I Don’t Know If I’m Ready To Be A Mother

Tears were streaming down Kira’s cheeks. She made no effort to wipe them away. Austyn grabbed a couple of tissue from a box on the coffee table. Why was she so sad all of a sudden? Kira couldn’t get a word out. Her whole body was racked by sobs. She wanted to tell Austyn how much he meant to her, and how touched she was by all he was doing for her. The last person who had been this nice to her was her father. Gideon used to treat her like family as well, but he had changed. Austyn scooped her up in his arms. He wiped away her tears with his fingers. ‘There, there.’ He couldn’t stand the sight of her tears. It made him feel guilty, for some reason. ‘What’s wrong?’ ‘I don’t…I don’t want to cry.’ Kira sobbed. ‘But I can’t help it.’ Austyn sighed, helpless. Was this another side effect of the hormonal surge during pregnancy? She had been fine a minute ago. Kira gripped the front of his shirt. ‘You’re being so nice to me. I can’t help it.’ Tears kept streaming down her cheeks. The front of