Nicole pov
She continued working as best she could, though her mind stayed in the surgery room. Nicole had not heard back from Briar or Axel and was hoping that everything was okay on their trip to the hospital. Assuming that Briar would be coming to the hospital. Nicole knew Briar and her family were estranged. Her best friend didn’t return for her father’s funeral. She only accepted Eric's phone call to learn about his passing. While Axel discussed the situation with Briar, no one in her life questioned the decision. They all had f****d up families. It was her brothers who expected Briar to return ‘home.’ Nicole hadn’t heard from her family since she left and she raised her siblings like her children.
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