[ "I hope we'll see you both tomorrow." ]
God, it's early ( Read more... )

[ "three days." ]
Kate's asleep on her side in Boo's too-small bed, neck bent at an awkward angle. One arm is draped around Boo's snoring form, and the fingers of her free hand are still loosely curled around a dog-eared paperback on the pink comforter. An impressive assortment of Boo's books litter the floor, and a small stack is perched ( Read more... )

[ after this and this ]
Kate blinks awake, her sleep-fogged brain registering the fact that there's only one person in bed with her instead of two.

She vaguely remembers Bill's lips near her ear -- "I'm just goin' downstairs for some coffee, you want me to bring y'anything?" -- and her own near-incoherent nnnmkayStifling a yawn, she sits up, ( Read more... )

[ "she doesn't seem to be a fan of doctor's offices as it is." ]
With Boo cradled in her arms, Kate leans against the wall just outside her room while Bill unlocks the door ( Read more... )

[ "love you. no matter what." ]
Kate wakes, squinting in the half-light of early morning ( Read more... )

[ earlier in the day, kate and boo went fishing ]
And the quote-unquote fishing trip explains the ten-gallon fish tank now in Kate's room. And the silver minnow swimming in said tank ( Read more... )

[ upstairs in milliways, a few days after this ]
As soon as Kate's eyes open in the early morning light, she automatically rolls over and reaches out a hand.

The forehead beneath her touch is almost cool. No longer sweaty or feverish or clammy. Back to normal.

FinallyShe stifles a sigh of relief and props herself on one elbow, smiling down at Boo ( Read more... )