Bianca was moved to a recovery room. Griffin and David followed the gurney, still arguing.

"How could you do that?" Griffin yelled angrily, pointing a finger at David.

"You left me no choice." retorted David. "You are so blind you failed to see this was is her only chance."

"You risk a woman's life and you call me blind!"

"STOP IT!" snapped Marissa stepping between them. "Leave! She shouldn't have to hear this!"

"Marissa." said David, his tone softening as her reached for his daughter's hand. She pulled her arm away and glared at him, tears in her eyes.

"I trusted you… I trusted you and you… How could you risk Bianca's life like that?"

"There was no risk." insisted David.

"There was huge risk." countered Griffin. "There is still a huge risk."

"Marissa." begged David, but she wouldn't meet his eyes.

"Just leave." she said, sniffing back her sobs.

David scowled at Griffin once more before striding from the room.

Griffin touched Marissa's arm.

"I'm sorry." he said softly. They both looked down at Bianca's unconscious form. "She's sedated at the moment, but there is no reason why you can't sit with her until she wakes up."

"But what has that medical treatment done to her?" Marissa asked an edge of fear to her voice.

Griffin led her to a chair beside the bed.

"We won't know until she regains consciousness." He said kindly. "Just be there for her."

"Always'" said Marissa. She sighed before taking Bianca's hand, tipping her head slightly to look at her girlfriend's sleeping features. "I'm here." she whispered, stroking a stray curl from Bianca's cheek. "Whatever happens I'll always be here."

…

Griffin found Kendal in the corridor her phone to her ear.

"God this is ridiculous." she snapped hanging up, she looked like she wanted to cry.

Griffin pulled her into an embrace. Kendal's head sunk into his shoulder.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I'm trying to reach mom, but she's not taking my calls… this stupid feud!"

"Do you want me to try?" Griffin asked.

"Could you?" sighed Kendal anger creeping into her voice. "If I had my way I would leave her to her own selfish ego but I know that Bianca will want her here when she wakes up."

Griffin hugged her close once more before letting go.

"I'll go make that call now." He said, walking across to the nearby nurse's station.

"What about David?" Kendal asked.

"He'll go before the board. I'll personally see his medical licence is revoked, permanently this time. And if…if any harm has been done, I'll be pressing criminal charges as well."

"And Bianca?"

"We'll know in a few hours." he said gravely.

…