Holly
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I walked through the super-center in Shreveport and saw a girl around 16.
She turned and I saw she was very pregnant. She was wearing a heavy tattered coat, black fingerless gloves, a thin tank top, some sweatpants, and torn up converse.
"Excuse me", I said.
She turned to me.
"Do you have a place to stay this Christmas?" I asked.
She turned back to the baby cribs she was looking at and shook her head.
"Come stay with me", I said.
Her hand automatically went to her stomach.
"I don't want to hurt you or your baby", I told her.
"But I'm due soon", she said.
"I don't live far from a hospital", I said, "I'm Alcide".
"Lily du Barry", she said, "I'm from New Orleans".
"Oh", I said.
"I know, it explains my appearance", Lily said.
I picked up the crib and put it in the cart.
We picked out baby clothes and food.
Over the next few days, we developed into more than friends and Lily became worried when her due date passed.
"It'll be fine", I told her, "These things take time".
"But what if there's something wrong?" she asked.
"There's nothing wrong", I said.
Sure enough, 2 days before Christmas, Lily went into labor.
She didn't know, but I had arranged for a midwife to help with the delivery.
At 3 in the morning, Holly Angelique Herveaux was born.
"Thank you for everything", Lily said.
I smiled and said, "Ditto".