"I'll be here." Abby wipes at her face again, when had the tears resumed falling? "This afternoon or tonight, unless you enjoy watching me run around like a maniac while I pack."

She's trying for humor, but really, the sooner she can get things under control in both cities (because Abby always needs to feel in control) the better. "She's all right being left alone?"

The doctor is guessing at Rory's problem of the moment, she hasn't talked to Pippa much beyond how the woman is feeling physically and making sure she has the sleeping pills Abby suspects she isn't taking often enough.