S.A.R.A.H. opened the door as Jo and Carter reached the house. Jo walked through the door and sighed deeply. It felt like weeks since she'd seen the house, when it was just this morning she was here.
"Welcome home Sheriff Carte. Welcome home Jo and congratulations on your baby girl." Sarah said.
"Thanks Sarah." Jo called.
"Jo? Dad?" Zoe called. She ran down the stairs to the doorway.
"Hey Zoe." Carter called.
Zoe stopped in front of them. She looked at the carrier that Jo carried. "Is that Catalina?"
Jo nodded. "Yes." Jo set the carrier on the ground. She unlatched the strap and picked Catalina up out of the carrier. "This is Catalina Esperanza Lupo."
"That's such a beautiful name, Jo." Zoe said.
"Well she does have a beautiful baby." Carter replied.
"By the way, loved the clothes." Jo said.
Zoe smiled. "I thought they fit. Can I hold her?"
"Sure." Jo said. She carefully passed Catalina to Zoe.
"So how does it feel to be a mom?" Zoe asked.
"Uh…different." Jo answered.
"Well it just takes some time, right?" Zoe asked.
Jo smiled and nodded.
Suddenly Catalina began fussing.
"Uh oh." Jo said.
"I believe young Catalina is hungry, Jo. I have prepared some formula for her in the event of her arrival." S.A.R.A.H. said.
"Thanks Sarah." Jo said. "I'll go feed her."
Jo took Catalina from Zoe and walked out of the entryway.
Carter looked to Zoe. "How are you doing?"
Zoe turned. "Me I'm fine?"
"You sure? Cause Jo was asking if we were both okay with this." Carter said.
Zoe nodded. "Well I know that babies cry a whole lot, but I'm not too concerned about that. Besides, I wouldn't mind babysitter her every now and then."
Carter chuckled. "You gonna have time? I mean you've got work and a boyfriend."
"Oh yeah, no problem." Zoe said. "But it's getting late and I do work tomorrow."
Carter nodded. "Night Zoe."
"Night dad. Night Jo." Zoe called. She jogged back up the stairs.
Carter walked into the living room where Jo was feeding Catalina. He walked to the couch and sat beside her. Jo was silent as she fed Catalina S.A.R.A.H.'s formula.
"You doing alright?" Carter asked.
Jo nodded. "Yeah. I guess."
"Look, I know things haven't been great since we got here, and she wasn't really expected either, but everything's going to work out, Jo." Carter said.
Jo looked up from Catalina. "I hope you're right, Carter."
