Chapter 14 Rick came through his surgery fine. They expected a full recovery, provided there were no complications. He would be in the hospital for a few days while he recovered. I wasn’t really worried about Rick. Something inside me told me he’d be okay. But Momma? I didn’t have the same confident attitude. Her body was not responding to any of the transfusions. It was like she was refusing the blood. Like maybe her body thought it was water instead. But even though her vitals were weak, they were steady. And steady was good. If we could just get her to accept the blood, life would be okay. Her life would be okay. Lex and Robbie dropped me off at the house a little after midnight. Aunt D and I were two ships passing in the night, as she was just headed to the hospital to cast some major protection juju on the baby. Robbie and Lex followed me into the kitchen. I went immediately to the fridge, grabbed three hemoshakes, and passed them out. We were all famished. And exhausted. I took a long pull from my drink and almost grimaced.
