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Chapter Twenty-Three
“I can get him,” Bo told Nora as he pulled on his jeans and buckled his belt. Bo and Nora had spent Matthew’s nap time in the living room “catching up” since work had kept him away for a couple of weeks.
As Bo headed down the hall, Nora heard the mail carrier on the porch. She got to her feet and dressed quickly. Although she had been told it would take a few weeks, she still got anxious each day when the mail came. While she feared the outcome of the tests, she knew it would be best to know the results so that they could move on with their lives.
Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the official envelope from the Blood Center in her box. As she turned around, Bo was coming into the kitchen with Matthew.
“It’s here,” she said quietly. Her face was pale.
Bo sighed and went to the fridge for Matthew’s bottle. So much hinged on the information in that envelope. Although he had told himself not to get his hopes up, he had struggled with not imagining what it would be like if Matthew was his own.
He put Matthew down to play and poured himself a cup of coffee. He ran a hand through his hair and clenched his jaw nervously.
“Do you want to open it?” she asked quietly.
He shook his head. “No. You do it.” He looked down into his mug and swirled his coffee. As anxious as he was for himself, he was also anxious for Nora...he hated to see her disappointed. He turned to look out the kitchen window. He could hear her opening the envelope and pulling out the documents. Silence. The silence seemed to last an eternity.
Finally, he heard her say in a voice choked with emotion…
“Bo...He...he’s yours!”
He turned to face her. Tears of joy and relief were streaming down her face. "He's yours!" she repeated through her tears and laughter.
“He’s mine?” he asked with a stunned expression.
She nodded through her tears and handed him the document. He read over it quickly and saw the conclusive evidence.
“He’s mine,” he repeated. "He's mine...he’s ours...oh, honey..." He pulled her into his arms and held her in a death grip. Tears were streaming freely down both of their faces. "He's ours...I can't believe it...ours...oh, thank God...thank you, God..."
They held onto each other shedding tears of relief and happiness, Nora with her face buried in Bo’s neck. Finally, after their tears were nearly spent, she pulled back and looked at Bo, her face still wet.
She ran her hand gently down his cheek wiping away a stray tear. “You’re a Daddy...” she said with a sweet smile, “and it’s a boy!” He kissed her then...gently, fully, then sprinkled lots and lots of salty kisses on her mouth and neck.
“I love you, Red.”
“And I love you.”
They were sharing yet another enduring kiss when they felt little hands on their legs. Matthew was trying to pull himself up.
Nora reluctantly pulled back from his arms. “I think your son wants you,” she said smiling.
Bo released Nora and bent to lift the baby. “My son,” he repeated. "My son", he said in awe. Then to Matthew with a huge smile…"Hey Matthew...I’m your Daddy.”
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