Caroline stood when the door opened. Her hand was on Emma's blanket before she realized she was holding it like a guard rail.
“No," Caroline answered first.
Emma touched Caroline's wrist. “It's okay."
“You're always here to argue," Caroline said.
“Please," Emma said softly. “Two minutes."
Caroline looked between them and exhaled. “Fine," she said to Emma. “Yell if you need me." To Jonathan: “If she says stop, you stop." She shoulder-checked past him and closed the door harder than hospitals like.
Jonathan came to the foot of the bed and stopped
“I'm sorry."
“For what?" Emma asked.
“For Ivy," he said. “For what happened." “She loves me too much. It… clouded her judgment."
Emma's face didn't change. “No," she said. “It revealed it."
Jonathan blinked. “Emma—"
“She kidnapped me,"
