Emery walked up the stairs toward the second floor of the hospital. She took deep breaths and tried to calm her nerves before she went in to see Austin. The door leading to the second floor creaked open as the light flooded the stairwell. There were several nurses in the hallway, but none of them paid her much mind as she walked past on her way to Austin’s room.The door was shut when Emery finally came to the room that Dr. Holt had told her Austin would be in. She knocked softly, but there was no answer. She slowly opened it up and peeked inside. Austin was laying on the bed with the covers pulled halfway up. There was an IV in his arm and the TV was turned on low. It seemed whoever had delivered him had already done their thing and left.Emery sat on the chair beside the bed. Her eyes carefully gazed over Austin’s body, looking for any signs of trauma, but he looked like he normally did, only now he was asleep. She took hold of his hand and lightly intert
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