“We can’t miss the flight,” Daniel said, glancing at his watch. “The jet leaves for Hawaii in ninety minutes.”
I stared at him, my newborn daughter sleeping against my chest, her tiny breath warm through the hospital blanket. Pregnancy& Maternity
“You’re leaving now?” I asked.
Daniel sighed like I had inconvenienced him by bleeding, healing, and bringing his child into the world.
“Liora, don’t start. My mother has been looking forward to this trip for months. Ava needs a break too. You and the baby should rest at home.” Pregnancy& Maternity
His mother, Marlene, lowered the Maybach window and gave me a smile that had no warmth in it.
“She can call a car,” she said. “Women gave birth without drama long before hospital suites and private nurses.” BiologicalSciences
Ava laughed from the back seat. “Besides, Hawaii is not exactly the place for a crying baby and a woman in a hospital gown.”
I looked down at myself.
