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Chapter 8: Meeting Cammie's Baby Girl

11:00am

June 1st, 2000

I was doing the dishes from last night when the phone rang. I looked at the caller id. It was Rachel.

"Hey Jersey. How're you doing?" Rachel said.

"Fine. I was actually waiting for you to call. I want to see Cammie. I haven't been a friend to her lately considering what happened and I just need to apologize," I said.

"Jersey, you don't have to apologize to Cammie. She understands what you're going through and she's given you space to heal."

"I know but I haven't even met her baby girl yet. Do you have time to pick me up and take me to Brooklyn to see her?"

"Sure I do. I'll ask my cousin's girlfriend if she'll watch Jackie for me."

"Okay see you in 30," I said as I hung up and got the gift I was meaning to give Cammie after she had her baby out of the top drawer of the bedroom dresser. It was a stuffed animal, a lamb that was praying. It played "Brahms Lullaby" when you wound it up.

30 minutes later Rachel was honking her car horn so I grabbed my purse and the stuffed animal and headed to Rachel's car. We made our way to Cammie and Al's apartment in Brooklyn.

30 minutes later we arrived there to the sound of little kids playing in a nearby school yard and birds chirping. We entered the apartment building and knocked on the door to apartment number 5. Cammie opened the door.

"Hey Rachel. Oh my gosh Violet! It's so nice to see you! Come on in you two. Al's at work and the baby's about to wake up from her nap," Cammie said shutting the door behind us.

"Cammie, Violet wants to say something to you," Rachel said nudging me.

"Yeah I wanted to say thank you for giving me some time to heal and I'm sorry for not seeing you sooner," I said.

"Oh honey there's no need to apologize. I understand what you went through so it's okay. Oh, the baby's crying. Come with me to meet her," Cammie said as she led me to the bedroom.

When we got in there it smelled heavily of baby powder. Cammie went over to a light pink bassinet and lifted the baby out. She was dressed in pink, of course and had a pink headband on her head. It had a pink bow attached to it.

"Here she is. Sarah Evangeline Carter. Sarah means "Princess" in Hebrew and Evangeline was my mother's name. She was killed in a car accident along with my father in Russia when I was 10."

"Oh she's beautiful Cammie. She looks a lot like you but has Al's hair."

"I know Al's always joking about that. He takes all the credit for her hair. Want to hold her?"

"Sure," I said as we went back to the living room. I sat down on the couch and Cammie put Sarah in my arms.

"She likes to be cuddled close to your chest," Cammie said as I held the baby close to my chest and she cuddled into it. I wanted to cry then and there but I didn't. I just smiled.

"I have something, for the baby. Rachel will give it to you since I can't," I said as Rachel gave Cammie the stuffed animal.

"Ooh, it's adorable! I love lambs!" Cammie said.

"Wind it up. It plays "Brahms Lullaby". I picked it because it did," I said as Cammie wound it up and the song started to play.

"Aww Violet thank you. I'll put it in her bassinet so she has it to sleep with every night," Cammie said as she put the lamb in the bassinet.

"So, when are you going back to work? Lil must really miss you."

"Yeah she really wants me back. The new girl that's filling in for me isn't doing well at all. Rachel can tell you the rest. I go back next week Monday but Lil's probably going to convince me to come back this week sometime."

"Yeah, the new girls she finds don't really do well. Let's move on to the next subject. Kevin and I set a date for our wedding."

"Ooh, when is it because I need to plan ahead."

"It's on July 14th, 2002. Can I ask you something Cammie?"

"Anything you know that."

"Okay I was wondering if you wanted to be my bridesmaid."

"Really? Of course I will. Will the dresses be pink? You know I like pink."

"No you're thinking of your wedding. They'll probably be baby blue."

"That's good. I look good in baby blue too. I can't wait!"

"Me neither," I said.

An half an hour later we left Cammie and Al's apartment and Rachel dropped me off at my place. Kevin was on the couch studying. I sat down next to him and he put his book aside and took me in his arms and we cuddled on the couch together, watching TV.

9:00pm

Kevin and I ended up falling asleep on the couch still snuggled in each other's arms when the phone rang. It was Rachel.

"Hello?" I said into the phone.

"Jersey, you need to come down to St. Vincent's Hospital now. Al got himself into an accident on the bridge and Cammie's a wreck. She's down here with the baby," Rachel said.

"Okay, I'll be right down there. Just give me a few minutes," I said as I told Kevin what happened and he offered to drive me to the hospital. I just hoped Cammie would be okay after I got there.