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.
the office, Ivy
help... take him?"
"Sure," he smiled.
"ching his arms.
handed the baby to him
child as
with hair like his annoying father and eyes like
cooed again, and Silas's
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would his own child be like? Would she have Ivy's
would her hair be?
Ivy said, then paused. "What? Why are you
he was. "Nothing," he
of having a
a moment, then said, "Okay. We can
he replied, turning toward the
and got
you okay with him?" Ivy asked, gesturing
said. "But if you want to take him, you
immediately, and he passed the baby
back in her
she wanted to
Silas blinked. "Who?"
who found him. I think she only gave him
were already searching."
he said, "Maybe. Either way, he's
With you."
"Yeah," she said quietly.
silence passed before Silas
Mason's number?"
eyebrow. "I haven't.
he said he kidnapped Cheryl and wants a
now."
"I... I didn't think of that. Can you get my
into her coat pocket, and
small gasp escaping
"Don't," he chuckled.
lips, placing the
"Don't what?" she
sparkle in her
his voice
her face turned serious. She
"It's not going through."
"That's just crazy."
pay him if
really dumb... or just
quiet, staring out
phone rang. He glanced at the screen. "Hey, Tyler,"
he answered.
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over Silas. "That's
"Yes, sir."
"And the tape?"
on taking
"Alright. Keep me posted."
"Definitely, sir. Bye."
Silas ended the call, turning to Ivy. "That was Tyler."
everything.
"I'm so glad it worked
"Yeah, we-"
the sudden wail of
him. That didn't work at all
through
alarmed.
no idea," Ivy
ma'am," Bud advised.
patting him gently. "Am I supposed
think you
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