ETHAN NEEDED A FAMILY MEMBER

“What?” I gasped, my hands moving to the documents as I swiped it out of her fingers. My eyes read each line as fast as I could. My heart pounded erratically against my chest seeing the nurse had really told no lies. It was clearly written here, spouse—Jennifer, then signature requested beneath. “H…how did this happen?” I asked, my breathing uneven as I struggled to calm myself. My gaze moved up to the nurse who was watching me quietly. “Thi…this was a mistake. I’m Ethan’s wife,” I said, my fingers pointing directly at my chest. “Me—Leah Barnes Blackwood. I’m his one and only wife,” I pressed. My mind, unable to comprehend how Jennifer’s name had gotten here. “Unfortunately ma’am, according to this document, Ethan Blackwood is married to Jennifer. She signed the document as his spouse when he got here. And that man over there,” she paused, her hands stretched and pointed towards a guilty looking James. “He vouched for her, and told the hospital that Jennifer and Ethan Blackwood were