Nico rushed into the ICU, Rebecca at his side. After telling the charge nurse who he was and who he was there to see, they were ushered to a nearby waiting room so the medical personnel could make sure Leopold was up for visitors.
Several minutes later, Edith came into the room, beaming happily. “You can go in now,” she said to Nico cheerfully. “Room 1108. They won’t allow more than two people at a time, and only for ten minutes. He needs as much rest as possible. But when he woke up you were the first person he asked for.”
“Thanks for being with him, Edith,” Nico said gratefully. “I thought he’d be unconscious for longer, otherwise Rebecca and I would have come here sooner.”