Then it happens again….a tiny twitch
My chair scrapes loudly across the floor as I stand.
"Elaine?"
Nothing. Then slowly, very slowly.
Her eyelashes flutter.
Once then Again and finally…Her eyes open.
Looking confused and Struggling to focus.
But they are open.
God.
They're open. Relief crashes into me so hard I almost laugh or cry.
Her gaze finds mine and for a second neither of us says anything.
Then her lips part, her voice barely more than a whisper.
"The baby?"
Elaine's POV
"The baby?"
The words leave my mouth before I even think about myself. Everything hurts, my side, my head, my chest.
Even breathing feels strange but none of that matters.
Only one thing matters.
Mt baby.
My eyes lock onto Zane's immediately.
Waiting, terrified and desperate.
For a second he just stares at me, like he's trying to convince himself I'm actually awake.
That he's not imagining this.
Then I see the relief on his face, so much relief it almost hurts to look at.
