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  After the nurse leaves, I wait some more, but it’s only a few moments before Mac stands from the chair. She leans over, kisses her mom on the cheek, and turns, walking straight to me.

  I have no choice but to open my arms and let her step into my embrace. Not that I wouldn’t want to do it, but she didn’t wait for me to offer. She needed my comfort, and she demanded it.

  Of course, I gave it.

  After a few minutes of me leaning my cheek on top of her head and stroking her back, she pulls back slightly and says. “I’d really love to get out of here. ”

  “Where to?” I ask her, because I don