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."

girl. If something bad happens, we'll deal with it when the time comes. But

two siblings had always been close. Past mistakes had distanced them, but now more than

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 on the

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

for the

couldn't believe how everything had changed in the blink of an

loved that. He loved how she stretched like a cat and shifted around-even with that massive belly, she always found

anything... might not make it. Life was stealing someone from him again someone he loved with all his heart, maybe even more than anyone he'd ever

no holding back the tears. No way not to feel broken, devastated.

to be alone

approaching the young man, who had his forehead pressed against the wall, crying in

Lucius asked, standing up and trying

here..." said Maximus, opening

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

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