in their seat.
“She came through the surgery just fine. We feel confident we were able to remove the cancerous tissue. We’ll of course want to follow up with treatment…” Kate didn’t hear much more after that. Her heart soared for Gavin. This was good news. Maybe he could be spared the pain. She watched his face as he took in the rest of what was being said. He seemed so serious, but the joy was still evident.
After the doctor had assured them that they could see her after she was out of recovery and left, there was a collective sigh of relief. There were hugs all around.
“All right, you kids go get some food. I’ll wait here,” Garrett ordered them all.
“No way Da,” Gabriel shook his head. “Sarah and I will wait here; you go with the others to get some food. We can eat later and I’m sure you won’t leave to.”
He looked ready to protest but conceded at Sarah’s firm command of “Go.”
Kate was happy to stretch her legs, and even happier at the prospect of food. She’d been too keyed up on the plane to eat. That fact was apparent now as her stomach grumbled loudly.
“When was the last time you ate?” Gavin eyed her speculatively.
“I had pizza with the girls the night before I left,” she frowned defensively.
“Come
“She came through the surgery just fine. We feel confident we were able to remove the cancerous tissue. We’ll of course want to follow up with treatment…” Kate didn’t hear much more after that. Her heart soared for Gavin. This was good news. Maybe he could be spared the pain. She watched his face as he took in the rest of what was being said. He seemed so serious, but the joy was still evident.
After the doctor had assured them that they could see her after she was out of recovery and left, there was a collective sigh of relief. There were hugs all around.
“All right, you kids go get some food. I’ll wait here,” Garrett ordered them all.
“No way Da,” Gabriel shook his head. “Sarah and I will wait here; you go with the others to get some food. We can eat later and I’m sure you won’t leave to.”
He looked ready to protest but conceded at Sarah’s firm command of “Go.”
Kate was happy to stretch her legs, and even happier at the prospect of food. She’d been too keyed up on the plane to eat. That fact was apparent now as her stomach grumbled loudly.
“When was the last time you ate?” Gavin eyed her speculatively.
“I had pizza with the girls the night before I left,” she frowned defensively.
“Come