"Hi, there, baby girl," Darcy said, reaching out to touch the baby's soft cheek. She was adorable, there was no doubt, and it was easy for Darcy to pick out Phil's features on her face. "So you're not going to name her before you give her up?" Thanks to her eavesdropping, she already knew the answer to that, but she didn't want Phil to know that she'd heard him since she had no idea what it meant for them.
It was all too easy for her to imagine herself giving birth to his child and she was a little startled by the mental image. She knew that eventually she would have a child or two for Arva, but until this very moment, that seemed hypothetical more than practical. Now, though...
"She looks healthy and happy," she said, trying to get her mind focused.