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"She's beautiful, Juliet. Congratulations."
Marlowe smiled at her husband's partner, who was lying in a hospital bed and cradling her brand new daughter. The baby was sleeping and Juliet looked exhausted, but she glowed with a new radiance. Marlowe couldn't help the small twinge of envy she felt. She and Carlton had been trying for a baby for months, with no success. Shawn and Juliet had announced their pregnancy just a month after Marlowe married Carlton. It wasn't fair. And to add insult to injury, Carlton had hovered almost constantly over Juliet and answered her every beck and call.
Now he was standing over Juliet and smiling down at the baby as though she were the most rare and precious treasure in the world. "What name did you choose?" he murmured.
A few feet away, Shawn slept in a stiff chair, snoring and oblivious to the visitors.
Juliet smiled up at Carlton. "Her name is Margaret Carly Spencer."
The look on Carlton's face floored Marlowe. He looked pleased and devastated at the same time. "That's… I'm honored, Juliet."
Moving closer to the bed, Marlowe looked down at the newborn baby girl.
"I'm glad, Carlton."
The rest of the conversation was drowned out by the rushing sound in Marlowe's ears when the baby opened her eyes and yawned.
She had Carlton's eyes.
The End.
