Can You See Me?

Reunion & Departures

   I've been forcing myself to stay awake. I just can't sleep with the thought of my kids being in danger every second. The car came to a halt and everyone piled out.

   "Isle go with your mother across the street to get some food and drinks." She nodded and waved goodbye to me. Vence carried me through the front door and he set me down on my feet.

   "I need to get Emily Sanchez a pregnancy check up & a check for her hand." The lady looked at my hand and jumped out of her seat. My hand was now swollen and almost purple.

   "She needs emergency care for that hand. Dear, can you walk?" I hesitated and she sighed. She grabbed a wheelchair and motioned me to sit down. She stopped me to emergency care and placed me in closest free room.

  "Take a seat here hun and we'll get Doctor Fawn in here." She goes to turn away but Vence stops her. 

   "I have a wife and child coming. Can you bring them here?" She nods and smiles before leaving.

   "Why did you lie about my name?"

   "Because the name Emily and Amiella Sanchez is very popular. It'll be hard for Thomas to track us." I nod and lay my head down on the pillow. My eyes flutter open and closed and groan in annoyance.

   "Get some sleep. I won't leave your side." I sigh in content and rolled on my side avoiding my hand.

   "Night dad." I mutter silence followed as I finally let my eyes control me.

Vence POV

   I stared at her with pure shock in my face. She called me dad. Grant it I have a child of my own but I've only known Emily for a few months.

  "Hun?" Judith calls to me when she cracks open the door a bit.

   "Yea in here babe. Isle it's getting late honey why don't you go and sit in the chair." Isle ran up to Emily and stroked her good hand.

   "I wanna sleep with Emi." She whined

   "Wait until the nurses come check on her." She nods and moves to sit in the chair. I pull my wife to the side and whisper quietly.

   "You wouldn't believe what happened."

   "What?"

   "Emily called me dad." I hushed and glanced at Emily, who was holding herself.

   "Well you do have a father and daughter bond so it doesn't surprise me."

  "That's not what I meant. Tyler doesn't have her last name and they're siblings. So that makes me wonder if something is going on with her parents to make her lean on us more."

   "Wasn't Tyler abused, that's why he was running."

   "Tyler was abused but re wasn't necessarily running, he was looking for someone." The door opened and a slim doctor came in. His name tag read Fawn and nod.

   "Good evening. This must be Emily Sanchez, what seems to be the problem?" He says while looking at his clipboard.

   "Broken Carpals and Metacarpals in her left hand. Pregnant for eight months." Judith says almost instantly I smiled and kissed my baby on the head. Dr. Fawn looked at her like she was a genius and looked at Emily.

   "I believe you. Her hand is swollen and the stomach is rather big. I'll give her a cast for her forearm and I'll do an ultrasound right now." He reaches for her stomach but I growled loudly. He steps away quickly and looks at Judith for reassurance.