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I carried a bucket and sponge into the hallway as I sniffled. I never thought that I'd have to clean my husbands blood off our floor. But here I am, scrubbing away at our floors. I scrubbed until I heard Gabriella start crying on the baby monitor next to me.

I walked into the nursery and smiled down at the wailing baby.

"Hello precious. What's wrong, little one?"

I asked as I picked her up and rocked her back and forth.

"I can't wait for you to meet your Daddy sweetheart. I wish you could've bonded with him when you were born but...people wanna take him away from us. And now he's fighting for his life. But he'll pull through. And he'll get to meet you. I promise."

I said as I kissed her forehead.

"I wish I could take you up to the hospital to see your Daddy but...you would get sick with your tiny immune system. So we'll just have to stay home and wait for when Aunt Mella FaceTimes us."

I said with a sigh. Charlotte and Becky said that they would watch the kids for as long as I needed so I won't be stressed. So it was just going to be Gabriella and I for a while.

"I love you so much baby girl. Your eyes are literally so amazing, just like your Daddy's. The perfect shade of blue."

I said as Gabriella opened her big blue eyes.

"I'm going to protect you against evil people, I promise. I'll get into a fist fight for you if I have to."

I said with a laugh. I just wanted her to be protected and for Fergal to be okay...