Chapter 131

It was the fifth day at Mercy Point Hospital. I'd already lost count of how many times I'd walked those halls, how many cups of coffee I'd gulped down from the machine in the lobby, or how many mornings I'd woken up at five just to get there early and be with Gideon.

My routine had turned rigid: wake up, fight off the morning sickness with the cookies Della had bought especially for that, take a q