Free Winning Back His Wife by A. B. Ewing

know, don’t you?” He knew what she was asking, and he
nodded.
    “Caleb, there is something else you should know.” Her voice
softened. Maybe she was aware of what he felt. Something in her tone made him
shiver and he looked away from his daughter to Kaylee.
    She turned to Kevin and the man must have understood her
silent look, because he got up and came to where they were standing. Angling
his body, he positioned himself so Caleb could see the sleeping child and he
knew what Kaylee was going to say before she said it.
    “This is Adam, Melody’s twin. Caleb, this is your son”
    Caleb felt as if the world had tilted on its axis. He
stumbled against his sisters as recognition dawned. Both Daphne and KC reached
out to steady him.
    He could see the same mop of curly hair that Melody had. The
same straight little nose, the same sun-kissed skin tone.
    All this was too much to take in. He had only learnt that he
had a daughter a few hours ago, now he was hearing that he had a son. Twins!
Neela had birthed him twins and he didn’t even know until now. His feet felt
like jelly beneath him. Fearful that they may not be able to support him much
longer, he blindly stumbled to one of the nearby chairs, sinking into it.
    His sisters came to sit beside him. Raising hollow eyes to
Daphne he attempted to speak.
    “Daphne…” But his brain could not seem to form what his
mouth wanted to say. Squeezing his eyes shut, he tried to block out the
throbbing in his head. Daphne embraced him while KC rested her head on his
back.
    “Caleb it’s going to be alright. We’re here for you. Just
tell us what to do.” Daphne was reassuring him again. She seemed to be doing
that a lot today.
    A sudden series of piercing screams filled the hospital
floor and Caleb, together with everyone, turned to where it was coming from -
Neela’s room!
    ****
    Heart wrenching fear had him pummeling out of his seat and
into the room, Daphne following closely behind, as fast as her pregnant belly
would allow.
    Neela’s hands were at her side, her eyes open, her head
flaying from side to side. Her deafening screams echoed through the room
causing Caleb’s steps to falter.
    Daphne was standing close to her trying to calm her down.
    “Neela, Neela, what’s wrong? Tell me what’s wrong.” Her
screams continued to pierce the air. “Neela, tell me where it hurts.” Daphne
turned to where Caleb stood at the door.
    “Caleb I need you to wait outside.”
    “Daphne…!” he protested.
    “No Caleb, stay with your children.” Something in the way
she looked at him told him this was not good.
    With one last hesitant look, he stepped out of the room.
Kaylee and KC were both pacing the corridor. Kevin, Melody and Adam were
nowhere in sight. He must have taken them away from the commotion. Kaylee
confronted him as he came out.
    “What is it? What’s wrong with her?” she demanded.
     He shook his head; a hand went up to massage the back of
his neck. “I don’t know, I don’t know.”
    They all sat quietly, observing the nurses hustling in an
out of the hospital room, but none of them brought him any news.
    Neela’s screams could no longer be heard and Caleb sent up a
silent prayer. He wondered if God was punishing him for his past sins.
    What seemed like hours later, a weary looking Daphne came out.
Caleb knew from the look on her face, that she didn’t have good news. She put a
hand to her back and Caleb felt a twinge of guilt. His sister was almost six
months pregnant and it was after ten in the night and she was still on her
feet.
    He went to her, taking her hand and guided her to a seat. KC
following his cue, brought her a cup of water.
    “How bad is it?” he reluctantly asked.
    “The impact caused more damage than I expected. She can’t
move her legs or her arms. The fact that she is feeling pain is a good sign.
I’m taking her down to x-ray now, but I suspect that there is a pinch or
swelling in her spinal cord.”
    Concentrating solely on