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10,000 Kisses
Kevin walked to the nurses' station questioning all the nurses about the
mysterious priest.
No one had ever seen him before. They had just assumed Kevin had called for
him.
An hour later, Kevin returned to Suz's room.
"That is weird," Kevin said stepping into Suz's room.
"What is weird?" Suz said looking over at her husband. She smiled as she
realized he was now really her husband.
"The nurses' don't know anything about the priest. He told me that he was the
hospital priest," Kevin said.
Suz looked up in fear, "Then who was he? Is our marriage even legal?"
"Don't worry," Kevin said smiling at her, "I checked that out. It has been
registered both with the church and legally with the city."
Suz sighed with relief.
"Where did he come from?" Kevin wondered out loud.
"I don't know," Suz muttered lost in her thoughts.
"Mr. Richardson?" the same nurse said who brought in the note before, "There
is a phone call for you at the desk."
"A phone call?" Kevin said puzzledly as he walked out of the room.
"Hello? Kevin?" a voice said.
"Yes?" Kevin said cautiously.
"This is Fr. Daniel, from St Dominic's Parish," the voice said.
"Hello, Fr. Daniel," Kevin said even more puzzled.
"I guess you are wondering why I am calling you?" Fr. Daniel said.
"Yes I am"
"Well, Fr. Jerald instructed me to call you"
"Instructed you?"
"Yes, before he died, he last wish was for me to call you"
"Before he died?" Kevin said choking on his words.
"Yes, Fr. Jerald was very sick, with cancer," Fr. Daniel volunteered, "He had
stopped performing wedding ceremonies years ago when his parents told him
they were divorcing. He hadn't of done one in 20 years until he slipped out
tonight to see you and Suz."
Kevin was flabbergasted. Sick? With cancer? Like my father...Kevin thought.
"Why?" Kevin asked.
"I don't know Kevin, I really don't know why after all these years," the
priest continued, "There is one more thing he told me to tell you."
"What is that?"
"He said that he'd watch over your angel everyday."
"My angel?" Kevin said questioningly.
"That is all he said, Kevin, no more," Fr. Daniel offered.
"Thank you, Fr. Daniel," Kevin said saying goodbye to the priest and heading
towards Suz's room.
"Who was it?" Suz asked Kevin.
"It was a Fr. Daniel. He was calling from St Dominic's Parish over near our
house. He wanted to let me know that Fr. Jerald had just passed away," Kevin
said.
"Passed away?" Suz said startled.
"Yes, from cancer," Kevin whispered dropping into the chair next to her bed.
"Cancer?" Suz repeated frightened at the look on Kevin's face, "Kevin, come
here." She patted the bed beside her.
Reluctantly, Kevin laid next to her resting his head against hers, "Fr.
Daniel also told me something else. Fr. Jerald said that he would watch over
my angel."
"Your angel?" Suz said wondering as a feeling of fear gripped her heart.
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