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edge of the cold
t profusely, sticking to the smooth leather of her Birkin bag. She stared at the sterile white door.
ushed the door open, holding a crisp
smile. She walked forward and ha
d. She opened the folder. Her eyes immediately loc
Four weeks
her jaw and landed on the paper. She pressed a trembling hand over her flat stomach
ntly touched
ions, Mrs. C
oat was tight, choked with the weight
eet family pressed against the back of her mind. She remembered the brutal IVF hormone injections. The sharp needles pie
cial ultrasound at the front desk
the lab report and slipped it into
down the quiet, carpeted clinic hallway. The air sme
uzzed relentless
reen lit up with her moth
She couldn't keep the ma
good news?" Patricia asked immed
where the paper rested. She absolutely had to tell Ch
e vitamin check, Mom,
ly. The sound crackle
pivoting the conversation. "This public display is critical. It cements your place in
o the ceremony," Evelyn said,
She opened the Instagram app to distract herself
loaded a new post at t
notorious first love. The ultimate
hand holding a signed divorce decre
of cold dread washed over her joy, freezing
he rushed out of the clinic doors and practically t
lyn ordered her dr
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