CHAPTER NINETY – THE LABOR IS DUE

All thoughts of their argument vanished as Logan sprang into action, grabbing the hospital bag they had packed weeks ago and helping Deonna to the car. The drive to the hospital was a blur of pain and anxiety. Deonna clutched her belly, breathing through contractions that seemed to be coming faster and stronger with each passing minute. Logan's hand found hers, squeezing gently. For a moment, the touch of his skin against hers felt like it used to – comforting, safe. But then another contraction hit, and reality came crashing back. At the hospital, everything moved quickly. Deonna was whisked away to the maternity ward, leaving Logan to handle the paperwork and notifications. As she lay in the hospital bed, monitors beeping around her and doctors bustling in and out, Deonna felt a moment of clarity amidst the pain. Whatever happened between her and Logan, whatever the future held, the life they had created together was about to enter the world. And she would love this child fiercel