Porn Prince

13.) Hospital Visits

I park in front of the small hospital and we both step out. I begin to walk towards the entrance and I noticed Ivy had stopped. She hugged herself and was looking down and I found see she was feeling uncomfortable. I walk up beside her and place a hand on her shoulder. She flinches and then sighs. "Maybe I shouldn't do this." She says and I pull her into my side, draping my arm around her shoulders. "What do you mean?"

She turns and grabs my hand and looks up at me with vulnerable. "Wyatt, I don't know if I can see him. I hate him so much. I don't know why I even came." She turns to walk back to the car but I grab her wrist gently."No, your brother wanted you to come to see him for a reason. Look, I'm right here with you okay. You don't have to do this alone." I say and I brush a stray hair off of her face, tucking it behind her ear. I hold her cheek for a moment and I contemplate going in for a kiss. But I don't. I want her to initiate anything between us. I want her to want it just as bad as me.

"Thank you Wyatt." She says with a warm smile and we turn and walk into the hospital. Ivy goes to the front desk and gives the man sitting at the desk a smile. "Hello ma'am how can I help you?" He asks, turning to his computer. "Hi, I am here to see Mr.Lynn. I am his daughter." She says and the man narrows his eyes at her and shakes his head. "Mr.Lynn only has one visitor on his form. I'm sorry hun." He says and she nods. "Let me call my brother real quick." She says and turns around pulling out her phone. "Hey Bruce, I'm here. Can you come downstairs and grab me please." She says in a very quiet voice. She pauses then hangs up the phone and crosses her arms shyly. "Are you okay?" I ask and she nods with a half-smile. "I just don't like being back in this town is all." I nod and a set of doors beside us open.

"Ivy, I'm so glad you've made it." He says bringing her into a bone-crushing hug. I smile at this and Bruce looks up at me and mouths the words 'thank you'. I nod and he lets go of her. He looks at the man behind the desk and smiles. "Are we good?" He asks and the man cuts eyes towards me. "Family only." He says and I nod and drop my head, smiling towards Ivy. She shakes her head and turns to the man. "He's my fiance." She rushes out and my eyes widen at that. I liked the sound of it but I knew what she was doing. "In that case, he can go back. Hope y'all have a nice visit." He says with a nice nod.

Ivy grabs my hand and we follow Bruce to her father's room. Bruce turns to us before walking in and runs a hand through his hair. "Listen, I need to warn you of something Ivy. Just, whatever happens, in here, go with it. Okay?" He asks with a raised brow and she furrows hers, looking at me in confusion. She nods slowly and he sighs and nods. Once he opens the door, we walk in to see Mr.Lynn standing in front of the large hospital window looking outside. When the door closes the door, he turns around and puts on a large smile. It was odd seeing this dickhead smile.

"Doodlebug!" He exclaims and walks over to Ivy with open arms and a large smile. He engulfs her with a hug and Ivy lets go of my hand, not yet returning his hug but standing there awkwardly while he held her. He lets her go and grabs both sides of her face, smiling at her in deep admiration. "You look just like your mother. Bruce showed me pictures. You're such a sight for sore eyes." He says and I look at Bruce with the most confused look you could imagine on my face. "Dad, what are you-" Ivy begins to ask but he pulls her in for yet another hug. I slip around Ivy and her dad and walk to stand beside her brother. I lean into him and whisper, "What the f**k is going on here?".

He leans into me and chuckles a little, "Listen, I'll explain in a few when he has to go to physical therapy." 

Mr.Lynn releases her and turns to me and smiles, taking in my appearance. "And who are you? Eli?" He asks and I shake my head. Had he really forgotten my name? Well, he was in a coma for about a year.

"No sir, the names Wyatt." I say and he extends his hand to mine. "Ah, you're the boy my daughter is dating. Nice to meet you. I'm Gilbert Lynn." He says and I take his hand in mine and give it a good firm shake. There is a knock on the door and a nurse walks in. "Hello, Mr.Lynn. It's 5 o'clock. Time for PT and dinner." She says and he sighs. "Ah yes of course. Let me just say goodbye to my daughter and her boyfriend." He says and she nods, stepping out of the room. "Listen, I sadly have to go but Ivy baby, please come see me tomorrow. We can sit and chat. I want to catch up with you." She nods and smiles at him, then he pulls her into a tight hug. This time returning. 

"Wyatt, I must say, it was very nice meeting you. Bruce, will you walk them out from me?" He asks and Bruce nods. Mr.Lynn walks out of the room and Ivy turns to Bruce, grabbing him by the shirt. She pushes him against the wall and looks angry. "What the f**k was that Bruce. That was not my father." She says and he shoves on her to get her off of him. "Look, he suffered excessive amounts of brain damage. He has amnesia. Doctors have no clue when and if he will get his memory back cause that part of his brain received the most damage. I filled him in on his life as the doctors said for me to do, I just left out all the bad and replaced it with the good." he says and Ivy narrows her eyes and falls back to sit on the hospital bed. 

"So you just played God and rewrote his life?" She asks and Bruce groans at this. "No, I didn't play God okay. I saw this as an opportunity to right a wrong that has been for too long. I just said that you two were like peas in a pod growing up and that he loved you so much. You were daddy's little girl." He rushes out and she stands up, getting toe to toe with him. She looks up at him and sighs, pulling him in for a deep hug. 

I knew this had to be super emotional for her. Her father resented her. She reminded him too much of his late wife, Ivy's mother. If here mother was anything like her I knew I would how loved her. How is this going to affect Ivy though? Having her father love and care for her in her life. Could she erase from her memories all of the bad between them?

"Listen, I have to go see his physical therapist get some things worked out, but can you promise me you will come back tomorrow?" he asks holding her arms with a hopeful look. She nods and smiles leaning forward and kissing the top of her head. "I love you." he says and turns towards me to walk out the door. "Thank you again, man." I simply nod and he disappears out the door. Ivy smiles at me and runs a hand over her arms. "Let's leave shall we?" She asks and I nod, remaining quiet.

We walk out into the hallway and as we are heading toward the lobby, Ivy freezes in her spot. Her eyes go wide and her face went pale. It was as if she had seen a ghost. She looked terrified. I look forward to who she is looking at and see a guy in a suit walking towards us while on the phone. He has blonde and bit of tan to his smile. He looked to be in his late 20's. "Who is that Ivy?" I ask and she swallows a hard visible lump in her throat. "Michael Flare." She says and I furrow my eyes at the name. It sounded so familiar and then it hit me. That was the ex-boyfriend that r***d her. The man who was running for mayor. The man ... who was currently 3 feet in front of me and stopping.