Natalie lowered her eyes.

Does that mean that if anything goes wrong, the baby will die?

As if reading Natalie's mind, Sally placed her hand on her shoulder and said, “Don't worry. The baby's going to be fine. Don't overthink it, okay? Trust the doctors; they're professionals.”

Natalie gave her a bitter smile.

After all, there was nothing else she could she do but trust them.

“The baby's a boy, right?” Natalie asked hoarsely.

Sally smiled and answered, “Yes, that's right. Why don't you pick a name for him?”

Natalie mulled over it. “Connor and Sharon had nicknames when they were younger, so I'll give him a nickname too. His shall be... Anders. The name means strong, and I hope that he'll grow up strong.”

“Anders. It's a nice name with a nice meaning.” Sally nodded. “What about his official name?”

“His official name...” Natalie wrung her hands. “Once Shane is back, we'll have him name the boy. He has already missed out on naming Connor and Sharon. I'm sure he has been anticipating this baby.”

“But Mr. Shane...”

at her with determined eyes.

faint smile appeared on Sally's lips. “You're right. Mr. Shane will

from Sally and cast another glance at her baby before closing them. “Let's go back

to see him for

If I keep doing this, I'll have another mental breakdown. It'll be impossible to rest well to recover then. I won't be able to stop myself from thinking about how

sighed before walking behind her

as they returned, Silas and the

children saw Natalie awake, they froze. Then, they rushed forward, grabbed Natalie's hand, and started sobbing. “Mommy,

awake now, so you should be delighted instead. Why are

two kids sniffled and mumbled to her that they

them, Silas took a

you have news of Shane, Mr. Campbell?” Natalie asked, her eyes fixed on

his head. “I'm sorry,

disappointed to hear that, it

Sally would have

keep looking for him. I want to see him regardless of whether he's alive or...” Natalie's throat clamped up, and her voice cracked.

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