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“Miraculously fine,” he answered. “Where the hell have you been?”
“Never mind,” Grant said. “Where are they?”
“Julia’s right here,” Kyle said as he motioned toward a room on their left.
Grant hurried inside, eyeing her as she rose in a set of scrubs. What happened to her clothes? His features pinched as he spotted a small bandage on her forehead.
He rushed to her and cupped her face in his hands. His eyes fell onto her bandage. “Julia, what happened? Are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
“More or less,” Kyle answered.
Grant twisted to eye his son over his shoulder. “What does that mean?”
“It means she has bruised ribs from the seat belt catching her. She’s going to be in some pain, but it could have been far worse.”
Grant turned back to Julia, his eyes searching hers.
“I’m fine. We should go see Sierra.” Julia glanced over his shoulder at Kyle. “She’s awake, right?”
“Yeah, she’s awake. I just spoke with her.”
“How is she?” Julia asked.
“Upset over the damage she caused.”
“Damage she caused?” Grant asked. “Was Sierra driving? What happened?”
Julia grabbed his hand, still on her cheek, and squeezed. “Yes, but…I told the police I was driving.”
Grant’s eyebrows pinched together as he tried to build the puzzle with the limited pieces he had. “Why?”
“Because Sierra’s blood-alcohol level and the fact that she had Benzos in her system would have resulted in a DUI, which Julia thought wasn’t a good idea.”
“She was driving drunk?” Grant asked.
“Yes,” Julia said with a nod. “I…didn’t know what to do. I got in the car with her.”
Grant slid his eyes closed as he pulled Julia closer to him. “Thank God you weren’t hurt.”
“And that she was with Sierra,” Kyle said. “When they went into the river–”
“The river?” Grant’s eyes went wide as he leaned away from Julia. “What?”
“It wasn’t Sierra’s fault. She was just about to pull over and let me drive when I spotted a deer on the road. Sierra swerved to avoid it, and we went into the river. She hit her head. I had to pull her from the car unconscious.”
Grant pressed a hand against his head as he squeezed his eyes closed.
“We’re okay,” Julia said as she squeezed his arm. “But what about you? Worthington told me what was going on.”
“What?” Kyle asked.
“Can you give us a minute?” Julia asked.
“No,” he answered. “I’d like to know what was so pressing that my father couldn’t answer his phone calls when his wife and daughter were hospitalized.”
“It’s fine. I’m fine. No charges.”
