Tears welled in Ruby's eyes, her hand flying to her mouth. The room seemed to blur, her mind spinning.
A baby. She tried not to think anything until they were done and back in the doctor's office.
The silence in Doctor Sylvia's office felt louder than ever as Ruby sat motionless, her trembling hands resting protectively over her lower abdomen.
Her thoughts were scattered, spiraling in all directions, but all she could feel—truly feel—was the thundering of her heartbeat in her ears.
She was pregnant. Pregnant with Stefan's baby.
The words hadn't fully sunk in. She had heard them, seen the tiny flickering heartbeat on the screen, but they still didn't feel real. A child. A part of Stefan. A part of her. A living, growing symbol of everything she had come to cherish… and everything she'd hidden behind a lie.
