Chapter 0238
I stand rooted in my spot as the words keep ringing in my ears.
A baby girl.
Ava has a baby girl. She has a little daughter. Noah is going to be so fucking happy. He has been praying that he gets a sister, and his prayer has been answered.
“Can I see her?”
“I know you’re eager to see your daughter, Mr. Woods, but you’ll have to wait a bit until we’re done
checking her,” he says.
At first, his words don’t make sense to me, but soon enough, I realize that he assumed that I was the baby’s father. I don’t mind it at all; it just came as a fucking shock.
“She’s premature since she’s only twenty–six weeks old, and given the trauma she faced when Ava was shot and fell to the ground, we’ll place her in an incubator. She’ll be in NICU until we feel she’s healthy
enough to be with family.”
I notice that he has not mentioned anything about Ava. Does that mean they have no hopes of her
surviving?
My heart rate increases at that possibility. She has to survive. She just has to. Otherwise, how are we supposed to live without her?
“You have to be prepared though. We will do everything in our power to make sure she survives, but your have to know that she may not. If she does, she may have severe disability such as cerebral palsy. learning difficulties or hearing and vision problems”
“But that is just a probability, right? It is not something that is set in stone.” I ask him, already feeling sorry
for the little girl.
She came into the world too early, and already she’s faced and will face more than most people will ever
face in their entire lives.
“Yes. It’s just a possibility, but it doesn’t always happen. We just prefer giving parents all the angles in
love.
“Can I get you something to eat, Ro?” My mom asks me.
I shake my head. I couldn’t even stomach the thought of food right now, let alone eat it. I was a nervous fucking wreck. Food was the last thing on my mind.
Gabe takes the seat next to me when mom vacates it. With dad sitting on my other side. I don’t like admitting weakness, but in this moment, I am. I am weak and helpless, and I didn’t know how to stop
feeling that way.
Time passes with no word from the doctors. Before I know it, the waiting room door opens, and Noah comes running to me. His body.collides with mine and I take time to just breathe his scent in. It calms
me, but not by much.
I spot Calvin entering with Gunner. I give him a nod to say thank you, which he reciprocates. Emma freezes upon seeing them, but Kate’s eyes fill with tears when her eyes land on her grandson.
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