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."

have to stay positive. We have to pray for Amanda and your baby girl. If something bad happens, we'll deal with it when the time comes. But remember this—never, never, Lucius

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

an incubator-but she was doing well. Lucius could see

her with IV magnesium sulfate,

message was clear-they needed to prepare for the

couldn't believe how everything had changed in the

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

anything... might not make it. Life was stealing someone

the tears. No way not to feel

to

who had his forehead pressed against the

is it, Dad?" Lucius asked, standing up and

opening his

his son. He

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