Bella's fever breaks at hour eleven.104.3 down to 103.1. Then 102.4. Then 101.8.By eight PM, she's at 100.2. Almost normal.Tyler hasn't left her bedside once. I brought him food he didn't touch. Coffee he didn't drink. He just sits there, holding Bella's hand, watching the monitors like he can will them to show better numbers.When her fever finally normalizes at 99.4, he drops his head into his hands and breathes.Just breathes."She's okay," I say. Sitting beside him. Hand on his back. "She's going to be okay.""This time," he says. Voice muffled."This time counts."
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