Instantly, Micaela blushed even more.
-Carlos, stop…
Carlos’s eyes were like ink as he came closer, a hand around her shoulders, a finger cupping her chin to turn it, his thin lips on hers, his voice muffled and mute.
-Micaela you have to make it up to me…..
Micaela’s heart skipped a beat, she turned her head away from the son in her arms and hurried to change the subject:
-Have you thought of a name for the baby yet?
-Mike Agueyo.
-Hmm?
Micaela didn’t react for a moment and looked at him, Carlos’ eyes were full of affection.
-It’s a symbol of our love.
Micaela’s heart skipped a beat, this is what he had told her, when he first came to Salamonsa and the two of them met?
Carlos looked at his son and found him asleep, unconsciously lowering his voice.
-Is he full?
Micaela shook her head and said uncertainly while smoothing her dress:
-Uh, probably, I’ll cry when I’m hungry?
Carlos carefully picked up his son and buzzed off to bed, without so much as tucking him in, only to see Mike cringe a little and cry again!
Micaela will be here soon.
-Is it true that you haven’t eaten enough?
Carlos lifted the sheets and thought about the look on his son’s face, and thought again:
-No, I suspect it’s poop?
With that, he lifted the bottom of the diaper clothes, reached over and sniffed, and frowned….
Micaela saw that he was right and was about to reach out to grab her son when Carlos grabbed her hand with his.
-I’ll take care of it.
That said, he headed for the locker, grabbed the small sink and headed for the bathroom.
Micaela’s heart warmed as she sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at her son, uncomfortably and loudly crying, whose life-giving cries could be heard throughout the room….
Micaela leaned over and gently caressed his little face, still a little incredulous that this little life, the continuation of her and Carlos’ life, was a little strange and unreal, yet her heart was swelling with indescribable joy….
-Mike behave yourself, daddy is going to make the preparations and clean you up soon, don’t cry anymore, ok?
Micaela’s voice is soft, but Mike’s cries are fading, emitting one or two intermittent sounds, with his eyes open, his head tilted, seeming to hear his mother’s voice and looking curiously….
The newborn couldn’t see Micaela at all, but Micaela was still overcome with joy, stroking his fine, soft hair again and murmuring to herself with the corners of her lips turned up:
-Mike, have you seen Mom?
One of Mike’s little hands lifts up and wiggles, Micaela reaches out to touch it, Mike’s little palm, grips Micaela’s index finger….
Micaela’s heart melts as she looks at that delicate little hand, holding her fingers firmly….
When Carlos came out with the hot water, he saw the warm image of his mother and son interacting with each other, and he too suddenly felt soft inside….
These two, the most important people in his life….
He moved the stool to put the water on, first grabbed the air conditioner and turned up the heat, then went to the locker and pulled out diapers, wipes, small wipes and talcum powder, put them all on the bed, spread out a disposable diaper pad and placed it on the bed, then carefully loaded Mike onto the pad….
There was a knock at the door and Micaela, assuming it was Rain coming downstairs, tried to get up to answer it, but Carlos prevented her.
-I’ll go, there’s a breeze in the hallway.
Micaela was again impressed by Carlos’s attention….
Carlos opened the door with a jerk and found Nilson standing outside, seeing the bruise on his face, Carlos looked away, behind him was a man and a woman, the man was carrying fruit in his hands.
-Mr. Aguayo.
Behind Nilson are Ian and Leila, Ian greets politely with a touch of deliberate ingratiation, and Leila smiles at Carlos….
Carlos was not at all surprised that Nilson came and went back to his room ready to continue what he had just done.
The three of them entered alone and Leila, the last one, closed the door and approached the bed, looking at Micaela, who was also looking at her, on the edge of the bed….
Leila smiles at Micaela.
-Moya, long time no see, congratulations for being a mom….
Micaela smiled back and thanked her, and was quite impressed with Leila, except that she hasn’t been in contact with her since she herself returned to Echave City….
Nilson looks at Micaela, takes a good look at her and is relieved to see that she looks good….
Carlos was pulling out wet wipes and putting them in warm water, then he started unwrapping Mike’s little cotton jacket, then he untied a small apron with a layer of ties inside, which revealed that Mike was not wearing pants and was wrapped in a white diaper with his legs curled up….
Carlos and Micaela look at their baby’s slender two legs, which instant distress….
An eight-pound baby is so thin and small that Micaela instantly regretted not eating more during the pregnancy, as her appetite has been indescribably good….
Carlos was also overwhelmed by self-blame, the pregnancy of the girl who was not by his side, and also misunderstood him and Natalia married, how can the mood is good, at that time is in the heart of the vow, he must double and double and double and double love his girl ….
Mike probably knew that someone was cleaning it and stopped crying, Micaela looked and found him really eating his little fist….
It’s so cute…
She looked around, saw Carlos’ phone on the bedside table and immediately picked it up and sat on the edge of the bed, trying to record Carlos washing his son’s ass….
Carlos’ movements are rusty but very careful and smooth….
The baby’s first stool was so smelly and sticky that everyone present, except Carlos and Micaela, unconsciously held their noses and held their breath, but Carlos only frowned slightly. He then takes a clean one in the water, squeezes it dry and continues until he is sure it is clean before moving on to the next step, drying the little bottom with a towel, rubbing with talcum powder and wrapping the diaper….
Nilson, the Ian brothers are stunned by Carlos’ gesture, a man who at first glance seems of high status, he rolls up his sleeves, he doesn’t mind the dirt, he doesn’t mind the stench, he washes the child’s bottom with his own hands and does it well….
Micaela sat on the edge of the bed and picked up her phone to capture the whole process, her heart swelling with excitement as well….
Leila asks unconsciously:
-Mr. Aguayo, don’t you know that in the hospital there are professional nannies?.
Carlos said faintly as he wrapped Mike in his cotton jacket:
-These are the things I have to do.
What’s wrong with a girl who has survived pregnancy alone and has worked so hard to give birth, he, as a father, washes the baby’s bottom?
He hates to give it all up and devote himself to caring for mother and child?
Instantly, those present felt even more moved, especially Nilson, who, although he did not want to admit it, did not stop admiring Carlos?
Mike probably felt more relaxed and slowly fell asleep. Micaela tucked him in and looked at his little pink face with immense satisfaction.
Carlos came back from pouring water, Micaela had greeted everyone and walked over to the couch, rolled down her sleeve while looking at Nilson who was standing at the end of the couch and asked in a cold tone:
-Deal with it?
Micaela knew he was asking him about last night’s incident on the hill.
Nilson was also cool and clear, and gave her a look that said:
-Good shot.
Micaela’s heart flutters when Carlos shoots Gerardo twice yesterday….
She looked at Nilson and asked nervously.
-Is Gerardo dead?
Murder is against the law, even if Gerardo is wanted, Carlos is not an officer of the law…..
Carlos’s thin lips quirked a slight smile and he took two steps forward, wrapping his hand around her shoulder.
-Don’t worry, neither of the two shots were vital, he’ll be, well, out of danger.