CHAPTER 31
VIKING
Viking returned to an empty room. He remembered a nurse in the hallway, talking about bathing time for babies. Apparently, that was a thing. Must be where they’d gone.
He propped the plush dog in his arms onto the chair next to the bed. It tilted to one side and almost slid off. Taking care of the paperwork had turned into a visit to the gift shop. Maybe he’d gone a bit overboard by buying an almost life-size dog. In his defense, he didn’t know the first thing about babies and their needs. He did know he’d always wanted a dog as a kid. Since Junior wasn’t going to be playing with Loki anytime soon, a plush one had seemed acceptable.
Exhausted, he slumped into the chair next to the dog. Giving birth was exhausting. He wasn’t sure if he could go through it again. There
