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shakes his head and I have to laugh.
“Remind me later to get your hair cut.” 
    “ I like Bubby’s hair long,
Emma,” Raelynn says.
    Alec and Mason walk over and sit across from
us. “Raelynn, are you ready?” 
    “ Yes,
daddy.” 
    “ We’ll be right here.” I
kiss Alec and then I look at Raelynn and smooth out her white
floral dress. I straighten her ponytail and hug her before she
leaves. I watch them walk out through the large double
doors.
    Sam, John, Doris, and Bridget come over and
sit with James, Mason, and me. “Have you seen Molly today?” I ask
Mason. 
    “ Just briefly. She’s awake,
but she isn’t feeling very well.” 
    “ I imagine not. I’m just
glad she’s awake. That’s a good sign.” 
    “ Emma, Molly was asking to
speak to you,” Bridget says, leaning forward so I can see
her.
    I look over at her and ask, “Why would she
want to see me?” 
    “ I have no idea and I didn’t
think to ask. I was just so happy to see her awake.” Bridget leans
back in her seat and looks across from me at Mason. He shrugs his
shoulders and doesn’t say anything. James watches television and
Mason says he needs to get home. “I have a
very pregnant wife who needs to get to her
doctor’s appointment.” 
    “ How is Angel doing?” I
ask. 
    “ She is doing amazing. The
babies are getting big. I think they are running out of room to
grow,” he jokes.
    “ Tell her I was asking about
her and if she needs me, to call me.” 
    “ I will, Emma. Thank you.
James, Angel wants you to come to the house sometime. She misses
you,” Mason says, kneeling down so he can speak to James at eye
level. 
    “ I miss her, too. She is
berry nice.” James looks at Mason, and Mason smiles at him. 
    Mason stands up and says, “We’ll get a time
together for him and Raelynn to stay with us.” He looks around and
says, “Call me if anything changes or if you need me.”
    We say our goodbyes and Mason leaves. James
and I color while Bridget and Sam go back to see Molly. John and
Doris refill their coffee cups and talk quietly away from James.
The petite woman with black hair comes out and gets a cup of coffee
and goes back through the large double doors again.
    “ Here’s Alec and Raelynn,”
Doris says as she walks over to us.
    We all stand. Alec is carrying Raelynn.
Raelynn has her face buried in Alec’s neck, and I know she is
crying. I hold James’ hand so I can feel closer to him. Bridget and
Sam come out next as Alec reaches us. No one says anything; we wait
for Alec to speak first. 
    “ Molly is awake and the
doctor thinks she’ll make a full recovery,” Alec announces. “They
are going to move her to a regular hospital room later on
today.” 
    I let out a deep breath and say a silent
prayer. “So soon, is that normal to be moved from I.C.U. so
quickly?” I ask.
    “ Narcan works very quickly
and other than the fractured ribs, she’s fine,” Alec says. “Molly
sustained several fractured ribs from CPR being performed on her
after her overdose.” 
    “ I didn’t realize CPR caused
fractured ribs,” I admit. 
    “ When done correctly, it
can.” 
    John steps up and takes Raelynn from Alec’s
arms and Doris also takes James’ hands and says, “Let go get
something to drink.” 
    I look at Sam, Bridget, and then Alec. “This
is great news,” I say honestly. 
    “ Emma?” Alec
says.
    I look at him with concern. “Yes, what is
it?” 
    “ Molly would like to see
you. If you don’t want to go back to see her, I’ll understand,”
Alec says softly. 
    I look at Sam, Bridget, and then Alec. I
wonder what she would want to see me about. “No, that’s all right,
I’ll see her.” 
    “ Emma, you don’t have to,”
Alec says. 
    I look at him and smile. “I know I don’t
have to; I want to.” 
    “ I’ll come with you,” Alec
says as he steps closer to me. 
    “ No, you stay here with the
kids. I would like to see her alone. Tell James I’ll be back in a
few