Chapter 2

After taking a shower and changing into something more casual, Amelia thought about dinner, but she still couldn't get the thought of Isabella out of her head. Amelia picked up the phone and called the hospital. She talked to one of the nurses who were in charge of Isabella. The baby was doing better, but John hadn't eaten or left the baby's side since she was admitted.

Amelia grabbed her purse and headed out the door. She stopped by a local hotspot for a couple of burgers, fries and drinks. She then drove over to the hospital and parked her car. She grabbed the food and drinks and headed up to the floor were Isabella was.

"How is she doing?" Amelia asked from the doorway.

"Better." John answered.

"Good. Have you eaten anything today?" Amelia asked.

"I don't remember eating anything." John answered.

"Well, I have some burgers, fries and drinks, if you're interested." Amelia stated as she held up the bag.

"Thanks." John responded.

Amelia set the food on the table and pulled the chairs around. She walked over to check on Isabella and smiled down at the sleeping infant. John sat in one of the chairs and watched as Amelia pulled the food out of the bags.

"Thank you again." John stated.

"Anytime." Amelia responded.

"I thought you were just a baby doctor?" John asked as they ate.

"I am. But when I see a new father struggling to figure out what's going on, I want to make sure that the father is taken care of as well." Amelia answered.

"I appreciate it. Thanks." John responded.

"Anytime." Amelia stated.

"Excuse me, Dr. Harper. We have a parent out here demanding to speak with you." A nurse stated.

"I will be right back." Amelia responded.

John watched at the young doctor walked out into the hall way to deal with the parent. She was gone for about a half hour before she walked back into Isabella's room. John was talking to his daughter and didn't notice the doctor walk in.

"She looks like you." Amelia stated.

"Thanks." John responded. "When do you think I can take her home?"

"Maybe tomorrow. I will come by in the morning to check on her. If you need anything, you can reach me at this number or have one of the nurses call me." Amelia stated.

"Thank you again." John responded.

"You're welcome." Amelia stated.

After Amelia left the room, she made notes in Isabella's chart that if anything changes to call her right away. The nurses knew to call her if John asked as well. Amelia headed home and no sooner did she lie down, she was asleep. John watched his baby girl as she slept peacefully in the crib.

"I don't know how your mother could give you up? You are such a precious little girl. I've only known you for a few hours, but you have your tiny hands already around my heart. I love you Isabella." John told his infant daughter.

The next morning, John was woken up by Isabella fussing in her crib. He hadn't slept too well, but he figured he would get used to very little sleep with a baby in the house. John walked over to Isabella and placed a hand on her chest. She started to calm down just as a nurse walked in to check on her.

Amelia had just stepped out of the shower and looked at the time. She wanted to see Isabella before discharging her to go home. As Amelia thought about Isabella, her thoughts changed to Isabella's father. He was tall, handsome and he cared so much about his daughter. Amelia shook her head and finished getting ready to head to the hospital.

"Dr. Harper? I didn't know you were working today." One of the nurses stated.

"I'm only here to check on a particular patient." Amelia answered.

"Which one?" The nurse asked.

"Isabella Cena." Amelia answered.

"Are you checking on the patient or the father?" she asked.

"The patient, Hannah." Amelia answered.

"Come on. You have to admit he is one of the hottest single fathers around here." Hannah responded.

"That may be so, but I have a job to do." Amelia stated. "And so do you. So can I please have her chart?"

"Alright, here you go." Hannah responded.

"Thank you." Amelia stated as she flipped through the chart.

"Hannah, I want to run a blood panel on Isabella to make sure that her electrolytes are stable and that she doesn't have anything else going on." Amelia stated.

"Ok. I'll send for the lab tech." Hannah responded.

"Also, run a blood panel on Mr. Cena to verify blood type. If she needs a blood transfusion at any time, I want to know if he is a match for her." Amelia stated.

"Sure thing." Hannah responded as she watched Amelia walk into Isabella's room and shut the door.

"How are we this morning?" Amelia asked.

"She seems to be doing better." John answered.

"That's good to hear. How are you?" Amelia asked.

"Tired and worried." John answered.

"That's to be expected with a new baby. One of our lab techs is going to come up and draw some blood from the both of you." Amelia responded.

"Why the both of us?" John asked.

"I want to make sure that there is nothing more going on with Miss Isabella and I want to have it in her chart whether or not you are a match to her blood type. I require all my patients' parents to have this lab work done. It makes my job a little easier when something major happens." Amelia answered.

"Ok. No problem." John responded.

"And I think that we can unhook the IV line for now. Just make sure that she doesn't move her arm around too much." Amelia stated.

"Ok. Dr. Harper, can I ask you a question?" John asked.

"Sure." Amelia answered.

"When you run the lab tests on my blood, can you run a paternity test too?" John asked.

"Sure." Amelia answered a little confused.

"I just want to be sure that I am her father. After all I didn't know she existed until yesterday." John stated.

"I completely understand. I will personally run the DNA test." Amelia responded as she placed a hand on John's hand. "It will be ok."

Amelia waited for the lab tech to draw the blood from both Isabella and John. She took one vial of blood from each of them, and walked down to the lab herself. She ran the DNA test and had to wait two hours for the results. Amelia checked on the other lab work while she waited. John was a match for Isabella's blood type. Amelia looked up the other test results and Isabella didn't have anything else going on with her and her electrolytes were normal.