"George! It's time!" Mary exclaimed. George gathered the children and Mary and he rushed them all to the hospital in the car. He was so excited. The children were more so. Mary was rushed in the delivery room and George stayed in the waiting room with the children. He called his mother and Mary's mother and told them what was going on. Ever since the day that George married Mary, her mother was not his biggest fan. She still was holding on hope that Mary would change her mind and marry Sam Wainwright. George refused to let that to him. In his heart he knew that Mary would be his forever.
Both of the mothers entered the hospital around twenty minutes after George called them. Mary's mother went into the delivery room to support her daughter in any way that she could. Two hours later, she came walking out and George stood up quickly, looking at her anxiously. Despite her feelings towards George, she smiled at him and said, "You have a very healthy baby boy. You may see both mother and child now. They just finished cleaning everything up." George gave her a big hug.
"Thank you!" he rushed into the room that Mary was in and stopped short when he saw Mary resting on the bed with a little bundle in her arms. She smiled wearily at her husband. "We have a son." He walked slowly to the bed and kissed her on the forehead, careful not to jostle her too much. He looked at the babe in her arms and asked her if he could hold him. She passed him the babe.
"Why Mary, he has your eyes and mouth," he exclaimed in excitement.
"What do you think we should name him?" she asked him.
He looked at the babe closely and thought deeply. A noise interrupted his thoughts. It was a bell ringing. He smiled suddenly. His thoughts went back to Clearance. "Mary, what about Clearance?"
"I think that is a wonderful idea for a name," she agreed. "Clearance." The babe started fusing. George gave him back to his mother."You should go out and tell the family what the child's name is," she smiled. He kissed her on the lips.
"Thank you Mary. You have given me the best years of my life."
"So you don't regret not going on the train and going on an adventure?" she asked worriedly.
"For years I was jealous of my brother, being able to go to college and get a degree and wife; but then I might you again and all of those thoughts went out of my head. I knew somehow that you were going to be the best adventure that I would ever take. And I was right. Every day I am thankful for this adventure." With that he left his wife and child and told his mother, mother-in-law, and children about Clearance.
