Epilogue
Vicki
I looked around the hospital waiting room at my friends gathered. Riley’s new baby was a lucky kid. Plenty of other kids to play with and lots of love already.
I hadn’t met Riley’s family before arriving at the hospital, or Connor’s grandmother, but they were all happy to welcome us all into their family. We all sat together, talking about Riley and Connor and guessing if they were going to have a boy or a girl.
A doctor stepped out and blanched when she saw all of us sitting there.
“Uh, Riley Lee’s family?”
We all stood, but Riley’s parents and Connor’s grandmother stepped forward.
“You’re all family?”
Her parents and his grandmother looked back at all of us and nodded.
The doctor shrugged. “Riley’s doing great. The baby has arrived. I’m sure Connor will be s
