Chapter 23

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Zelena

I wake up to complete darkness, my vision fuzzy as they adjust. I turn my head towards the clock that reads 2:30am. The appointment is today, the day we found out why we can't have children. What if it is me? What's if I'm the problem? Will August leave me to have children with someone else? I don't blame him, it's my fault for not being good enough.

But what if we're both the problem? What happens then?

"Can't sleep babe?" August asks, his voice croaky from sleep

"No" I sigh, turning towards him

"You're worrying about the appointment aren't you?" he guesses

"Yes, I suppose I am. I just can't get it out of my head, I mean, what if something is wrong and we can't have children? What do we do then?" I shrug

"We'll do it the way we do everything, together, we'll get through it together, I promise babe. One way or another, we will have a baby" he reassures me

"I love you" I whisper, kissing his lips

"I love you too" he whispers back

"Now get some sleep, we have to be up soon" he adds, wrapping his arms around me

I rest my head on his chest, his steady heartbeat calming me, relaxing me and making drift into sleep...


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