Melanie's evening and night were going to be long. Before morning, she would take Thea, Roxy, and Chris into Reginald’s dreams to speak to him one last time. Late that afternoon, it was discovered that Reginald had developed an infection that was spreading quickly throughout his body despite treating it aggressively. That infection had removed any hopes that he would recover.
After learning the grave news, Reginald’s captain, John, and fellow firefighters Jim and Mark came to the hospital. They insisted that Roxy, Dee, and Sephi leave for the night because it was easy to see how exhausted Roxy was. They assured her they would call her if there were any changes to Reginald’s condition. It took much coaxing, but Roxy relented and agreed to go home with Dee and Sephi for the night as long a
