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“Where is Zara?”
Alexei reaches up to cup my face, his thumb rubbing back and forth across my cheek.
His silence is only making me more nervous. What is he not telling me?
“She’s in surgery. She had quite a few internal injuries as well as a broken arm.”
“Oh god.” My hand flies to my mouth. “I need to see her.” I throw back the blanket, but Alexei places a hand on my shoulder, forcing me back against the pillows.
“Bianca. Right now there’s nothing you can do for her. Dimitri is there, okay?”
“I can’t lose her, Alexei.” A sob rips from my chest.
You won’t.” He wraps his arms around my shoulders and pulls me against his chest.
Dr. Keller readies the ultrasound probe. “I’m going to need you to please remain calm, Bianca. For the sake of your baby. All the stress is bad for them.”
“Can we please let the doctor check on our baby, zhizn’ moya?”
I pull back to look into Alexei’s dark eyes and focus on the sound of his breathing to help try and calm my racing heart.
My baby has already been through so much in the past twenty-four hours, and I don’t want to cause it any more stress, but I’m terrified of losing Zara.
Dr. Keller looks at me, probe at the ready. “Are you ready, Bianca?”
Alexei offers me an encouraging smile, and I nod.
“I’m ready.”
The moment Dr. Keller points out the tiny blob that is our baby, I can’t contain my tears.
My cheeks are damp, and it only worsens when a soft thump thump fills the silence.
“Incredible,” Alexei whispers.
I look up at him, and his eyes are filled with wonder as he looks at the screen, at the tiny miracle that is half him, half me.
“Everything looks good. But you need to watch your stress levels.”
I nod. “I will.”
“I’ll print this image for you, and I’ll be back to check on you in a few hours.” Dr. Keller removes the ultrasound probe after pressing a few buttons and hands us the printed image.
Once I’m all cleaned up, Alexei climbs into the bed beside me and pulls me against his chest as we both gaze at the first picture of our baby.
“You’re going to be the most amazing mother.” He kisses the top of my head. “And I can’t wait to be a father.”
My heart feels fit to bursting at his words.
“Really?”
“Really. Now try and get some sleep, zhizn’ moya. Zara should be out of surgery soon.”
I don’t know how long I sleep for but when I finally open my eyes again, Dimitri and Alexei are talking in hushed tones in the corner.
I try to sit straighter in bed. “Is it Zara?”
Dimitri turns to face me and offers me a weak smile.
