“Want me to come with you?” Ryan said.
“No, thanks.” She smiled at him. “What room is he in?”
Ryan pointed with his chin. “Three-fourteen.”
She nodded. Adam took her hand again and they left the visitor’s lounge together. When they reached the door of her stepfather’s room, she paused.
He lifted her chin to meet his eyes. “You ready for this?”
She nodded, took a deep breath, blinked hard. "I'm – I'm scared."
He turned the door handle. “I am right here, Katie.” He swung the door open and they went in. "Right here."
The man on the bed turned to look at them as they entered. His gray eyes widened and his thin hand grappled with the oxygen mask. He lowered it and stared at Katie.
“Katie. My God, you came.”
She stood just inside the door, clutching Adam's fingers, looking at her stepfa
