1/25/97, North Yankton Memorial hospital, 10:15am
'Hey there, precious. My god, you're so tiny.' Michael says as his newborn daughter looks up at him, her eyes studying the expression on his face. Same deep blue that all babies have but almost a violet color as well. She felt so little in his arms, even smaller than Tracey and Jimmy did when they were born.
'Caroline Jadelynn Townley...mommy and daddy named you after daddy's mom and mommy's grandmother but in case we can't remember, we'll call you Carly. Ok?' Michael says as baby Carly cooed in approval.
'She's going to be quite the heartbreaker when she get older, Michael.' Trevor says as he walks in, seeing the newborn girl glance at him in confusion.
'There's your Uncle Trevor. See? He may look and act like a maniac sometimes but he's a big teddy bear underneath all that.' Michael says before turning his attention to Trevor.
'You don't even have to ask.' Trevor says before Michael hands the small baby over to him. 'Hi, little one. I'm your Uncle Trevor. You'll always have your daddy, mommy, siblings and me to count on and we'll always protect you. That's what family does, we protect the ones that we love. So if some guy starts giving you trouble in about fifteen or sixteen years, you just let good old Uncle T know, ok?' Trevor says as Michael watches on in amazement.
Maybe if given the chance in the future, Trevor would be a great father.
A soft laugh escapes Carly's mouth and both men smile contently.
The newest member of the Townley family was only a few hours old but she already had both men wrapped around her little finger and they wouldn't change it for the world.