Chapter 9. Watch You

“Have you lost a baby before?”

She shook her head. “After the diagnosis and surgery, I was told that the chances were slim that I would get pregnant.”

Dr. Parks sighed before nodding. “I take it that you have been trying for a while, then?”

“Yes, we tried for years, starting as soon as we got married. But nothing and now—” she said but stopped herself from blurting out her dirty secret.

She felt his hand touch hers and she opened her eyes to see a silver wedding band on his finger. The image of him being so happy in his wedding photo hit her again and only made her cry harder. Again, she asked herself why she had to choose and marry an asshole.

“I can’t promise that everything will be okay, but I will watch over you. I would like to see you every week until you give birth. According to the scan, you look about eight weeks along. That means you have another seven months to go.”

Pandora agreed, feeling a little better that he was willing to watch ov