Adela managed to make it back to the hospital’s lobby without incident, but there her luck ran out. She had already stowed her sword, having mistake...ly decided that the ruins held no more danger for her, and was humming an old traveler’s song as she headed for the door. Her only warning was a blur of movement at the edge of her vision. One second she was ambling along and the next she was hammered to the floor by a powerful weight. Her attacker bounced to the left as Adela rolled to the right,. His mom opened the door and carried both bags in before returning to help him enter."Bed or couch Brian?" she asked."Couch for now. I'm tired of sitting in a bed" he answered as they moved to the living room.He sat down on the couch and lifted his legs up to lie down for a bit. His mom got him a glass of water and a cool washcloth and handed him the glass while putting the washcloth on his forehead."Thanks Mom. I'm just going to rest for a bit ok?" he said."Ok Brian, I'm going to pack up and. “Claire, which room will be the babies room?” I turned and asked.After a classic double take, Claire got a smile on her face like nobody’s business.“Our babies—you have thought ... about our babies? Wow! Well, haven’t all of your dreams had either Kalista or me pregnant with twins?” she asked point blank.“As a matter of fact, that’s exactly right ... so?” I left this wide open for her.“Just thinking, the bedroom closest to us can be the babies room. When they’re old enough, we can move them to. You have made so much progress both she and Miss Martha are soproud of you. She would be so disappointed if she thought you werereverting to one of those ungrateful and belligerent males who fail torecognise the generosity and kindness of their future mother-in-law."She smiled at him encouragingly."You're not one of those, are you?" she enquired as if talking to a fiveyears old."No," he replied and briefly thought of saying something, anything, ifonly to prove to himself that he still retained.