Bell must have been her favorite cousin, because she mothered him from the moment we arrived and harassed the cook and bus boy, unmercifully trying to...please him."Millie sends her regards, Martha and if you'll excuse us, this is a working lunch. I have to get this young fellow back to work on time, or answer to my brother."Martha wasn't falling for any of that. "Jim, there ain't no way you're taking orders from Hank and you darn well know it. Hank and Coulter are more afraid of you than they. When I became aware that they were coming into this room I stood up and turned to greet them.As soon as I saw them the blood drained from my face. I recognized them immediately. They were two of the men that filmed me having sex with horses a year ago.I turned back around immediately and reached for my bags. I stood up and mumbled, "Excuse me. I can't stay here."One of the men had stepped into the room and was behind me. The other was standing in the door looking at me with an evil grin on his. ”“Alright, can we see her?” John askedMrs. Hayes asked, “Which her?”An excited Ed answered, “Either, both, whatever.”Laughing at Ed, Leroy said, “Let’s see the mother and then the daughter.”The elderly couple led them to a hospital room. Kelly was lying in the bed with the baby in her arms. Ling and Linda were on the other side of the bed looking at the baby. She grinned when her husbands entered the room and said, “Sorry to ruin dinner plans. You can blame little Beth here.”There was a gasp. ”“So, what can I do, Nate?”“Bro, you’ve helped by being here. Go to church. Pray for us. I don’t know what for, but it feels major.”“Call later if you need something or need to talk, okay?”“I promise.” I gave him a hug slightly harder than a normal ‘bro’ hug.I had five hours to kill until she’d be home. I paced. I sat. The beer in the fridge kept calling me, but I was wise enough not to give in. Food had no appeal. I tried ginger ale and crackers to settle the churning in my stomach, but it.