NICHOLAS
Liam was not going to stay.
I had made that decision somewhere between Elena saying we had a daughter in a voice that broke something in me and watching Liam squeeze her hand.
I stepped into the corridor.
"Liam."
He looked at me over his shoulder.
"Give me a minute with my brother," he said to Elena. Gentle and devoted.
Elena looked between us. She was confused and tired while trying not to show either.
She nodded.
The door closed behind him.
**
We walked to the end of the corridor.
Far enough from Elena's room that she couldn't hear. Close enough to the nurses' station that Liam would think twice about making a scene.
He turned to face me with the ease of a man who believed he had the advantage and was enjoying it.
"Nicholas," he said. Pleasantly. "Whatever you wan
