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.

said, swallowing. "I'm

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

I'll likely have to be

dream a little. It doesn;t make the potential pain any less, but it

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 mother pointed at

little girl," she said softly, her eyes searching my

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

soon as they left my mouth. Her expression faltered, the joy that had been building in her

her voice tinged with sadness. "It's just... I'm so excited for

and palpable. We stood there, surrounded by the laughter and chatter of other shoppers, but our

suggested, pointing up ahead

way to the cafe. As we sat down, the aroma of

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