"Yeah, Avery. There shouldn't be any issue now that he's awake," Wesley said.

Avery glanced at Elliot, before asking Wesley to step outside for a word, and Wesley immediately knew that she was about to lecture him about the choice he made.

"Is Shea alright?" Avery asked as soon as they were outside the room.

"She's fine. She did not manage to get any sleep until I told her that Elliot is going to live," Wesley said nervously. "Avery, this is my fault. Blame me if you want to!"

"I told you that I don't blame you, Wesley. I stand by my words. I didn't call you out here to yell at you. I just want you to think up another way to deal with this if something like this happens in the future."

Wesley adjusted his glasses. "What better way is there than this? I tried to think of one and came up with nothing."

"You could have told me. If I had known that he would rather die than keep the device in his head, do you think I would have really stopped him?" Avery said calmly.

Wesley swallowed