They all filed into the room that Lyle pointed at, and Lyle had a second to think that they were probably breaking every hospital rule in history about visiting. He finished the thought with the silent prayer that they not get questioned, because heaven help the wrath that could end up falling over some poor nurse’s well-meaning head. He’d had firsthand experience with his father’s anger. He’d also seen Randy when Randy was pushed to the brink of fury. Considering that Randy would have had to learn it from someone, Lyle had to assume that pushing Henry wouldn’t be a great idea either.
Especially not at a moment like this. A man that sat as Henry did, with an expression of unadulterated grief on his face and his hands not just clasped but fisted over his wife’s thinner, weaker ones, was th
