Every step Maya took felt heavy as she approached Dalton's hospital room. When she reached the door, she turned to Aiden and River. "You are his brothers; shouldn't you be the first to see him?"
River bequeathed Maya a smile. "Nah, I'm sure he will be delighted if you are the first person he sees when he wakes up."
"Okay," Maya slowly opened the door, her heart racing.
When her eyes fell on Dalton lying upright on the bed, she took a sharp breath. "Oh, Dalton," Maya cried out, her eyes glistening with tears.
"Hey, Maya."
Maya stiffened, getting startled. "Oliver, I didn't realize you were here." He was sitting on the visitor's couch, his gaze darting back and forth between the large flat-screen TV mounted on the wall and Maya.
Oliver rolled his neck, looking exhausted from the long surgery he had just finished performing. "I came in not long ago," he said.