Tough Choice

The wait was killing. So much so, that I paced the hospital room where we waited enough to drill a hole through the floor.

"Lucas, worrying is not going to do anything for you right now," Mia pointed out, from where she sat next to the window. She had arrived, apologetic and tear-filled a few hours ago, and knowing the real reason Chris had to leave, it was easier to let my anger with my sister and sister-in-law slide. I could not even do this without them anyways. My family was the only people I could show my real emotions to and right now, I felt dreadful. Every 'what if' in the book had gone through my mind, been refined, declined, and revisited. Thankfully, Lilian was kind enough to stay with the kids back at the villa, the last thing I needed was to have my kids within these hospital walls now.

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