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Nina’s POV

“ Mrs. Ryan’’ I waited with anticipation at what the doctor was going to say, my heart flipped when she held my hands enclosing it with hers.

“ You are finally pregnant, with twins” The air stilled around me as the bag I was holding dropped to the ground, crystal welled up in my eyes, ones that I pushed away before asking in a hoarse voice.

“ I am pregnant?” I asked again, just to be certain that my ears haven't been playing tricks on me. That indeed I was getting my gift after all of these years when I thought that all hope was lost. That it had come at the time when I needed it the most.

“ Yes” she bobbed. “ You are pregnant, you are in your early trimester, so you ought to be careful. Your husband would be delighted”

Squeezing the paper in my hands, my feet traipsed out of the office, while I sank deeper in thought. Maybe, perhaps this was what I needed to fix our relationship, mine with Ryan.

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My hand clustered around my phone while I wa