The nurse that called didn't give us any information so we didn't know what to expect until we got there. I had to calm Mom down as she almost ran a s...oplight which would have gotten us into a collision with the big Hummer that had some obnoxious driver with a small dick talking on a cell phone who was in far too much of a hurry to bother letting us go through the intersection.Once at the hospital we found Daddy. He was in a room and was asleep. His head was bandaged. The nurse called the. Brooke was at lane 8 trying to impose her will over kids who were only three years younger than her and unwilling to accept her authority. And my mom was fussing over a young girl who'd dropped a 20-pound ball on her toe and was bawling her eyes out.Me? I lucked out and the kids I was watching over were pretty mellow. So I left them to their own devices for a bit while I marched over to Brooke's crew and calmed them down, the young girls more willing to accept the authority of a 5'10"+. “Sam, can you hear me?” Jessica’s urgent voice came from above. My name! Startled, I sat up in bed, unable to grasp what was happening. Was it a dream or reality? “I need you, Sam,” she intoned passionately. My drowsiness evaporated instantly. I dressed as fast as I could, wondering if it was some kind of joke. I knocked warily on Jessica’s door. “Come in, it’s open,” she cried out impatiently. It was almost dark inside; the only light coming from her reading lamp. She was in bed, lying. ." she started."The boys couldn't make it. I decided to get a bite to eat at a nice restaurant. I didn't know you and him..." Daniel, this is embarrassing. Look, I think I know what you're feeling—thinking. I know you must have seen him—us. Please come and join us; it's time you met the man. Then, well then, you and I will go home and do what we do best. Okay. Please, Daniel," she said.I looked around. No one was paying particular attention to us. Decision time. I either rolled outta there or.