Imperium hospital.
Avery tapped Gabriel's shoulder to get his attention. She had just left the doctor's office and couldn't believe the sudden development of things.
"Doc says she needs to stay for a bit." She slipped into the waiting chair beside him. "I can't believe this is happening. One minute, grandma was telling me all about her childhood and the next, she's coughing blood and being rushed to the ER?"
He hummed in response.
Tilting her body to face him, she pointed a finger at him. "And you seem to be pretty calm about this, as if you had seen it coming or something. Come on, why would anyone be calm about this?"
He averted his gaze. "Grandma hasn't been of good health for the last few years. Meeting you is the only thing that kept her going."
"What are you saying?" She whispered although she knew exactly what he was talking about.
