Laurence wanted to stay the night at the hospital in case Arianna woke up. So Sammy had to go home with Lauren.
“Daddy, come home with me?” asked Lauren, worried about her poor daddy.
“No princess, I can’t leave mommy alone here. She’d be scared. So you go home. I’ll come with your mommy,” said Laurence.
“Do you love my mommy?” asked Lauren curiously.
“Yes, sweetheart, very much,” he answered. Sammy’s eyes glistened, and he turned away with a nod towards Laurence.
“Me too, daddy,” said Lauren as Sammy led her away.
“Me too,” said Sammy in his mind, but outwardly he just had a sad smile on his face.
Sammy took Lauren to Ben’s home. It was late, and she needed to be fed and put to sleep.
Laurence sat the whole night in the ICU lobby waiting for his Arianna to wake up. He dozed off to
