“Ok so what do you think?” Jess asked looking at Bette and Tina
“I like this one” Bette said handing the picture to Jess
They were deciding on a cover for her new album.
“I think you all look really cool in this one” Tina said choosing a different picture “But I also like the one your Mama choose”
“What one do you like?” Bette asked
“I’m not too sure to be honest” Jess smiled “The boys all like the one Mama picked so I think I’ll go with that one”
Jess was interrupted with her phone ringing. She looked at the caller ID.
“Hello?”
“Hi can I speak to a Jess Kennard Porter?”
“Speaking”
“Hi my name is Doctor Shona Ewan, I’m a calling from Presbyterian Emergency room in Manhattan, I understand your fiancée is Carmen Morales”
Jess looked at Bette and Tina, the colour in her face changing
“Is she okay?”
“I’m afraid she was involved in a road accident last night…”
“Last night? Is Carmen okay?” Jess said getting upset
Bette took the phone from Jess
“Hi this is Bette Porter, Jess’s Mama can I ask what’s going on?”
“We have Carmen Morales admitted here, she was involved in a road traffic accident last night, her condition is critically deteriorating, we need her fiancée’s consent to operate as she’s down as her next of kin”
“We’ll be on the next plane out”
“Do we have consent?”
“Jess they need consent to operate you need to give it” Bette looked at her daughter
“Whatever they need to do” Jess nodded
Tina went into the kitchen calling Lisa.
“Mama is she okay?” Jess asked
“I don’t know Jess, let’s just get plane tickets organised and get there” Bette said hugging her daughter
14 hours later…Jess, Bette and Tina ran into the hospital
“Hi my erm my” Jess tried to talk
“Fiancée is here we got a phone call, Carmen Morales?” Bette said
“Let me just get Dr Ewan for you” The receptionist returned a few minutes later with a doctor
“Jess?”
“Is she okay?” Jess asked
“I’m afraid her condition is critical, we managed to remove majority of glass from her head and stop the bleeding in her brain, she’s currently in a medical induced coma and on a ventilator to help her breath.”
Bette and Tina both had a hold of Jess
“What happened?” Tina asked
“I’m lead to believe there was a steering fault in her father’s car causing the car to swerve and hit another”
“Is her parents okay?” Bette asked
“They were both pronounced dead on scene I’m truely very sorry, if you’d like to follow me I’ll take you to her”
Jess followed the doctor, She was horrified when she seen Carmen in the ICU.
Tina covered her mouth and Bette took held on to Jess’s hand.
Jess walked over taking Carmen’s hand
“Can she hear me?”
“I’m sorry I can’t answer that” the doctor said “I’ll give you some privacy”
Jess ran her hand over Carmen’s face, as the tears feel down her own face.
Bette wrapped her arm around Jess, Tina stood at the door not knowing what to do or say.
“I’m here babe, I’m not going anywhere” Jess said kissing the top of Carmen’s head
“Excuse me sorry to bother you; I have an Andrew Robinson in the waiting room?”
“I’ll go speak to him” Tina said