Chapter 25

Kane come through the door carrying Brandon. He sat their son on Lita's bed and sat in the chair next to Lita.

"Thought you needed to be cheered up a little. You were really depressed earlier." Kane said and smiled at her.

"Thank you, Kane. But how did you get him?" She asked. With them both being hospitalized, it seemed a little impossible that he could have gotten their baby in the few hours he'd been gone.

"I'll tell you about it in a little while. Right now, I just want to look at the two of you." He wispered to her.

"Earlier, when the doctor was here, he said I should be released in about a week. If everything goes good."

"Good. Look, Lita. I've been thinking about you, me, and Brandon. I've decided not to rent that house. The landlord was really understanding and let me out of the lease since I'd just signed it two days ago."

"Ok. But what does that have to do with us, Kane?" She asked, confused.

"Everything." He answered.

She noticed the little grin he failed to suppress before he handed Brandon some toys from the diaper bag Kane had brought with them. She watched him for a couple of seconds before turning her attention back to her son. Deciding Kane's off behavior wasn't important right then, she touched Brandon's face and asked, "How long can we keep him before he has to go back?"

"He's spending the night."

"Here?"

"Yep. The nurses have agreed to bring a crib in here for him to sleep in." He said not looking at her.

It seemed like he was avoiding her on purpose. Not wanting to look at her and barely speaking. The fear of him leaving her coming back full force. They were both quiet for a long time only paying attention to Brandon/ When the orderly came in and brought Lita her evening meal, Kane took Brandon to get something to eat from the cafeteria downstairs.

After she finished eating, she slowly got out of bed to find the bathroom. She had had enough of the bed for awhile so she sat in the chair beside the small table beside her only window. Sitting alone in the quiet, she began thinking about the events of the past couple of weeks. How her life had changed so drastically. She'd went from no children and a searing career, to a miraculous child and no career. What was going to happen next? She wasn't' sure she wanted to find out. Too much too fast. She finally let go of her resolve and began to cry. The more she cried, the more she couldn't stop. She'd been lying to herself about her feelings for Kane for too long. She started prying she hadn't lost everything she wanted-even though she didn't know she wanted them.

She heard a knock on the door and hurriedly wiped the tears from her face.

"Come in," she called just loud enough for the person on the other side of the door to hear. A nurse came in pushing the promised crib into the room. Lita slowly stood to show the nurse where to position the crib.

"Oh, honey. You should not be out of bed. Get over here and lie down." The nurse lectured her. Sorry, I was just so very tired of laying down. I don't stay in one place very well." Lita apologized, bur obeyed and got into bed again.

"You know," the nurse began, "that husband of yours is really something."

"What do you mean?"

"He really worries about you. And he's good with that baby. Being good with children is great quality in a man. Makes them sexy, I think. Ok, you're all tucked in. Do you need anything else?" She asked sweetly.

"No, I'm good. Thank you." Lita said distractedly. Without another word, the nurse left the room, closing the door behind her.

Sighing, she settled into her bed and closed her eyes to wait for Kane and Brandon to come back. Images of the events that have led her to this point in time flooding her brain. Tears of pain, regret, joy, love, and forgiveness falling from her closed eyes. Sleep finally claimed her. Kane finally came back, Brandon sleeping on Kane's shoulder. He gently put his son in the generously provided crib and stood to look at Lita's sleeping form.

When she finally woke up the next mooring, Kane was sleeping laid back in a chair, with his feet propped up on the table, and Brandon sleeping in his crib. Against her protesting body, she slowly got out of bed and softly walked over to the crib. She lovingly watched her precious angel sleep for a few minutes. She lost track of hw long she stood there when Kane's voice startled her. "Hey, what are you doing up? You're supposed to be in the bed."

Without looking away from Brandon, she shook her head, "I want to look at him. Who knows how long it will be before I get this chance again."

He tenderly kissed the crown of her head and moved to stand next to her. After a few seconds of silence, Kane took a deep breath, nodded and quietly stated, "Sooner than you think."

Confused, she looked from Brandon to Kane and asked, "What are you talking about?"