Holding Onto You

Ch. 31

Wilmer's pov

"I don't want fucking breakfast! Stop asking me to eat the stupid food! I'm not hungry!"

I turn my head to Emilio as I pass Bella a cereal up to eat, "Ok, that's fine. If you're not hungry then you don't have to eat. I can't read your mind though Emilio. I just need you to communicate with me right now." I say.

He sits on the bed keeping his attention on his phone going straight back to ignoring me. I sigh and look back at Bella who eats the fruit loops quietly in my lap.

"Do you want any juice Bella?" I ask.

She shakes her head and I grab my phone to check my texts from this morning. The second I do that I notice one from Demi from only 10 minutes ago.

Demi: Can you pick something up for Ava to eat? She's not wanting to leave the room to eat.

Wilmer: Yeah, I'll stop by and get her something on the way to the hospital.

Demi: How's Bella and Milo?

Wilmer: Bella is eating breakfast right now, Milo is on his phone not wanting to talk. He's still a bit angry with things.

Demi: I understand.

Wilmer: Hows A and M?

Demi: Maya hasn't had any improvement. The doctors checked on her this morning and noticed a fever and said they'd continue to monitor it. They are doing more blood work to see if that shows anything. Ava's hungry and just really down. I'm doing my best to try and keep her hopes up but not much is working.

I sigh reading the text. I really hope that this fever is something minor and not serious. I don't know if we can handle a serious situation in her health on top of what is already going on. I don't think we can.

"We'll have to stop and get Ava something to eat on the way to the hospital." I say.

"She can dive and get herself something to eat." Emilio snaps.

"Ava's not in any position to drive right now Emilio. She hasn't slept and her headspace is not in a place to drive. If she's crying she isn't going to be able to see and she might get into a car accident as well." I explain.

"Well you had no problem letting Maya drive." He says coldly.

"Your mom and I did not allow her to drive and we did not know she was. If we did, we wouldn't have allowed her to." I say.

"You allowed Ava to starve herself so I don't think that's entirely true. Lets hand someone emotionally unstable car keys. Lets tell the anorexic that if she doesn't like the dinner to not eat it."

I choose to stop arguing with him and look down at Bella and watch her continue to eat, "How is it Bella?"

"Ok."

Once she finishes eating, I throw away the cereal cup into the garbage and look at Emilio, "We're going to get something for Ava to eat and then we're going to the hospital." I say.

"Whatever old dude." I hear him mutter under his breath.

I say nothing and wait for him to leave the hotel room before I close the door behind him and allow it to lock. I pick Bella up and carry her down the hallway as Emilio walks several feet ahead with his attention on the phone still.

"Oh just so you know, Bailey says if anything happens to Maya she'll kill herself and Ava said same not even three minutes ago. So nice going handing Maya car keys."