@alphahalesis He can only imagine what his children's have been through. Would it have made a difference if he had been here with them? Or would things still have turned out as they are now..
"I understand. To be honest, I haven't been around other werewolves in a long time. I'm a bit rusty."
@alphahalesis Luka can't believe it. Laura has six children? Six. His chest feels big.
"That's wonderful. And their names are beautiful."
He's imagining them all running around some big country house, then out into the woods like Laura and his other children had.
@alphahalesis His grandkids. He has grandkids. He never thought...
"I'd like that a lot, Laura."
He had closed himself off from so much after the fire all those years ago. He isn't sure exactly how to reopen his heart. But he is damn sure going to try.
"Can you... tell me their names?"
@alphahalesis "Of course."
This all felt like a gift he didn't even deserve. Being here, being with his family again.
"I missed you all so much. I now regret not spending more time here in Beacon Hills when you were young."
@alphahalesis "You want to know why I'd stay?"
Luka thinks the answer is obvious, but maybe they didn't see him the way Luka saw them.
"Well, because of you. And Cora, and Derek."
@EvolvedQahla Luka speaks with a nurse outside the room while he waits for the patient to put on the gown. She's only listed on the chart as Jane Doe.
"No ID on her?"
The nurse says no.
Luka goes back into the room and waits outside the curtain.
"May I come in and examine you?"
Luka enters the room, chart in his hand. He's reading over the history and initial readings. Found in the woods. Appears healthy. He can smell as much on the woman, pine and springtime flowers wafting from the jacket wrapped around her. Her skin and hair are covered in dirt,
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making it hard to see her face.
"I'm Dr. Kovač. Didn't anyone get you a gown?"
He goes to the drawer and pulls one out for her. And a blanket to cover herself with.
"Here."
He hands them over and then pulls the curtain around her bed for extra privacy.
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@alphahalesis Luka makes the connection quickly. The werewolf from the cereal aisle.
"Yes. Gwen. From the grocery store."
She was pack. He understands what that means.
"She told you I was staying? I suppose I am considering it. Or, just something more comfortable than a hotel room."