GABRIELLE POV
Gabrielle stumbled through the front door, still reeling from the news she’d received earlier. The weight of her new reality felt like a heavy blanket smothering her. Her stomach refused anything but water, and she spent most of the afternoon in a fitful sleep, only to wake with a pounding headache and a gnawing sense of dread about the evening ahead.
Determined to keep her composure, Gabrielle took a long, hot shower. As she lathered the soap over her belly, the world outside felt like it had reached a standstill.
“Gabrielle, are you listening?” Leo’s voice jolted her from her reverie.
“Sorry, I didn’t hear you,” Gabbie said, coming back to reality.
“I called three times,” Leo said, his patience wearing thin.
“Can you repeat it, please?” Gabbie asked, her mind still
