When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 22

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child. He must have searched the heavens far and wide before choosing me to be his mom. And here I was, wrestling with the decision to keep him.

Christine gently cleaned my tears, embracing me with a warmth she seldom showed in public. “Why the tears? Your baby’s doing just fine, very well-behaved and tough.”

“Really?” I asked in surprise.

“Of course, it’s true. Don’t you believe me? Ask the nurse,” Christine said.

The nurse, who had come in with her, chuckled helplessly. “Don’t just worry about the baby. You hit your head, and though we’ve bandaged the cut on your forehead, we haven’t done a CT scan because of the pregnancy. How do you feel now? Any severe dizziness?”

“I’m okay.” I nodded, feeling only slightly woozy

IV, you can go home to rest. Just come back to the hospital if you feel unwell.” While patting my shoulder reassuringly, the nurse added, “Just take

With that, she left.

that, my tense nerves finally relaxed, and I hugged

go of me, pulled a

looked visibly shaken. “You scared the hell out of me, you know? Weren’t you supposed

emergency contact while I was on the phone with you. you’d be here all

avoided that car with your reflexes, but you didn’t. What were

word, her eyes reddening, turning away to clean

assure her I was okay But all I could muster was a faint, “Chris,

at

a divorce” I exhaled deeply, feeling a sense of relief I hadn’t felt in weeks, “It’s

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at me in disbelief before finally speaking, you sure about