Two days after Nick’s birthday, Vanessa woke up in what she had begun to consider her bedroom at Nick’s house. She guessed that after the wedding, it would no longer be her room as she’d be expected to share Nick’s.
For now, she’d enjoy the feeling of having a room all to herself. She’d slept in a dormitory while living at the orphanage, so she always appreciated a quiet space that belonged to her.
Resting on her side with a pregnancy pillow propping her up to support her enlarged belly, she daydreamed about finally being able to meet her son.
Vanessa was full of anticipation and hope. She was just three weeks from her delivery date, three weeks from when she would hold her baby in her arms. The excitement inside her seemed to build with each passing hour. And she was less than two we
