Chapter 35: There Is Some Concern“Hey,” Jackson Ledbetter said when I opened my eyes.
It was dark.
“How you feeling?” he asked, touching my face tenderly.
I was feeling lost and rather confused, so I said nothing.
“Noah went home with Bill and Shelly,” he said. “He was really upset, but he’ll be fine. I took him to see Doctor Kemmer this morning.”
I’d forgotten about Noah’s doctor visit.
“And?” I prompted.
Jackson shook his head, shrugged.
“And that means?”
“That means I’m not his father, and they won’t tell me anything,” Jackson said. “In other words, we’re not related. I’m not family.”
“But they know who you are.”
“They do?”
“Of course they do. Don’t they? You work with them!”
“I haven’t really said much…”
“You didn’t tell them about us?”
“I wanted to, but…they’re so conse
