After speaking, he turned and strode toward the door. She got up and followed, her voice tinged with hurt as she asked, "Where are we going?"
"Home!"
He tossed the single word at her without looking back. The tip of her nose stung, and she almost burst into tears. 'Home? How long has it been since I've been back to *our* home?'
She said nothing more and simply followed him to the elevator. Julian Donovan glanced at her, noting how she kept her head bowed in silence. 'She's not crying, is she? I've only just started. Can she really not handle it?'
Once they left the hospital's administrative building, they had to walk to the parking lot. The sky outside was overcast, and the wind was so sharp it felt like a blizzard was imminent. Having just woken up, Naomi Shaw shivered the moment the wind hit her. Just as he was about to head off, he stopped, took off his overcoat, and draped it over her. Before she even had a chance to speak, he turned and walked away to get the car.
