Chapter 121 : Sweet Sweet Dahlia

James.

Four months of being in Japan had taught me many things, and one of those things was that even the smallest of jobs can make you important to the people around you. I had taken on the maintenance job that Sue’s father once had with ease, and because I had, the tenants in the building were forever grateful.

Which meant they were constantly trying to feed me, and with my understanding of the language being minimal, I accepted so that I wasn’t rude.

The last thing I expected after a long day of work, though, was to have my phone ring in the wee hours of the morning with Neal's voice on the other end.

“A daughter?” I whispered softly as the news slowly woke me up.

“Yeah, she just had her. We didn’t think she would have the baby till next week, but her water broke a few hours ago, and then it was a mad rush to the hospital.”