In anticipation of the upcoming birth of their new baby, Francisco began working longer hours. Money was tight and Delia's crafts weren't adding a lot to the budget. He stayed late for meetings and occasionally stopped for a drink or bite
to eat after work with his colleagues.
Delia didn't like it very much, but she tried to be understanding. She was very pregnant now and was beginning to get a bit lonesome. She started going back to the basement more and more to keep her mind off of things while Francisco was working. 
She kept herself busy working in the garden during the morning hours and reading and practicing making potions for the Elixir store all the way to the end of her pregnancy...which ended in the early morning hours.
When Delia went into labor, she woke up Francisco to let him know it
was time. He was a bit frazzled, being
this was his first time becoming a father, but he calmed down and managed to get
them safely to the hospital where their new little baby boy, Daniel, was born without incident.
Francisco took his new son and wife home from the hospital, kissed
them goodbye and headed straight to work.
Delia knew Francisco was a good father - when he wasn’t working. But he worked a lot! Therefore, most of Daniel’s care fell to Delia,
which she didn’t mind at all. Francisco didn't pressure her to get a job which she appreciated. Yes, she was
in love all over again with the two men in her life now.When Francisco finally got home, she had Daniel asleep for his afternoon nap. Delia wanted him to know just how much she did love him. She gave him a great big hug and took him by the hand back to their bedroom to steal what little time together they could while the baby slept. How could any one girl get so lucky? She knew now she must be careful to keep the basement hidden. With Francisco’s skepticism of the unexplained, he might leave her and take her newest love away from her. She wouldn’t be able to bear that.
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