They spotted us immediately and walked over to join us.
“How is she?” My mother asked.
My parents stepped out.
“Rosie is stable,” the doctor said. “Both babies are breathing on their own.”
I let out a sob and grabbed Ben’s sleeve.
He was already crying, silent tears sliding down his jaw.
“She made it,” I whispered. “She made it, Ben.”
“Oh my God!”
My mother moved closer, arms held out for a hug.
And all my anger bubbled to the surface.
All my anger bubbled to the surface.
I stepped back.
“Don’t you touch me. Not after what you did.”
“What I did?” Mom frowned. “What are you talking about, sweetheart?”
I held up the contract.
The blood drained from my parents’ faces.
“You wanted to send her away!”
“Don’t you touch me. Not after what you did.”
“You don’t understand what we were planning—”