Katie shakes her head, hands steady on Tara's arms now. "No, I was going home," she says. "But I'm not in a rush." Jamie is down in the daycare, and they're understanding. Nurses and doctors run overtime constantly, and she knows her son is safe in the meanwhile. At this moment and time, she feels like Tara needs her more — or, at least, that she needs someone.

She's used to being the one who needs a shoulder. That was always the case back home, but her life there was not what it is now. Now things are better than they've been in a long, long time, and she has the strength to be there for others the way they always have been for her. Nodding towards a bench, she says, "Here, you should sit. Don't be sorry. It's alright. You don't have to be okay."

It's a terrible thing that's happened. She can't imagine what she would do if that happened to Russell — even if it happened to David.