My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

"Lucius..." said Laura, walking into the room.

"Laura..." Lucius said, and as soon as he saw her, he threw himself into her arms.

"Brother... Everything's going to be okay."

"I... I shouldn't have argued with her father. I should've taken her home, I..."

"No, Lucius, you need to stay calm. She's going to be okay. The baby's going to

be okay. Just think-she's going to be a beautiful girl. We finally know... it's a girl," said Laura, trying to bring a little light into the darkness.

"What if something happens to Amanda? What am I supposed to do? Tell me, what do I do?" Lucius asked through tears.

"Brother, you have to be strong. Remember, between the two of us, you've always been the strong one. You can't fall apart now."

baby girl. If something bad happens, we'll deal with it when the time comes. But remember this—never, never,

always been close. Past mistakes had distanced them, but now more than ever, they knew they had to

The baby had been born-still very small, now in an incubator-but she was doing well. Lucius could see her at any moment; he just needed to put

encouraging. They were trying to stabilize her with IV magnesium sulfate, but the doctor offered no promises. Her condition wasn't improving, and multiple organs were starting to

for the

believe how everything had changed in the blink of

extra sleepy, and he loved that. He loved how she stretched like a

loved more than anything... might not make it. Life was stealing someone

tears. No way not to feel

about to be alone

man, who had his forehead pressed

it, Dad?" Lucius asked, standing up and trying to look

opening his arms for a

loss would destroy his son. He knew how much Amanda meant

son was barely holding it together-pretending to be strong. And for a