A Life Debt Repaid

Soon, another nurse emerged from the delivery room with a small bundle. “Is the mother’s family here?”

“Yes!” John exclaimed loudly.

“The delivery was successful,” the nurse said. “The baby weighs eight pounds-“

“How is she?” John asked in agitation, not caring about the child.

“She’s fine. The doctor is just helping her clean up and she’ll be out soon,” the nurse replied.

As John breathed a sigh of relief, the nurse reminded him,” Aren’t you the father? Here’s your child.”

John took the baby off her arms, staring at her for a moment as the others flocked around him.

“Oh, she’s so fair!” Zoe could not help exclaiming. “That’s the most beautiful baby I’ve ever seen.”

“Are you saying that your son’s ugly?” Bob teased.

“To be honest, yeah,” Zoe replied without thinking.

his throat-even if it was a subjective opinion,

Zoe volunteered just then, and John

cradled the baby in his arms, she exclaimed, “Oh,

she appeared to be emotional that Cordy’s child was

Quinn got closer,

and gave the impression that she would become gorgeous despite being a

a girl?”

“What, do you think there’s

Cordy was wheeled out

her on the forehead when

“Good work.”

a look,

No mentions of the baby now,” John said determinedly, not wanting to

took the handles of her wheelchair from the nurse and

leave as well but suddenly turned to find Sam

surprised-why was he still standing