"Allie, it's okay. You don't have to tell me any more."
Allie wiped the tears from her eyes. "I don't know how long we were in that waiting room. Lisa showed up, Steve's sister Roni, all the guys he worked with. We were all crammed in there waiting for any kind of update on him. Waiting for the doctor to come out and tell us that everything was fine and that we could see him once they got him settled in a recovery room."
"Allie-"
"I don't remember a whole lot after the doctor came in. I guess I just kind of blocked it all out."
"Allie, please. We can talk about this some other time. I did not want to upset you.That was the last thing that I wanted to do when I came over."
"You need to understand."
"And I will. Later. We can talk about something else. I did not intend for this day to
