Chapter 35

Grace’s POV

Kimberly gathered me in her arms the moment she opened the door, and I lay still in the warmth of her embrace, struggling to keep the tears back.

“Hush. It’s going to be okay, Grace.” She stroked my back as she spoke, and I was momentarily comforted.

She ushered me into the living room, and I settled into the seat, tired and grateful. I had stopped at the hospital, and the doctors assured me my baby was fine.

“Ten toes and ten fingers. A healthy baby girl.”

Another daughter. A sister for Daisy.

Tears sprang to my eyes when I remembered Kelvin’s words.

No. I can’t do that.

I was never going to have the happy ending I expected.

“It’s a baby girl,” I said to Kimberly, who had tears in her eyes too.

“That’s wonderful. She is going to be beautiful, like you.”

Like her father, too, I thought inwardly and sobbed.

“When are you going to tell him about the baby?” Kimberly asked gently.

I swiped a