THREE HEARTBEATS
Daisy couldn't stop smiling.
It had been three weeks since she discovered she was pregnant.
Three weeks of secretly touching her stomach.
Three weeks of reading parenting articles at midnight.
Three weeks of talking to a baby that couldn't hear her yet.
Or so she thought.
This morning was her first major scan.
And despite all her excitement, she was nervous.
Terrified, actually.
"What if something is wrong?"
Sophia rolled her eyes as they entered the clinic.
"You've asked me that seventeen times."
"Only seventeen?"
"Twenty-two."
Daisy laughed.
"Traitor."
"I'm a realist."
The two women entered the elevator.
Despite Sophia's teasing, Daisy appreciated having her there.
Her friend had attended every appointment.
