Please note: Jessia is not spelled wrong. That is the spelling of my original character and that is the only character I own. I don't own Roger, Mark or Mimi. Well I do own Joy so Jessia and Joy are mine.
"Roger," Mark said when Roger got home, "Mimi had the baby"
"He wasn't due for another few weeks," Roger blinked, "is he okay?"
"Things didn't quite go as planned," Mark said, "Mimi had a girl"
"Well fine, is she okay," Roger said impatiently.
"Sort of," Mark said, "Come and see"
Roger followed Mark into the bedroom. Mimi was asleep and his cousin Jessia held a tiny baby in her arms. Jessia was only four. Roger noticed that the baby's skin was bright orange.
"Well I guess we can't name her James," Roger said with a smile
"How about Joy," Jessia suggested
"Joy? I love it. What made you think of it?"
"Before daddy died he told me that orange is the color of joy.
Roger didn't know if that was true or not but he knew one thing. His child was a joy in his life. Carefully he took the baby from Jessia and held her to his heart. She was his heart. He would always love her orange or not.