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.

a subjective opinion, it still hurt to have his own baby

volunteered just then, and

his arms, she exclaimed, “Oh, you’re so

appeared to be emotional that Cordy’s child was blood related

Quinn got

the impression

she a

Zoe said confidently. “What, do you think there’s a

Cordy was wheeled out of

up to her, kissing her on the forehead when he saw her

“Good work.”

shot him a

get you to your room. No mentions of the baby now,” John said determinedly, not wanting to see

handles of her wheelchair from the nurse and

but

was surprised-why was he