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.

subjective opinion, it still

carry her,” Zoe volunteered just then, and John did not

arms, she exclaimed,

be emotional that Cordy’s child was

Quinn got closer, playing

and gave the impression

she a girl?”

said confidently. “What, do you

speak, Cordy was wheeled out of

her on the

“Good work.”

him a look, clearly

John said determinedly, not wanting to see her look so

the handles of her wheelchair from the nurse

but

was he still standing