"Are you going to stay here for the night?" Grace asked me as she left Stefanie's private room in the hospital.
"Yes. I'll watch over them until tomorrow. I'd need to leave by Tuesday, though."
"Why not spend Christmas with us? Mima would love to have Tiffa for the festivities."
And who would be with Stefanie, then?
The silent question was loud for both of us, and Grace smiled sadly. "I'll leave you be." And with one last look, she said. "Merry Christmas."
I watched her leave and then turned around and entered the room. Some might say that there was nothing that really warranted merriment right now in my situation, and I agreed. Things could've been better, but things could've been so much worse as well. At the very least, I had both Tiffa and Stefanie with me tonight.
Tiffa's head p
