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The Afters

Chapter 14

9 months later...

"It's a boy." The doctor proudly proclaimed holding up a bundle of crying joy. Kim and Ron cried, they're little miracle baby had come at last.

"Ron, where is he?" Kim sighed while trying to catch herself from crying.

"They're taking him to the NICU Kim, he'll be alright."

Meanwhile...

"Holly are you okay?" Jacob asked while moving his piece down a chute in Holly's favorite board game.

"Yeah," she spin the spinner, as it landed on a three. "How many spaces is that?"

"I don't know."

Holly pulled her curls being her ear. "I wish daddy was here, he always played this with me."

"We could play Save the World" the boy yawned while rolling over onto his back while, eyes still fixed at Holly.

"No, mommy plays that with me."

"Holly is there anything? Doctor? Jungle? House?"

"What's house?" Holly widened her eyes.

"Uh, well, its when we play as like a daddy or a mommy or-"

"I WANNA BE THE MOMMY!" Holly eagerly jumped up and down.

"Okay, I guess I'll be the daddy then.."

"And Rufus can be our baby!" she reached into her jumper pocket and felt for Rufus. "Rufus? Wakey wakey nacos and chimburritos." Rufus did not stir. "Rufus?" She picked up a limp body, whose eyes were closed. "Rufus?" Holly tapped his head gently. He did not stir again. Tears began to swell in Holly's eyes. She could not speak. Rufus had never acted this way before. She panicked, "RUFUS!"

"Andrew Adrian Stoppable." Kim cooed to the baby who was sleeping peacefully in her arms. But as soon as his name was called, he opened his milky blue eyes, and yawned slowly.

"He definitely has your hair Kim." Ron chuckled while curling a soft peach fuzz on the baby's head.

"He has my moms eyes." She touched his tiny hand which immediately wrapped around her pointer finger.

"So Holly, won't be able to visit until tomorrow right?"

"Uh-huh, her cold will be completely over by tomorrow. I'm not risking it with a newborn...you did tell her we're bringing someone to stay right?"

"Er-..." Ron scratched his head.

"Ron..."

"Well she'll understand tomorrow."

"Mr. Stoppable, you have a call." An African American nurse looked in.

"Thanks." Ron picked up the receiver, "Hello? Oh hi sweetie!" he covered the mouth piece.."It's Holly, Alright Holly I'm-"

The phone fell dead to the floor.

Notes

A short chapter I know, but it's anyone's guess what happened. Next chapter will be a bit depressing, so just a heads up.