~Hermes~

I snapped upright, my heart slamming against my ribs as I turned toward the doors.

"Who's her legal guardian?" he asks sharply.

"I am—"

"I am—"

Kayla's voice crashes into mine.

We both stop.

For a second the hallway goes dead quiet. Kayla turns to look at me, her eyes still swollen from crying. "He's… he's the baby's father," she tells the doctor stiffly. "But I'm her friend. Her roommate. I'm the one who's been with her."

The doctor's brows knit together, processing that ...