Back at the hospital Neal's heads for Sarah's room, when he arrives the room is empty.
Looking round he sees a nurse coming towards him.
At
first his heart skips a beat! Is everything OK? Was it the hospital on
the phone? Has something happened to Dawn or worse ...to Sarah?? all
these thoughts buzz round in his head and then he sees the nurse is
smiling ....few! So where is Sarah?
"Hello, Mr Hage. Mrs Hage is up with your daughter" the nurse greets him
"Thanks,
is everything OK?" life is so strange at the moment he finds he still
needs to ask even though the nurse is smiling at him.
"Yes, I understand your baby is doing very well I'll put these in Mrs Hage's room?" the nurse takes the flowers Neal is holding.
Neal
forgot he was standing there with a bowl of Orchids in his hands "Oh,
yes, thank you ....there for my wife" he tells the nurse unnecessarily.
"Yes, I thought they might be!" the nurse tries to suppress a giggle
Neal
smiles seeing how daft that was "OK, I think I'll go see my girls
before I say anything else daft!" On his way to the lift he thinks
about what he just said 'my girls' ...I like the sound of that!
Up
in SCBU Neal puts on a fresh gown, washes his hands and enters the
room. The sight that greets him is embedded in his memory for ever.....
His beautiful Sarah nursing there daughter.......
Sarah
looks up at him, he's never seen that look before... beautiful-yes as
always but that inner glow? that?????..... no, there are no words to
describe that look. He feels like he's in an alternate reality a world
where everything is extra bright and rosy? Then he thinks he sure needs
some more sleep his mind is going a little crazy!
"they
said she was doing so well that I could try and feed her! She might
even be of the monitors soon!" Sarah smiles up at Neal "What? Why are
you looking at me like that? Neal, are you OK?" now Sarah has a puzzled
look on her face.
"Sorry,
you two... you just look so........perfect!" is all Neal can come up
with as he bends to kiss first his wife then his daughter.... He's just
given his daughter her first ever kiss from him!
Neal
sits down next to Sarah and puts his arm around her shoulders as he
watches the little miracle in his wife's arms gently suckle at her
mothers breast. Soon her eyes close and Dawn falls fast asleep.
The
nurse watches the little family from the other side of the room!
Naturally she knows who Neal is and the circumstances behind Dawn's
miracle birth. She wonders how much the newspapers would pay for such a
story?
A
lot she figures? I would have to be... if she was found out she would
be sacked for sure! Maybe she should just let them have this time
together?....but then someone will let the papers know it's the way of the world! She sighs it might as well be her!
Just
then another nurse enters the room and smiles over at the nurse sitting
at a desk in the corner of the room. She then turns to Sarah "Mrs Hage,
I've come to see if you would like any dinner? They will be coming
round soon and it's important to keep your strength up!" the nurse
inquires.
The
nurse sitting at the desk gets up realizing she has missed the chance
of getting a sneaky photo this time! "I can put Dawn back for you if you
want to get something to eat?" she smiles sweetly feeling guilty even
though it was only thoughts.
"Thank
you! Yes, my arm is feeling a little numb!" just then Sarah's tummy
gave a little grumble and she realized she had not eaten since her large
breakfast that morning!
They all smile and the nurse gently takes the baby and carefully places her back in the incubator
Then Neal accompanies Sarah and the second nurse back to Sarah's room.
Sarah sees the beautiful Orchid plant when she enters and reads out the message on the card
Roses are red; Daisies are white;
Valentine, you make every day a delight.
Violets are blue; Daffodils are yellow;
Valentine, you make my heart jiggle like Jello!
Sarah laughs and kisses Neal in thanks
Soon
Mrs Rose enters with Sarah's dinner and places the try on the table.
"Enjoy" she says cheerily and leaves the room. It tastes OK and every
now and then Neal dips in and helps her out as he's not eaten all day
either.
Soon
after they have finished Kandy and Rumi arrive with baby gift baskets
and within minutes the room is alive with girly giggles. After a while
Sarah glances over at Neal who is nodding off in the chair. "Neal!" She
calls across to him "Why don't you go home? You look all in!"
"Humm...
Yes I think I might" Neal replies a little sheepishly as he had been
sitting there trying to work out how to say he wanted to leave without
feeling he was in some way letting Sarah down.
Getting up he gives Sarah a long lingering kiss
before he turns to his sisters-in-laws and gives them both a kiss
on the tops of there heads. "night girls and ...oh, yes! Happy Valentines day ladies" and with a mock bow he leaves the room.
The
three girls giggle and chat for a while then both Sarah and Kandy start
to flag. Rumi who is also feeling a bit tired as Marc is teething
decides it's time for her and Kandy to leave and let Sarah get some
rest.
The three sisters say there good nights and soon Sarah is fast asleep!
