Page 63 of Her Sweet Surrender
Brie looked at her and then Faelan. “Are you sure?”
He smiled reassuringly. “Whatever this mama wants is fine with me.”
Brie walked to the bed and leaned in to see their precious daughter. “Hello, you little cutie.”
She glanced at Kylie. “It’s amazing how much she looks like you.”
“You think so?” Kylie smiled, obviously pleased to hear it.
“Yes,” Faelan agreed. “She’s the spitting image of you, my love.”
“I just want to see her little fingers and toes,” Kylie said wistfully.
“There’s no reason you can’t,” Brie assured her. “They swaddle them tightly to keep the baby calm, but there’s no harm in her mama taking a peek.”
Kylie carefully loosened the blanket and freed her tiny hands and feet. “Oh, my goodness. Look how perfect they are.”
Brie saw the flash of pride in Faelan’s eyes. “Perfect.”
Kylie stared up at him, shaking her head in amazement. “We did this! Can you believe it? We made this little bundle of cuteness.”
He chuckled. “You did all of the work. I just enjoyed the benefits.”
“I love you,” she murmured, tears filling her eyes.
Reaching down, Faelan caressed Kylie’s cheek. “I love you more than I can say.”
Kylie smiled. “Me, too.”
With Brie’s help, she wrapped the baby back up.
Staring at her, Kylie laughed. “I still can’t believe we have a little girl.”
Brie got out her phone and instructed Faelan to get closer to Kylie so she could take a picture. “No need to say cheese. The looks on your faces say everything.”
She took several pictures and then looked at them, murmuring, “Adorable.” As she was putting her phone away, an alarm sounded on the monitor. She looked up and saw Kylie was suddenly as white as a ghost.
Kylie stared at Faelan and whispered, “Help…”
Kylie
After she cried for help, Kylie’s body suddenly went limp and the baby rolled off her chest, getting wedged against the railing of the bed.
“Kylie!” Faelan screamed, grabbing her.
Brie picked up the wailing child and backed away, staring at Kylie in horror as alarms sounded all around them.
Dr. Glas came rushing in with a team of people and a crash cart and began barking orders.
Faelan shouted at him, “Help her, God damn it!”
The room erupted into pure chaos. Brie just stood frozen in place as memories of Tono dying in the recovery room flashed in her mind.
“You need to get out of here. You’re in my way!” Dr. Glas told Faelan. The desperation Brie heard in the doctor’s voice frightened her.
Faelan yelled at Dr. Glas. “You have to save her!”
“That’s what I’m trying to do!”
