He got up and laid Angel next to her so she could feel her, but nothing happened.
The nurse came back to get the baby, and what she saw melted her heart.
“Sir, I have to take her back before the doctor comes back,” she said. He handed her the baby.
“Thank you so much. I thought that would work.” He whispered, “Kay, wake up. She needs her mom.” He said another prayer. It seemed all he did was pray. This time he thought, if you do decided to take her please let her see her baby girl.
His mom was outside waiting for him in the hallway, and she hugged him. “Son I talked to Angel’s doctor. He said he was releasing her today. What are you going to do? I can take her home if you want me to.”
“No, Mom,” he said. “Kay and I were supposed to take her home together, so I will do it. I want to take her home. Can you please come over tomorrow morning so I can come and sit with Kay?”
“Yes, I will,” she said. “I’ll do a nything for you and Angel.”
“Tell Dad not to feel guilty and to have a safe trip. There is nothing he could do.”
His mom hugged him. “Do you want me to go to your house with you?”
He hugged her back. “I want to be alone with my baby.”
* **
When he pulled up in the driveway, there were signs and banners that said Congratulations! It’s a girl! John and Amy had probably put them up. He walked up to the door with the car seat in hand, opened the door, and headed straight to the nursery.
“Welcome home, baby girl.” He took her out of the car seat and sat in the rocking chair. He rocked her back and forth, saying, “Mommy loves you. She’ll be home soon.” Angel smiled. That was the first time he’d actually seen her smile. A few tears rolled down his face. He’d been so close to having everything.
Angel fell asleep. She was the most beautiful baby he’d ever seen. Looking at her, he thought, I never knew I could love something this little so much, he would never let anyone ever hurt her. He was flooded with memories of the four years he’d had with Kay and thought about the years they’d wasted. He held his little girl close to his heart.
His mother woke him the next morning. “Jason, Jay its mom,” she said.
He opened his eyes and made sure Angel was ok.
His mom asked him, “Did you have her in your arms all night?” When he didn’t answer, she said, “Son, you don’t want to get her used to that. Give her to me.” He handed Angel to his mom, and she laid her down in her crib. “She’s such a wonderful baby. She has my eyes.” His mom walked back to Jason. “Jason, I got you some breakfast. It’s on the table.”
Jason got up from the rocking chair. “I’m not hungry.”
“Son, you need to eat something. Jason, have I told you how proud we are of you? You’ve turned out to be a wonderful man. We raised you well.”
He stopped and looked back at his mom. “Yes, you did, Mom. I hope I can be as good of a parent as you we re to me. I’m going to wash up, after I’ll be heading back to the hospital.”
“You’re going to be ok. No matter what happens, we will be here.”
“Nothing’s going to happen,” he said. “I know she’ll be ok.” He walked out and entered his room.
* **
He walked into her hospital room. There hadn’t been any change in her condition. He sat down beside her. “Kay, I’m back. Angel is settling in at home; Mom is with her. She’ll be taking care of her while I’m here. Don’t worry. Mom loves to take care of her granddaughter. It’s better than shopping and spending Dad’s money.” He giggled. “I know you would tell me to stop teasing my mom. I miss you, sweetie. I miss you yelling at me or telling me how wonderful I am.” He smiled. “John and Amy send their love. I might have to leave early today. I have some paper work to give to John and I have to make sure everything is ok with my cases.” He held her hand and kissed it.
She squeezed him. He looked at her and
The nurse came back to get the baby, and what she saw melted her heart.
“Sir, I have to take her back before the doctor comes back,” she said. He handed her the baby.
“Thank you so much. I thought that would work.” He whispered, “Kay, wake up. She needs her mom.” He said another prayer. It seemed all he did was pray. This time he thought, if you do decided to take her please let her see her baby girl.
His mom was outside waiting for him in the hallway, and she hugged him. “Son I talked to Angel’s doctor. He said he was releasing her today. What are you going to do? I can take her home if you want me to.”
“No, Mom,” he said. “Kay and I were supposed to take her home together, so I will do it. I want to take her home. Can you please come over tomorrow morning so I can come and sit with Kay?”
“Yes, I will,” she said. “I’ll do a nything for you and Angel.”
“Tell Dad not to feel guilty and to have a safe trip. There is nothing he could do.”
His mom hugged him. “Do you want me to go to your house with you?”
He hugged her back. “I want to be alone with my baby.”
* **
When he pulled up in the driveway, there were signs and banners that said Congratulations! It’s a girl! John and Amy had probably put them up. He walked up to the door with the car seat in hand, opened the door, and headed straight to the nursery.
“Welcome home, baby girl.” He took her out of the car seat and sat in the rocking chair. He rocked her back and forth, saying, “Mommy loves you. She’ll be home soon.” Angel smiled. That was the first time he’d actually seen her smile. A few tears rolled down his face. He’d been so close to having everything.
Angel fell asleep. She was the most beautiful baby he’d ever seen. Looking at her, he thought, I never knew I could love something this little so much, he would never let anyone ever hurt her. He was flooded with memories of the four years he’d had with Kay and thought about the years they’d wasted. He held his little girl close to his heart.
His mother woke him the next morning. “Jason, Jay its mom,” she said.
He opened his eyes and made sure Angel was ok.
His mom asked him, “Did you have her in your arms all night?” When he didn’t answer, she said, “Son, you don’t want to get her used to that. Give her to me.” He handed Angel to his mom, and she laid her down in her crib. “She’s such a wonderful baby. She has my eyes.” His mom walked back to Jason. “Jason, I got you some breakfast. It’s on the table.”
Jason got up from the rocking chair. “I’m not hungry.”
“Son, you need to eat something. Jason, have I told you how proud we are of you? You’ve turned out to be a wonderful man. We raised you well.”
He stopped and looked back at his mom. “Yes, you did, Mom. I hope I can be as good of a parent as you we re to me. I’m going to wash up, after I’ll be heading back to the hospital.”
“You’re going to be ok. No matter what happens, we will be here.”
“Nothing’s going to happen,” he said. “I know she’ll be ok.” He walked out and entered his room.
* **
He walked into her hospital room. There hadn’t been any change in her condition. He sat down beside her. “Kay, I’m back. Angel is settling in at home; Mom is with her. She’ll be taking care of her while I’m here. Don’t worry. Mom loves to take care of her granddaughter. It’s better than shopping and spending Dad’s money.” He giggled. “I know you would tell me to stop teasing my mom. I miss you, sweetie. I miss you yelling at me or telling me how wonderful I am.” He smiled. “John and Amy send their love. I might have to leave early today. I have some paper work to give to John and I have to make sure everything is ok with my cases.” He held her hand and kissed it.
She squeezed him. He looked at her and
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