12-Alarm Cowboys
““I kinda knew by the way you were when Kerri went into labor.” He’d seen the same grief and guilt in her eyes then, too.
She nodded.
“Want to tell me about it?”
She shrugged. “It’s as you probably guessed. My lifestyle led to a miscarriage.”
He was careful to keep emotions from showing. “How far along were you?”
“Only three months.” She sniffed, brushing a stray tear from her face.
His insides gripped tight. He wanted to crush her close, to comfort her, but he sensed she needed to talk about it.... That she had never talked about it before. So, he continued to hold her hand, and his tongue.
“I didn’t do drugs. Ever. But the father did. It was weird, you know? I never thought about being a mom, but when I discovered I was pregnant, I was…happy. I immediately quit drinking and partying. I kept thinking, if I can just get through the first trimester, we might be okay.” She sucked in a ragged breath. “Guess the damage was already done.”
“Come here.”
He tugged her hand, and she toppled onto his chest.MoreLess
She nodded.
“Want to tell me about it?”
She shrugged. “It’s as you probably guessed. My lifestyle led to a miscarriage.”
He was careful to keep emotions from showing. “How far along were you?”
“Only three months.” She sniffed, brushing a stray tear from her face.
His insides gripped tight. He wanted to crush her close, to comfort her, but he sensed she needed to talk about it.... That she had never talked about it before. So, he continued to hold her hand, and his tongue.
“I didn’t do drugs. Ever. But the father did. It was weird, you know? I never thought about being a mom, but when I discovered I was pregnant, I was…happy. I immediately quit drinking and partying. I kept thinking, if I can just get through the first trimester, we might be okay.” She sucked in a ragged breath. “Guess the damage was already done.”
“Come here.”
He tugged her hand, and she toppled onto his chest.MoreLess
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