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Daddy's Letters to Bella

Ryan felt compelled to write a letter to his yet-to-be born daughter after seeing the 24-week ultrasound. He still had nearly an hour on his lunch break. He sat in the front seat of his car and wrote away.

Hey Sweetheart,

It's your daddy, again.

We got to see your face on the ultrasound again. You're beautiful, you definitely take after your mom. I think she would agree, but I didn't want them to turn off the machine; I wanted to keep looking at you. The laws of genetics say you'll probably have my hair and eye color but hopefully otherwise you'll take after your mom! Technically you could be here now, but you would be very tiny and even if you thought you were, you're NOT READY YET, you hear me? Daddy loves you so much and I can't wait to see and hold you in my arms but I can wait, being you need to be inside mommy a lot longer.

I'm sick of people asking and assuming I'm disappointed that you're a girl, not a boy (something else according the books I'm responsible for). I'm thrilled you're a girl, It bothers me that people assume I wanted a son over a daughter. But they obviously don't know me. Yes, I know that the possibility that the ultrasound is wrong and you're a boy. Just so you know that's fine, too!

Mommy has started shopping for you and you will definitely not be in pink or frills, you better get used to flashbulbs, baby girl, your mom's a real shutterbug. But what am I saying? The first hours and weeks you're here, I'm going to be like that, too!

Well, sweetie, I have to go back to work, now. I'll see you and mommy tonight.

Love You Always,

Daddy

xox

P.S. I signed me and your mom up for prenatal classes today. She doesn't know yet and is no doubt going to be mad with me; she thinks the classes are 'stupid' and would prefer to 'wing it' at the hospital but I'll talk her into it, your dad's got the charm.

Though the couple was prepared for a baby girl, as a back-up plan Emily was buying some gender neutral clothing and some boys' outfits. The room could always be repainted. The baby would be in a bassinet in the room with her parents.

Emily was home sooner than Ryan and received the phone call confirming she and Ryan were signed up for prenatal classes.

And Ryan was right. Emily was pissed.

The two had discussed the classes for a week. Emily said she thought they were dumb and not really needed if the couple wasn't absolutely intent on a drug-free birth. Moreover, Emily was not interested in viewing all kinds of "scary" childbirth videos. She thought they would give her nightmares. Ryan argued that natural birth or not the classes would be good for them, give them a "heads up" on what to expect. Neither one could change each other's view. When Ryan asked Alexx her opinion, the woman said while she could "absolutely" see why Emily was scared about the classes, thinking about her experience as a first-time mother years ago. But she agreed with Ryan that the classes would be beneficial.

"Sign up anyway," she told Ryan. "What's the worst she can do to you?"

"Put me there," Ryan quipped, pointing to the empty autopsy table.

Alexx laughed.

"In that case, leave me out of it."

Ryan knew from his wife's expression he was in trouble when he arrived home. But he also knew how long she could stay mad at him for an issue of this size.

It wasn't very long.

Holding her Ryan told his wife while he had his own opinion, he understood why she was scared as well. But he reassured he would always go with her. The classes were for them, not just her. If there was ever a time when Ryan couldn't go, Emily didn't go, either. The same if he ever had to leave a class. Though she was no longer mad at Ryan, Emily did take the opportunity to smack Ryan upside the head.

"That was for not telling me before the hospital called," she said.

"All right," Ryan laughed, "I deserved that."

Some at the lab still couldn't believe Ryan Wolfe was going to be a dad. One of the lab techs said to Calleigh that he "wondered if that was going to work."

Calleigh snorted.

"Regardless, it's done. Besides you don't have the right to judge Ryan on anything if you don't know him. Why would his child's existence affect you?"

The man shrugged and then said "someone said he met her on internet chatline and married her after a few weeks. Not a good recipe for having a baby, that's all."

Calleigh laughed.

"Where ya hear that tale? Ryan and Emily were childhood sweethearts. They only met again by chance."

Even more, the thought of Ryan Wolfe using the internet to meet a woman was hilarious.