Chapter 207
Chapter 207
Ivy held the baby carefully, but her eyes were wide with shock. "What... how..."
Silas's heart flipped at the tremble in her voice, and he stepped closer. "Do you...
want me
to take him?"
"No," she said. "It's... just..." She trailed off, then turned to the officer. "How am I
supposed to take care of a child that isn't mine?"
"You don't have to, ma'am," the officer replied gently. "We can take him, but he
would be placed in foster care until we find his mother or a relative."
Silas watched Ivy closely. Of course, it was hard and humiliating to care for a child
born from an affair that changed her life.
Still, leaving the baby in foster care didn't feel right.
She squeezed her hand and she looked at him, uncertainty clouding her
expression. "Whatever you do is fine," he said softly.
She had every right to walk away. Especially after everything that had happened.
The baby cooed, and both of them looked down. Ivy reached out, and his tiny
fingers wrapped tightly around hers.
Silas saw something shift in her then, and he knew her answer even before she
spoke.
"I'll keep him," she said quietly.
The officer gave a small nod. "Alright, ma'am."
Ivy held the baby tightly-shaky, but firm. "Yeah."
"So, officer," Silas asked, hoping to shift the conversation, "what's the update?"
"We're still searching for his mother," the officer said. "All available units are
working on it. We've already checked with Mason Hunter's family and searched
his properties, but nothing has turned up yet."
"How did you find him?" Ivy asked, rocking the baby gently.
"When we released an Amber Alert, a woman came forward. Apparently, she had
already contacted us after finding the baby and taking him home."
"Did... she see anything?" Silas asked.
"No. She said she found the baby alone in the car."
Ivy's brow furrowed. "But wasn't the driver unconscious? How did she not see
him?"
"I'm not sure," the officer said. "You'll have to fill out some documents before you
can take him home."
Silas feared Ivy might continue questioning the officer, but thankfully she bit her lip
and nodded. "Okay."
"Right this way, ma'am," the officer said, leading them down the hall.
Panic returned in her eyes, and her cheeks turned red, but she went, holding the
baby awkwardly yet protectively.
her. As they entered the office, Ivy
help... take him?"
"Sure," he smiled.
"ching his arms.
him before stepping forward to
rocked the child as
was a beautiful boy, with hair like
cooed again, and
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own child be like? Would she have Ivy's eyes
would her hair be?
Ivy said, then paused. "What? Why are
he was. "Nothing,"
The thought of having a daughter made his
moment, then
turning toward the
station and got
okay with him?" Ivy asked,
"But if you want
reached out immediately, and he passed the baby
back in her seat, rocking
wanted to
Silas blinked. "Who?"
think she only
were already searching."
completely convinced, but he said, "Maybe. Either way,
With you."
"Yeah," she said quietly.
passed before Silas leaned closer. "Have you
Mason's number?"
an eyebrow.
Cheryl and
now."
eyes narrowed. "I... I didn't think of that. Can you get my
and his fingers brushed her
gasp escaping her
"Don't," he chuckled.
smacked her lips,
what?" she
in her eyes, and his
his voice
serious.
"It's not going through."
"That's just crazy."
I supposed to pay him if I can't even reach
guess he's either really dumb...
staring
rang. He glanced at the
he answered.
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washed over Silas.
"Yes, sir."
"And the tape?"
still working on
"Alright. Keep me posted."
"Definitely, sir. Bye."
to Ivy. "That
everything.
that's good," Ivy said. "I'm so glad
"Yeah, we-"
the sudden
rocking him. That didn't work at all as
echoing through
up, alarmed. "What's
idea," Ivy said, equally
your shoulder, ma'am," Bud advised.
did as he said, patting him gently. "Am
you
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