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And then in walked Cassandra The fiery blonde, as as beautiful as she was stubborn She threw my entire plan to the wolves, and leftto me no one else in my life ever had other than Oliver, not even Natasha could stand up against her

Cassandra eet and loving but also guarded er to live life, she just needed the right person by her side to help give her the push I wanted to be that person and no she was in the back of an a for her life

I sprinted back to ht, blew through every stop sign on the tail of the blaring siren and flashing lights in front of me

As I pulled up behind the ambulance, I watched Cassandra disappear inside and be taken straight to surgery Slu, praying for the first ti

As I paced across the dreary waiting rooh et her the best care possible, but it was out of my hands

Hilary was there cru sofa Occasionally a sob would spill out frohter, stroking her head and whispering into her hair

The tender act filledher and helping her--not waiting

A silver-haired doctor eht o’clock in theAll eyes flew up, and watched him anxiously I stopped instantly in ht

"Hilary Robinson?" the doctor called out

Hilary ju away from Caleb and crossed the rooht?"

"Followaway He turned back to the doors he had just appeared from and disappeared with her at his side

An hour ticked by and still no word fro, unable to sit, unable to think without the weight of the night crushing ed to use the restrooested, but I couldn’t pull ht miss an opportunity to speak to Hilary or possibly see Cassandra was too great

"You should go get soh "

I didn’t look up froest I step an inch from that room? Not without Cassandra

"I understand, but if Hilary corowled, shifting upthe topic

Caleb stood, holding up his hands in defeat His expression was cals were reversed, he wouldn’t leave Hilary

"I’ll just go down to the cafeteria and bring you back soood?"

I stared at hi what he did I just wanted the da

He nodded, understanding "All right, I’ll bring you whatever looks edible"

With that Caleb walked in the direction of the elevators and I returned to pacing back and forth, wondering how ed over that same patch of carpet while they waited for news on the women they cared about No doubt out of all theover the years in that room, I’d been the only one who deserved to be in those shoes