~Jennie’s~

"Love mama!"

That’s the sound that yanks my breath straight out of my chest.

I freeze.

My hand hangs midair, Blue’s little shirt half-buttoned, as his chubby cheeks stretch in a wide grin. He blinks up at me like they're the most normal words in the world. Like he’s been saying them his whole life.

“Love mama,” he repeats, proud this time. Loud. Clear. Glorious.

And I just—fall.

Not physically. But everything inside me collapses. All the pain. The guilt. The intensity of nights I thought would never end. The ache from losing a baby I never got to meet… it all melts into something I can’t explain. My...