He paused, then listened again.
“There is a heartbeat,” he confirmed.
The room burst into action.
Orders were shouted and equipment moved quickly.
Oxygen was prepared and the baby was stabilized.
No one removed Nora immediately because everyone had witnessed the impossible.
The baby twitched slightly and made a faint sound.
Lillian cried loudly.
Jonathan covered his mouth as tears fell.
For the first time, hope returned.
“We stabilize him and transfer him to intensive care immediately,” the doctor ordered.
Then he looked at Nora with a mixture of fear and realization.
The team rushed the baby out.
Lillian continued crying.
Jonathan stepped toward Nora, but she stepped back.
The adrenaline left her body and pain spread through her muscles.
“What is your name?” Jonathan asked.
“Nora,” she answered quietly.
“Nora, you,” he began but could not finish.
She lowered her head.
She did not want praise.
She did not even know if the baby would survive.
Moments later, security and the head nurse arrived.
“Remove her immediately,” the nurse ordered.
“Do not touch her,” Jonathan said firmly.
“She interfered with a critical procedure,” the nurse insisted.
“She saved my son,” Jonathan replied coldly.