He hated hospitals, having spent the last three years of his life in them.Bobby, and a still weeping Erica, learned that he’d lost the leg early on,...before he’d even regained consciousness from his initial injuries. The hand had gone a month later. Physically, the vast majority of his treatment since then, had been all about the burns. He’d had dozens of skin graft surgeries. There had also been additional surgery on his leg as they tried to get him to wear a prosthesis. He didn’t see the. Oliver didn’t say a word for the next half hour as she let out every emotion she’d been holding in for the last two days. He just made sure she knew that she was there by holding her. In any other situation, this would’ve been a dream come true, but now… it just felt hollow. ‘God… every time we meet up, one of us ends up crying, huh?’ April sputters out, wiping her face of tears. Oliver nodded as a reply, allowing her to sit up and try to straighten herself out. Staying with her a little bit,. .. very obviously ... relieved when we called in to say we'd be taking one of the barge trips. "Reminder?" he suggested, "as you'll be together? Tom Carmichael's Mate. I'll ask Gerry Westwood to go with Thistle. I don't think he'll mind, it'll give him nights at home with Delia." Westwood? Don't think I know him." Royal Marine. Lost a leg to an IED in Afghanistan or somewhere and was invalided out, but he gets around pretty well with a prosthetic. Married a lovely woman ... Delia. He'll make a. He greeted me with a smile and I immediately noticed his white teeth and how they made his tan seem darker than what it was. Realizing I was obviously staring, I shook myself back to reality and opened the door to let him in. He introduced himself as Craig and extended his hand to me. As I took his hand, I still could not believe that this handsome man was actually standing in my living room. After the formalities were finished, I pointed in the direction of the bathroom, and planned to follow.