Chapter 25

The doctor examined her, his eyes fixed on the screen of the monitor. When the doctor uttered the word "pregnancy," Gideon abruptly grabbed the doctor's white coat. "Impossible… she clearly…" he began, his voice trembling. "The baby is healthy," the doctor interjected with a reassuring smile. "As long as she rests well…" Gideon stumbled backward, knocking into the instrument rack. "Say it again? Am I really going to be a father?" He knelt down by the bedside, his trembling fingers...