Harry and Dana stood over the small bed where Harry's daughter slept. "Harry, she's
beautiful."
"I can't believe I had no idea. I mean, all this time...The doctors say we can take her home in a month."
"We? You still want me to live with you?"
"Why wouldn't I? Dana, I love you."
"I love you too, but you have a child now. Do you really want me to be taking care of a baby?"
"Dana, you've changed. You're not a spoiled little teenager anymore. You really grew up."
"Harry..."Dana turned back to the little girl. "She needs a name."
"Why don't you name her?"
"Harry, I can't name your baby. Especially since she's Lauren's. But if you want a suggestion, I'd probably name her either Lauren or Laura."
"I like Laura...but how can I call her by her mother's name every day?"
"Well, you could make it her middle name. That way, you don't have to actually call her Laura, but you could still sort of honor Lauren."
"That sounds like a good idea. But we need a first name."
"That you'll have to think of on your own, Harry." She smiled at him and his baby.
"What do you think of Katherine?" He asked, putting an arm securely around Dana's shoulders.
"Harry..."She looked up at him, amazed. "You want to name her after...me?" She asked innocently.
"I can't think of anyone better than the woman I love to name my daughter after."
"Harry, I don't know...I mean, I'm thrilled, but this is Lauren's baby."
"And Katherine is a beautiful name. For a beautiful girl. And that goes both of my darling girls."
"Harry, you're not being your sarcastic self today."
"There's no reason for it right now. You've got to pick your moments, Dana." He smiled and leaned over the little bed to kiss her cheek. "Dana Katherine Poole, will you help me take care of this little girl? You know I don't have a clue...I'm just a kid trapped in an adult's body. I don't think I'm grown up enough to handle this on my own."
"Well, you picked a nice body to get trapped in, Harry."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah." She smiled and kissed him passionately.
Harry turned to his little baby and put a large hand over her eyes. "Now this is not for you to see, Katherine." He said as he kissed Dana again, sliding his tongue into her warm mouth. They kissed for a moment, not caring that they were in the hospital in the middle of a roomful of babies. Then they parted and said goodbye to Katherine, walking back down to the ER arm in arm.
"I can't believe I had no idea. I mean, all this time...The doctors say we can take her home in a month."
"We? You still want me to live with you?"
"Why wouldn't I? Dana, I love you."
"I love you too, but you have a child now. Do you really want me to be taking care of a baby?"
"Dana, you've changed. You're not a spoiled little teenager anymore. You really grew up."
"Harry..."Dana turned back to the little girl. "She needs a name."
"Why don't you name her?"
"Harry, I can't name your baby. Especially since she's Lauren's. But if you want a suggestion, I'd probably name her either Lauren or Laura."
"I like Laura...but how can I call her by her mother's name every day?"
"Well, you could make it her middle name. That way, you don't have to actually call her Laura, but you could still sort of honor Lauren."
"That sounds like a good idea. But we need a first name."
"That you'll have to think of on your own, Harry." She smiled at him and his baby.
"What do you think of Katherine?" He asked, putting an arm securely around Dana's shoulders.
"Harry..."She looked up at him, amazed. "You want to name her after...me?" She asked innocently.
"I can't think of anyone better than the woman I love to name my daughter after."
"Harry, I don't know...I mean, I'm thrilled, but this is Lauren's baby."
"And Katherine is a beautiful name. For a beautiful girl. And that goes both of my darling girls."
"Harry, you're not being your sarcastic self today."
"There's no reason for it right now. You've got to pick your moments, Dana." He smiled and leaned over the little bed to kiss her cheek. "Dana Katherine Poole, will you help me take care of this little girl? You know I don't have a clue...I'm just a kid trapped in an adult's body. I don't think I'm grown up enough to handle this on my own."
"Well, you picked a nice body to get trapped in, Harry."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah." She smiled and kissed him passionately.
Harry turned to his little baby and put a large hand over her eyes. "Now this is not for you to see, Katherine." He said as he kissed Dana again, sliding his tongue into her warm mouth. They kissed for a moment, not caring that they were in the hospital in the middle of a roomful of babies. Then they parted and said goodbye to Katherine, walking back down to the ER arm in arm.