Going back to his apartment with the now sleeping child, Liam tried to think of how he will come up with what to do with the child, no one seemed to believe him when he said he wasn't the father, he couldn't believe what was happening, he had so much to do, he had been able to set up a hidden camera and a listener close to the marina where he suspected was where the gamblers and probably the drug dealers were based, he wasn't totally sure but he had asked a few of the locals and they had told him that place was a no go area, a tracker and a camera there will help him get at least a lead, but with a baby, in hand, he didn't know what he will do and he wasn't bad enough to leave a child on her own.
"I just need to get someone to help until I can find a permanent solution,"He said out loud, he thought of taking the child to the city to either of his sisters or mom, they will gladly care for her but what if the child's mother comes back for her, ruling out the thought of taking her out of the island, another option was to look for a nanny for her in the island, he sat down with her still in his arms, she did a yawn in tiny and opened her eyes, she had beautiful baby eyes, she looked at him with what looked to him like eyes questioning who he was and if she could trust him."Hey, beautiful, don't worry you are safe with me, and I am a pro at babysitting,"He whispered to her even though he knew she wouldn't understand, he was indeed a pro at babysitting, his older siblings all had kids, he had ten nieces and nephews and he babysat about five of them, though he hadn't been around when some were born, each time he came home he made sure to bond with them.The little one yawned again, he sensed that she would be hungry so he dropped her gently on the bed."I am just going to go get your food, be a good girl, and don't cry okay?"He said and hurriedly went to the kitchen to make her formula, she seemed to have listened to him because she didn't cry, when he fed her the food, she ate, after feeding her, he bathed her and tried to rock her back to sleep but she didn't fall asleep, she just kept looking at him with those big, curious baby eyes."Baby, you have to sleep, uncle has to work,"He pleaded but she didn't listen so he dropped her on the bed expecting her to cry but she didn't, she just started kicking her legs in the air."Okay, I can work with this,"He said smiling at her, he got his laptop out sat on the bed close to her, and opened it, checking the camera, there was still no movement, nothing, but he was sure something would come up, he just have to be at alert, his phone rang, he looked at the caller and rolled his eyes"Mom,""Son, you didn't even think of calling home, how are doing? Is that place liveable, do you need anything?""Mom, I am fine,""Are you sure? I don't know why you choose to do something so dangerous when you can just stay with us and take over as CEO, you are so st...""Mom!"He called cutting off her ranting."I am doing well here and it's not dangerous,""That's what you said and you almost got killed last time, I don't know why you are bent on giving me and your dad a heart attack, you have had your adventure, it's time to take up the family business, your sisters and their husband can't do it alone when you are supposed to be the head,""Mom, I am not the head of anything, I am not even your oldest child, in case you have forgotten, I am the youngest,""I didn't forget just like I didn't forget you are also the only male child that we have,""My sisters all have husbands,""They do, but it's different,""Mom, just stop it, this is what I want to do, we talked about it remember?""Yeah we did, but you also promised not to do anything dangerous but you are doing just that,""Mom, there is nothing dangerous here,"At least he hasn't seen anything dangerous, except for the fact that his phone almost got stolen on the first day here and also the fact that a baby got dropped off at his doorstep, the island seemed pretty much normal, okay, not really, but still not dangerous as his mom thought, she just wanted him home and living off them which he doesn't want."Mom, I promise there is nothing here really, I just came to investigate, I am not doing anything dangerous,""I don't believe you, you are the same person that lied to us while almost dying, there is nothing that you will say that will make me believe you except you come back home,""Mom, I can't do that now, I have a job to do,"He said already tired of saying the same thing over and over again, he looked at the baby and she looked like she was going to cry soon, he gently patted her and discovered that her body was getting warmed."Mom, I have got to go, I will call you soon,"He said hanging up before she could protest."Hey baby, what's going on?"He asked lifting her to examine her properly, she didn't look like she had a fever and besides, the nurses checked her earlier and she was okay.The rest of the day was spent looking at the camera and also feeding her and making sure her temperature didn't rise beyond that, at about six pm he suddenly heard noises from the listener he set at the marina, it seemed like people were finally there, he moved closer to his laptop and wore his headset to listen to what they were saying, two men entered the house both dressed in black, he couldn't make out their faces because of the angle of the camera, before long, more about six others joined them, and they moved away from there he had set the camera, he sat there for more than thirty minutes trying to get a hold of what they were on about but he couldn't hear what they were saying and thought it would be best to go over there, since it wasn't far from his apartment and see if he could get anything or maybe even gain entrance, the kid was fast asleep so he could go and just get a clue of what they are saying and come back, he decided to check on her before leaving which he was glad he did because when he laid his hands on her, she was super hot, he quickly checked to make sure that she was still breathing, cursing himself for not checking on her for the past thirty minutes, when he carried her up, she started crying, he tried his best to make her stop crying but nothing worked and her body became even hotter, he needed to go over to the Marine as this might be his quickest chance to get the information he needed but he couldn't leave a sick child alone, he stared at the camera where more men were entering the house and looked back at the crying hot child, he made his descision, leaving his apartment with the crying child in hand...Ruby sat tiredly in her office, this was the first time she was sitting in over seven hours, one of her expectant mothers had gone into labor earlier than anticipated and she didn't have an easy birth which hadn't been easy for Ruby not with the shortage of supplies and staffs' it was one of the most difficult birth she has had in a while she took a deep breath calming her tired muscles' she knew she couldn't relax yet as the new mom had lost a lot of blood there wasn't any blood left in the blood bank so she hoped she doesn't go into a crisis.The hospital still hasn't changed their mind, in fact, they were no longer answering her cars, it was really up to her and her colleagues to help the women here, she didn't have much but she would do her best and the others swore to do the same, she believed in teamwork and know they will achieve much if they continue like this, everyone has been helpful even the women in the island were helping, so far they were doing okay but she knew things
"Can you please trust me on this and let me go and return? I promise I am not running away,"Liam pleaded, the pretty doctor wasn't convinced, he could tell bit he needed her to help him."I will help you in any way I can if you do this, I heard you telling your nurses that you guys don't have supplies, I can help you get those if you will just help me this once, oh and I can lean a hand at the clinic too,"He promised, he didn't know how he was going to keep that promise but desperate tikes call for desperate measures."How am I supposed to trust your words when I don't even know you? Yes, I need those things you are promising but his am I sure you aren't going to run away right after I agree to care for the baby and where are you going to in the first place? Why is it so urgent and why can't you bring your baby with you?"She asked, she was one feisty woman and she wasn't even going to let him go if he doesn't tell her, and he didn't know or trust her enough to tell her the truth."
