It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

I was about to press the button to bring the firehouse door down when I thought I heard someone whisper, “Wait." I stepped outside and beheld the figure of a woman walking toward me with a bundle in her arms. The moment she moved the bundle toward me, I knew what it was and thought, ‘Oh, dear God in heaven, not me, please, not me.’ What else could I do? My life was about to change forever.