Perhaps it's because she had spent so much time alone in the orphanage as a child, Lissy Lock is now terrified of being alone.
It's a fear that has only grown stronger because of the things that have happened to her.
She likes having someone with her, someone to talk to, or even just to sit quietly with - it's enough to make her happy.
Her reluctance to stay in the hospital awaiting childbirth was precisely because she didn't want to be alone.
Now that John Fame said he'd stay with her, she's even more willing.
Lissy reached out and grasped John's hand, her heart was filled with a warm sensation.
She thought for a moment, then asked, "Since you'll be with me, what about the work at the company? Will you delegate it to... Kai Piers? Or Zack Shaw?"
"I'll let Zack work with Kai for those few days," John responded, "That should do it."
"Kai... Kai has probably become a workaholic these days, hasn't he?"
John nodded, "Hmm."
