I was still dizzy from the anesthesia when he walked in—not with flowers, not with worry, but with her perfume trailing behind him. “Get up,” he said, voice cold as the IV drip. “This bed isn’t for you anymore.” I pressed a trembling hand to my belly. “I’m carrying your child.” He didn’t even blink. “And I’m choosing her.” The monitor kept beeping like a warning I couldn’t understand—until the nurse whispered something that made my blood turn to ice… and his face finally crack.
I was still dizzy from the anesthesia when he walked in—not with flowers, not with worry, but with her perfume trailing behind him. The hospital lights felt like an interrogation. My C-section bandage burned, and the plastic bassinet beside me was empty because the nurses said my baby needed “monitoring.” Derek didn’t look at the…