Congratulations! You're A Daddy!
Eric Delko had found himself excited the moment he had found out he could the father of a little girl he named Chloe. He waited with crossed fingers for the results of the DNA test that was performed immediately following the child's birth. The hospital staff had put a rush the test when the social worker informed of the mother's intention to sign over custody of the baby girl to the "alleged" father. Her relationship with CSI Delko had lasted just six weeks and was purely sexual—Eric admitted that. If Eric Delko proved not to be the father of the girl the mother didn't know who was and wanted the child placed for adoption immediately. The new mother hadn't wanted to hold or even see the newborn's face, Melissa Jakobs had stated that either the father or social services could give the baby a name.
Melissa Jakobs checked herself out of the hospital four hours after she gave birth and disappeared. She had notified Eric Delko that he may be a father and given birth; her work was done.
Eric hadn't wanted to see the baby till the DNA results came back; he hadn't wanted to run the risk of falling in love with her if she turned out not to be his. But he had taken the gamble in the month he knew of Melissa's pregnancy to set up a nursery and prepare for the baby he wanted to raise if she were his.
At 7:00pm the phone ran at Eric's apartment; a nurse was on the line with the test results.
"Congratulations. You can take your daughter home in the morning after you sign the paperwork. If you like, you can come and meet her now, we can make an exception."
Eric said he would be there in a hour.
Eric's eyes filled with tears the first time he laid eyes on his daughter in the clear hospital bassinet that the nurse pointed to. She was sound asleep. She had a fairer in complexion than himself but he had expected that because Melissa was Caucasian with blonde hair and blue eyes. But other than that the newborn girl was a copy of himself, she had his lips and cheekbones.
"She has brown eyes," the nurse told him.
She had her father's eyes too.
Eric nodded, he read the pink sign on his daughter's bassinet.
I'm a Girl!
Baby Girl Jakobs
5 lbs 7onces
That's not right, he thought.
"Do you have a name for her?" The nurse asked gently. "We can't send her home with what's on her birth certificate right now."
Eric nodded. A name came to him immediately.
"Her name is Chloe. Chloe Gabriella Delko."