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Sarah’s breath caught Jude ake, was looking at her, tracking her with his eyes, seeing her

He was seeing her!

“Hello, there,” she whispered, not caring that tears streamed down her face

He wanted to say so back, but couldn’t, seelanced at his oxygen saturation With the vent delivering oxygen, he was satting at ninety-nine percent

She wanted to take the vent out

If she did and he wasn’t ready, she’d have to put it back in, would be risking injury, ht not be able to re-establish an airway and would never forgive herself

But truth was if it had been anyone else, she’d have pulled him off the vent already because she didn’t think he needed it Not anymore

Maybe he never had, but she hadn’t been willing to risk notan airway

“I’ret doing so,” she ordered, gloving up and pulling the tubing from him

He groaned during the rehed once he was free of the tube

His hand went to his throat and rubbed the area as if that would somehow help

“Your throat is going to be scratchy and sore for a while froen on him

“Sarah”

Her hoarse na Just be quiet and use your energy to get better”

He shook his head, put his hand to his throat, and hoarsely whispered, “I’m sorry”