Gwen saw Mitch swallow hard, but she reassured him with a brief smile and nodded. He went on in the room, but quietly. The door closed and Gwen turned back to Owen. She gave his fingers a brief squeeze, then pressed her hands to the bridge of her nose, thinking quickly.

"Bring the pack back here. The girls are going to be worried about Blue." Of that, Gwen had no doubt. "As soon as I get those meds in Blue's IV, I'll get on the phone and start contacting people."

She grimaced slightly. "...I know it's going to be hard to keep all of them hidden, but we'll have to, somehow." Gwen definitely didn't envy Owen that particular chore. "Just..." and she was absolutely serious about this, "...please be careful, okay?"