That morning, Dom and Alice planned to begin getting Noah fully accustomed to Evander and Elena. They had not come to visit at all, not even the day before.
"Will he be all right?" Evander asked, speaking with Alice and Dom outside Noah's room. They were watching Noah, who had Elena keeping him company inside.
Dom understood Evander's feelings. The man’s usually hard, confident face now looked like that of a panicked child about to go on stage.
"Don't worry, he'll get used to it," Dom said, patting Evander's shoulder. "We also have to restrain our own feelings so everything can go according to plan," he added, his voice weakening. Alice gently rubbed his shoulder.
Evander, who had been focused on watching Noah, turned to Dom.
They were both men, both fathers. Dom loved Noah dearly, an
