n outside her hospital room door. She could hear her

or bur

y white under the dim hospital lights. He shoved past the

the visitor's sofa, curling into a ball

one rang. It was Mrs. Petrov, the

find you at the apartment. He's been dr

that flared up whenever h

oaning on her sofa. This wa

nurse, to have him removed. But h

begged. "He only ever calms d

, Elaina ended the call an

e. His hand shot out, grabbing hers with a desperate, childish

solve

anti-spasmodic medication

ncoherent. Suddenly, his body convulsed. He was sick, vomiting

back her own nausea, her hand steady on his back. He had a pathologica

de a d

his dead weight into the en-suite bathroom. The space was

aking the fine wool and cotton cling to the hard muscles of his body. Her cheeks burned

she worked it free, her knuckles brushed against his c

eart skip

clean. She was soaked

main room. The sofa was a lost ca

a fresh gown. She stood for a long time, just looking

this vulnerable, this broken... it twisted t

ing to untangle thems