Aaron wasn't allowed to see his wife yet so they went to the area where newborns were lined up in little glass-sided beds so he could meet his son. He was still kind of a wreck so Aiden asked for him, briefly explaining the situation to the nurse.
The woman looked incredibly sympathetic and let them in after making them sanitize their hands and put on thin cloth gowns over their clothes.
"Your son is right here, Mr. Hale. Have you decided on a name yet?"
"Oliver," Aaron said quietly as he gathered his new son into his arms. He didn't speak again for a few minutes but when he did, his tone was sad. "Keeley should have gotten to hold him first but she isn't even awake."
The nurse let them have some privacy and busied herself elsewhere in the newborn room, sensing the mood.
"This isn't your fault, Aaron," Aiden said seriously. "Accidents happen."
