Chapter 26
I’ll be home in time for Christmas
Ryker
The hospital released Val in time for Christmas. She was healing and continued her Cardiac therapy. She has to see a psychiatrist, adjusting to getting a transplant. While we were getting her settled, the others were trimming the house for her as a surprise.
I opened the door.
Our family yelled, “Surprise!”
She fainted with me catching her. Yeah, never startle a heart transplant patient. I carried her upstairs while everyone atoned, but it was okay. She encountered too much excitement for one day.
I laid her on the bed and let her rest. A few hours later, she woke up and came downstairs. I got up and helped her.
“Sorry. The excitement was too much for my heart,” Val said.
We glanced at her.
“Too soon?”
Everyone groaned as I rol
