ADLEY

I woke up in an unfamiliar room. Then it registered to me that I was still in the hospital.

When I looked at the chair, it wasn’t my husband sitting there. I was surprised and glad to see a familiar face I longed to see. “Mom, what are you doing here?”

She came to me and hugged me tightly. “Darling, congratulations.”

“Thank you.” I adjusted the bed so I could sit while resting my back. “He called you, didn’t he?”

“I honestly didn’t understand what he said. He was rumbling, but I decided to come. He’s so happy and terrified, darling. I could see it in his eyes when...