poss

like being dropped into a snowstorm-her ears we

in disbelief. WH

uldn't get pregnant. They'd been sleeping together regularly, and sin

her own memory. But she had j

way she cou

sting on her skirt. His voice still c

but you don't have to pull somethin

ething l

his att

ld cracked open. She couldn't

hought carefully before deciding to tell him about the

is was what sh

ealizing she wasn't playing coy. His smile faded a bit

eeling well? Maybe that's wh

rocess it. She shook

ago? Even if you were pregnant, there's n

ke he always did, like she was just his c

ess eyes stared

entive to a fault. He even remembered h

iod had

to be sure, she'd even waited a few extra days before going to the do

tely. Or... maybe there was another reason. Emily felt her b

he report and slap it in front of him. Pro

er held her back. Some

silent, saw how hollow her express

to the hospital tomorr

r voice was d

r feel sick. She turned he

lled it back and rested it on his thigh, his face

taring at her nails, trying

with me to visit m

er a beat, he nodded, "Right. I'll come b

cut in,

the room thic

ually, "You're busy. No point running back an

to calm hi

Whatever

, lacing his fingers with hers, "It's been a while

bit the inside of her cheek and pushed down the wave

ed to see her

't say anything about how little she ate. After dinner, she excus

he medical report from her purse and tucked i

to sleep, leaving only one small lamp on. She

ould feel his breath. Then he reached out, g

nvinced she was really asleep, he

igned with an entrance on her s

und carried-and Emi

oing throug

his footsteps again. He paused at her bedside

reacted the way he did downstairs. That's when she

new A

eone as suspicious as him wouldn't just le

ved the report. He w

about in an

didn't stop her this time. One of them followed her car as it pu

placed in a private room in this hospital, receiving top-tier care. Emily knew full well-on

hem up onto her head, then headed toward

d to be registered-no exceptions. The log sheet was filled mostly with h

the past six months. She sighed and shook her head, si

re for a moment." The nurse

ned. "I ca

at nearly every staff member here knew her-she never had to wait.

rong with my grandma?" she

l, physically. I

knitting-just as a familia

ce came from behind, his large

. She looked up and noticed

an both go in now. Mr. Lopez, please just

said-" Emily st

f, "Your grandma's probably been waiting a