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“I guess I should have spoken to you before I proo to Philadelphia” She chewed at the inside of her o”

“We?”

“The baby will be o by yourself” He pulled her into his side, leading her through the crowd

Chapter Sixty-three

Jules?”

To to awaken her She was seated in a chair in the Special Delivery Unit waiting roo a very bad coffee

(Fortunately, he’d restrained himself and elected not to complain to the hospital ad ainst the overhead light

Her father crouched in front of her “We had the baby”

“Is he all right?”

“They had to do a procedure right away, but now he’s recovering and Diane is with him” Tom pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and held it out to her “He’s a good-looking boy”

Julia scrolled through a series of pictures of a tired but glowing Diane and a mocha-skinned boy who had black, curly hair

“He’s beautiful, Dad I’m so happy for you” She handed the phone back

To across the baby’s head

“Thomas Lamar Mitchell Seven pounds, ten ounces Born today, Dece him after yourself”

“A boy should have his father’s naruff “Anyway, Diane wants to call hilanced over at her husband, as frowning into his coffee cup

“You kids should go back to the hotel I’ll call if anything changes You won’t be able to see hi an eye on him, and hopefully they’ll operate on his heart in a few days”

“Okay, Dad” Julia wrapped her arratulations”

Chapter Sixty-four

So how’s the baby?” Rachel leaned across the dining roohts before Christmas Julia had just rejoined Gabriel’s extended fa with her father on the telephone

“He’s fine I guess it’s normal practice for the baby to reery He’ll be able to come home in January”

“That must be hard on your dad and Diane”

“It is, but they’re staying with the baby Dad was going to take a leave of absence froave him fa employer?”

“What about the hospital bills?” Rachel lowered her voice