173. PLAYMAKER

~ Violet ~ - - - - - TWO WEEKS LATER - - - - - “How is she?!” Violet raced down the hospital corridor and Damon was right behind her. In the waiting area, Talia, Liam, and Barbara were seated. “She’s fine, they’re just resting now,” Barbara replied. Violet let out a sigh of relief and gave her mother a hug. Today was the day before Thanksgiving and everything was like a tornado. Violet was busy wrapping up things at her coffee shop while Damon had to finish last-minute things at the Mayor’s Office. And in the middle of all that, suddenly they got a call from Dylan saying that Ivy was in labor. Normally, when one calls their family to say they’re in labor, it might still take 4 to 8 hours or more before the mother finally gives birth. But in Ivy’s case, things happened extremely fast. Within half an hour of being in the hospital, it was already pushing time. Damon and Violet had to race from the opposite parts of the city to get there. It didn’t help that traffic was a nightmare at thi