Bundle of Joy (/Tangled up)
“Could you hold her a second?”
That’s all the warning Helen gets before a tiny, soft bundle is pushed in her hand. She holds it at arms-length, like a bomb that could go off any moment and meets the huge, inquisitive eyes with fierce determination. She’s mindful not to show her fear just like one would when facing wild animals. She stifles a sigh of relief when Janine finally takes the baby girl back and kills Nick’s soft smile with her sharpest look.
She tells herself that ignoring his bitter disappointment will get easier with time. It has to.