For months, I believed I was helping my brother and his wife finally build the family they’d fought so hard to have. Then, in a matter of seconds, the joy in that hospital room turned into something I never could have prepared for.
The delivery room lights were too bright, and my whole body was shaking from the last push when the nurse laid her on my chest. She was pink, wrinkled, and perfect. And for one clean second, the only sound in the world was her tiny cry.
Melissa was already sobbing at the foot of the bed, both hands over her mouth.
« She’s here, » she whispered. « Oh my God, Ryan, she’s here. »
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