45

After waking up and joining Zane for lunch, Ava wanted to check on Tom. She walked to the guestroom he had been placed in and knocked on the door. The door was opened by a woman in her mid-thirties. She looked tired and surprised.

“Hello, you must be Tom’s wife. I’m Ava. I’m sorry to disturb you. I just wanted to check to see how he is doing.”

“Hello. Yes, I’m Samantha. Tom has told me about you, please come in.” Samantha told Ava and stepped to the side.

“Thank you. How is he doing?” Ava asked.

“Better, I think. He was a wake this morning for a couple of hours. But he has been sleeping since then.”

“It’s normal. He lost a lot of blood. He will be tired for a while. May I?” Ava asked, nodding to Tom’s hand that was laying above the covers.

“Yes.” Ava bent down and took his pulse. It was stable and strong and his skin felt warm but not heated.

“He is doing much better than the last time I saw him. I’m happy. How about you? Is there something you need?” Ava asked.

“Me? No, not really.