One Night Stand With My Husband’s Brother

“Have you noticed anything about Calista’s eyesight?” Richard asked Felicity.

She frowned slightly, “Sight? Not really.” She took a quick glance back at Calista sitting with Mrs. Weston. “Is there something wrong?”

He nodded. “Yes, back in the garden, I noticed that she can’t see far. She does not know when it started, so I believe it has been going on for a while now. If it was sudden, she would definitely have said something.”

Felicity’s eyes shifted to rest on Calista again, and for the first time ever, she noticed that she was straining her eyes in a certain way to view the images on the TV screen. She felt a tug in her heart in realization. How did they not realize this sooner.

The little girl literally lived with three adult women who were supposed to notice things quickly, yet no one did. But a kind stranger who found her just a while ago had already picked up on the fact that there was something wrong.

Richard saw the downcast expression on Felicity’s face, and he quickly tried to reassure her.

“The best ophthalmologists are available here in Axford Medicals, so the little girl should get her eyes checked as soon as possible. And you already have a patient here, Calista’s granny, so that makes it easier for her to just get an appointment scheduled. And I will take care of everything else, so you don’t have to worry.”

Felicity looked at him wide eyed. The kind stranger also offered to pay the bills for Calista’s eye treatments? Axford Medicals bills cost a fortune, because their services are world class, so for him to be able to foot the bills… he had to be someone important.

Then again, Felicity reminded herself, every patient here had someone powerful in their lives, to be able to come to this hospital.

If not for Chase covering Mrs. Weston’s medical bills, they would never have been here in the first place.

“Sir…? I … thank you so much! This means a lot to us, we had no idea Calista’s eyes were in a bad state. You have done something we can never be grateful enough for…”

Richard smiled. “It’s fine. It’s fine. She’s my little friend, and friends help each other out, don’t they?”

Felicity sighed, “If there’s anyway we can show out appreciation, I would gladly do.”

“No problem, dear. She’s a sweet little girl, and she deserves the best. Please make sure she gets the treatment on time, and some glasses. I’ll reach out to you through a nurse. I have to go back to my room now.”

“Alright, thank you so much.” Felicity said.

He glanced back at Calista and smiled fondly, waving at her, “Hope to see you again, dear friend!”

Calista’s smile was big and toothy, her cheeks puffing up while she waved back eagerly, “Bye! And I hope you get better soon!”

“Don’t forget your hot chocolate!” He grinned, and turned around to look at the receptionist. “Give her two cups of it.” Then he walked towards the exit of the reception hall.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

The receptionist hurriedly got the two cups of hot chocolate, covered with a lid so it doesn’t spill, or get cold too quickly, and handed it over to Calista who held them protectively.

Felicity helped her down the seat, and patted her hair, “I see you made a good friend today. Good girl. Now, let’s go find Cameron, okay?”

“Okay.”

Charlotte’s mom asked her with concern, “Are you sure you can carry those cups of chocolate without dropping them? I can help you with one.”

She shook her head, “Thanks, granny, but I can hold it. I want to give one to Cameron myself.”

Mrs. Weston laughed. “Alright then, dear. Let’s go find your brother.” Felicity led the way, and they followed her out of the hall. Not too long after, they found Cameron wandering around curiously, and Felicity went after him to hold his hand.

“That’s enough exploring for today, kids. You both gave me a fright. Let’s go back to granny’s ward, okay?”

Cameron saw the cups in Calista’s hands and he wriggled away from Felicity to go walk beside his sister. “What are those?” He asked.

“Hot chocolate!” She answered proudly, then held one cup out to him. “This is for you.”

He eagerly snatched it, eyes widening happily. “Yay!”

Felicity moved to hold their free hands, guiding them forward. “Let’s wait a little bit till we get to granny’s ward before you drink your hot chocolate, okay?”

“Okay.” The twins answered. Calista’s response was more enthusiastic, while Cameron sounded like he didn’t want to wait. When they were back in Charlotte’s mom’s ward, and the twins were quietly settled down on a couch, sipping on their drinks, Felicity moved to the side to call Mackenzie.

Mackenzie answered immediately, asking frantically, “Have you found her yet? I’m sorry, I should have gotten there a long time ago but there’s so much traffic on the road.”

“Yeah, you can relax now. We have found Calista, and Cameron. They were just trying to see the hospital. You know they have never seen such a giant building before.” Felicity said soothing.

Mackenzie let out a loud and deep sigh of absolute relief. “Oh, I’m so glad they’re fine. I was already having terrible scenarios playing out in my mind.”

“A kind stranger took her to the broadcast room where they made an announcement that let me track her. However, Mackenzie, you still have to come to the hospital. There’s something you need to know.”

“Is anything wrong? You’re hiding something from me, aren’t you, Felicity?”

“No.” Felicity smiled slightly at Mackenzie’s paranoia. “Everything is fine, I promise. Just call me when you get here.”

“Alright.”

Mackenzie ended the call and stared anxiously out of the cab’s window. Thankfully, the slow traffic was starting to move again. After getting the panicked call from Felicity, her mind had gone into an overdrive with worry for her babies.

Them being in Axford Medicals made her feel so uneasy that it was difficult for her to concentrate on her paperwork in the office. And Felicity telling her she could not find her kids made everything so much worse.

She had gone to inform Nora that she had to leave for an emergency, and she would come back once she had sorted it out. Nora had seen her restlessness, so she agreed. What Mackenzie did not know, was that Nora had sent Chase a text right after she turned around.

Chase was in the Doctor’s office, getting a detailed report about his dad. The doctor’s updates were a bit of an improvement this time, because his father’s treatment had advanced his health to the point where he was no longer in pain.

That was great news. If his father was not in pain, then his body could reserve more energy for the surgery ahead, instead of spending it on trying to fight pain.

“His blood pressure is stable, his sugar level is also stable, so we are all set for the surgery. We are also increasing the blood bank with more AB negative blood type to make sure that we have enough blood for him, in case he runs short of blood.”

The doctor continued, “Garnering is still ongoing, because only 1% of the population have the AB negative blood type, so we are pulling a lot of strings to have to be fully available before the surgery.”

Chase nodded. “I understand. I am AB negative myself. I know how difficult and scared doctors are to tamper with my blood, because there isn’t usually enough to replace it with.”

Just then, Chase’s phone chimed with a text, and the doctor cleared his throat, “Do you want to me to excuse you, sir?”

“No. Go on.” Chase said, making a mental note to check the text later.

Moments later, he stepped out of the doctor’s office and saw his father returning to his ward. They walked together and entered his ward, but instead of going to his bed to rest, Richard moved to the window, staring down at the gardens below.

Chase stared at him, and asked, “How are you feeling today, dad?”

Richard answered in a low tone, “I was feeling so lonely, until I met the little girl… what was her name again.. Calista. I felt so happy in her company.”

Chase let out a breath, trying to hold back the half smile forming in his face. He knew that his father was going to use the little girl as another opportunity to remind him about giving him grand kids again.

He walked forward to stand in front of the window as well, and Richard said,

“You know, son, I wish you had more siblings. At least, I would have grandkids by now, and I would not have to pester you since you clearly have no intentions of having kids.”

Chase rubbed this thumb between his eyebrows, taking in a deep breath while thinking, here we go again.