Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

"Wow..."

After watching the video, Jenna's tears turned into laughter, "Haha! Really? Jenna... That's my name!"

"Yes." Sherilyn gently patted her daughter's head, "Mr. Johnson made it especially for Jenna."

"Yeah!"

Jenna's smile curved her eyes, and she shyly burrowed into her mother's embrace, "Mr. Johnson likes Jenna!"

"That's right."

Sherilyn's voice trembled softly in agreement.

...

Hospital.

Gilbert was stable but showed no signs of waking.

"Caroline." Francis glanced at Caroline and whispered, "You just got to Sunhaven last night, and you must be tired. Go home and rest." "No." Caroline shook her head, refusing.

"I'll stay with you, right by Gilbert's side. We've faced everything together since we were kids."

"Listen to me."

firmer, "Grandma doesn't know yet. You go back first, so she doesn't get suspicious. Calm her down." Their grandmother was

soon? It wouldn't be too

"Besides..."

"We don't know when Gilbert will wake up. We can't both stay here; we should take turns." His logic was persuasive, and

she said, "Then I'll go

"Okay."

the chance to ask, how have you been lately?" Francis paused, the

"I've been good.

"That's good to hear."

eyes not quite reaching

been fine too... Even though we broke up, Francis...

"Of course."

his gaze firm

brought you into the Johnson family, you've been one of us, and always

showing her

"Alright."

closed behind her, Caroline's

Family, huh?

she wanted wasn't just to be a nominal member of the family, but a bona

well, Caroline returned to

room was quiet, with Francis asleep on the

first checked on Gilbert, who was stable and looking much better than the night before, as if