, I guess they understand the pain we both are feeling at this moment.

"So how's law school going my dear" he said as he held on to my hands.
It broke my heart because he didn't even come to my graduation he taught I was my mother.

" Dad I left law school nine years ago I have my own law firm now and I'm some what a business woman.
I just did a murger with Williams Inc I might be a billionaire soon".
I think I just broke my father's heart because he started crying, my father rarely cries, he think it's a form of weakness.
" Dad don't cry it's not your fault".

" Have I been good to you" he asked,
"No". I replied maybe a little to harsh, while shaking my head to conform my verbal outburst. He only cried harder,
My dad and I use to be very close even before my mom and my twin sister died in a car accident, that made us even closer because we had to relay on each other.
When he started loosing he memory he began to push me away.
Saying I killed his kids, throwing all kinds of hateful slurs at me.

He even called the police on me a couple time saying I'm trying to kill him, even tried  filling a restraining order against me.
So I try to stay away from him because he won't live in a retirement home and whenever I put money in his account he gambles and gets drunk.
I would get calls about him being arrested so it became harder to connect with him.
" Jen I think you need to put in one of those places before it gets worst, Because I can't remember the conversation we just had or why I'm crying but I know something is wrong for a man like me to cry, it's bad I can feel it.

It's killing me to see him like this.
I'll let Sam and mike get sometime with him. I need to get a coffee and call Clare, I want her to help me find a good fit for him.
I spent another couple of hours with my dad, I got home about 3:am I was so tired but I was also happy I got a chance to reconnect with him and that made me very happy.
I took up the food off the coffee table clean the dishes, administered my shots and went to my room I need to take a shower.
I might have a long day ahead of me tomorrow.

Hey guys I have the chapters i just can't find the time to update lol
Happy new year everyone,
This chapter is dedicated to sharline