Chapter 30
Russell nudged Peter awake as the persistent cell phone tone demanded attention. Beverly was in labour and he had earlier received her permission to attend the birth. The call was to inform him that the birth was imminent. With a kiss, Peter quickly dressed and hurried off to the birthing centre. His newest child was about to make a debut and he wasn’t going to miss it. Armed with names for either gender, as well as a determination to hold his child, he got there in no time.
He held Beverly’s hand while Phyllis coached her on breathing and guided the whole process as naturally as the world would ever expect. The mother insisted that she not know the s*x of her child. She’d only wanted to get the birth done and the baby removed as quickly as possible.
Peter felt his eyes well
