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“I know I’m sorry too I’ve been far fro but good to ht I’d have aI could have dreamed of”

The air was so thick between us that I found it hard to breathe, not knohere this was going

Hoping

Praying

“From the moment I laid my eyes on you, all I’ve ever wanted was to make you happy You know that, don’t you?”

“Yes”

“These last twoFor the first time in nize theto find him That man The one you met The one you loved The one as made for only you I couldn’t find him, but the more I searched, the harder it was to accept I ain Because he doesn’t exist without you”

She leaned in to my touch

“The truth is I do resent you, Kinley”

She gri to hide it

“I didn’t want to admit it to myself, let alone you Julian foundto him, I realized how h—what you were, are going through

I guess I thought I’d healed you”

“You did, Christian I don’t knohere I would be without you”

“We’ve both s we can’t change If we can’t have kids, then it is what it is We live another life, et a puppy”

She choked out a laugh “You don’t want a baby anymore?”

“I want you That’s what I want Now please tell h with this Please, baby”

What happened next could only be described as a moment where God finally heard our prayers

She declared, “I’nant”

Chapter 19

Christian

With the wind knocked out of me, I replied, “I’m sorry, what?”

She didn’t hesitate in repeating, “I’nant”

“With a baby?”

“Yes” She smiled “With your baby Our baby”

Was I hallucinating?

“Wait, how?”