Forgiveness through Love and Faith

2 BABY RESPONSIBILITY

    I collapsed in the chair next to the desk looking like I had seen a ghost, it scared him more than before. As I grabbed for my abdomen and screamed out with the pain that was occurring that caused water to flow from between my legs and into the floor, Erron then made the call to the rescue team to take me to the hospital for this pain.

Upon reaching the emergency room I was immediately then taken straight up to the labor and delivery room there, Erron tried to fill out my paper work as I was not ready to trust him with that kind of responsibility and where it asked for name of father he had placed his name there to keep the baby from having a label of unknown father. I did not approve of it, yet he insisted that it was okay with him for the purpose of if the baby needed blood he would be available. Erron feeling like he was not even the best candidate for knowing Julia, even though he had gone to school with her, he really needed to know if she was the woman he had done what he shouldn't and why did she not have an abortion. So secretly he asked the doctor to do a paternity test on him and the baby so he would know the truth. Erron thinking he would ask Julia later as to why she did not have an abortion like most unwed mothers d0.

As the doctor came in to check on the progress of labor, he suggested to have a cesarean done to protect me and the child, when hearing this I could not wait as I felt this huge urge to push and started screaming like I was being killed or something. As I was pushing, Erron was present to encourage me to do so and to remain calm. When the cry finally came after all of the pushing, I laughed looking up at Erron who had a look of overwhelming love for the baby who was red all over with white patches that I had given birth to. The nurses handed the baby to him to hold after cleaning him up so he could show me as they cleaned me up of the after birth then taking me back to my room.

"The boy has a good set of lungs on him. Would you like to have anything else done while you are here to prevent any future babies or would you want to have him circumcised?" the doctor asked questioningly. We agreed upon the circumcision for the baby and gave him the name of Ethan Markus, which the nurses thought that is a name he'd have to live up to and some big shoes to fill in the process. As Ethan had a ruddy complexion and tufts of auburn hair and was a husky looking baby the new born clothing barely fit for the day after he was born as he weighed in at the nine pound mark. When mom and dad arrived they found that Erron was there with me at the hospital.

"Why are you here with Julia at the hospital? And what caused her to go into labor during this time? She's delivered early for the baby." her dad Shefron d'Vourke Callsburg questioningly said.

"I had gone to the office to sign for the project and saw her sitting there in your desk, not knowing that you had retired and signed the paper work and contract for the joint adventure to expand on the business. I asked her whether you were at home as I had something to tell you and your wife, about what happened that night after the party you had given and how Julia got pregnant as it is my child to begin with and I did not see her face clearly enough to realize it was her, I'm willing to accept responsibility for her and the baby or go to jail if she is not willing to forgive me." Erron had blurted out to my parents in the room with a nurse as witness.

Shefron had a look of disgust when he heard him confess what he had done those months ago, yet for his friend Verle's sake he would forgive his son for that mistake as long as he was willing to correct it by taking responsibility for his actions even though they are late.

"I would not have made it here if it were not for Erron showing up in the office today for that meeting to sign the contract, and I'm just as guilty as he is about this situation even though I could have struggled more which could have caused major injury early on and he filled out the paper work and put his name on the papers here at the hospital. Thank you Erron for being there for us. I appreciate what you did, I just don't know what I would have done if you weren't there to keep me safe when I collapsed on the chair." I had spoken up after I found my voice from all of the harsh breathing and screaming that I did when in labor with baby Ethan.

The nurse brought the baby in for feeding and Erron was there with me and was very caring about the atmosphere of keeping the volume to every thing around soft and quiet as possible as to keep the baby calm when nursing. He had stepped out to give us some privacy as well as time to ourselves. When Erron returned he showed me a scarlet red velvet box and then opened it asking me to marry him and could I possibly forgive him for doing such a thing. I saw the ring of marquis shaped brightest clearest cut of diamond with round bright sparkling ruby stones surrounding it and was mesmerized by the color and clarity of these stones together set in this style and nodded my head in agreement to marry while definitely forgiving him even though I had my doubts. I had really cared for him when we were in high school years ago. Now it was starting to build the trust back that we had in high school on a different level.

SORRY THIS CHAPTER IS SHORT PLEASE FORGIVE ME AS THE NEXT WILL BE A LITTLE LONGER.