"Are you for real?!" Lola's heart started thumping loudly. She adjusted her body to the side, giving Jamal her full attention.
"How could I joke with something so sensitive when you are all tapped in here to all of this stuff?" Jamal gestured at the beeping heart rate machine and the IV drip line connected to the back of her right hand.
"I'm sorry...I was just..."
"No need to apologize, baby girl. You know I can never keep a grudge against my little pretty baby sister from another mother."
Jamal teasingly plucked Lola's nose. He was so fond of Lola that someone could wrongly mistake them for lovers.
"Me...a fully grown woman, old enough to have three children, little!" Lola let out a soft chuckle, causing Jamal to beam with satisfaction.
"It's good to see that heavenly smile on your face once more." Jamal fondly stroked Lola's right hand. "The good news I was talking about concerns Brian."
