In the arms of family.

Days had passed, and James had yet to call. He sat on his mother's sofa, where he'd been staying while the police finished searching his house. Sally had filled him in on Aurora's secret trauma. Somehow, it helped to know they'd actually made a difference. That they had genuinely saved a life. For what must have been the hundredth time already, he turned the card Archie had given him around in his hand.

He tossed it onto the table in front of him. What would he even say? A million things he'd thought of before bounced around in his head. He could ask about what happened, or if she's safe. His mother had encouraged him to call. Lee and Sally had said to be glad they weren't being charged and leave well enough alone.

He could ask what it's like being with her pod again...or if she misses the bathtub, if he wanted to be funny. Or maybe it's best to leave it be. He stared back at the card on the table.