Chapter Nine
It was a few hours before Kristie was told that she could see Rick. The waiting had been agony. All she could think about was her tiny son in an incubator somewhere. When she was told she wouldn’t be able to even hold him yet, it just made everything worse.
But Kristie told herself that the important thing was her son was alive. Gray was with her, also. He was quieter since their conversation about the g**g and Kristie refusing to go back to the apartment. She was sure he was trying to find other places where she could stay. She was sure her mother would make room for her at their place, but the idea of going there and hearing her mom harp about Gray when she was trying to recover and take care of two children filled Kristie with a sense of dread.
By the time they made it d
