Liam sat in the uncomfortable chair in the waiting room while his siblings went to see Mom one by one. Maggie had charged into the room and hadn’t left the bedside, so everyone else took turns. Since Colin had been there most of the day, he stayed in the waiting room. He took a seat beside Liam.
“I hear I missed a big announcement at the house.”
Liam looked at him. “What?”
“You and Carmen? Not only do you pop up with a surprise girlfriend, but you’re in love?”
Liam rubbed his palms on his thighs. “You know how it is. When you’re with someone all the time, working together, hanging out, making plans, things happen.”
“Yeah, I know exactly how that goes.”
“Where is Elizabeth anyway?”
“She’s at the bar. She told me to stay with the family and she’d handle everything. I don’t know what I
