Gwen wasn't surprised to find Omega operating on just the bare minimum. Still, the male hybrids bare minimum was the rest of the world's definition of awful, but she supposed familiarity had skewed her viewpoint just a little bit.
Nevertheless, when Owen pulled her aside to warn her, Gwen blinked up at him, nonplussed. "Oh, absolutely. She knows what sorts of 'creatures' I worked with back at the park, and just how dangerous and unpredictable they are. You won't have any worries on that score, I promise. I've already advised her to let us put them both in Ben's old room--it's upstairs, at the back of the house, and quiet. It even has its own bathroom; well, it's shared between Ben's room and my old room, but there's no reason for either of them to ever come down the stairs, until we head back up north."
She tried for a reassuring smile, but it came out a little crooked, thanks to how tired they both were. "Mom's agreed not to even go upstairs while we're there. You and I can bunk down in my old room--it has a queen-sized bed, and it's right next door to the kids. So we'll be right there in case of any emergencies. Mom doesn't go upstairs much anymore anyway--although she did cancel the cleaning service this week, just as a precaution." Gwen dragged a hand through her tousled hair, sighing and thinking.
"But if Blue comes around soon--today, or this morning, more specifically--and an ultrasound exam--since I don't have a portable MRI machine in my pocket--reveals no further hemorrhaging or weakening of the vein wall, and she doesn't suffer any post-op complications and she manages to eat a little on her own, then we'll be in a van headed north just as soon as we can. Promise."
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Nevertheless, when Owen pulled her aside to warn her, Gwen blinked up at him, nonplussed. "Oh, absolutely. She knows what sorts of 'creatures' I worked with back at the park, and just how dangerous and unpredictable they are. You won't have any worries on that score, I promise. I've already advised her to let us put them both in Ben's old room--it's upstairs, at the back of the house, and quiet. It even has its own bathroom; well, it's shared between Ben's room and my old room, but there's no reason for either of them to ever come down the stairs, until we head back up north."
She tried for a reassuring smile, but it came out a little crooked, thanks to how tired they both were. "Mom's agreed not to even go upstairs while we're there. You and I can bunk down in my old room--it has a queen-sized bed, and it's right next door to the kids. So we'll be right there in case of any emergencies. Mom doesn't go upstairs much anymore anyway--although she did cancel the cleaning service this week, just as a precaution." Gwen dragged a hand through her tousled hair, sighing and thinking.
"But if Blue comes around soon--today, or this morning, more specifically--and an ultrasound exam--since I don't have a portable MRI machine in my pocket--reveals no further hemorrhaging or weakening of the vein wall, and she doesn't suffer any post-op complications and she manages to eat a little on her own, then we'll be in a van headed north just as soon as we can. Promise."