A knock came to the door and Madeleine looked up to see her father. "You're maman is being discharged tomorrow." Walter smiled at them.
Madeleine felt instant relief that her mother was truly okay. "She is?" Tears touched the corners of her eyes as her father happily nodded.
"She is." Walter smiled at her. "Anyway, I'm going to go back to her now."
Madeleine searched from Christian to her father. She was torn between the two. She wanted to see her mother, but she didn't want to leave Christian.
Christian sighed as Madeleine let her father walk away. "Madeleine." He gently touched her chin and turned her head to face him. "Go - see your - mother. I'll - be here."
Madeleine bit her bottom lip and blinked away tears. "I'm just so happy that she's okay. I feel so lucky that you both a
