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

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

cradled the baby in his arms, she exclaimed,

appeared to be emotional that Cordy’s child was blood

got closer, playing with

the impression

she a

“What, do you think there’s a

speak, Cordy was wheeled

her on the forehead when he saw her frail

“Good work.”

a look,

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

nurse and took

but

surprised-why was he still