"Children," said Violet, "I doubt very much that I am going to sleep tonight, so I am going to stay here. Why don"t you head home and I"ll call you if anything changes."
Kirsten and Andy both began to object, but Lea could see the logic in what both the doctor and Violet had said. "Come on guys, I"ll sign the damned forms, and then let"s get home. We"ll be back here soon enough."
When they got back to the apartment, Lea looked at Kirsten and Andy, both of whom stood, hollow-eyed, in the kitchen. "Do you guys want a drink?"
They both gazed at her owlishly and shook their heads.
"You want to take a shower, Andy?"
He looked up, and Lea felt as if she could truly see his eyes for the first time that night — desperate, feral, frightened.
Lea ran over and threw her arms around him.
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