Chapter 325: No Time Like the Present

“You should go home and get some rest, Jackie.”

Without taking her eyes off Scott, asleep in his hospital bed, she reached for Blake’s hand. “I can’t. I need to be here when he wakes up.”

“You’re sure?”

She nodded, then looked to her brother. “Can you take care of the kids? I hate to impose, but…”

“No worries, Jackie. Now that the storm’s over, we’ll take them back to our house. Amy’s more comfortable there, anyway. We’ll have a sleepover party.”

Jackie sighed. “I know they’re ready to be back in their own beds. But I’ll be home tomorrow, for sure, at least overnight.”

“Okay, sis.” He kissed Jackie on the cheek. “Keep us posted.”

In the quiet of the hospital room, Jackie pulled a chair beside Scott’s bed. As soon as they’d arrived back at the lodge, Blake and some of the others had carried Scott to the battered Suburban, laying him on the back seat.