Love Unspoken

The cops tracked down the doc and grilled him about the kid's condition.

Doc goes, "We saved the baby, but she's got an atrial septal defect, a common heart issue. Needs fixing ASAP."

One of the cops was like, "Alright, let's get on it then."

Doc shook his head, "Can't do it now. She's too tiny. Surgery's gotta wait at least three months. Plus, she's a preemie, super fragile, needs some time in the incubator." "Man, that's a lotta hassle," one young cop muttered.

The vibe was clear: no wonder her folks ditched her.

The cops glanced at Quinn again. She was clearly worried about the baby.

But they kept it zipped, just told the doc, "Take care of her first, we'll sort the rest later."

Doc sighed, "Yeah, we'll do what we can."

They couldn't just leave her hanging again.

Then the cop turned to Quinn, "Miss, if you got time, keep an eye on her and hit me up if anything goes down."

Quinn his

it, "Sure

I ain't

own agenda. Seeing how Quinn cared for the kid, they hoped she'd stick around. Maybe, just maybe, she'd think

the surgery and aftercare would cost a bomb, way more than a regular

case, someone like Quinn would take her in. Plus, it'd

doc chatted with Quinn, breaking

asked, "How

we caught it early, the surgery's not too bad, just over ten grand. But the aftercare, considering she's a preemie, could run into complications." Doc laid it all out,

heart skipped a beat

herself, she couldn't scrape together

was planning to skip town. Once she did, no more access to Walter's

she didn't jump at adopting the kid. The kid's health was too shaky

$200,000 was for ten years. Dropping it all at once at

as Quinn left, Alexander

looked surprised,

this pediatrics?"

sign outside?" the