Roman felt nervous moving into the secured wing again next day, but he knew his own nervousness was nothing compared to the woman walking next to him. He had actually managed to find Spring's twin sister Lacey. Lacey had dropped everything and jumped on the first available flight.

"Hi, Roman," Sarah said.
"How's it looking?" Roman asked.
"Three already left yesterday. More will be picked up today. We gotta keep some of them for a while due to their injuries," Sarah looked at Lacey. "Who's your friend?"

Lacey looked even more nervous. Of course Sarah had to check. She had to make sure no one from the press entered the area.

"This is Spring's sister Lacey," Roman said.
"Sister? She actually has someone?" Sarah lit up in a big smile. "I'm so happy to hear that. I worry about her. I worry about all of them but I especially worry about her when no one seemed to know her."
"I'm here," Lacey piped up.

Lacey hadn't spoken much since Roman went to pick her up from the airport. The woman was clearly nervous and he didn't blame her.

"She's in here," he said.

He walked into the first room with Lacey following after. Spring was lying on her side again with her back against everyone.

"Oh god," Lacey whispered.

Roman walked down to the bed and stepped into the view of Spring. She raised her eyes to meet his. For a second he thought he saw a smile tug on her lips. He knew it meant a lot of her that he kept his promise and came back.

"Hi, Spring," he said. "Are you feeling better today?"
"Not really," she said.
"I have someone with me who'd like to see you," he said.
"Who?" She asked.
"Hi, sweetheart," Lacey said.

Spring's body went stiff and her eyes went wide. She slowly moved her head towards the voice as if she wasn't sure she had heard things or not. There stood her sister alive and well. She couldn't believe it. She pushed herself up to sit and just kept staring at her sister.

"Oh, sweetheart," Lacey wrapped her arms around Spring. "I'm so sorry."
"Me too," Spring said.

Roman watched as the two women hugged each other and cried. It was a bittersweet moment but he was happy that he had made it possible. It was clear that they both had missed each other.

"I had no idea," Lacey said. "No one ever contacted me and told me you went missing. And I was an idiot for never trying to reach out over the years. I should have known. I should have been there for you."
"I walked out on you. It's not your fault," Spring said.
"Let's forget the past," Lacey said. "Let me see you."

Lacey placed a hand under Spring's chin and studied the face of her sister.

"Still pretty," Lacey said. "Roman, when can she leave this place?"
"I think she's free to go as long as she remembers to take her antibiotics," Roman said.
"Do you wanna come home with me?" Lacey asked.
"Do you have room?" Spring asked.
"We'll make room," Lacey answered. "I'll make the couch for you. We can go out and buy some really good pillows for you if you want."

Spring took Lacey's hand and sighed.

"I appreciate it but no thank you," Spring said.
"What?" Lacey asked.
"I can't live on a couch with a family who doesn't know me. I wanna be in your life again but we gotta take baby steps. I need to be somewhere where I can lock my door and be alone," Spring said.
"You can stay with me," Roman said.

The words had left him before he had even stopped to think about what he was actually offering. The two women stared at him.

"I have a guest room," Roman said. "But only if you want to, of course. I don't use that room and it has a key so you can lock the door. It can be your own little space. I work a lot so you'll have the house to yourself for many hours each day."
"That sounds good," Spring said.

Roman couldn't help but feel happy inside. If only Spring knew how good that felt to hear.

"Are you sure?" Lacey asked.
"Yes," Spring answered.
"We need to get you some clothes first," Lacey said.
"There's a thrift store down on the corner from my house. We can stop by there first and get a few items so she has something. In a couple of days we can go shopping for real, or you can send her something since you're the same size. Or you and I can go shopping for her. Whatever works," Roman said.
"I like thrift stores," Spring said.
"Alright, go buy some outfits first but no underwear from a thrift store. I'll personally buy that somewhere else. Give me your address, Roman, and I'll stop by in a couple of hours with some things. Meanwhile you can get her out of here and home with you," Lacey said.

Roman was only happy to get Spring checked out. Sarah seemed happy too. One more woman out of this place and on her way to recover and start over. They walked downstairs and Roman unzipped his hoodie and handed it to Spring.

"There might be press hiding outside. They probably take pictures of everyone walking in and out of this building to get a story. Your photo will be easy to run through google image search to find out who you are and that you were part of this rescue mission. None of your names have been revealed to the press yet so they're out for blood," he said.

She accepted the hoodie with a look of gratitude. She put it on and he couldn't help but chuckle when she looked like she was drowning in his big hoodie. She actually gave him a little smile back before lowering her head so that no one could see who was hiding under that hoodie.

He first dropped Lacey off downtown so she could shop for some underwear and other items for Spring. Lacey would take a cab to Roman's place once she was done. Roman and Spring went to the thrift store to get a few outfits for her before they went to his house. She looked around the guest room and nodded.

"So this will be my home for a little while," she said.
"Stay as long as you want," he said.

She turned around and looked at him.

"Why are you doing all this for me?" She asked.
"I don't know," he answered. "It just feels right."

She wrapped her arms around his midsection and leaned her head on his chest. He held on to her and they stood like that for a little while.

"Thank you," she said.
"You're welcome, little bear," he said.
"I like that pet name," she said.
"It fits you," he said. "You're strong like a bear. You fought through hell, and you'll continue fighting. There's a little bear inside you."