Under His Embrace (The Constella Family Book 4) by Leona White

Author:Leona White [White, Leona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

16

CHLOE

Islipped underwater, both to avoid continuing this conversation and to cool off. The humidity was so cranked up in this room that I felt overly warm. Or maybe the discomfort of feeling so hot was internal, due to the oh, shit sensation I tried to hide.

Once I surfaced, I realized that the women weren’t satisfied. All three of them looked at me, and I felt horrible to have changed the mood so drastically. In other circumstances, it could’ve felt more like I was hanging around on an ordinary afternoon. Now, it seemed like I’d crashed the party.

“I’m… I’m sorry I mentioned it,” I said, looking at Nina. She seemed the most troubled about the news and I felt like an ass. The last thing any pregnant woman wants to hear is about the loss of a baby, even one that hadn’t developed past a couple of days since conception, according to what my gynecologist told me then. No matter the timing or age or any other details, miscarriages and child loss were serious causes of pain.

Eva frowned, looking off to the side. She was clearly uncomfortable, but Tessa stayed by my side and looked ready to offer me support.

“It’s hard to be a statistic like that,” I told Nina. “But it’s true. So many women suffer from miscarriages and…” Okay, I don’t think I’m helping.

Nina nodded and rubbed her big belly. “I was so, so nervous in the beginning of the pregnancy,” she admitted.

“Did you suffer any difficulties in the first trimester?” I asked.

“Just the usual. Some morning sickness. Fatigue. Danicia and my Ob-Gyn kept telling me that my pregnancy was coming along as expected. No worries. No concerns.”

“But it’s hard to accept that and know there’s nothing to worry about,” I commiserated.

“Yeah.” She furrowed her brow. “And now that I’m getting closer to the end, I’m obsessing more about the fear of the actual process of childbirth and all that.”

“I think every woman on the planet feels like that the first time,” I said. I caught myself from saying anything about how scared I was. They were under the impression that I didn’t have a child. They were in the dark about Caleb. I couldn’t offer personal advice or general suggestions and platitudes about childbirth if they didn’t know I had a child. “Every woman probably feels like that any time they’re getting ready to have a baby.”

Tessa nodded and smiled. “Yeah. So this one can be a practice round,” she joked with Nina. “Then when Dante knocks you up again, you’ll know what to expect the next time.”

Nina laughed dryly. “No. I don’t think I’ll be in a rush.”

Tessa rolled her eyes. “Yeah, right.”

My nervousness faded the more that the focus shifted to Nina, but Eva brought it all right back to me. “Chloe?”

I faced her, anxious about how closely she looked at me. It felt as though she was searching for a clue on my face.

“This baby you lost. Was it Franco’s?”

I consciously forced myself not to freeze or flinch at her direct question.

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