Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1156

"What's going on?" Rebecca White's tears stopped instantly, her eyes wide with worry and fear.

"What's wrong with my baby?"

"There's a bacterial infection," the nurse said softly.

As usual, before a newborn could be discharged, there were a series of checks.

"If it's an infection, he can't go home yet. He needs to stay in the hospital for treatment."

That meant Rebecca couldn't take her son home right away.

The baby was transferred to the neonatal unit.

Rebecca stayed at the maternity center, but every day, when Jacquetta was away, she'd sneak over to see her little boy.

He was so tiny, lying in the incubator, crying his heart out.

The nurse tried to soothe him, but nothing seemed to work.

"Um..." Rebecca hesitated, reaching out. "Can I try holding him?"

"Of course," the nurse said.

She gently placed the baby in Rebecca's arms.

Like magic, the moment Rebecca held him, he stopped crying. He settled quietly against her chest, sucking on his fingers.

The nurse smiled. "See? He smells his mom. He knows you're here."

doubtful. She was a brand new mom, holding him with a mix of awe

been with you for nine months-your scent is his favorite thing

brushing her thumb over his tiny hand. She murmured,

him?" another nurse teased. "A

"Can I?"

"Of course!"

thought. "What should

she decided. "James. Let's

"James? That's adorable!"

a pen and wrote 'James' on the tag above the

go," she beamed. "James

patting his back and

staying in the hospital for two

Rebecca visited. She never

night, a storm rolled in-wind howling, rain

jolted awake from

there.

sense of dread seized Rebecca. She threw off the covers, hurried to the door, and ran down the halkto the

The night nurse recognized her instantly-she was a regular visitor

one

Rebecca's

She barely

words

as she

need to see

arm, face troubled.

"What do you mean,