“The thirty-two-hundred-dollar deposit covered the entire stay through tomorrow’s discharge,” the nurse said, checking the blue identification bands on each small ankle.

“Your account shows a zero balance.”

Caroline shifted Rowan a little higher against her shoulder and looked at the three calm faces sleeping against her chest.

“They’re remarkably quiet for triplets,” the nurse said softly, adjusting the corner of June’s blanket.

“They have a lot of work ahead of them,” Caroline said.

The nurse nodded once and stepped back into the quiet hallway, leaving the wooden door resting half open against the frame.

Caroline looked down at newborn Rowan, Ellis, and June, wrapped in hospital cotton.