Part Eighty-Three

The nurse was back in the room when Kelley walked out of the bathroom with Milana. She smiled and nodded her head as Milana got settled back into a clean bed. The sheets had been changed and Steel knocked on the open hospital room door.

“Perfect timing,” Kelley said as the nurse left them.

Steel unpacked the food and pulled one of the visitor chairs outside into the hall and closed the door. Kelley settled on the edge of the bed again and handed her the Styrofoam plate with her breakfast sandwich.

“Eat, please.”

Milana picked the sandwich up and took a small bite. Kelley smiled at her and bit into his own breakfast sandwich. After Milana had eaten half of it, Kelley cleared their trash from the trolley and silenced his phone for the fifth time.

“Thank you,” Milana said as she lay back on the pillows.

“We should talk, unless you’re tired.”

Milana lifted her head and nodded. “I’ll sign the divorce papers. All I want is maintenance for Kyzer.”

Kelley took her hand in his and shook his he