“I guess so.” Truthfully, I think the fact I was with Timofey has something to do with me being able to stay calm. “But I’ll be okay for the drive back. I mean, we’re going to the same place. It feels like a waste for someone to come get me.” “But the nurse said to rest.” “I’m going to a penthouse I own nearby,” he says. “So I’m close by in case anything changes with Benjamin.” I press my lips together and try to hold in the question burning inside of me. Can I come with you? I want to be close by in case anything happens to Benjamin. I want to be back here in the morning for his surgery. But Timofey didn’t ask me to come with him. Maybe he doesn’t want me there. I follow him quietly out of the hospital room and into the hall. Timofey pulls out his phone, and I assume he’s texting A

