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I trusted Lena completely.

"Don't worry. I've seen your ultrasound-the baby's fine," Lena said, her lips curving into the faintest smile, Even that small reassurance made me feel a little more grounded.

"You have to help me keep this baby," I said, my voice cracking.

"I know," she replied, her tone teasing as she added, "This is your love child with Hayden, after all."

Jace turned away at that, but not fast enough to hide the flicker of loneliness on his face.

Our tangled history had unraveled a long time ago-at least for me. Jace claimed he'd moved on, but moments like this made it clear he hadn't completely.

Thanks to Lena, I got admitted to a hospital room-not her office, but a proper VIP suite.

bleeding wasn't getting worse. With my nerves settling, I finally had space to think about something else. "What's the deal with Dr. Cahn? How'd she score a job here?" Lena hesitated for a second before

explained the

She looked calm as always, but there was something off-her face was

Nate had broken up recently, and while she'd been the one to call it off, I knew it hadn't been easy. Nate had been her first love, her inspiration for becoming a doctor. Losing that connection... yeah, I understood how much that hurt. But I didn't say anything. Some

go straight to your boss and file

Lena replied, not

bluntness made me laugh. "You're as sharp as

in the back. I'm not an idiot," she said, peeling

flavor snapped me awake in

not even sour,"

replied flatly, raising an eyebrow. "You didn't

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pregnant! Do you not keep track of your cycles?

it was-the Lena

on another slice. "You know what I've been dealing with. Where was I supposed to

went off grid, my life's been a complete mess. No sleep, no focus, no sense of time. Every ache and pain? I just blamed it on stress. Pregnancy? Yeah,