The Runaway Groom

Both Zachary and Lulu hurried into the room, where Erma had Luna in her arms and was coaxing her to sleep.

Lulu scowled at the sight of Erma, storming angrily toward her.

"What are you doing?!" Lulu demanded accusingly while taking Luna off her arms. "Can't you get some training? Why can't you hold the baby right? She's so young!"

Luna had been crying for so long her voice was hoarse, and Lulu actually felt the impulse to cry upon seeing Luna.

She finally got to see her baby—the baby whom she had carried for ten difficult months and thought of every waking moment.

On the other hand, Erma was left stunned—that was how she always carried her children, and no one told her that it was wrong!

"Mr. Slate, I..." she stammered, left awkward and unsure what to say. "Go back to cleaning the house!"

off dismissively, his eyes fixed on Lulu's nervous

and she acted just like a childcare worker... But did she

against the window, watching as Lulu gently patted Luna on

Lulu as she coaxed the baby softly,

her lowered voice, and somehow, he had flashbacks of another person even as

Slate?" Lulu suddenly turned toward him while he was spacing out. "Her forehead's a little warm. Do you have a thermometer

was crying for over a

Zachary appeared taken

when she saw it—it was for general use, and Lulu would rather her baby not share it with adults given her weaker antibodies. “That's for adults... Oh, forget