"That's understandable." He nodded. "And you know you can take as much time as you need, right? We can stand to be without you for now. Dr. Shearing and Dr. Emerson have things handled on that end, and Maria and Nina are pretty much the best nurses since my mom so..." He trailed off, smiling a little. "Take some "me" time, okay? Just relax and.....read a book or something." There were certainly plenty of books to go around.