"As Erik grabbed the baby and held his child up to the light a salty tear rolled silently down his cheek."
The wailing cry of a newborn baby echoed through the otherwise silent room. Erik slowly held the baby up for Christine to see. Once she
saw her baby, an exhausted Christine collapsed against the bed pillows and tears rolled down her cheeks.Carefully wrapping the baby in
a towel that he had collected, Erik brought their new little baby up to his wife. With tears pooling in his eyes he handed the baby over to
his angel and sat down beside her on the bed. Christine looked over at her husband and kissed him gently then returned her gaze to her
baby. " Oh, Erik, isn't he perfect? He looks just like you!" Erik stared into the beautiful face of his tiny son. He had a head of thick black
hair and had piercing green eyes. Erik couldn't hold his tears back now, as his fears for the past eight months had been lifted. His son was
perfect. Erik leaned over and kissed Christine's forehead. "Mon ange, what shall we name him?" Erik whispered. Christine looked up
into the expectant face of her husband and thought for a moment. "I think we should name him Erik Gustave, after the men I've loved
most in my life." Erik held back a sob and kissed his wife on the cheek. The new little family was interrupted at that moment when a
soaking wet Sophie arrived, followed closely by the doctor.
Upon noticing that the child had already been born, Dr. DeGaulle hurried to the top of the bed and began to examine the baby that
was in Christine's arms. Once he was assured that everything was fine with the baby, he went to check on how Christine was doing.
Christine handed the baby to Erik and watched her husband hold their new son. Erik stared at the baby with a look of pure love and
devotion on his face. Neither Erik nor Christine thought they could ever be as happy as they were at that moment. Erik looked at the little
boy in his arms. "I love him already," he thought. "Christine and I created this little miracle from our love." Erik was suddenly
startled from his thoughts by Sophie's nervous speaking. "I went as fast as I could Monsieur. The rainfall prevented a speedy return."
Erik was taken aback by this comment, as the sun was shining brightly through the window at the present. Bringing his attention back to
Sophie, Erik assured her that her position would not be terminated and dismissed her from the room.
Dr. DeGaulle looked up from checking on Christine with a look of alarm on his face. Erik noticed and started to panic. "Doctor, is
everything okay. Is it Christine?" Shocked, the doctor stuttered, "We may have a situation here."
