Love Unspoken

"I've already told you, we're not the bosses here. Tagging along with us ain't gonna help," Quinn repeated.

"Don't care. As long as I can get some work, it's cool!" Casey shot back, stubborn as ever.

Quinn didn't jump to agree. She was barely keeping it together herself and couldn't drag Casey along.

Switching gears, she asked, "What did your mom do before she ended up here?"

"She was a teacher. Said she got tricked into coming here as a volunteer," Casey spilled.

"Bet she really wants to go back, huh?" Quinn probed.

Casey's eyes got all sad, and she nodded. "Yeah, I see her sitting at the door, staring east, saying home is that way." Quinn pressed her lips together, staying quiet.

Just then, the door swung open, and the clinic docs filed out.

Quinn jumped in, "How is he?"

doc looked serious, and Casey

a big

it that bad?"

it's bad; we just can't check for internal injuries here. If we wait, a small problem could turn deadly," Casey explained. Quinn let

left, and the hallway went

only Alexander was there, lying by the window, shirtless and wrapped in bandages. Earlier, he had clothes on, so Quinn hadn't

closer, and Nathan wisely stepped out, leaving them

stared at Alexander for a bit, neither saying

silence. "Why'd

back, all casual. "Weren't you

guard and snapped back, "Wasn't it

cut herself off, swallowing the

me?"

"The doc said you need a bigger

twinkling. "Do you care about