A Life Debt Repaid

Her eyes filled with pain, Lindsay was exceedingly agitated since she had been staring fixedly at Ryan. “What’s going on?! Why aren’t they letting US see him?!”

A nurse stepped outside just then. “I’m sorry, but everyone should leave.

The patient needs to rest.”

“I’m staying,” Lindsay insisted. “I’m staying with my son.”

“He asked for this, I’m afraid,” the nurse told her. “He says he doesn’t want to see you.”

Lindsay was left hysterical right then. “Why won’t he see US? How could he stand being alone there…”

“You should give him time to accept reality,” the nurse reasoned. “You should go. We’ll inform you right away if anything happens.”

Lindsay remained

try to talk her out of it since he

turned cool as she

up at her, she added, “You’ve stayed here

his lips, knowing that his mother did not say that out of concern but as a form of punishment instead, and to have

“I’ll go to the hotel. Just call me if anything happens. I’ll be right

her cool demeanor from behind for a moment before turning to

glanced at Quinn when he

all while keeping Lindsay

too, and he wondered if she too blamed him for not keeping Ryan

Sam headed out of the

she looked on, pains