A week had passed since the fertilization.
Every day, Abigail woke up with hope in her heart, and every night, she whispered little prayers under her breath like they might help keep the dream alive. She didn’t ask too many questions. She trusted the process, and more importantly, she trusted Kai.
Now, the day had come.
She sat in the fertility clinic, tucked into a hospital bed under the warm glow of soft lighting, the sterile blue gown doing little to calm her racing heart. Her hands were resting on her stomach, fingers intertwined. Her cheeks were flushed with a nervous kind of joy.
Kai sat beside her in a chair, relaxed in posture but clearly alert. His fingers tapped lightly against his knee but he hadn’t spoken much since they arrived, just small smiles and soft squeezes of her h
