Fighting Hearts
"That's the heartbeat. The baby's heart. You're in the eighth week. It's stable, strong. And it's there. Inside you."
Sloane fell silent. She stared at the ceiling, at nothing, but the sound filled the room. Thump-thump. Thump-thump. It couldn't be unheard. It couldn't be unfelt.
Lennox leaned over her. With his other hand, he touched her stomach, right where the sound came from, and as if he wanted to hear it more closely, he leaned in even further.
Tears welled up in Sloane's eyes. Her lips trembled. For a while, she couldn't speak, only a broken, whisper of a voice escaped her:
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