Hart to Hart

Busy Hart

Part Five

Darkness loomed over Jennifer Hart as she tried to inhale the fresh air into her lungs. It seemed no matter how much air she inhaled it wasn't enough. She could tell they were outside the fresh breeze felt great upon her skin, but she winced when Jonathan touched her wound. She found it funny that the pain along with her darling husband's face were the only things keeping her from plunging into the dark abyss completely. Jennifer wanted to spend more time with her husband but not like this.

Jonathan slipped off his gray blazer and applied pressure to Jennifer's wound. While the crimson liquid wasn't oozing out he thought it was best to keep it covered and his blazer seem like the only choice for the job. His wife groaned in pain but she kept her eyes on him, Jonathan took this as a good sign. Her strained breathing didn't seem as bad as before, but it was still there. After a few more long moments Jennifer turned her head to the side and started coughing. After few more coughs Jennifer squeezed her husband's hand. Freeway barked happily as Max walked over to them. Mrs. H eyes wandered over to Max and Freeway. "Welcome back darling, how do you feel?" Jonathan asked.

"I've had better days." Jennifer replied.

"Glad to have ya back Mrs. H." Max said.

Freeway barked and wagged his tail.

Jennifer smiled as she scratched Freeway behind his ears.

"Thank you both."

Max nodded then turned to Jonathan.

"I'll start up the car Mr. H." Max said.

"Thanks Max, think you can stand darling? Jonathan asked.

"I think so." Jennifer replied.

Jonathan helped his wife up while he continued to apply pressure to her wound. Max sat behind the steering wheel warming up the car with Freeway sitting on his lap, while Jonathan helped his wife to the car.

"Darling your gray blazer is ruined now." Jennifer said.

"It's only a piece of clothing it can be replaced, you on the other hand cannot." Jonathan said.

Jonathan helped Jennifer in the back seat. He sat beside her in the back letting his wife rest her head on his chest, leaving Freeway to take the passenger seat.

"To the hospital Mr. H?" Max asked.

"You said it Max." Jonathan replied.

Max drove out of the Hart residence and back on to the main road. With most of the roads damaged they spotted many abandoned vehicles while the roads were laced with over a dozen and more fire trucks and ambulances.

It's going to be a long wait at the hospital." Jennifer added.

Then we wait, I want you better you gave us all a scare back there." Jonathan said.

Jennifer nodded while she did feel a bit better she knew there was no way she could talk her husband out of taking her to the hospital.

As they continued down the road the earth began to shake, it was subtle at first with a light rumble under the car but after a few moments the ground shook violently. Max pulled over deciding it was best to wait it out. Jonathan and Jennifer held on to each other as they felt the ground sink beneath them. Freeway jumped into Max's lap and whimpered. The butler kept petting the pup while he did his best not to be scared himself.

After a few more powerful shakes it finally subsided. Max tried to start up the car again once the vehicle finally turned over he looked back at Mr. and Mrs. H to make sure they were okay. Jonathan looked back at Max while Jennifer snuggled a bit closer to her husband. Max nodded and after a few moments he turned the steering wheel and they were zooming down the road once more.

"With the aftershock over do ya think Mother Nature will give us a break? Max asked.

"Who knows." Jonathan replied.

While Jonathan wanted to take Jennifer to the hospital everyone that they went to was packed. They couldn't even make it into the parking lot. So they decided it would best to find a place to stay instead. After a bit of searching they found themselves at the Ritz-Carlton. Max checked them in and after some convincing, the manager agreed to let Freeway stay in the hotel as well.

Jonathan opened the door and led his wife to the bed. She laid down with a content painful sigh. He removed his gray blazer from the wound and pulled up his wife shirt. He then properly cleaned Jennifer's wound to which his wife groaned in.

"I know darling, but I am almost done." Jonathan claimed.

Once he bandaged it up he slipped off her shoes then he slipped off his own before laying down beside his wife. Jonathan wrapped his arms around Jennifer as she laid her head on his chest.

"Not bad for a former scout." Jonathan said.

"Indeed." Jennifer replied.

The two of them kiss for a few moments before Jennifer let out a small laugh.

"What is it?" Jonathan asked.

"You know I wish that I could finally be in your arms." Jennifer confessed.

"And here we are." Jonathan said.

"Perhaps we should thank mother nature for making this happen." Jennifer said.

Jonathan laid another kiss on his wife on the lips, Jennifer replied with an even more passionate one. The both of them smiled as they kissed once more.

"Thank you Mother Nature."