Sometimes, when Glades played with the baby, he saw with his own eyes how it kicked and created a bulge in Julia's belly. This frightened him immensely; he thought the baby would kick a hole right through her stomach. He didn't dare play with the baby anymore, which left Julia not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She teased him, saying that even after reading so many baby care books and memorizing their contents, he still had such absurd ideas. If word got out, people would laugh their heads off.
