I woke to the beep-beep-beep of a hospital monitor. It took me a moment to figure out where I was. Then my memory came flooding back and panic took over. I shot up, looking around wildly. The room was empty except for the standard hospital room furniture. I tried to talk but it came out as a croak. It felt like one of those nightmares where you're trying to scream and can't get a sound to come out. I was getting more and more panicked by the second.
To my relief, Gabriel came rushing in.
"It's okay. You're okay." He said, sensing my distress.
"The baby?" I choked out. I wasn't worried about myself. The baby was what mattered.
"She's fine. Everything is okay." He said. I nodded, relief flooding my system. Suddenly I was too tired to try and speak. I closed my eyes and quickly dozed
