Gladys was waiting anxiously outside the house when they arrived.
Toria and Andreas stood aside with indulgent smiles after they'd tried to tell her countless times that Reyona was better now.
Well, Toria tried to tell her that though.
The jury was still out on Andreas.
After all, Gladys was perfectly shocked when she found a very male shirt in the room that had been given to Toria.
The explanation from her daughter that she loved trying out new things, including male clothing, had not made any difference to her at all.
She automatically suspected something was happening between Toria and her so-called boss.
"Which boss would personally take you from almost half the world away and stay till now?" she grumbled before Andrea arrived that morning to check out the allocated medical room and direct those making the arrangements.
That took her mind off her daughter's escapades for a moment as she went to discuss Reyona's current health status with Andrea.
When she came out and saw Toria and Andreas standing so close to each other, she immediately called Toria and reminded her that the doctor needed an extra hand.
When Andreas offered to help, she told him very sweetly, "Oh, why would I bother a guest? Especially the one who is my daughter's boss? Guests are supposed to keep to the room given to them, you know?"
Andreas had been confused by the lack of correlation in her sentence before Toria brushed against him while passing and hissed, "Ignore her. Be on your best behaviour."
Then she slung her arm around Gladys while saying loudly, "Put me to work, Mom. God knows what I can get into if I am left idle. We wouldn't want that."
Andreas immediately figured out what the assignment was.
So, as Toria was telling her mom that there was nothing to worry about, and she should stop fretting too much, Andreas had only agreed with Gladys when she turned around and said "That is not something you should ask of me."
"Yes," was all he said as he stared innocently at Gladys with a twin-worried look on his face.
She looked like she was about to say something, but then the sound of approaching vehicles had her turning around again.
Andreas only gave Toria an innocent look when she smiled indulgently at him.
Soon enough, the preceding jeep came up the driveway followed by the Type 3 ambulance that housed the two gurneys carrying the patients.
Gladys was already calling Reyona's name by the time the paramedics opened the door.
"Oh, my God. My baby" she said with her hands held to her mouth as she stared at Maxwell lifting Reyona off the gurney as he stood on the ambulance steps.
The paramedics waited until he got off the steps with Reyona in his arms before they folded it back in and placed the mobile ramp at the entrance to wheel Allysyn's gurney.
"Look at your hand. Look…"
"Mum? Mum, I am better than I look. I could even walk, you know. He insisted I shouldn't." Reyona said with a roll of her eyes at Maxwell.
"And you shouldn't." Gladys agreed as she leaned forward to kiss her daughter on the cheek. "I am so glad you are okay," she said before looking at Maxwell. "Maybe I shouldn't be mad at you after all."
"You shouldn't. I did enough for both of us. And we should go inside too, before Allysyn decides to jump off the bed and walk in." Toria said as she breezed past Reyona and went to Allysyn's gurney. "Hey there, spider girl."
"Not that again." Allysyn groaned as she lifted her head and buried her face in the bed.
"Sorry, love. That has come to stick." Toria teased as they wheeled her in.
"Leave my girl alone, Toria," Reyona called from Maxwell's arms.
"I can't believe this. Just yesterday, I was the love of her life, and now she is tossing me aside for a girl the size of my thumb."
"No, I am taller than that. Bigger too."
"Hush, spider girl. Come argue with me when you can catch me on a run."
They all laughed and chuckled as they entered the house.
Reyona gasped and Allysyn squealed in excitement as confetti rained down on them as they entered the house.
A welcome home banner was raised by the butler and one of the gardeners, while the rest of the staff stood behind them with beaming expressions.
Jane went straight to Allysyn, crying and crooning over her.
After all, she had only seen her on video call since the day she had been missing.
"Ally!" Junior screamed in excitement from the stairs as he ran down with the homemade card in his hand.
It was a celebratory mood for everyone in Rohan's household as the patients were settled into their customised recovery room.
Reyona kept insisting that she was fine enough to be let off already, but Maxwell was having none of it.
He did allow her to join them in the dining room for the celebratory meal though.
Celia and Andrew also joined the family before the day was over, and palpable relief was evident in the air as Junior continuously made them laugh with his antics.
Which was augmented by Toria, who seemed like she had been an aunt to the kids for ages.
Reyona couldn't be more grateful for how things turned out.
When the thought of that darkened room wanted to intrude on her thoughts, she merely banished it and fully engaged in whatever was going on.
She knew there was still more to discuss, there was a lot still to be put in place before the life she was beginning to envision could be an unshakable reality.
But for now, she revelled in the joy of being alive and being with the people dear to her.
Every other thing could wait.
She grumbled and complained when Maxwell told her it was time to get her back in bed, yet she enjoyed his blissful warmth wrapped around her as he lifted her and took her back.
If she felt unbidden strings of passion as she automatically imagined him carrying her while both of them were naked in a space where they were alone, she was not ashamed of it.
Especially when she raised her lips to his, and he indulged her in a heated kiss before he leaned back and said "Later, babe. Let's heal up first."
She rolled her eyes and curbed her lustful look when he carried her into the room where Junior was currently telling Allysyn another of the many things she had missed.
She innocently teased her hand over his slight bulge and laughed mischievously when he gritted his teeth and stifled the curse he had almost let out.
Reyona couldn't stop her laughter when Junior came over and asked what was funny.
"Yes, babe. Tell Junior what the fun was," she said mischievously.
"Get some rest. Both of you," he said like a school teacher.
Maxwell shook his head at her unrepentant look before taking Junior with him as he made something up.
Reyona looked at Allysyn and said "And they've banished us again."
Allysyn smiled conspiratorially, and it was the most beautiful thing Reyona had seen all day.
Life was good.
It could only get better from now on.
Right?