I apologize for the shortness of this chapter, but if I added any more it would mess my story up…longer chapters to come…please read and review…thanks…Amber-Kate
Chapter One: A New Birth
Mid-June 2005
John Carter gazed down at the tiny bundle resting peacefully in his arms. Amelia Grace Carter. Such a pretty, feminine name. When John had asked his wife why she had chosen the name Grace, she had simply replied, "Because that's the only reason that we're here, together, today," and he couldn't argue with that.
Amelia stirred slightly, a soft yawn escaping from her small lips. As a doctor, Carter had seen and treated many children, but through the proud eyes of a new daddy, none of them even began to compare to the innocent, exquisite beauty of his new daughter.
"My daughter," he whispered softly, in a mixture of wonderment and awe. "Our daughter," he quickly corrected himself, thinking of his wife, resting in her room. Every time he thought of her, he couldn't help but smile. He loved her more than life itself, and he was confident in the reciprocation of those feelings.
"Dr. Carter," a voice said behind him, interrupting his thoughts. "Mrs. Carter wants to see you and the baby."
"Thanks, Sarah," he said to the auburn-haired nurse. "I'll just take her down myself, if you don't mind."
The young nurse nodded in reply, offering him a portable crib, but Carter shook his head. He did not want to relinquish this precious jewel any sooner than necessary.
As he walked down the long corridor of the maternity ward, John passed a young man frantically pushing his very pregnant wife in a wheelchair. Both were dressed in bright, Hawaiian print clothing, and the woman had a silk lei around her neck.
"We were at a pool party," the flushed husband told the nurse over his wife's loud screams, "and her water just broke!"
A slight smile touched John's lips, as he remembered the last time he had seen a silk lei…
Chapter One: A New Birth
Mid-June 2005
John Carter gazed down at the tiny bundle resting peacefully in his arms. Amelia Grace Carter. Such a pretty, feminine name. When John had asked his wife why she had chosen the name Grace, she had simply replied, "Because that's the only reason that we're here, together, today," and he couldn't argue with that.
Amelia stirred slightly, a soft yawn escaping from her small lips. As a doctor, Carter had seen and treated many children, but through the proud eyes of a new daddy, none of them even began to compare to the innocent, exquisite beauty of his new daughter.
"My daughter," he whispered softly, in a mixture of wonderment and awe. "Our daughter," he quickly corrected himself, thinking of his wife, resting in her room. Every time he thought of her, he couldn't help but smile. He loved her more than life itself, and he was confident in the reciprocation of those feelings.
"Dr. Carter," a voice said behind him, interrupting his thoughts. "Mrs. Carter wants to see you and the baby."
"Thanks, Sarah," he said to the auburn-haired nurse. "I'll just take her down myself, if you don't mind."
The young nurse nodded in reply, offering him a portable crib, but Carter shook his head. He did not want to relinquish this precious jewel any sooner than necessary.
As he walked down the long corridor of the maternity ward, John passed a young man frantically pushing his very pregnant wife in a wheelchair. Both were dressed in bright, Hawaiian print clothing, and the woman had a silk lei around her neck.
"We were at a pool party," the flushed husband told the nurse over his wife's loud screams, "and her water just broke!"
A slight smile touched John's lips, as he remembered the last time he had seen a silk lei…