Something Was Off
After a few weeks, Monica began to calm down. She behaved normally around Michael and reasoned that there was no reason to disrupt a perfectly happy household. What would a marriage be without some secrets? Michael was delighted to see more of Monica in Emma, but something was off…
Her Eyes
In the end, Emma looked remarkably like Monica. She had her smile, her ears, her cute little nose, and bundles of brown hair that fell into places on her head. However, when Michael looked into the girl’s blue eyes, he didn’t see either. Both children had blue eyes – except for Emma. He couldn’t place where she could have gotten them from, and it bugged him.