Chapter 20

By the time Derek arrived at the hospital, Talia had already given birth. A girl. The nurse carried the baby over and told him that both mother and daughter were healthy. He reached out and carefully took the child into his arms. The little girl's eyes were closed, her cheeks were red, and her fingers were clenched tightly around his shirt. "She's very healthy," the nurse said. "You can take her in to see her mother." Derek nodded. This was his third child. Yet he stood outside the hospital...