Sydney carried Christopher the whole way to the Whitesun Hotel without putting him down once.
She could have asked for help, Cindy and Daisy were right there, keeping pace beside her, both of them ready but she didn't ask and nobody pushed it, not like she needed help anyway. There was something in the set of her jaw and the way she was moving that made it clear this wasn't something she was prepared to hand off.
The lobby was the obvious choice. Enough space, enough light, accessible from every direction. Cindy read it before anyone said a word and was already moving, she grabbed a nearby table and shoved it into the center of the open floor, and together she and Sydney lifted Christopher onto it with care.
