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the brown wavy locks away from her daughter’s face. “Sleep, sweetie. I’ll be right here.”
    With Destiny settled back down, her eyes fluttering shut again, Nora leaned back in the chair and tried to swallow the fears that were once again rising within her. She knew what she had told her daughter made it sound easier than it actually was, but when explaining it to a child she had to keep it simple. There was no need to tell her all the rough spots that might be ahead. Since Destiny couldn’t remember how bad it was the last time, she needed to keep it upbeat. It was all part of motherhood for her to keep her worries and fears to herself. Plus, she was worried enough for the both of them.
    She tried to calm herself with the thought that Doctor Mathews and Brian were both confident this treatment would work. Right now she had to put her faith in them. They had the medical knowledge to know the best course of action and it was up to her to trust them. She knew Brian; it might have been years since they had last talked, but he wouldn’t tell her to do the experimental treatment if he wasn’t confident it would work.
    “Mrs. Horton.” A nurse popped her head around the corner. “I wanted to let you know that Destiny’s only allowed water until after the blood work is drawn.”
    “When will that be?”
    “Should be around seven this morning since it has to be an eight hour fast. She’ll get a later breakfast.” The nurse turned to look down the hallway at someone stepping off the elevator before turning back to Nora. “If you need anything, just let me know. Otherwise, Doctor Mathews’s orders are to let her sleep through the night. He wants her well rested for the exam tomorrow.”
    “Why?” Normally the nurses were in and out throughout the night, checking vitals, so to leave them undisturbed was unusual.
    “I wouldn’t be the right one to answer that. I’m normally in the emergency room, but they’re short staffed so I’ve been rotated up. I can get one of the usual floor nurses to stop by and let you know.”
    Nora shook her head. “It’s not important. A good night sleep for both of us sounds good to me.”
    “Okay. Would you like me to shut the door so the noise from the hall won’t disturb you?”
    “That would be nice. Thank you.”
    The very idea of sleeping without someone popping in and out all night sounded amazing, but what was even better was the knowledge that the next night she’d be in a comfortable bed. No more hospital recliner for her. Pure Heaven, even if that meant it would be in the same house with a man her body longed for but couldn’t have—Brian.

Chapter Six

     
    Brian leaned against the counter in the doctor’s lounge with a cup of coffee in hand. It was long past lunch and this was the first break he’d managed to squeeze in. The day had brought one thing after another, with two emergencies thrown at him first thing that morning. One last patient to see and then he needed to find Nora. His thoughts had been trailing back to Nora and Destiny every chance he got. All he knew was the tests had ended almost two hours ago, and he was only privy to that because he’d bumped into Kingsley. Destiny’s discharge papers were ready but they were waiting in her room for him. For the first time in his career he couldn’t wait to get out of the hospital.
    “Just the person I wanted to see.” Brian’s brother, Jason, stepped into the lounge.
    “What’s gone wrong now?” He set the coffee aside and tried to prepare himself for yet another kink in his plan to get out of there early.
    “I wanted to talk to you about your newest house guests. What the hell are you thinking?” Jason stood next to Brian and poured himself a cup of coffee before diluting it with the vanilla creamer he favored.
    “Don’t start.”
    “How can I not? What are you thinking inviting a stranger into your home?”
    “She’s not a stranger, she’s Jim’s w…widow.” He had almost said wife,