(Lena)
I left the hospital a little after seven.
The visit with Evelyn and Mom had gone better than I expected, and by the time we walked out I felt lighter than I had in days. I dropped Evelyn at her building and sat in the car for a moment afterward, just breathing, before I picked up my phone and texted Cole.
*I'm done at the hospital. Heading your way.
His reply came a minute later.
*Still at the office. Use the code, I'll be there soon.
I drove to Buckhead with the windows cracked and the radio low. I let myself in and made tea and sat at the kitchen island and waited.
The nausea had hit me twice today. The first time everyone had noticed. The second time I'd kept to myself.
Not because I was hiding it exactly. Just because I didn't know what it meant yet and saying it out lou
