Holding On

I nodded, my response quick and distracted.

I didn't doubt Tristan's words. It wasn't that I didn't trust him, but as a mother, I couldn't help but be anxious at this crucial moment. No matter how reassuring he tried to be, I couldn't just let go of my fears because I was Rowan's mother.

The next day, we accompanied Rowan to the operating room.

The two of us were left outside, staring at the doors