Eric hadn't realized that he was paying attention to the sounds. From the bathroom.
Not until he felt himself relax, just a little, at the sound of the blowdryer.

She was okay.

He didn't really notice he was still stroking Jemma's hair,p. soothingly.
And not really for her benefit.

The talons of the fear of losing Pam were slow to let go.

The deepest sorrow, to loose a child.

To loose a child.

He found himself nodding. Yes. That would be where he would start. Russell Edgington would feel that sorrow and pain. To loose a child.

All he had to do was make sure he was alone with soft, pretty, preening Talbot. Just long enough.