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You have Jack? I thought he
was gone — I thought he was gone forever,” Leah says,
crying. 
    “ No, Leah, I took him when I
left.” I watch as Bobby leads Leah around the wheelchair and she
sits on his lap. Bobby explains, “Our daughter, Jamie, had a
stuffed rabbit she called Jack. When I shamelessly left my wife, I
took one thing with me: Jack.” 
    I watch as Bobby tries to console Leah, then
I look away and watch as Molly wipes away her tears. I walk over to
Mason and he whispers, “I hope he gets the help he deserves.”
    “ Bobby, what are your
plans?” I finally ask. 
    Bobby holds his wife’s hand and she tries to
smile at him. “When I am discharged from here, Leah and I are going
home.”
    “ Here is my card,” I say,
handing him my business card. “It has my cell and work number on
it. “Please, I want you to call me if you need any help, any help
at all.”
    Mason also hands him his business card.
“Take my card, too. Alec’s work number will soon be changing to
this number. But seriously, call if you need anything at all; we
want to help.”
    “ Thank you, I will. I have
been on drugs since I found out my daughter died. I survived that,
I think I can survive the detox.” He looks up at Molly and smiles.
“If it gets too bad, I’ll take some Motrin to help me through it.
Then once everything is out of my system, I’ll probably never take
aspirin, Tylenol, or Motrin again.” Bobby laughs and says, “Well,
Doll, it looks like the end of this road for us.”
    “ Yes, Bobby, it does.
Promise me I’ll see you again.” I can see the tears in Molly’s
eyes.
    Leah stands up and Bobby walks over to stand
near Molly. “Doll, I swear to you, when we both beat this, we’ll
have a cookout to celebrate.” He bends down to hug her.
    “ I’m going to hold you to
it,” Molly cries.
    “ I’m going to miss you,
Doll. You stay and fight for your sobriety, like you have never
fought for anything before.” 
    I watch as Bobby looks at her. She nods and
a tear slides down her cheek. “I will and you, too.” 
    “ Leah, your husband saved me
one night in a dark alley from some thugs. I am so thankful he was
there that night,” Molly says. 
    “ It wasn’t a big deal.”
Bobby dismisses it as nothing. 
    “ Yes, it was; they were
going to rape me, but you stopped them. Then you took me to that
diner and bought me dinner. We have been hanging out ever since.”
Molly is trying to explain their relationship to
Leah. 
    “ I’m glad my husband was
able to help you. He always did hate bullies — and rapists.” 
    “ Bobby, please call us if we
can help you, or if you need any help,” Mason says.
    “ Don’t worry about me, I
have a wife who has been waiting for me.” Bobby looks over at
Leah.
    Bobby
    I wipe the stray tear from Molly’s cheek.
“I’m leaving, but I’ll see you in 45 days, Doll. I’ll leave my
contact info for you. When you get home after 45 days and not a day
sooner, we’ll get together.” 
    “ All right, I’m going to
hold you to it. Thank you for saving me that night in the
alley.” 
    “ No thanks needed.” I kiss
her on her cheek and sit back down in the wheelchair. Leah hands me
a pen and paper from her purse. I write my address and Leah’s cell
phone number down and Leah lays it on the bedside table. “I’ll talk
to you in 45 days — or earlier if you call me.”
    I look over at Mason and Alec and say,
“Thank you both and maybe I’ll see you again sometime. Take care of
Molly; she isn’t like all the others.”
    “ Will do,” Mason
says.
    “ Come on, Sweets. We have a
life we need to get back on track.” I look up at Leah and wonder
what I did to deserve her.
    “ Come on, Robert, we have to
get you better first.” Leah slowly backs me up in the wheelchair.
“Thank you all for bringing my Robert back to me.” 
    Alec says, “I’ll bring your things to you in
the morning.” 
    “ Thank you, I would
appreciate that. I’m in room