<div class="floatright">(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d80f/21h8ybmnz6cjeh34g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/21h8ybmnz6cjeh3/Kimmie.png/file)</div><br/><br/>Mrs. Dawson gets up and heads towards the Ladies Room.  As soon as she is out of earshot, Chloe turns to me and explains what I just witnessed:<br/><br/>“Okay, what you just saw was why she needed me here. She needed a, um, someone else qualified to wash away the blood from her hands. She feels like she caused this and the blood was on her hands. Literally too! Thank you for getting the water and not questioning. We are just concerned friends now, the crisis has passed for everyone except Joel. Oh Kimmie, I was so scared! I knew what I had to do but I’ve never had to before and taking on the burden to do that is terrifying. I’ll explain later. Here she comes.”<br/><br/>I nod, automatically....I dont really understand all of that.  But now is NOT the time for questions.  I have all I need to know.  Chloe was needed.....its her mother and uncle for crying out loud....I was able to help a little.  Im good with all that.<br/><br/>Mrs. Dawson takes a folding chair and sits opposite Chloe and I.  She looks much, much better now.<br/><br/>“I’m sorry Kimmie, this is not the way I’d hoped we’d meet. I apologize for telling Chloe to not bring you. I didn’t want you to see what she just did and I know she has or will explain that to you so she trusts you much more than I did until now. I’m her Mother and my brother is in deep pain and I needed someone I knew I could trust to do a horrible thing and you are an unwitting part of that.”<br/><br/>I smile...<em>."Its ok Mrs. Dawson.  I wanted to meet you for the first time, wearing a nice outfit, looking scrubbed and pretty.....First impressions and all....  Instead, I look like I ran into you after I was jogging all morning.....I'm glad I could help.....no apologies are necessary, believe me"</em><br/><br/>At that moment someone calls out for 'Circe Dawson'.....and we turn to see someone in scrubs approaching us.  Mrs. Dawson stands up and suddenly, our group of three, becomes a group of four.<br/><br/>We get the news that Joel will live....I feel a collective sigh pass amongst us...Mrs. Dawson's fortuitous arrival and knowledgable reaction saved his life.  She bought time for the paramedics to arrive and to bring him back from the brink of death.  Now, Mrs. Dawson needs to speak with a psychiatrist as that phase of Joel's treatment will begin.<br/><br/>Mrs. Dawson replies....so much happening to her right now....I feel terrible for her.<br/><br/>“Yes, I’ll speak with her. Sooner rather than later. I agree.”<br/><br/>When the doctor departs, Mrs. Dawson says to Chloe and I:<br/><br/>“If it’s not too much trouble, I’d like you both to stay here with me and be here when I’m done speaking with the psychiatrist. I know more about Joel background than perhaps any one of us including Elizabeth. I expect it will take me a half hour to tell the psychiatrist what I know. Then we need to go see Elizabeth and your father and decide how this has changed our plans.”<br/><br/>Chloe answers for both of us, she knows I'll stay.<br/><br/>“We’ll stay, Mother. Our time is yours. We have nothing we need to … oh shoot!”<br/><br/>Mrs. Dawson and I both look at Chloe with concern!<br/><br/>“Kimmie, huge huge favor. Please Kimmie. I need you to stay here with Mother while I go take care of the lab animals. Maybe an hour and a half?”<br/><br/>It takes me 0 seconds to answer:<em>"Of course, absolutely.....Do you want me to drive you over then bring the car back here? Whatever I need to do, Im here to help"<br/></em>