I got more than I bargained for

Sophia

“Oh, he’s absolutely gorgeous!” I gushed as my eyes soaked up the little bundle of perfection in Philip’s arms.

He was standing with his son securely wrapped in his fatherly embrace while Ellie was shooting a beaming smile towards them from the bed she was resting on.

“Yes, he is.” Philip proudly whispered so that he wouldn’t disturb the baby’s precious sleep.

The baby had perfectly plump skin and a smidgeon of sandy blond hair, a cross between his parents’. His eyes were tightly shut, and I couldn’t see their color, but something told me it would be a mix of blue and gray.

“Have you decided on the name yet?” I whispered.

“Christopher.” Ellie proclaimed, and I yelped in helplessness.

“Oh, Ellie.” I stepped closer to the bed and pulled my sister in a hug. “You named him after our father?”

Instead of answering, Ellie nodded, her eyes welled up with tears. But I couldn’t allow the happiest moment of her life to be destroyed by the sad memories we shared.

As if he could sense the s