Chapter 0509

She looked at me, her eyes softening. "Oh, Nina, you don't have to-"

"I want to, mom."

She smiled, a beautiful, genuine smile that I had only seen a handful of times in my life-and it seemed to be more so lately. "Thank you, darling."

As we left the salon, I felt a little lighter. The world outside seemed a little brighter, the sky a little clearer, and my heart, well, it was brimming with a newfound joy. It was a day of firsts, a day of beginnings, and I knew it was a day neither of us would ever forget.

"So, darling," my mom asked as we headed back to the car, "do you have any gender preference? A boy, perhaps? Or maybe a little girl?"

Her question took me by surprise.

I said, swallowing. "I'm just hoping for a healthy

looked at me, her eyes searching mine. "With your endometriosis, how are the doctors feeling about this

high-risk, as expected. I'll

hopeful, to plan and dream a little. It doesn;t make the potential pain any less, but it might make the present

the window, where a display of baby dresses was arranged on tiny mannequins. The fabrics looked soft and delicate, and made my heart swell and retract at the same time. My

on a little girl,"

I glanced up, locking eyes with her. "But mom, isn't

expression faltered, the joy that had been building in her eyes dimming like

right," she said, her voice tinged with sadness. "It's just... I'm so excited for you. But I understand why you want

of the moment hung between us, heavy and palpable. We stood there, surrounded by the

tea," I suggested, pointing up ahead at a

we sat down, the aroma of freshly

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