said he was the reason you don’t trust men.”
“I don’t talk about him. Remember?”
“Right. Sorry.”
My phone rang, and Allison was calling.
“Hey, Allison.”
“Mason, I’m with your mom at her house and she’s not feeling well again. I just made her go lie down. I thought you should know. I tried to call Elijah, but he didn’t answer. And Nathan is still at work.”
“I’m on my way. Make sure she stays in bed.”
“What’s wrong?” Sara asked.
“My mother isn’t feeling well again. Allison is with her now. I’m heading over there.”
“Let me grab my bag and I’ll go with you. If that’s okay?”
“Sure. I’d appreciate that.”
We both got up from our seats and headed over to the townhouse. Opening the door, we stepped inside where Allison greeted us in the foyer.
“What happened?” I asked.
“We were going over the invitations for the wedding and she got really dizzy and said she felt like she was going to pass out. I gave her some orange juice and made her get in bed.”
“Lead the way to the bedroom so I can check her out,” Sara said.
When we opened the door and my mother saw us, she let out a heavy sigh.
“For god sakes. I’m fine,” she spoke.
“Your dizzy spell and near fainting say otherwise. Hi, Caitlin.” Sara smiled as she walked over to her.
“Hello, Sara.”
“Do you mind if I take a quick look at you?”
“Just do it, Sara. Don’t ask her. She doesn’t have a choice,” I said.
“Excuse me, Mason Matthew Wolfe?” she spoke in a stern voice.
“Why don’t you wait outside and let me examine her. Okay?”
“Sure.”
I tucked my hands in my pocket and left the room.
“Uncle Mason!” Ruby wrapped her arms around my waist.
“Hey there, Ruby.” I patted her head.
“Is Grandma Caitlin going to be okay? I’m worried about her.”
I took hold of her hands and knelt down in front of her.
“She’ll be fine. She has the best doctor in there with her right now.”
I heard the front door open and Elijah’s voice, so I walked downstairs to greet him.
“Hey, bro,” I spoke.
“Where’s Mom? Is she okay?”
“Sara is upstairs checking her out right now. We were having dinner when Allison called.”
“Dinner together?” His brow arched.
“Yeah. We’re roommates. We’re not allowed to have dinner together?”
“Sure. I just thought you two were avoiding each other as much as possible.”
“Her shift got switched at the hospital and I came home from the station and we were hungry. Why the hell am I even explaining this to you?” I furrowed my brows.
“I don’t know. Why are you?” A smirk crossed his face as he placed his hand on my shoulder.
“Hi, Elijah.” Sara smiled as she walked down the stairs.
“Hey, Sara. Thanks for coming over.”
“No problem.”
“How is she?” I asked.
“She’ll be fine after I make her something to eat.”
“She’s not eating again?” Elijah asked.
“I think maybe you two should go up and talk to her.”
As Elijah and I walked up the stairs, I asked him if he talked to Tommy.
“I tried. He’s not saying anything. All he said was to talk to Mom.”
We opened the door to her room and stepped inside.
“Great. Now all we need is Nathan here.” She narrowed her eye at us.
“You don’t have to worry about that. He’s still at work,” I spoke as I sat on the edge of the bed and took hold of her hand.
“What is going on?” Elijah demanded to know.
“Bro, cool it.”
“No! I won’t cool it. Mother, you will tell us what the hell is going on! Do you understand me?”
“Fine. But it will have to wait until Nathan is here. I want to talk to all three of you together.”
“Okay. Then I’ll find out when Nathan is available and coordinate our schedules,” Elijah spoke.
Chapter 15
Sara
“Thanks again for your help,” Mason said as we climbed into the cab.
“Don’t mention it. That’s why I’m a doctor.” I smiled.
“I just don’t understand what is going on. I’ve never seen her like this before. Are you sure it’s not something more serious?”
“It’s a matter of her being depressed and not taking care of herself. Maybe once she finally talks to you and your brothers, she’ll feel better.”
“I hope so.” He sighed.
As we stepped into the apartment, I walked over to the table and started cleaning up from dinner while Mason grabbed the beer bottles.
“I have an early shift tomorrow, so I’m going to head to bed.”
“I’m off tomorrow.” Mason grinned. “Thanks, Sara. I think it’s kind of nice having a doctor in the house.”
“You’re welcome. I’ll see you around, Wolfe.”
“Good night,” he spoke.
Mason