They were quiet for a time, watching the silent TV. A meerkat had popped up out of a hole in the ground and was looking anxiously about. Henry was looking at that when she said, “You know. I been wanting this for a long time, and now I’m a little scared. Maybe a lot scared.” “I’m here with you,” Jane said, and took Henry’s hand and squeezed it. They sat that way for a while, holding hands, and finally a young woman in a light blue nurse outfit came through a door and called Henry’s name.
