Bilal stared into Raj's face. His son was sleepy but tried to fight it in order to see the world around him, particularly his father. Eventually Raj drifted off to sleep. Bilal held him for a while longer enjoying the feel of the infant in his hands then placed him in the cradle beside Carmella's bed.
She was asleep as well, which was good. The incision was nearly healed though it had only been a day since the birth. He couldn't do much with one set of sensors, but he could do that. Yet he was concerned, not for her health but for her reaction to the news he had to tell her. He had taken her ability to ever birth another child.
He moved one long dreadlock where it had fallen across Carmella's neck and positioned it on her pillow. He then went outside to finish the chores, and he was in
