« And you carry enough for both of us, » I’d answer.
She’d roll her eyes every single time.
Noah changed everything.
The delivery had been difficult.
Nearly twenty-one hours of labor.
Unexpected blood loss.
An emergency procedure that left doctors monitoring Emily far longer than anyone expected.
When they finally placed Noah into her arms, every fear disappeared from her face.
She stared at him as if the entire universe had suddenly become small enough to hold.
« I made him, » she whispered through tears.
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