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I kissed my way from her temple to the corner of her mouth then brushed a soft kiss over her sweet lips “I can’t wait to meet my little princess”

On the other side of the tent, the doctor handed the baby to someone else, and Mandy followed the the baby off “Dad, do you want to cut the cord?”

Violet gave a soft, happy laugh “Go,” she urged “Cut her cord”

I kissed her again and then sprinted over to Mandy and the pediatrician Mandy handed me a pair of weirdly shaped scissors and told me where to cut My hand shook as I did as I was instructed, then I took a

She had a thin layer of light blond hair on her head and the cutest nose I’d ever seen Her lips were the perfect Cupid’s bow, just like herabout her chin that reton the first ti, with ten little fingers and ten of the cutest, tiniest toes I’d ever seen in my life

Unable to tear my eyes off our perfect little princess, I asked Mandy “Do you think she’s going to have any complications?”

“She’s breathing on her own,” Mandy said, and I could hear a smile in her voice “Doesn’t seem like she has any issues, Dad”

Soan to ease, and I reached out, gently rubbing a finger down her soft cheek “Thank God”

I started to turn to tell Violet our baby girl was perfect when a loud beeping filled the roo her,” one of the other nurses said

“She’s still losing blood,” the doctor barked “I need to find where it’s co from She’s only nineteen I don’t want to do a hysterectomy on her unless it’s a last resort”

“Vi?” I choked out and started toward her

Mandy stepped in front of et in the way,” she told hter, or I’ll have to put you in the waiting room”

The tears I’d been fighting earlier filledon the woman I loved ed My legs gave out, and I fell to ton, don’t take her from me”

Chapter 53

Violet