Chapter 20

A good portion of the day had gone to taking care of the infants and helping Craig clean up the hallway before Benjamin came back. I was never happier for Craig's assistance as I was when he went into a janitor's closet and cleaned up the evidence of the woman's demise. Once that was all done, I watched with mounting apprehension for some sign of Benjamin's return and the longer he was gone, the harder my gut twisted with worry for him.

I was so relieved when Benjamin finally made an appearance I wanted to jump with joy. He was even carrying an armload of food that he'd brought from the cafeteria after he had cleared the way there. I nodded my thanks for the food and tried hard not to bombard him with the questions that were still sitting on the tip of my tongue.

With the babies were all still sleeping, I had managed another phone call to Julia who gave me the good news that she had finally talked the people into heading to the hospital. The turning point had been when she had explai