Pierce finally managed to reach Marie after they’d arrived at Southampton Hospital.
“Oh my God. I’m freaking out here,” she shrieked. “What happened to Eric?”
“Marie, calm down. Try to get here as soon as possible. They can’t treat him until you
do.”
“Let me talk to him.”
Pierce turned back and looked through the window at Eric. “He’s not in a position to talk
right now.”
Behind him, a nurse came. “Sir? Sir? We need to ask you some questions.”
“Marie, I’ll call you back.”
“Don’t let him die, Pierce.”
“I’ll call you back, Marie.” He followed the nurse to Eric’s room and stood at his bedside.
Dr. Kotis, an olive-skinned man with a slight build and grey eyes, turned away from Eric
to focus on the older man. “Are you his father?”
Pierce was stunned by the question. No, he wasn’t the father of Raven’s son. That man
had never been in the picture.
“Sir?”
Eric was awake, but barely coherent. “Dad, Mom, Marie, Avie. God. God.” Eric pointed
to Pierce, grasped his hand. “Dad. Dad.”
“He pointed toward the door, asking for you,” said Dr. Kotis.