Stella was at the clinic for her prenatal checkup when her phone started buzzing.

She reached for it, but Ronald gently took it from her.

"Relax, babe. Let's finish up here first," he said with a soft smile.

Stella nodded. "Okay."

They both turned to the ultrasound screen as the doctor pointed something out.

"Right here you can see your little one," the doctor said.

Stella squinted at the blurry shape. "Looks bigger than last time."

At the last appointment, it was barely the size of a peanut. Now, she thought, it looked more like a golf ball.

The doctor frowned and moved the ultrasound wand around a little more.

"Huh..."

Stella's heartbeat picked up. "What's wrong?"

The doctor looked like she'd just stumbled onto a hidden treasure. She started scanning Stella's stomach more carefully, going slow.

Stella instinctively glanced at Ronald, nerves kicking in.

He squeezed her hand and traced his thumb across her palm. "It's okay," he whispered.

he shot the doctor a

blurted out, "Um, it looks like there are three babies." Ronald:

Stella: "..."

room fell completely

Did she

Stella stammered, "Three?"

two must have been too small to spot before, but

was serious. "You're

doctor nodded quickly.

messed this up, she figured she'd probably lose her

eyes

seemed like a miracle, but three? This was unreal. Ronald grinned and ruffled her soft hair.

name tag read "Dr. Dylan" with questions about how to take care of Stella. Only after

practically

Mom.

this to herself.

granola bar. “I'll call her. You need to

eaten much that morning, thanks to all the

Stella nodded obediently. "Okay."

She was starving, actually.

to ease her morning

traveling for work and hadn't

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