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I wouldn’t at all be surprised to see him regain consciousness before much longer.”
    “Oh!” Daniella squeaked.
    The doctor nodded and smiled. “Yes, it’s amazing news.” He turned and looked back over his shoulder towards Owen. “For now though, he still needs rest. I think it’s in his best interest if the both of you wait outside.”
    “Not a problem, Doc.” Jett replied as he put his arm around Daniella. He extended his hand towards Dr. Alexander and said, “Thanks for everything.”
    Dr. Alexander smiled as he shook Jett’s hand.
    “Don’t thank me just yet.” He replied in a cautious tone. “We’ve still got a long way to go. It’s looking very good but we’re not out of the woods yet.”
    “I understand,” Jett replied. “All the same, I appreciate everything you’ve done.”
    “My pleasure.” He said. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some other patients to attend to on the floor.” He paused and gestured for them to leave the room. “When we have an update for you on Mr. Carmichael’s condition, I’ll let you know.”
    ***
    Daniella and Jett planned to visit Wyatt ’s grave the next day after she got off work. The days that led up to the fundraiser seemed to pass by slower than normal but in light of everything else going on, that wasn’t such a bad thing. Just after lunch, Jett called her. She assumed it was to make plans with his parents for the cemetery.
    “Hello?”
    “Hey…” he said in an excited tone. “Are you sitting down?”
    “Um, yeah.” Daniella replied. “Why?”
    “It’s Owen.”
    “Oh…” She gasped. “Is it bad? What’s happened?”
    “No, I wouldn’t say that.”
    “Well, what then?” Daniella replied. “Don’t upset me right now.”
    Jett laughed. “Hey, I said it wasn’t anything bad. Relax will ya?”
    “I will as soon as you tell me.”
    “Okay, okay…” Jett said. “He’s conscious.”
    “What?” Daniella shrieked. “When? Since when?”
    “Early this morning. I called down there to check up on him and they told me he was awake and talkative.”
    “That’s incredible news…” she began. “Have you been to see him yet?”
    “No,” he replied. “I thought we could go by after we visit the cemetery, if that’s okay with you.”
    “Uh! Of course it is! Oh my God, that’s such good news…”
    Daniella meant it. Suffice it to say, concern over what Jett planned to do about Kane, especially without Owen’s help, clouded her mind. Owen in any conscious condition meant they had a chance. Relief didn’t do an adequate job to explain the emotion she experienced when Jett told her about it.
    And so, just after Daniella got off from work, she drove to Jett ’s folks’ house. They all piled in David’s car and headed over to the cemetery. For the first half of the twenty-minute drive, much of the conversation revolved around the topic of Owen and his miraculous recovery. In spite of that exciting news, soon the focus turned towards the immediate future.
    Daniella sensed Jett ’s growing discomfort as the minutes passed. And, she wasn’t alone. Jo noticed it as well but like a good mom, she tried to put a positive face on and lighten the mood, if only a little. Within minutes, Jett’s folks shared some hilarious stories about the kinds of trouble the brothers often found themselves in when they were young. As his parents recounted some of their misdeeds, Jett dismissed half of them, and as for the rest he claimed he didn’t remember the details.
    “You were a little bad boy, weren’t you?” Jo asked.
    “No,” he insisted. “It was all Wyatt’s doing…”
    “Hah!” Jo scoffed. “Poor Wyatt got himself mixed up in any scheme Jett concocted.”
    She laughed for several seconds as Jett waived his hand at her in a dismissive gesture. As her laughter subsided, a soft, sad smile broke across her face.
    “He loved you so much, Jett.” She said as she reached and placed her hand on his leg.
    Jett nodded. “I