◇Dean◇
They stepped inside.
“Have a seat,” Dr. Dave said.
Dean lowered himself into the chair. “How's Kate?”
“She's improving. She spoke for the first time today. When I asked her about the children, she gave their names, and she said she loved them.”
Dean's eyes softened.
“She’s a good mother, and just glad that she still feels that love for them,” he said quietly.
“I think they are the key to her healing. She still hesitated to meet them, but I think eventually she would. She fears losing them, so she thinks keeping them away will protect them,” Dr. Dave continued.
Dean looked down, nervously folding his hands together.
“We wait..that's the least we can do,” He murmured.
“She's moving slowly, but she's getting better,” Dr. Dave reassured him gently.
Dean exhaled, then rose to
