Chapter 19 - Forgiveness Under Fluorescent Hospital Lights
The sterile operating room lights buzzed softly as the medical team prepared Theo and his donors for the critical procedure. Dean and Maren stood scrubbed and gowned in the prep area, their hands brushing against each other for the first time in days.
“I’m sorry, Maren,” Dean whispered, the words tasting bitter but necessary on his tongue. “I should have trusted you, and I never should have walked away from our family when things got hard.”
“I lied to you about the separation, Dean, and I will spend the rest of my life making up for that broken trust,” Maren replied, weeping softly. “Let’s just get our boy back home where he belongs.”
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Through the observation window, they watched Dr. Quinn carefully insert the donor cells into Theo’s IV line with microscopic precision. The infant’s vital monitors remained steady, humming a quiet melody of hope against the odds.
Jonah sat outside in the hallway, holding the stuffed fox tightly in his lap while waiting for the doctors to bring good news.
