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CHILDBIRTH CLASS

Author: Lizzy Aik
last update publish date: 2026-05-19 23:44:03

EVE'S POV

Thirty-two weeks pregnant felt like carrying a watermelon strapped to my front. My belly was heavy and round, sitting low enough that I had to waddle more than walk now.

Every step sent a dull ache through my lower back, and the baby had taken to practicing soccer drills against my ribs at the most inconvenient times. But despite the discomfort, I couldn’t stop touching my belly... feeling those strong, steady movements that reminded me we were getting closer to meeting our littl
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  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    CHILDBIRTH CLASS

    EVE'S POV Thirty-two weeks pregnant felt like carrying a watermelon strapped to my front. My belly was heavy and round, sitting low enough that I had to waddle more than walk now. Every step sent a dull ache through my lower back, and the baby had taken to practicing soccer drills against my ribs at the most inconvenient times. But despite the discomfort, I couldn’t stop touching my belly... feeling those strong, steady movements that reminded me we were getting closer to meeting our little one. Damon and I were still living under the same roof, but it felt more like two careful roommates than a married couple trying to rebuild. He respected every boundary I set. He never entered my room without knocking. He slept in the master bedroom while I stayed in the guest room. He made breakfast every morning and left it on the table with a short note, never expecting conversation. It was healing in small, quiet ways… but it was also incredibly awkward. Today was our first childbirt

  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    SLOW STEPS

    DAMON'S POV It had been three weeks since the hospital scare. Three weeks of me showing up exactly how I said I would...no grand speeches, no pressure, just consistent, quiet actions. I went to every single doctor’s appointment. I sat in the waiting room early, brought her the right snacks, asked questions but never took over. I kept going to therapy twice a week. I even told my mom, in no uncertain terms, that any negative comments about Eve were no longer welcome. Eve was still guarded. She had every reason to be. But something had shifted after that night in the hospital. She saw me stay calm when things got scary. She saw me put her and the baby first without making it about my guilt. Slowly, the walls she had built started to crack just a little. Then, four days ago, she called me. Not a text. An actual call. “I’ve been thinking,” she said, voice careful but not cold. “I want to move back to the penthouse. But not like before. We’re not jumping back into everything. I need

  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    THE SCARE

    EVE'S POV I woke up at 3:17 a.m. with a sharp, tightening pain low in my belly that didn’t feel like the usual Braxton Hicks. At twenty-eight weeks, I’d gotten used to the little aches and the baby’s strong kicks, but this was different. It wrapped around my middle like a band and made me suck in a sharp breath. I lay still for a minute, hand on my belly, waiting for it to pass. It did… but then another one came five minutes later. Stronger. “Shit,” I whispered into the dark room at Jessica’s place. My heart started racing. I reached for my phone on the nightstand, breathing through the next contraction. By the time the third one hit, I was scared, really scared. I called Jessica first. She was in my room in under a minute, still half-asleep but instantly alert when she saw my face. “How far apart?” she asked, already grabbing my hospital bag from the closet. “Four or five minutes,” I said, voice shaking. “This doesn’t feel right, Jess. It’s too early.” She helped me up, kept

  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    ACTION OVER WORDS

    DAMON'S POV I used to think love was about big speeches and grand gestures. Now I know it’s mostly about showing up when it’s quiet, when nobody’s clapping, when it’s just hard and uncomfortable work. It had been two weeks since I showed Eve the nursery. Two weeks since that heavy conversation in the coffee shop where she told me she was still mad and scared. She hadn’t moved back in. She was still at Jessica’s. And I was learning, day by day, that pushing her would only make things worse. So I stopped pushing and I started showing up instead. This morning was her twenty-nine-week appointment. I got there early, sitting in the waiting room with a coffee for her (decaf, oat milk, one sugar — exactly how she likes it). When she walked in with Jessica, she looked surprised to see me, but not angry. That was something. “Hey,” I said, standing up carefully. I didn’t try to hug her, I didn’t even step too close. “I brought you this. Thought you might want something before they start po

  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    LOVE AND FEAR

    EVE'S POV I sat on Jessica’s balcony with a cup of herbal tea that had gone cold ages ago, staring out at the city lights while my hand rested on my belly. Twenty-seven weeks. The baby was getting stronger every day, pushing and rolling like he or she was trying to remind me that life was still moving forward whether I was ready or not. But my heart? My heart felt stuck between two worlds.. one where I still loved Damon with everything in me, and another where the fear of being hurt again was almost paralyzing. The nursery he had created kept playing in my mind, the timeline of his mistakes written out so honestly. The letter, the way his voice had cracked when he told me he understood exactly how deeply he had broken me. It was beautiful, painful. and real. For the first time since he asked me to leave, I felt like he truly saw what he had done. And yet… I was terrified. What if it was just another grand gesture? What if the guilt wore off and the old patterns came back? What

  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    THE GRAND GESTURE

    DAMON'S POV I couldn’t do this halfway, not anymore. After that coffee shop meeting with Eve, her words kept echoing in my head. She was still angry, still hurt, and she had every right to be. I had pushed her away when the memories hit hardest. I had gone silent for days while she was alone at Jessica’s, carrying our baby and wondering if I was ever going to fight for us. Words weren’t enough anymore... I needed to show her... really show her... that I understood the depth of what I had done. So I spent three full days planning this. I started with the nursery. The old one in our apartment had been half-finished before everything fell apart. I hired a small team and worked alongside them, refusing to sit back and just pay for it. I wanted my hands in it. I painted the walls a soft, warm gray that Eve had once shown me on her phone months ago... back when we were still hopeful. I put up the crib we had bought together, the one she had touched with tears in her eyes the first

  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    FAMILY MEETING 2

    She could... she could stay just until the test happens and we know for sure. That way she has support but we're not...it wouldn't be..." He trailed off but the damage was done. "You want her to move in," I said, my voice hollow. "Just temporarily, just until..."

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-24
  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    THE FAMILY MEETING

    The call came from Damon's mother three days after Sophia sent the medical records.Catherine Sterling's voice was cold and clipped when Damon put her on speaker."We need to have a family meeting," she said. "This situation with Sophia and the baby needs to be addressed properly.""There's nothing

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-24
  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    THE CONFRONTATION

    I'd been at Jessica's for two days when Damon showed up.Jessica had gone to work, told me to make myself at home, help myself to anything. I was on the couch in her pajamas eating ice cream for breakfast when someone started pounding on the door.Not knocking, he was pounding."Eve, I know you're

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-24
  • I AM BILLIONAIRE DAMON'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE    THE PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT.

    Two weeks passed.Two weeks of me jumping every time the phone rang, checking over my shoulder when we left the apartment, waiting for the other shoe to drop.Damon kept telling me I was being paranoid.I kept telling him I wasn't.Then she showed up.We were having dinner when the doorbell rang. D

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-23
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