Chapter 189

Kelly POV

Nine months. Nine long, exhausting, emotional months. And now, I’m here. In a hospital bed, drenched in sweat, gripping Adrian’s hand so tightly that I’m sure I’ve cut off his circulation. My body feels like it’s being torn apart, and yet, I push.

“Just a little more, Kelly!” the doctor encourages.

Easy for them to say. They aren’t the ones feeling like their body is being split open. Adrian leans close, his lips brushing my forehead.

“You’re almost there,” he murmurs, his voice steady, calming. “I’ve got you.”

Tears sting my eyes. I don’t know if it’s from the pain or the overwhelming feeling that this moment is actually happening. And then, a sharp cry fills the room. My breath catches. The world seemed to stop.

The doctor lifts a tiny, wriggling body into the air. “It’s a girl!”

A sob escapes me. I collapse back against the pillows, my whole body trembling. Tears slip down my temples as I hear my daughter’s first sounds.<