His Eagle Eyes on Me

"If Eric wakes up only to find out he has one of your hearts, do you think he could live with himself?" Elliot asked. "Believe in Avery. Eric will be fine." The two nodded.

"Don't pressure Avery. We are prepared for whatever might happen," Mr. Santos said.

"I understand your struggle. We will do our best to save him," Elliot said.

"Thank you."

As they drove away, Layla rolled down the window.

Elliot glanced at her. "Layla, wind up the window. You are going to catch a cold."

"I'm feeling a bit warm, Dad."

you are still weak,

glanced at the driver, who

much in this short period of time." Layla thought back to

grow old. You didn't cause this. Layla, you should go back to work tomorrow!" Elliot was worried that Layla might overthink things at

do so," she said calmly. "You said so yourself. Eric will wake up. If that's the case, I just need to live my

hard. "I said

Even with a donor that matches Eric, the postoperative period is crucial as well. There are plenty of

She took a deep breath. "We all need hope to stay alive, and without it, we are all just walking

shatter your hope, but I want you to be prepared for bad news." Elliot held her cold hands in his. "There is more to life than getting married

lost Mom once,

"Hope and time are all I have. Every single day hurts, but I keep telling myself to live. I know that Eric isn't the only person I care about in life. You, Mom, Hayden, Robert, and Ivy, you all love

relief and realized that Layla is

you feel right now," he said after a brief moment of silence. "Ever since I learned about you and your brother, I haven't felt alone,