Leaving the baby with a sitter is still a new experience for her, but she can't have her attention divided between the two of them, when she knows Coraline needs her now. In the end, she finally tears herself away, hurrying to make up for lost time. To not keep them waiting.

When she bursts through the clinic doors, she's flushed, clearly having run the whole way there.

"Oh, Coraline," she breathes, taking her place at Adam's side.