”I don’t think so,” replied Deirdre. “We’ll get to the hospital on our own once he’s awake.”

“Sure thing.”

Before she left, Deirdre collected all of their wet clothes and asked the staff to machine-dry them. When it was done, she changed into it in the bathroom.

She came out just in time to hear a soft commotion from the couch. The man had woken up with a coughing fit.

“There’s medicine on the table and warm water. Your dry clothes are on the bed,” she said.

Brendan gave himself a moment