Free Love In A Nick Of Time by Stephanie Jean Smith Page A

Kevin. “How was the honeymoon?”
     
    “The honeymoon is still going on. What about you and Samantha? I still can’t believe that you guys hooked up at our wedding.”
     
    Allen saw no reason to correct Kevin. “Your sister keeps me on my toes. I just spoke with her last night and she can’t wait for me to arrive. We’re going to hole up in her house for at least two days.”
     
    Kevin frowned, he was glad that Samantha and Allen are getting along, but he sure didn’t want to hear the details. “Allen please have a care man that’s my sister you’re talking about. When you talk about holing up with Samantha, my big brother instincts come out.”
     
    “Well you need to relinquish that title because I’ll be taking care of her from now on.”
     
    Kevin’s mood became serious, “I really hope you guys give it a go, Samantha hasn’t had a good example of how a healthy relationship should be. Our parents were useless. I’m five years older than Samantha and was basically responsible for making sure she ate dinner, did her homework. Hell I even did her hair. I’m probably more of a father figure that a brother. But she was predisposed to fall for you anyway.”
     
    “What does that mean?”
     
    “Didn’t Samantha tell you that she’s a huge martial arts fan? She was in love with Bruce Lee since she was a little girl? Seeing you at the wedding was probably a wet dream come true. You’re like Bruce Lee, Russell Wong, and Jet Li all rolled up into one package.”
     
    “I don’t look anything like Bruce Lee!”
     
    Kevin laughed. “Well you really do look like Bruce Lee. You’re Asian, got black eyes, you’re in excellent shape, and you walk like a man who’s always in control.” Kevin went back to the executive table to retrieve his notebook.
     
    “Enough of that crap, I’ve got a plane to catch.” Allen saw his secretary walking towards him with a somber expression. This couldn’t be good, “what wrong Mary?”
     
    Mary hated to give bad news and this was the worst. “Sir I got an emergency message from Mr. Graham’s wife and…”
     
    Kevin heard his name and made his way over to Mary and Allen. “What’s going on Mary I heard my name?”
     
    Mary was in near tears. “Kevin you’re wife called with terrible news, it’s about your sister Samantha. She was in a horrible accident and they don’t know if she’s going to make it. She wants you to call her right away.” Both Allen and Kevin were trying to digest what she just told them, she cleared the conference room and waited for her orders that would surely come. She knew that Allen was sweet on Kevin’s sister and was in the process of going to see her.
     
    Allen came to his senses and started giving Mary instructions. “Get my pilot and driver on the phone immediately. Mary scurried out of the room, as Allen turned to face Kevin getting bits and pieces of the conversation. Kevin was on the phone with Debra and he was falling apart in front of his eyes when he needed him to be strong.
     
    Allen took the phone away from Kevin and started talking to Debra. “Hello Debra this is Allen. I’m already headed for Omaha, you and Kevin can travel with me on my plane. I’ll have my driver pick you up and take you to the airport? Kevin and I will be waiting for you.”
     
    “Oh Allen it’s bad,” Debra cried into the phone. “Samantha was hit by a minivan earlier today. Her vehicle was totaled and she’s in surgery right now. Oh my God, she has some broken bones and a lot of internal injuries. Where’s Kevin?”
     
    Allen took control of the situation with more calm than he was feeling. “Debra, Kevin’s here with me, and I think he’s in shock. I need you to stay on the line with me. Now, Kevin is going to come to the airport with me, throw whatever you can in an overnight bag. We’ll get anything you need once we reach Omaha. I need to know what hospital Samantha’s in and any other information you can tell me.”