Melissa watches Gabe for a moment and makes sure that none of the other nurses bother the kid. After all, he was responding better to her than anyone else it seemed for some reason. So when she leaves she sees John," How's Stiles?"

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"Okay, dad," Stiles murmurs softly. "Don't stay gone too long," he tells him before closing his eyes. The pain coursing through him getting the better of him.