Snippet #2

           When Daniel finally made it to Boston, he headed to the hospital to see his baby brother's little girl. He was in the air when she was actually born, so he was unable to be there for Ethan during the birth. He would make up for it now he was home.

As he arrived at the hospital, he saw Wesley and Becca in the waiting room. He headed for Becca and asked, "Can we go back and see Sara and the baby?"

Becca looked up at him as she advised, "Yeah, you can go back Sara, and Ethan are in room 301. The baby is in the nursery right now sleeping and giving Sara a chance to rest a little.

He looked back at Becca as he asked, "Thanks, is there anyone else in there?"

Becca shook her head as she advised, "Nope, everyone else has gone back to the estate."

Daniel nodded and headed off down the hall to Sara's room. When he arrived, he looked through the small window in the door. He saw Sara's eyes were closed, and Ethan was on the phone. He did not want to disturb them, he went to the nurse’s desk and asked how to get to the nursery.

When he arrived at the nursery, he looked through the window but did not see the little Mainwaring anywhere. He went to the door where he had seen a nurse enter just as he walked up to the window. He knocked on the door, the nurse opened the door and greeted, "Yes Sir, can I help you?"

Daniel looked down at her as he asked, "Yes, I am looking for Baby Mainwaring. Is she here?"

The nurse looked back into the room at the other nurse as she asked, "Is the Mainwaring baby still here or has she been taken back up to her mother?"

The other nurse shook her head and stood. Walked towards the door, he noticed she was a very striking woman. One he would be interested in if it were not for his knowledge Christine was his true mate. She smiled at him as she inquired, "Are you, family?"

Daniel nodded and advised, "Yes, I am an uncle."

The nurse smiled as she invited, "Come on in; I will take you to her." As they walked, she asked, "You must be a very close family. I just love it when families are so close with each other."

Daniel just nodded as she continued to talk. It seemed odd to him it was taking so long to get to where his niece was when they rounded the corner, and there she was. Daniel looked down at her. The baby was beautiful. To him, she looked like Sara, but she had Ethan's hair color. Before he could get closer, the nurse stopped him.

Smiling up at him as she instructed, "You will need to put this on first. Have to keep everything sterile."

He nodded as he agreed, "Yes, of course. Thank you."

She handed him the scrubs and turned to leave. She looked back over her shoulder as she said, "You can pick her up, but you can only visit for about 10 minutes. She is due to go back upstairs to her mother for feeding."

Daniel smiled as he lifted the baby up into his arms. He looked over at the nurse as he acknowledged, "All right, thank you. Is there somewhere I can sit down with her?"

The nurse pointed to the corner and left the room. He stared at her. She was tiny in his arms. As he looked down at her, he thought about what it would be like to have a child of his own. His thoughts went to Christine. Right then and there, he made up his mind about what he was going to do to keep Christine here in Boston.

The first nurse came in and told him she needed to take the baby to Sara to be fed. Daniel placed the baby back in the cart to be taken up to Sara's room. After he had removed the scrubs, he followed the nurse back to Sara's room. When they arrived, Sara was awake, and Ethan was off the phone. Ethan smiled wide when he saw Daniel as he asked, "Did you see her? Isn't she just the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?"

Daniel smiled at Ethan as he confirmed, "Yes, little brother you did well."

Sara chimed, "He did well?"

Daniel laughed as he defended, "You did awesomely! He only did well."

Sara smiled wide at him as she acknowledged, "Thank you, Daniel. I am glad to see someone here sees I am awesome."

Ethan moved to her side as he conceded, "I have never doubted your awesomeness." He bent down and kissed her on the cheek. He looked back at Daniel as he inquired, "So, big brother, what are your plans now you are back from London?"

Daniel looked back up at Ethan as he informed, "I will let you know. Right now, I have some business to take care of. Sara, I will see you later. Love you all very much." He turned and left the room.

As he walked down the hall to the exit, he knew he would never be able to live without Christine in his life no matter what. He thought to himself, “I will keep her safe and still be with her. I can't allow old enemies to keep me away from the one person who can make me happy no matter what.”

He rushed back to the family estate and found Christine in her room. Without words, he pulled her to him kissed her deeply. She gave into the feeling, kissed him back, wrapped her arms around his neck allowing the kiss to deepen. She thought to herself, “Even if this is the only time, I will take it and live happy in the knowledge I had him once.”