Light of My Life

Months later…

"Stop walking back and forth like that," Aiden chided with a scowl. "You're going to wear a hole straight through to the foundation of the building."

Matteo scowled as he tossed Aiden a glare. "And you're any better?" he said, looking pointedly at the pile of torn papers that surrounded Aiden, papers he had been picking at for the last couple of hours to relieve his anxiety.

Aiden merely scoffed as he tossed the remaining paper bits in his hand onto the ground, gaining the disdainful glares of the nurses who passed by. However, none of them dared to say anything to this pair of brothers.

They had been guarding the doors to the hospital's delivery room for the last seven hours. With each hour that passed, the duo only turned more and more frantic. Matteo's pacing increased in speed, while Aiden had gone through enough papers that he could match the efficiency of an office paper shredder.