Guarded Heart

Chapter 20

Jake ^^top, he's so beautiful

"What about them Emma? What's going on?" Ethan asked worried.

"They were on their way to the business here and there was an accident."

"Are they alright?" He asked, already fearing the worst.

She sobs and shakes her head. "No, no they aren't alright Ethan. They died on the scene. Your mom, dad, and your brother is in a coma, it doesn't look good." She said, trying not to break down.

Ethan sits there just shocked and stunned and Emma looks heart broken.

Jake leans over Ethan's shoulder.

"Hi Emma, Major Jake Young here, could you send the information for Ethan about where his family is located and contact information please?"

"Hello sir, yes I will. Take care of him, he's been through enough."

"Yes ma'am I will." With that, the call ends.
Jake wants to hold Ethan but he's afraid if he touches Ethan will just melt away.

Ethan is still sitting in the chair just looking into space when Jack walks back in.

"What's going on, are you alright Ethan?" Jake shakes his head no and Jack is growing concerned. Jake pulls Jack toward the door.

"He just found out his mom and dad died and his brother is in a coma. Car accident." He whispers.

"Oh my god are you serious?" Jack asked completely shocked at the news.

"Yea, he got a skype call from someone and she told him. I told her to send the information about his family and when he goes home, I'm going with him. He doesn't need to be alone right now, he lost three people he loved in less than a week. We know how that feels, not family but our fellow man so it's different but we know it's not good to be left totally alone especially on a long flight like he's going to be on."

"Of course. Poor guy, he's going through hell and we can't do anything for him. I'm kinda fond of him, being a business owner and a pretty boy, I figured he would be stuck up and not pull his weight with the hospital, but he fooled me. He's a hard-working man."

"It's the way my dad raised me Jack. I wasn't handed shit, my family and I when I got older worked very hard for what we have and still work hard for it." Ethan said looking at them.

"You guys don't have to talk about me like I'm not here." He said standing up and looking at his phone at the email he got from Emma.

"If you'll please excuse me, I need to make some phone calls." He opens the door for them and they leave.

Ethan shuts it and sits at the desk. He dials the number and talks to someone at the funeral home for arrangements to pick up his family and start planning three funerals and he calls the hospital to get information on his brother that is hanging on by a thread.

About an hour later the calls end and he lays down crying for hours until Jake goes to check on him. He sees Ethan is sleeping but sees a wet spot under his eye on the pillow.

"I'm so sorry Ethan, so sorry for Ryan and your family. I don't know how you are dealing with this, if it were me, I would be drunk out of my mind right now."

"You got any beer, so I can get drunk out of my mind?" Ethan asked.

"You're awake?"

"Yea, been in and out of sleep, every time I close my eyes, I see my family and I'm not sleeping for long before I have a nightmare and wake up. I've been awake for a little while, just laying here with my eyes closed." Jake sits down on the bed and Ethan turns on his back looking at Jake.