#Chapter474

I’ll be home in time for Christmas

Ryker

The hospital released Val in time for Christmas. She was healing and continued her Cardiac therapy. She has to see a psychiatrist, adjusting to getting a transplant. While we were getting her settled, the others were trimming the house for her as a surprise.

I opened the door.

Our family yelled, “Surprise!”

She fainted with me catching her. Yeah, never startle a heart transplant patient. I carried her upstairs while everyone atoned, but it was okay. She encountered too much excitement for one day.

I laid her on the bed and let her rest. A few hours later, she woke up...