Pretty Broken Baby: A Pretty Broken Short Story by Jeana E. Mann

Author:Jeana E. Mann [Mann, Jeana E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781943938278
Publisher: Ishkadiddle Publishing
Published: 2017-07-26T22:00:00+00:00

In the delivery room, I held Dakota’s hand and tried to act like I wasn’t going out of my mind with worry. I never dreamed I’d be here. Little Cassidy had been the answers to all our prayers, and we’d given up trying to get pregnant. A week after we brought her home, Dakota found out we were expecting.

“Sam?” Dakota’s eyes went round as the nurses began to scurry about the room.

“It’s fine, baby.” Despite my reassurances, her fingers tightened around mine until the circulation stopped flowing. “You’re doing great.”

The doctor peered at us over her mask. “Everything looks good. You might feel some pressure, Dakota, but that’s perfectly normal. In just a minute, you’re going to be parents again.”

“I can’t feel anything,” Dakota said.

“Great,” replied the doctor. “Keep up the good work. We’re almost there.”

“I’m so proud of you.” I kissed her knuckles. Feeling the blood drain to my feet, I drew in a deep breath through my nose.

“Are you okay, Dad?” One of the nurses paused to glare at me over the sheet draped between us. The room tilted.

“Don’t you dare pass out,” Dakota said, her tone agitated. “If I have to go through this, you do too. So help me, Sam—”

“I’m fine.” Although I wasn’t so sure. I swallowed down the panic. I had to be strong for her. “No way am I leaving you to do this by yourself.”

Fear clouded her eyes. All my reservations floated away with one look at her pale face. I clasped her hand in both of mine. “Look at me, Dakota. I’m right here, and I’m never going to leave you. You’re the love of my life, did you know that?”

“You mean besides Mimi-In-The-Closet?”

"You're never going to let me live that down, are you?" I gave a mock sigh. If she was joking with me, she was going to be okay.

“It’s my duty as your wife.” Her luscious lips curved upward. Even without makeup, her skin glowed, and she was the prettiest woman I’d ever seen.

“Minx.” I pressed my lips to her forehead, doing my best to distract her from all the activity at her feet. A loud wail pierced my eardrums. My pulse tripled.

“Congratulations, Dakota, Sam. Looks like you’ve got a healthy baby boy.” The doctor held a wriggling, irate infant above the sheet, and I fell head over heels in love for the third time in my life. “Dad, would you like to cut the cord?”

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