McBride thought that one over. How could he explain? He decided not to, and said: "I've been coming back for a long time, Enid. I'm here now—that's all that counts."
"Yes, John," said Enid.
"She'll be all right now," said Caldwell. "That's what she needed."
Another wave of pain crossed Enid's face, and a nurse came with a filled hypo.
Caldwell drew McBride out. "Another half hour will see her through," he told John. "You wait here and everything will be all right. I know that now, thank God."
Caldwell left McBride to re-enter Enid's room.
Steve Hammond and Sandra Drake entered the office. "How is she?" asked Hammond.
"Doc says she's going to be all right, now. I've seen her and Doc says she's perking up already."
"Good!" said Steve. "Drake, that was a nice piece of navigating. You hit Station 1 right on the nose."
Sandra felt a whole library of emotions, mixed together. She smiled a sickly smile and said: "I should have. I've been here before, remember?"