*Bianca*

I bit back a scream that wanted to burst through my lips as another contraction rattled my body. They were still relatively far apart. It could still be hours before the baby was born. I just had to pray that we had enough time for Leo to make it back to me.

I shut my eyes and tried to breathe the way that the baby books suggested when mothers were in labor. It was far too tempting to hold my breath as I waited for each new wave of pain. I couldn’t believe ...