The Tycoon's Convenient Baby: A BWWM Pregnancy Romance by Cherry Kay Page A
Authors: Cherry Kay
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hand. “They are both alright, but your daughter is going to need some time to grow. They’ll both be okay.”
David thanked her gratefully and eased himself down into a chair with a long winded sigh, letting some of the stress in him go as he focused on the positive aspects of it all.
***
Sarah held her hand almost the whole time, comforting her and promising her that things were going to work out. The nurse gave Elise a sleeping pill, and wheeled her out of the delivery room toward her own room. When they passed David in the hall, Elise turned her head away from him and refused to look at him or answer him as he called out to her. She looked at Sarah and the nurse as they got her to her room and she said, “I don’t want to see him at all.”
The nurse looked at her sympathetically. “Well, we can keep him out of your room, but he is the father of the baby, so if he wants to see her, he can. You let me know if you need anything. My name is Mary.” With that, Mary walked out of the room and left Sarah holding Elise’s hand as she slipped into a deep and dreamless sleep.
When she awoke, Elise saw that Sarah was sitting in the chair near her bed, reading a book.
“You’re still here?” she asked, looking at her best friend in surprise.
Sarah looked up at her with tired eyes and smiled. “Of course I’m still here, what kind of a question is that?”
The corner of Elise’s mouth turned up and she looked around her room. “What happened to the baby? Where is she? I want to see her!”
Sarah stood up and took her hand, holding it gently. “She’s alright; she’s in an incubator right now. They said she’s going to be here for a couple of months.”
Elise closed her eyes to hold the tears back, but they came anyway, rolling down her cheeks as she drew in her breath and let out a sob. Sarah hugged her tight and held her close to her heart. “It’s alright, she’s going to be alright, she just needs a little more time here, that’s all.”
Elise took a shaky breath and looked up at Sarah. “I want to see her.”
Sarah nodded. “I’m sure you can. We’ll call the nurse and get you in there.” She reached for the call button on the bed wand and pressed it.
“Listen, I don’t think this is a good time to talk about whatever is going on between you and David, but you should probably know that he’s here and he’s in there with your daughter since you don’t want him in here with you. I don’t know why you don’t want to see him, but if you go in there, you’re going to see him. I’m just telling you right now.”
Elise closed her eyes and shook her head. “You were right about him. You were right all along.”
Sarah held her hand and stroked it. “We don’t have to talk about that now, Elise, this is a happy day. Your baby girl is here and I’m betting she needs her mama right about now.”
Elise nodded and smiled through her tears. A few minutes later, Mary came into the room, loaded Elise into a wheelchair and rolled her down the hall to the NICU room where her daughter was.
Sarah had been right. David was sitting right beside the machine that their daughter was laying in. He looked up when he heard them coming and rose immediately to his feet. His eyes were red and swollen and his face showed all the emotion he had wrestled with that day.
He looked from Elise to Sarah for a moment, and Sarah only looked back at him with a poker face, no story to tell him at all about what might be happening with Elise. Elise did not look at him at all, her attention was solely on the little angel resting in the machine before them.
She gazed in through the plastic and looked at her daughter laying there, tiny and sweeter than anything she had ever seen. Elise lifted her hand to her mouth and tried to hold in some of her emotion, but she wound up smiling through her tears.
Mary addressed all of them. “Elise, you had a hard delivery, so we’re going to keep you here for a couple of days
David thanked her gratefully and eased himself down into a chair with a long winded sigh, letting some of the stress in him go as he focused on the positive aspects of it all.
***
Sarah held her hand almost the whole time, comforting her and promising her that things were going to work out. The nurse gave Elise a sleeping pill, and wheeled her out of the delivery room toward her own room. When they passed David in the hall, Elise turned her head away from him and refused to look at him or answer him as he called out to her. She looked at Sarah and the nurse as they got her to her room and she said, “I don’t want to see him at all.”
The nurse looked at her sympathetically. “Well, we can keep him out of your room, but he is the father of the baby, so if he wants to see her, he can. You let me know if you need anything. My name is Mary.” With that, Mary walked out of the room and left Sarah holding Elise’s hand as she slipped into a deep and dreamless sleep.
When she awoke, Elise saw that Sarah was sitting in the chair near her bed, reading a book.
“You’re still here?” she asked, looking at her best friend in surprise.
Sarah looked up at her with tired eyes and smiled. “Of course I’m still here, what kind of a question is that?”
The corner of Elise’s mouth turned up and she looked around her room. “What happened to the baby? Where is she? I want to see her!”
Sarah stood up and took her hand, holding it gently. “She’s alright; she’s in an incubator right now. They said she’s going to be here for a couple of months.”
Elise closed her eyes to hold the tears back, but they came anyway, rolling down her cheeks as she drew in her breath and let out a sob. Sarah hugged her tight and held her close to her heart. “It’s alright, she’s going to be alright, she just needs a little more time here, that’s all.”
Elise took a shaky breath and looked up at Sarah. “I want to see her.”
Sarah nodded. “I’m sure you can. We’ll call the nurse and get you in there.” She reached for the call button on the bed wand and pressed it.
“Listen, I don’t think this is a good time to talk about whatever is going on between you and David, but you should probably know that he’s here and he’s in there with your daughter since you don’t want him in here with you. I don’t know why you don’t want to see him, but if you go in there, you’re going to see him. I’m just telling you right now.”
Elise closed her eyes and shook her head. “You were right about him. You were right all along.”
Sarah held her hand and stroked it. “We don’t have to talk about that now, Elise, this is a happy day. Your baby girl is here and I’m betting she needs her mama right about now.”
Elise nodded and smiled through her tears. A few minutes later, Mary came into the room, loaded Elise into a wheelchair and rolled her down the hall to the NICU room where her daughter was.
Sarah had been right. David was sitting right beside the machine that their daughter was laying in. He looked up when he heard them coming and rose immediately to his feet. His eyes were red and swollen and his face showed all the emotion he had wrestled with that day.
He looked from Elise to Sarah for a moment, and Sarah only looked back at him with a poker face, no story to tell him at all about what might be happening with Elise. Elise did not look at him at all, her attention was solely on the little angel resting in the machine before them.
She gazed in through the plastic and looked at her daughter laying there, tiny and sweeter than anything she had ever seen. Elise lifted her hand to her mouth and tried to hold in some of her emotion, but she wound up smiling through her tears.
Mary addressed all of them. “Elise, you had a hard delivery, so we’re going to keep you here for a couple of days
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