"How is he?" Callie ran in a rush from the hospital corridor with Edith and Rian accompanying her, while Demelza seemed to be carrying Zoe more calmly.
Archer watched the face with confusion, then stretched out his arms and caught the woman quickly in his arms. "He's fine." He rubbed Callie's back lightly, trying to comfort the woman.
But his efforts didn't make her calm down. As a mother who knew that her son was in a serious situation, there was no way she could be fine when she couldn't see and hold his hand or even just be with him through whatever situation Zack was in.
"The doctor said he's fine, Callie." He hugged her tighter, soothing the fragile body that trembled with the fear he was experiencing inside him, a fear that almost consumed him entirely, especially when he heard th
