He left because he loved us so much… he was terrified of failing us.
And somewhere across town, in a hospital bed, the man who thought he wasn’t enough was about to become a father.
And he had no idea that the moment he’d been working himself to exhaustion for… had already begun.
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The ambulance arrived within minutes.
Flashing lights painted the rain-soaked street red and white as the paramedics helped me onto the stretcher. Mark stayed by my side, holding my hand while I tried to breathe through the pain.
“Hospital’s only ten minutes away,” one of them said reassuringly.
But those ten minutes felt endless.
Every contraction made me think of Daniel.
Was he really okay? Had he woken up? Did he know our baby was coming?
As the ambulance doors closed, Mark leaned in.
“They took him to the same hospital. I already called ahead.”
My heart raced.
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