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To tell her that when the officer had shown up on his doorstep, all he’d been able to think of had been getting to Liz? Of telling her how much he loved her and needed her in his life?

“What are you still doing here? Didn’t I tell you to go home and rest?”

Adahtened, turned to meet Larry’s eyes He hadn’t heard the doctor cohts “Would you leave without seeing Liz if you were me?”

“Probably not, but she doesn’t need to be upset,” Larry repeated Mona and Kelly’s warnings

Did everyone think he planned to go in and cause a fight? Surely they knew him better than that?

“She’s been through a great deal and has lost consciousness again She has a concussion and her ankle is broken Whatever’s going on between the two of you, and I have a horrible suspicion I know exactly what it is, tonight isn’t the tio into it”

“You should mind your own business,” Adam started, then rubbed his jaw at Larry’s pointed look “The truth is,” he admitted, “I told her ere finished”

Larry’s brows rose and he gave a disappointed shake of his head “Shouldn’t you have told her the truth?”

“I ine the hell it is not knohat the future holds, whether or not I’ll just put Liz right back to where she ith Grah that a second time” Adam stated his fears out loud for the first time “I need to know she’s OK I care about her You know that”

“I know” Larry slapped his ar and let her decide for herself what she wanted for her future”

“But what if…?” What if she’d chosen to walk away?

Adah all this? Because he’d been afraid when push came to shove she’d leave him? Or had he been more afraid she wouldn’t leave and he’d be forced to see the pain in her eyes when and if she was forced to take care of him?

“What if…?” Larry prompted

“Nothing” Ada Stupid, I know, but being told you have MS does funny things to a person’s ability to think clearly”

“Apparently” Larry sighed, glanced down the hallway at two nurses heading their way “Look, we’ve been friends for a long time, and you know I have your best interests at heart But Liz isher wishes regarding visitors” Larry ran his fingers across his forehead “We’ve all had a long day Go ho to be up to a confrontation with you She needs rest You need rest I’et that rest” His gazeupset yourself You can bend over backwards to make up with Liz when you’re both more up to it”