Rose knew Ryan was still at the hospital.
He had set aside all of his work to stay with Samantha's younger brother, whose injury had ultimately turned out to be nothing more than a minor scrape.
At least that saved her the trouble of tracking Ryan down herself.
Ariel was hooked up to an IV.
The bump on her head had been cleaned and treated.
The little girl had finally fallen asleep.
Rose gently tucked the blanket around her daughter.
Only then did the icy ache in her chest begin to ease.
Just then, Martha arrived on the same floor carrying the file folder Rose had requested.
Rose quietly slipped out of the room.
Having lost one of her shoes earlier, she limped slightly, one bare foot touching the cold hospital floor.
The moment she stepped out of the ward
