Chapter 3

James was on the way to the hospital, Zara was driving. His daughter had just been born. James couldn't believe it he was going to meet his daughter in just a few moments time.
He got the carrier off the seat next to him, and sat in reception like he had been instructed, he was buzzing with energy and happiness, this was finally happening, he was going to be a dad. He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and pulled it out. It was a text from Lauren wishing him luck, and saying that she couldn't wait to meet her niece for the first time and instructing him to send a photo of her.
James smiled to himself and then saw a man in a suit walking towards him with a bundle of blankets and he felt his breath hitch. The man passed him the baby and with a muttered "congratulations" he was gone.
James peered into the blankets and gasped, his daughter had such amazing blue eyes, and they were staring at him. "Hello baby girl. I'm your daddy" he said to her, "your called Scarlett, and I'm going to take you home to meet everybody, especially your auntie Lauren who's been dying to meet you." He cooed as Zara smiled at the baby, and took a photo of James holding her, and sent it to his friends mobile numbers.
"Come on then James, let's get her home" she said as James placed her in the carrier as though she was made of glass.
James pulled out his phone feeling it vibrate, with Kyle, Lauren, rat and Bruce all telling him how lovely Scarlett looked, he snapped a few more photos of her and pulled out the paperwork containing the birth certificate and details about Scarlett's weight and blood type and other important details
Scarlett was sleeping peacefully, and James found himself just staring at her little hands and her tiny nose and mouth. He was a daddy! He was so excited to get Scarlett home, show her to his friends and have everyone in the apartment for a little party.
He texted his friends saying that he would be back on campus at around lunch time and that he would meet them in the canteen.
He took more pictures of Scarlett and around half an hour later she started to stir, letting out a little cry, to which James immediately picked her up and cradled her, "it's okay Scarlett, daddy's here, daddy's got you, hey hey, shush now baby no need to cry." He said and repeated that several times before she started to quieten down.
When she was sleeping again, he buckled her back into her carrier again and watched her sleep for the remainder of the journey.

When they arrived at campus, James got the pram out of the boot of Zara's car and made it up, before carefully taking Scarlett out of the carrier so as not to wake her, he then covered her with a blanket before pushing the pram towards the canteen. He grabbed a piece of dry toast, ignoring the hundreds of curious eyes following him through the canteen as he made his way over to his friends. He didn't fail to notice Kerry's scowl as she watched him make his was past her table with the sleeping baby in the pram.
"Here is my little niece" Lauren cooed as she peered into the pram, Scarlett was still sleeping and was completely oblivious as to the fact that she was currently the centre of attention.
"I heard that people think that it is just a doll in here" Kyle said grinning. "And I have to say that if it is it looks pretty lifelike."
"Haha" James said biting into his toast, "you can hold her if you want you know but please be careful"
Lauren needed no further encouragement as she lifted Scarlett out of the pram and stared into her tiny face. "She is the prettiest baby I have ever seen!" She cooed.
Everyone took turns in holding Scarlett before she started crying and at once everyone in the canteen turned to watch James feed Scarlett her bottle, but he didn't notice, his attention solely on his new little baby girl.

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