The city careened along its usual wild pace—horns honking, pedestrians scurrying between cars, and a sky that seemed to curve out forever above. But to Kc and Valeria Page, the universe had been reduced to one single thin, fragile point.
Kc parked the black Mercedes just outside St. Haven’s OB-GYN Center. He walked around the car quickly, opening the passenger door with a silent urgency. Valeria stepped out slowly, her hand in his, her other cradling her still-flat stomach without even thinking.
“I’m not nervous,” she said with a breathy laugh, though her eyes darted toward the glass doors of the clinic.
Kc glanced down at her. “You’re biting your lip.”
She stopped at once, cheeks burning. "Okay. A little nervous."
Kc stepped in closer to her, lips whispering against her temple. "No matter what we find out today. I'm here with you. Always."
Valeria unwound as he clasped her hand tightly. "Let's go."
They sat together on the bench in the waiting room, hands clasped. Teal and white cove
