Alice tried to blink discreetly to clear her misty eyes but she wasn't sure it worked as she watched him sit. She opened her mouth to speak but had to stop and clear it first. Fucking windpipe injury.
"...New travels fast," She said, meaning the fact that he knew she was here only hours after she'd come in. She was sure it would take at least a day. Most of her family hadn't been properly alerted yet even. Plus it was too late for them to come visit anyway. She wanted to reach out and take his hand but that wasn't really possible in her current state so instead she sent him a grateful look that she hoped he read into enough to know she was relieved he was here.