The Measure of Love

Cordelia followed the doctor for a check-up while Gideon and Killian waited in the silent hospital hallway. The stillness was suffocating, amplifying every breath they took.

"How did she get so thin?" Gideon finally spoke, his tone accusatory.

Killian frowned. "What right do you have to ask me that?"

Gideon lowered his head as if conceding. "She loves tilapia and hot coffee, and she doesn't like o