A week later, Nicholas arranged an appointment with the doctor. The silence between us had stretched long since the night Bella found out, since the screaming, since she stormed out of my room and left me shattered. Nicholas hadn’t said much, but he made sure I ate, made sure I rested, and now, he was making sure I saw a doctor.The waiting room was too bright, too clean, and my heart wouldn’t stop racing. Nicholas sat beside me, his fingers brushing mine, tentative but steady. It felt strange, him being both the reason I was falling apart and the only one holding me up.When the doctor dimmed the lights and turned the monitor on, I held my breath. A flicker appeared on the screen. Then a sound filled the room, sharp and fast. My baby’s heartbeat. My chest cracked open, tears spilling down my cheeks before I could stop them.Nicholas reached for me, his hand tight around mine, his other hand brushing my cheek. He looked at the screen like he’d just found the meaning of life. When the
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