"I see you made quite the progress, Emily. We can now reduce the dosage of the painkillers you take."
"thank you, doctor. is there any way to know when I will get better enough to go back to work?" Asking her that earned her glares from both the doctor and Alexander.
"I see it's better not to discuss that yet. your rest is our priority right but I'll make sure to tell you when you can go back to your normal daily activity."
the ride from the hospital back to her house was quiet. not that she had a lot of conversations with him but it was unusually quiet. he seemed angry. no, he was angry. why would he be? nothing happened as far as she remembered. did he get a call from home or something? maybe it was about work or his pending wedding. even when she called her family, whenever she asked
