When Benjamin was finished talking, Pandora gulped. But her inner voices were all in agreement with what he has said. "I know that I hide my feelings, and I'm sorry. It's just hard for me to confide in anyone. But when could I have talked to you about it? We've barely had an hour together without someone —the hospital— interrupting." Just as if to prove her point, Benjamin's pager went off. Benjamin seemed to just sit there and his pager went off again. "You should probably get that," she told him and he sighed as he stood up. But before he could walk out, the door opened."Hi, Benjamin, I've been paging you. I saw Minnie and she told me you were here," a woman's voice said. "Nurse Leena, is there a problem?" he asked as her head turned to the door. "I brought you a late dinner. I know that you missed out on dinner tonight and I thought you'd be hungry. You will need something in your stomach to work these extra hours." Before Benjamin could say anything, Pandora leaped up. "Fanc
“Hey,” Benjamin said, kissing the side of her head. A gurgling sound made her look toward Benjamin and down to see Micheal. "Hi, baby," she cooed at their son, who gave her a big toothless smile. Benjamin and she decided that he should head home to be with Micheal, and she would stay at the hospital with Jack. "Mommy missed you, so much," she told him as she picked him up, holding him to her. After getting her hug, she took off his jacket but kept him on her knee. She glanced at Benjamin, who was looking over Jack's chart. "Your dad said that he still has a high temperature but not as high as it was last night and they've been able to keep it down to a manageable degree." "Yeah, I see that," Benjamin sighed, rubbing his face. "I'm sorry," he mumbled, looking pained. "We talked about this last night," she told him but he still looked guilty. "I should have told the other doctors where to stick it the second they started to ask me to cover for them. I should have put you and the
They found a nice spot and she placed the blanket down. Then, Benjamin sat the boys in front of him, so she could sit beside him. "So what have you two been up to this morning?" Benjamin asked, making the boys babble back at him. "You've still got it," she muttered, having no idea how he could get them to interact so quickly with him every time. "It's a gift," he boasted before turning his attention back to the boys. "Really, boys, that sounds fun. So mommy sang to you, what else did she do today?" Pandora rolled her eyes, not even questioning how he knew she was singing to the boys. She started to set out their lunch as Benjamin and the boys had their talk. "How was your morning?" he asked as they began to eat. "It was productive but busy. I was able to give the house a good cleaning while they had a morning nap. I am going to go shopping before heading back home, so if there's anything you need let me..." she trailed off. He smiled at her for a few seconds before replying. "T
She tilted her head at him and just lifted her hand and pointed at him with her brow arched. "Every girl needs a fairy godmother and I'm yours," he winked and she snorted. "Are you on the crazy pills again? Why are you my tech for the day?" "Because I am the best. Just move," he muttered, sulking at her. Pandora sighed and rolled her eyes. "Yay, I'm gonna be a princess," she sang while clapping her hands the whole way to the seat. "Sarcasm does not wear well on you, my friend. Now act like the bride you are and let me get you dolled up." She sat down and Ron started with brushing her hair but tugged at it when he encountered the rat's nest. "Ow," she yelled, making him tap her with the brush. She turned and glared at him and he glared back at her. "It's a known fact that a mom taps their kids with a brush when they complain or pull away, now hold still, we've got loads to do." "Yes, Mommy!" she hissed, which made Ron laugh. Ron washed her hair and he send in his employees to
"I'm honored to announce Doctor and Mrs. Benjamin Parks and family," the Reverend announced. Everyone stood and clapped as they made their way back down the aisle and into the nursery area to have some private time. Once everyone had been greeted, Ron freshened up her makeup and hair and they set about taking pictures. "Can we have the bride and groom?" the photographer asked. Benjamin and she moved to where he needed them to be. And that was the start of the hour and half long photography-taking session. Once they were done, Pandora nursed the boys as Benjamin helped her. "I'm going to miss them," she told Benjamin. "So am I, but it's just two nights, and then they will be back with us." She nodded at him, but it still didn't lessen the worry that they would need her and she wouldn't be there. "Don't worry, I will keep your mind so occupied you will not even know that you're away for two days," Benjamin said huskily, lifting her brows at her. "I'm going to hold you to that."
Pandora couldn’t take her eyes off the optician as he looked over Micheal. "Everything looks good, time to try the glasses," he said in an upbeat tone. "Just ease him into wearing them. To start, aim for a half hour then move up to an hour, and so on." She nodded at him. Not that he saw her, since he was adjusting Micheal's glasses. The glasses were a light blue and looked a little too big for his small face. They were made of rubber and had a band that went around his head to keep them on and in the right position. Micheal let out a small whimper as the glasses were placed on his head. "How about Mom handing him to Dad and coming over here, so she will be in his line of sight." Pandora let out a breath and handed Micheal to Benjamin and moved to stand in front of her boy. "Hey baby," she smiled at him, and he just gave her an 'O' face. "Can you see mommy better?" she asked and he smiled, stretching out his hands to her. She bit her lip as her eyes went to Benjamin, who looked eq
"Ron has been able to get into his email account, and as far as we know, he had no other appointments except to meet his probation officer. But since Ron was tailing him, he was able to get everything the slime-bag said on the video. Benjamin will easily be released without charges." "But why didn't anyone tell me? Did Benjamin know?" she asked, feeling hurt by the thought that he kept it from them. "No, we wanted you and Benjamin to have some family time, without the drama. We never meant to hurt you." She was only able to nod at her. "Next time… tell me," she said and Keira gave her a nod in return. Time seemed to slowly tick by, even though the boys both kept Pandora occupied. Her mind couldn't stop worrying about Benjamin. "Sweetheart," Benjamin called as she heard the front door open. She leaped up and ran down the hallway, leaping into his open arms. She felt his warm breath on her neck a second before his lips were on his skin. "I am so sorry love, he—" She cut him off by
During her testimony, Pandora learned that she was also known as Brownie. As she continued through the questions she was asked, Pandora had to bite her lip to stop the sobs from coming out. She told the court how she was paid to pretend to be Pandora. It was one thing to hear how she pretended to be her, but then she told the court how Derrik had sex with her several times inside Pandora’s home. She talked about being in Pandora’s bed, and it just about broke her. For the first time since all of it had started, Pandora was grateful that she had sold her home. "We have one more witness, Your Honor," the District Attorney said and with a nod, the Bailiff walked out. "We call Hannah Song to the stand." Pandora looked over to see a girl who looked like a teenager walking in with her head down. She was sworn in but her head remained down. "Can you tell the court your age?" the District Attorney asked. "Nineteen," she answered quietly, so the Bailiff adjusted the microphone in front of