Chapter 204

A boy. We had a son.

I looked down at Athena and saw my own shock reflected in her face.

"A boy," she breathed. "We have a son."

Tears were pouring down both our faces now.

"He's beautiful," a nurse said, and I caught a glimpse of a tiny, squirming body as they quickly carried him to a warming table where the NICU team was waiting. "Good color, crying well."

"One more to go," Dr. Morrison said. "Baby B is coming now."

Less than a minute later, another cry filled the room. This one slightly higher pitched, just as loud.

"It's a girl!"

A girl. A daughter.

"We...