CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

After school both girl visiting Jake in hospital, he's alone while his mother, Katherine no where to be seen around. Maybe she went to cafeteria or toilet, Belle saw him half sleep on bed as the girl approach. She doesn't want to wake him up but - he can smell her body lotion from the door, his eyes open turn his head toward the girl.

"Hey." He smile, slowly he leaned his back on board. "You two here."

Belle scan him, Emma stood front of his bed. "You look like that you were in Brendan Fraser movies, what it call, the mummy? part one or two."

"Haha, funny. Bone fracture, see." He point at his arm, neck and legs. "Maybe the floor are wet, I wasn't alert about it. I listening to music then that happen."

Emma snort, Belle drag the chair and take a sit beside his bed. "So, how's school, anything good."

"You still thinking about school, look at you, you're mess. Belle said, you wasn't slippery person as she thought, here's the proof and you are slippery person should Belle know that before it happen again."

Emma walk toward the window, the room a bit darkness as the curtain close the window. Without thinking twice or for sake Jake health, she slide open the curtain roughly, make Jake hissing in pain through his eyes as the room light up the room. She turn to him with no mercy.

"Is the light too va-va-voomish to you Belle?" She turn to her. "I need air, this room make me suffocated, come on! How can you lives like this." Her eyes now to Jake. "You weirdo." She point.

"Well thank you for trying to killing me with the sun, Emma. My mom, I think she close the curtain so then I can sleep after she left the room then you both came."

Belle reach his hand. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry for everything. Because of me you - laid in here, this is all my fault I hurt you."

"Hey, don't said that. I told you earlier I must be slipped myself, no one involve as the accident happen, I mean no one there around me, just me."

You don't know anything Jake, you don't know who causing you like this, this is all Gibson fault.

"You can't go to school like this, if you did I'll be always with you, you don't worry about it." said Belle, he cupped her cheek, and Katherine show up at the door. "Mrs. Harley."

Katherine greet the girl, at her hand she brought Jake fruits and food, Emma approach Katherine, outstretched her hand.

"You must be Jake's mother, Katherine Harley. Is nice to see you, I'm Emma, Belle and Jake friends, you know my mom love buy online from you."

"Thank you, Emma. You hungry? I've got plenty of eggs, bacon, I just bought from the cafeteria thought my boy after he wakes he should be hungry."

"No, thanks. You know how my mom pretending can communicate with animals? Apparently, they don't like being eaten as she said it to me when I was a kids."

Katherine chocked a bit, she nod. "How about some juice?"

"Great."

Katherine hand her juice, then she back for Belle by touch her back body with smile. Emma sit at the window, drink her juice without bother to interupt the conversation.

"For how long Jake will stay in hospital, Mrs. Harley?"

"I don't know, the doctor said it will take a while to recovered because the fracture he had." Katherine stare on Jake, "Rough day, he look one of the Brendan Fraser character."

Emma sudden spit her juice, chuckle, Katherine quite funny. "I bet you said the same thing I did."

Emma nod.

"What can I said, Jake can't go to school for now."

In minute, Mr. Harley himself burst inside the room, this is the first time both girl meet the truly business, publisher, whatever state he work, stood right in front of their eyes, both girl hurried their feet meeting him in person.

"Hi, darling." said Katherine.

Mr. Harley stare at the girl. "Who are they?"

"This is Emma, and this is Belle, you soon to be daughter in-law start from now." said Katherine, Belle bowed down in blushed, so did Jake. "They high school friends of Jake."

Mr. Harley nod. Emma approach the man. "Emma Evigan, nice to meet you." Her hand outstretched again to him. "Love your perfume. What is that?"

"Polo. Is it smell make you sick?"

"Oh, no. I love it. Expensive, I cannot afford it, while you can, heh. I use to buy cheapest price actually, name like Polo doesn't fit me to wear." She rub under her chin. "Are you publisher's or something at empire state?"

He smile. "Sort of. Well you know my son."

"Lovely."

His eyes now turn to Belle, he smile as he look at her. Both girl are beautiful, but his son choose Belle rather than Emma, wisely. His son got his own taste like him.

"Nicholas T. Harley. Like my wife said, you're my son soon to be wife. Have you two planned anything for your future?"

Both Jake and Belle shrugged, he too pushing about his son love life, he must respect his decision. Without a word, he turn back to Emma.

"You amuse me, so tell if you know about me, Miss Evigan."

"I don't know. Just hear people said who you are, just one question I would love to ask - why Colorado?"

He scoff, smile. He look down at his wife then back to her. "You got me."

"Green tree, beautiful lakes, and attractions place, I can't believe you both choose to stay in here, you've got plenty state to stay, still - you choose here."

"I love green, Miss Evigan. Thank you for asking, is the right thing I do for my family, relaxing, out from crowded state, now my son - found his love one in here."

He smile. "Your moving?" she asked.

"I'll think about it, our home in new york almost done." Emma nod.

Belle bowed her head down. Soon, the Harley moving back to new york, she doesn't want to lose Jake, but - is better than ever Gibson wouldn't hurt him anymore.

"It's okay, Belle. Come stay with us if you want, include you." He point at Emma.

She smile, nod her head. "Thank you. Appreciate that, but I love stay in here, like you said. Green."

Later evening, the girl went home. Belle running upstairs, drop her bag on floor then walk toward the shower.

Dinner with Decker's, Belle told her family about Jake condition, the family will pay for visit this week, perhaps. If they're not busy. Molly tap her nail on the dining table, as her mind on Jake condition.

"Poor that boy. Bone fracture sound so terrible to hear or to see, I love Jake and his like my own son. He's new in here but what can I said, he falls on top of the stairs."

"I don't think Jake fault when he fall, it wasn't wet or something. I know someone push him from back, that - makes him fall to the bottom."

Molly looked at her daughter, she scoffs. "How you know the floor wasn't wet? you were there or what? honey, we can't point someone fault to others, maybe he were right, he slippery and it happen. Come on, darling. Let me and your father pay them for visit, okay. You don't have to worried about that."

She about to argue but - "Hush! eat."