Even during Tulip’s, their only daughter, fever she had done a lot.The doctor had visited a couple of days before and had prescribed some strong ant...biotics, and has asked to give her an injection if the antibiotics didn’t work in a couple of days. Two days had gone past but the fever didn’t seem to come down. Anita thought it would be wise to get the injections. She called up the doctor, but he said Anita that he wouldn’t be able to come before night due to the strike. Anita was helpless she. I moved out from between her legs and pulled her into my arms. I wasn't prepared for her reaction. She cried then sobbed for several minutes....it felt like an eternity. When she finished, I asked if she wanted me to stay. Traci didn't say a word and just squeezed me. We held each other until we both fell asleep.I awoke from a terrible nightmare covered in sweat. It seemed to pour out of me. The bed was soaked and Traci woke from the intense heat my body was radiating. I could never recall the. Tory called Dorian on the way to the hospital, waking him. Leah cried, telling him the baby was coming. He was trying to get an airline ticket when we hung up.Leah wouldn't let go of my hand until they wheeled her to the birthing room. Tory filled out the paperwork while Cathy paced, looking at the door. Forty-five minutes later the doctor came out."She's crying for her father," she said, looking at me. "First births are hard, emotionally as well as physically. Her husband isn't here, so you're. But Molly was just going to live, it seemed, because she said, "Well, I guess size doesn't matter."This is when my brain blurted out, without thinking, "Are you sure? Maybe it does."Molly, who is quite outspoken and blunt (I think that was one of the things that attracted me to her in high school, to begin with) responded with, "Uh...I've had a lot of 'chicken' (you could actually hear the punctuation), they all fill you pretty much the same."Now......here's where I should have let this go, but.