For the first time, Rose could actually say that her morning went fairly normal. She woke up on time to prepare for work and went into Xander’s bedroom to give him his medication, but it would not be anything over the top this time. It was just the usual pills that would relax his muscles and the injection to stave off the paralysis. “The agreement date is coming up soon. We haven’t made much progress,” Rose said as she pulled the curtains to open to allow the minimal amount of sunlight to enter the room. It was cloudy outside and it threatened to rain. “You’ve made more progress than you think. My legs are slowly regaining feeling. Don’t undermine your own work,” Xander soothed, reassuring her that she had done nothing but a great job. Certainly, much hadn’t happened since the night

