She turned her head slowly, looking around the room until she found ben sitting in the chair next to their bed, holding Alex close against his chest. Tears welled up in her eyes as she saw them both there, safe and sound despite everything that had happened.

"Ben..." She whispered his name, her voice barely audible above the sound of her own ragged breathing. "I'm... I'm sorry."

Slowly, she pushed herself into a sitting position, wincing as her tired muscles protested. She took a deep breath and then another before finally mustering up the strength to climb out of bed and make her way over to them. As she reached out to take Alex from ben 's arms, he hesitated for just a moment before relinquishing his son back into her care.

"I... I'll take it from here," she whispered, her voice hoarse with emotion. "You should go get some rest."