Chapter 111: The Birth

"I need you to push." Dr. Silva's voice cut through the fog. Leighton couldn't think. Couldn't breathe. The pain was everywhere. Swallowing her whole. "I can't." Her voice came out broken. Weak. "Yes you can." Noah's hand gripped hers. Too tight. Hurting her. She didn't tell him to stop. "Look at me, Leigh. Look at me." She turned her head. Found his eyes. Terrified. But steady. "You can do this," he said. "You're the strongest person I know." Another contraction hit. Ripped through her body. She screamed. Couldn't help it. The sound tore out of her. "That's it," Dr. Silva said. "Channel that. Push through it. Baby A is right there." She pushed. Used every ounce of strength she had left. Her body felt like it was splitting apart. Breaking. Dying. "Good. Again. One more big push." She bore down. Pushed harder. Felt something give. Felt pressure release. Then she heard it. A cry. Small. Angry. Perfect. "Baby A is here," Dr. Silva announced. "It's a boy." She collapsed back a

Chapter 112: Five Years Later

"Mommy, Tristan stole my dinosaur!" Liam's voice hit Leighton before she made it down the stairs. She was already late for a client call. Already juggling her phone and coffee and the presentation deck she'd printed last night. "Did not!" Tristan yelled back. "It's mine!" She walked into the kitchen. Found both boys on the floor. Wrestling over a plastic T-Rex. Breakfast forgotten. Milk spilled across the table. Cheerios scattered like confetti. "Both of you. Stop." Her voice came out sharper than she meant. They froze. Looked up at her with identical guilty expressions. Noah's dark eyes. Her nose. Five years old and already masters of manipulation. "He started it," they said in unison. She set her coffee down. Picked up the dinosaur. "This goes in timeout. You both go eat breakfast. Now." "But Mom..." "Now." They scrambled to the table. She cleaned up the milk. Checked her phone. The client call started in three minutes. She wasn't ready. Wasn't even close to ready. "Need he

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Chapter 111: The Birth

Chapter 112: Five Years Later