Melanie and Darius arrived at the center around three in the afternoon. They were both heavily laden with shopping bags as they entered. Dee was waiting for them in the vestibule and laughed when he saw everything that had been purchased.
“The list I gave you would have filled two shopping bags, three at the most,” Dee chuckled as he took some of them and led the way to the nurses’ station.
“That's true. But you left off some crucial items that every little girl needs,” Melanie giggled. “Her mom, dad, and little brother need things, too.”
“You make me proud, Melanie. So do you, Darius, even though I don't say it,” Dee told them.
“Does Zach make you proud?” Melanie smirked.
“In his own way, yes. He has a brilliant mind for business. I only wished he used it more often,” Dee sighed as
