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Kaveh’s no longer the little boy he used to be. He’s 6’2”. His curly black hair is cut back to a skin fade with his curls on top. He’s lean and muscular but strong as he regularly goes to the gym with Trinity. However, Baran is glad that he’s still living at home with his mothers.

Kaveh spends his first day shadowing Emma. He listens to every word she says whilst learning on the job. He knows his Maman’s eyes is on him all the time and quietly rolls his eyes over her. Emma can see how Kaveh has been keeping a professional distance from his mother who happens to be the chief attending throughout the shift.

Dana can see Baran quietly taking glances at her son whilst he’s working with Emma. She comes to stand next to her and places a hand on her shoulder.

“You’ve done a good job with that kid of yours.” Dana says softly before walking away. Baran feels herself smile when Dana praises her. She feels like she actually has done a good job of raising Kaveh as a single mother and then with Trinity.

It becomes apparent that the new nurse assistant is the son of the Chief Attending but Dana has to give it to the kid. Kaveh makes the job as his own. He’s a good team player and listens to the nurses which not many his age would do.

Baran can see her son is working well with the nurses. She even watches him help to de-escalate a verbally abusive patient. She’s trying hard not to fuss over him by making sure he’s eaten and drinking enough water. Kaveh had already told her not to make it a big deal but it’s already a big deal to her.

Baran hoped to catch Kaveh on his lunch break but he’s already disappeared to the outside courtyard where he’s with Trinity.

Baran quietly comes up behind Trinity and sees the picture of herself on the sun bed. Her head immediately fills up with the thoughts of having another baby and seeing Trinity become a mother. She loved being pregnant and if her age allows, she would do it again.

Baran had seen Trinity hold and comfort Baby Jane Doe during her first day in the Pitt, weeks before she worked up the courage to ask Trinity out.

Since the first day, Kaveh adores Trinity and has been calling her Mama. He even asks her to pick him up from school instead of Baran.

Baran sits down on the floor and envelopes Trinity from behind. Trinity smiles when she feels Baran behind.

Baran getting a glimpse of Trinity on her first day in the Pitt. She can’t get enough of Trinity. The younger woman’s changed. She isn’t the sarcastic and dry humoured resident Baran knew her to be. Trinity is confident within herself and chooses to not engage with staff members, choosing to focus on her work.

Baran watches Trinity oversee a pediatric trauma case in which a young boy breaks both of his legs after jumping off a tree. She watches how Trinity is talking the boy and his mother through every procedure in the trauma bay. The boy is about sixteen, same age as Kaveh.

Baran remembers Kaveh telling her that he still talks to Trinity every now and then. However, Kaveh’s a boy of a few words and doesn’t tell his Maman much about Trinity.

After the boy is stabilised and sent upstairs for surgery, Baran wills herself to approach Trinity.

Baran invites Trinity over for dinner and a drink or two. She knows Trinity’s off the next day after she looked at the roster.

The older woman expects Trinity to decline but to her surprise, the younger woman accepts the invitation.

Baran leaves first. She heads home and quickly prepares for Trinity. Kaveh comes out from his room and asks why his Maman was frantically preparing dinner. Baran tells him that Trinity is coming over. Kaveh smiles before helping his Maman.

Trinity comes to the house with a bottle of wine and snacks. Kaveh comes to the door and gives Trinity a hug, he had missed her over the years.

Baran discovering gardening and finding joy in her garden.

Baran buying Kaveh a plant and teaching him how to take care of it.

Baran making Trinity to drive her to the garden centre on Trinity’s day off to buy more plants.

Baran showing up to Trinity’s apartment with the said food as a peace offering. She wants Trinity to see her than the attending who threatened her over her charting.

Trinity opening the door to find her attending with her hair down whilst wearing an old Stanford tshirt and shorts. She watches Baran lift up the containers of food she cooked for her.

Kaveh fell out with his mother over his decision to not go to college. A massive fight ensued when Baran brought up college and Kaveh stormed out of the house to go to Trinity’s.

Kaveh wasn’t responding to Baran’s calls and messages as he made his way to Trinity’s apartment.

Trinity took Kaveh in. He told Trinity about not going to college and how Baran was against his decision. Trinity could hear Kaveh crying in his sleep every night in the guest room.

Meanwhile, Baran knew Kaveh was close to Trinity and had considered her as a second mother. Despite not talking to him, Baran knew he was safe with the younger woman.

Between trauma cases and the odd slow moment, Baran would quietly ask Trinity about Kaveh. Trinity could see how sad Baran had been since Kaveh stopped talking to her.

After three months, Trinity was fed up about how the mother and son were so miserable without seeing each other. Everyone in the Pitt knew Kaveh wasn’t talking to his mother for three months. Some of those who were parents themselves could see how much Baran was missing Kaveh.

Over pizza, Trinity told Kaveh that she was bringing his mother over and that he was going to have to talk it out with her. Kaveh was hesitant about it but agreed.

Baran was nervous but she was desperate to see Kaveh again. Her house felt empty without him. She didn’t want to keep fighting with him. She missed his hugs and his sandalwood smell that came from the cologne he liked to wear.

After their shift, Baran was in Trinity’s car in the passenger seat. She was quiet during the fifteen minute drive to Trinity’s apartment whilst Trinity drove.

Kaveh was standing in the kitchen when Trinity and Baran came in. The mother and son looked at each other for the first time in three months with Baran’s eyes welling up.

Trinity got them to sit down at the table. She got Baran and Kaveh to say their side out about the college debacle. Kaveh was frustrated with his mother’s side whilst knowing his mother only wanted the best for him.

Kaveh admitted that his mother’s expectations was suffocating him and was making him not want to speak to her. The admission from Kaveh rendered Baran silent with tears in her eyes.

Kaveh continued to tell her that he was happy with working as a landscaper and he was proud of himself. Baran realised that her son was happy with what he was doing before apologising to him.

Kaveh got up from the table and went over to Baran. He opened his arms to his mother who was crying again. Baran went into her son’s arms and sobbed into his chest.