Chapter Twenty Two: Showers of Blessings

"Oh, my gosh!" Akila gushed over the baby when she and Niklaus were allowed to enter the ward Layla was in. "He's so beautiful." Layla smiled weakly, glancing down at the baby, carefully tucked beneath her arm, on the bed. "He looks so much like his father," Ethan remarked. "He's a beautiful man." Layla laughed when Akila narrowed a glare at her boyfriend. She waved her hand dismissively. "It's alright. He is right. He's a beautiful man. It's a pity Amos won't get t know him." "I thought he was Derek. I prefer Derek," Ethan said. Akila hissed through her teeth, bracing her hands on her hips. "Do you want me to club across the head?" "I need his head intact, please," Niklaus said, and they all laughed. "She still needs a significant amount of rest. Our visit will be brief," Akila expressed. Layla moved her head over her pillow. "I understand." "I'm glad you're okay. It was as if you wanted to scream the walls down earlier," Akila remarked, grinning. Everyone of them had been