31: My Fault
After their meal, Stefani retired for the night. With her, she dragged a protesting Tony and a reluctant to leave Seth. Carter excused himself too after doing some last minute medical check on Lara, with Noah's permission. Of course.
Carter felt extremely uncomfortable the whole time with Noah breathing down his neck during the physical inspection.
When all the outsiders have left, only Noah and Lara were were in the room.
Both of them were silent for a while, but Lara broke the silence first before they become awkward. "Hey, um. I'm sorry for making you worry..."
"It's fine." A small smile came on Noah's lips. He's tired, but he's much more relieved now that Lara is okay. "What matters is that you 're safe. Awake. I thought that you'll never wake up."