“It’s just the fever settling in.”

She stepped out of the room and came back a minute later holding two thick white blankets.

They radiated heat from the hospital warming closet.

She unfolded the first blanket and draped it over me.

The heavy warmth sank into my chest instantly.

“Better?” she asked.

I nodded, keeping my hands curled tightly under the fabric.

Rachel tucked the edges of the second blanket around my feet.