Ruby looked up to see the handsome father of the kid, walking into her office, he kept his words and was back earlier than he had earlier said, his baby was still sleeping."I am back doc,"He said with a smile, he was handsome, if she still dated, she would have looked his way, he was everything her type, his broad shoulders that were well defined with the sleeves he wore which were now rolled up, his short milliary styled hair, adding to his alluring appearance, she had the urge to pass her hands through his hair and see if it felt soft or if it was all hard like his muscles, not that she knew much about those."Doc?"He called as she realized she was supposed to respond to his call."Yeah, thank goodness you are trustworthy, hope you could do what you went for?""No, not really,"He answered, he looked disappointed like things didn't go as he wanted, she wanted. To hug him and tell him that it will be just fine, then she cautioned herself, she didn't know the dude and she should be
The next morning, after doing her rounds, she walked out of her office towards the reception, and she handed over the list she had made the night before to Emily, who stared at it and back to her face."What's this doc?""Oh it's a list of supplies, I want you to give it to Liam, you know him right? He lives at our apartment too, he came with his kid to the clinic recently,”She explained and Emily nodded."Oh, I know him but I can't go there now, I have to watch the patients in room 003, Sara had to go see the old lady who can't walk,"She explained, Ruby, nodded in understanding, she figured it would be better if she just went by herself so she took the list back from Emily."Okay, I will just go by myself, I will be back shortly,"She said going back to her office to get her phone and her purse, she would just use the opportunity to take a bath and bring fresh clothes here, she could also sleep a little too."Call me if anything goes wrong okay?""Yes, doc,"Emily replied as she st
When Ruby left, Liam decided to make the call, he didn't know anyone who could get him hospital materials, so he had no choice than to call his mom, if he called any of his sisters, they would tell his parents and his mom will be mad that he didn't call her instead, so calling her was his best bet even though he risked getting an ear full."Hey, Mom,"Liam greeted when his mom picked up."Wait, you really called me first? This is not a dream?"His mom asked, he rolled his eyes at her dramatic response, it made it seem like he doesn't just up and call her, even though that was truly the case, he didn't like being reminded of it."Mom, come on,""What is it that you want? Because there has to be a reason why you called,"His mom said, she was right but that didn't mean he was going to agree with her."Mom, come on, why would a son need a reason to call his beloved mother?""Yeah, except you are the son involved, now spill, I will do it,""Wow, you are such a sweetheart Mrs. Wellington,"
"The ferry arrived last night, that's a day earlier and we got a call,"Sara announced walking into Ruby's office, Liam smiled, he knew his mom would pull some extra strings to get what he needed for him."Wow, really? That's good news,""Yes, doc, I can't believe this is happening, I thought you are capping when you said we are getting materials doing,""I told you I was serious, you have to start believing me more,""Well, don't blame me, I have gone through so much betrayal in the short period of time to trust just words,""I understand Sara, I understand and we have this young man over there to thank for it,"Ruby said pointing at him, he waved not knowing what else to do."Oh, really? On top of helping here, you also helped us get what we need to work? You are an angel, Liam,"The older woman said."No, he is not, he is a devil with a good heart,"Ruby replied smiling in his direction, he smiled back, the nurse looked from her to him."Alright, Mr. Devil with a good heart thank y
Wow, so you are some kind of spy?"Ruby asked, of all the things that had run through her mind while she waited for Liam to return from where he had run off to in such a hurry leaving her here for almost six hours with the baby, this wasn't what she had thought, she had a lot of thoughts while she waited for him to return, thoughts that weren't nice."Yeah, you can say that,""And you are here to spy on this island?""Yes,""Why?""See Ruby, I don't know just how much I can tell you but this place, this place has to be one of the worst places in this country, there's are so many shady deeds going on here that if not properly taken care of may lead to lots of casualties, I think the reason why your people wanted you guys out if here was because they found out."Liam replied, Ruby couldn't for the life of hers understand what he meant by everything he was saying, she already knew the island wasn't safe but at least it wasn't dangerous either, there are lots of gamblers and drug dealers
"Liam?"He heard Ruby call, she told him she would be coming around but when he hadn't seen her he knew she must have been busy, the hospital has been extra busy and he understood, it was late, he quickly rushed to get the door and opened it, she stood there looking so scared,"Hey, what happened Ruby?"He asked pulling her into the house with him, she was scared, her hands are shaking so much."Liam,"She said again this time as a cry, he hugged her close as she started crying for real, he let her cry it out while hugging her and patting her back."What happened Ruby?"He asked after the crying lessened, she looked at him with those big pretty eyes that held so much fear right now that he wanted to do nothing but hunt down whoever or whatever made her cry."I saw them, I saw them, they, oh my God, it was horrible,"She said covering her face, whatever she saw must have been horrifying for her to be this shaken."Hey, baby, calm down, you are safe now, I am here,"He said hugging her