CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

I wait by the closed door of Gavin’s room, knotting my hands across my lap. I just left him with Dr. Lee ten minutes ago and I’m already missing his touch.

I can't believe he's really okay. It’s all I can focus on right now. My thoughts are interrupted when Dr. Lee comes out of Gavin's hospital room and looks at me with a much more convincing smile than he gave me before.

His kind eyes and easy going nature is almost the polar opposite from the grim looking doctor I met twelve hours ago.

"How are you doing, Sophia?”

“I just want him to be okay. He’s going to be okay right?” I can hear the hope in my voice.

“He will, Sophia. From what I can tell, all his vitals are stable and his scans all came back clear. He may have some pain in his ribs for the next few weeks and maybe some headaches depending on how he reacts to the pain medications we've given him so just keep an eye out for that. Other than that, he's good to go." All I hear is he’s going to be okay.

I smile, wholeheartedly for