Chapter 20

• Now I finally understood where this tension came from. He was having another baby and was scared of losing it the same way he had lost the first one. I really didn't know how to feel at that point. I was elated, but equally sad. I was elated because there was going to be an addition to the family, through Bella, regardless of the doctor's fear two years ago. The injury she had sustained that had killed the child in her womb, was also seen to have tampered with some parts of her reproductive system as well. It was on a thin thread that we hoped she would be pregnant again. Now that she finally was, we wouldn't sit still and watch the child be put to danger. Looking up at him, I flashed a wide grin.
• "Oh! Congratulations cousin!" I stood and we shared a manly hug. "This is good news! When did you both find out?" I asked, and the smile that had managed to creep up his face suddenly faltered.
• "She had already known for a month now, but she only told me yesterday. Apparently, she had been scared. She had been scared of losing this one. My own wife doesn't even feel protected with me." His mood was definitely making a whole lot of sense now.