Jamie was playing with his gift, grinning. "I'm actually an adult, I swear," he told them. "But seriously, this is pretty awesome."
Maddy beamed tiredly at the pair of them from her bed, her Squishy nestled in the crook of her right arm.
"It can be, but in this family, at least, we do what we can to take care of each other," Jamie told him. "And hey, I've found out the uncle I just found out I have has an awesome sense of humor. But I'm good, thanks."
"Me too," Maddy added. "I'm on a soft food diet for a while, and all the water I can drink until I kind of want to chuck my glass across the room. And I'm not allowed any coffee for a while."
"Which makes her very twitchy and jealous when the nursing staff sometimes brings me coffee," Jamie said, trying not to smile too widely.
"Ugh, it smells so goooood," Maddy whined, squeezing her Squishy. "Wow, that actually helped a bit."