Blind Leading Blind Ch. 04

As soon as Diane could walk again, Justine and I were married. David was my best man and Diane was the maid of honor. Bethany carried flowers down the aisle at the Justice of the peace and both Campbell girls were there as well. It looked like David had an interesting family shaping up as well. I had heard rumors that Blakely was having some problems, but no suspicion was being pointed at David.

Three weeks later I was back in the same delivery room where Diane had been with the same doctors watching Justine have a nearly effortless birth. The extra doctor was not needed this time, but Dr. Brooks' hand was still in a cast so he had his friend do the actual delivery. Mark was in such a hurry that he was crowning on the way to the delivery room. This caused a minor problem because he was delivered in what they considered to be non-sterile conditions. This meant that he had to spend an extra day in pediatric care after being thoroughly washed.

Unlike the girls, Mark had to be encouraged to cry. He was a quiet and unusually calm baby.

Diane didn't want another child right away, but Justine did. No sooner were we back from the hospital with Mark than she wanted me to put another one in her.

Two months later disaster struck when Diane's dad had a heart attack and died on the way to the hospital. Madge and Diane were both devastated, and only the joy of having the children around kept them sane. Madge moved in with us after that and the kids just loved her.

Madeline's birth was just as easy as Mark's had been. We now had four children within 13 months of each other; one boy and three girls. Jill and Julia were not blind like their mother, but they looked very similar to her. They were dark haired and even at the age of two they were sprouting hair on their arms and legs. They were already smaller than their brother and sister and I could see that they were going to be scary smart. They were forming words and sentences while the other two were still babbling.

Grandma Madge was so proud of her four grandkids I could swear she was going to burst some times. She made no distinction between her daughter's girls and Justine's two. They were all the same as far as she was concerned.

I was still working for the same company and had moved into Tom's position after his death. I was working four ten hour days and got three days off every week. I loved how our life was coming together, but of course change is the way of nature, nothing is static.

(to be continued)