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It was difficult to get Isaac warm when he was hungry. First Timothy had to wait for the water to warm up. He ran down to the kitchen with the wet baby to warm the water for formula, then raced back upstairs and stripped his and Isaac's wet clothes off. Isaac's hands and feet felt cold and he was screaming, a clang like alarm bells, his wails and the cold raising goosebumps on Timothy's skin. There seemed to be no room for error, no time to do things slowly, in this new life of his.
Someone was tapping on the wall behind the bend, wanting the baby to be quiet. Timothy felt heat rise from his belly to his ears and forehead. He felt jittery with anxiety, with the impossibility of his job. Why didn't they just come and help him? His throat felt thick and painful.
He splashed them both w
