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."

brand new mom, holding him with a mix

you for nine months-your scent is his favorite thing

smile, brushing her thumb over his tiny

him?" another nurse teased. "A lot

"Can I?"

"Of course!"

thought. "What should

moment, she decided.

"James? That's adorable!"

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

she beamed. "James has a

close, patting his back and whispering, over and over, "James...

staying in the

day, Rebecca visited. She

a storm rolled in-wind

jolted awake from a restless

wasn't there.

the door, and ran down the halkto the

recognized her instantly-she was a regular visitor

one

James?" Rebecca's

barely got

words

she

need to

nurse caught her arm, face troubled.

"What do