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Gavin shoved a hand through his hair, clearing a lump from his throat "The baby’s in fetal distress They just took E room"

Lillian touched herChad’s She pulled Gavin into her ar to be fine Don’t you think otherwise"

Gavin nodded, trying hard to concentrate on hisDown the hall, he could hear Olivia, Fallon, Trevor, and Colton Their happiness was apparent too, until they saw Gavin and his parents After a quick explanation, they all gathered in the rooh small talk was attempted, tension hovered, its presence heavy as the minutes ticked by

After what seeed from his chair when a nurse walked in She handed hi into the bathroooodbye to his friends and family and followed the nurse into the elevator He tried to hang on to hope, but as the elevator doors opened, Gavin couldn’t help but feel as if he alking into a nightin to compute the death of a child, nor did he want to

He felt his heart speed up, but he shoved the wicked thought to the back of his st the chaos, his frantic gaze landed on Eh the chilled air when he saw her Gavin’s heart slowed, pluuided him over to Emily Her delicate arms were flailed out to either side, her wrists secured with Velcro She looked so helpless as she stared up at hi with fear and uncertainty It sank Gavin

"I’h his surgical led to feel hers as he leaned over, his face inches fro my eyes off of yours until I hear Noah cry"

The slight chill working over Emily’s skin war nothing more than to touch him She needed both her men safe in her arin, Emily squeezed her eyes closed A tear slid down her cheek Gavin intertwined his fingers in hers, and as proaze never left her eyes As close as his face was to hers, E froh her

"I thank God for you every day, Emily Cooper," Gavin whispered "You know that?"

E froh her stomach

"I do," Gavin continued, his voice soft "I also thank God the delivery boy quit the day you walked into my life I thank God every time you burn a casserole and save a weak shter She couldn’t see Gavin’s mouth, but the shi

"I thank God for every ivenhis face closer "You told ht you’d broken us You didn’t break us, doll You fixed us Those bad minutes shaped us into e are They ether We ritten for one another, and I wouldn’t change one line in our roood, the bad, the in between It’s ours We own it"

The room was filled with loud chatter and frenziedEmily could see or hear was Gavin’s eyes and voice Breathless, she sed The need to hold hih her chest "I love you," she softly choked out, feeling a tug in her stomach "And it’sbreath" And she would Theabove her had saved her in so many ways, she was sure he’d never fully understand what he meant to her It was impossible

As she stared into Gavin’s eyes, a second of haunting white noise rocked the air, followed by Noah’s beautiful, screa entrance into the world Pressure lifted from Emily’s stomach, and she felt a warm tear from Gavin’s eyes hit her cheek As she listened to Noah’s hearty wails and watched the man she loved shed his first tears in front of her, Emily felt whole Her heart throbbed with coaze from hers It also throbbed when she heard him let out a proud, soft chuckle