Chapter 46
The shared bed stopped feeling temporary by the end of the week.
What began as a practical answer to restless nights and sudden tears settled into something quieter and far more binding. Sleep came easier with the solid presence only a short distance away. When the child shifted hard enough to wake the whole body, a steady hand would find the curve of the stomach without needing to be asked. The touch remained careful. The meaning of it did not.
Morning light usually found the two of them already awake in the same quiet. Cole moved through the early routine with the same unhurried certainty as always, putting water and vitamins within reach before the day fully began. Conversation stayed soft and practical at first. How the night had gone. Whether the nausea had returned. Whe
