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Chapter 193
Wednesday afternoon — 2:15 P.M.
“And?” Jeraine opened the sliding door and Tanesha followed him out to the patio of the Penthouse.
“And whoosh Jackie was born,” Tanesha said. “It was unbelievable.”
He set their iced tea on the table and pulled a seat out for her at the table. His lap top was open next to his seat.
“Why? After all that madness, actually having the baby seems kind of predictable.”
Caught up in her excitement and story, she didn’t notice the chair until he touched her arm. She sat down.
“Because Val had effectively lost her mind,” Tanesha said. “I mean, she was so crazy her Dad was afraid she’d had a stroke or something. But Camila, the midwife… I guess she’s seen it all before. And Val’s so fit that once she settled down to business, the rest was pretty straight forward.”
Tanesha gave him a bright smile.
“Camila set Jackie on Val’s chest and Val had this beautiful smile,” Tanesha said. “I mean, she’s gorgeous, right. But she looked… heavenly. Mike took her picture for her website. You can see her glowing in the picture.”
“They’re going to post the baby’s picture?”
“You can only see Jackie’s hand touching Val’s face,” Tanesha said. “Jackie is gorgeous. She opened her eyes for Mike and he cried. He just broke down and cried.”
“Delivering babies makes you really happy,” Jeraine said.
Tanesha nodded.
“And Blane?” Jeraine asked. “Did he get his treatment?”
