Forty minutes later, we rushed into the hospital and saw Renato, EJ, his father, and Sante all standing around.
“Here’s Savio?” his mother asked.
“He’s with her now.” Sante answered and watched me with a weird look on his face.
“Are you all right?”
“Yeah, why wouldn’t I be?”
“You seem nicer right now.”
“I’m about to be an uncle, the best way to be.”
“What room are they in?”
“I can take you.”
“You don’t have to.”
He reached for my hand.
“Rena, relax.”
“Once you come back, I want to see her. I know her mother’s not here,” Adelina announced.
“Sure.” I let Sante continue holding my hand, as we walked through the patient area and turned to the delivery ward. He pushed the door open, and I smiled, trailing him to see McKayla hooked up to monitors and laughing with Savio.
“You look
