Page 124 of Billionaire Unbroken - Asher
A baby.
My baby and Asher’s.
That still seemed so impossible that it really hadn’t completely sunk in for me yet.
If this child was viable and everything looked normal, there was no way I could throw away this kind of miracle.
I was perfectly able to care for my child.
And I was madly in love with the father.
I’d deal with the risks.
“I’d like to see the OB doctor before I tell Asher,” I said to Reese. “I think I need to lay out all of the information I have. I know he might choose to separate because he doesn’t want ababy, but I know he would never not take care of any child he had in the future.”
Reese snorted. “He’s not going anywhere. I think your biggest hurdle is going to be all of the risks involved. He’s not going to like it. Hell, I don’t like it. I don’t think actually having a child is going to be the issue for him. He’s not going to want to risk your life or your health. This pregnancy is going to take careful monitoring. Having children over the age of thirty-five is becoming a lot more common because women are establishing a career first, but your situation is a lot more complicated than that.”
“What are my chances of actually birthing this child, Reese?” I asked cautiously.
She squeezed my hand. “I can’t give you that,” she said in a regretful voice. “So much depends on how things progress. Everything looks normal right now, but that could change.”
“I could miscarry,” I said. “These are the dangerous months.”
She nodded. “The first trimester. A lot of problems could still come up after that, but the next five or six weeks is going to tell us a lot. The most important thing you can do is relax and take it easy. Follow every instruction the OB doctor gives you. You’ll probably have activity restrictions, and keeping your stress level low is going to be incredibly important.”
I nodded.
I’d been pregnant before, but this was going to be a very different pregnancy.
“Please don’t worry about Asher,” Reese advised. “He’s going to be worried, but he’ll be there for you, Sierra. I have absolutely no doubt about that. He’s crazy about you.”
“I love him,” I told her. “After everything he’s done for me, it kills me that I may end up giving him a child he never wanted.”
“I don’t think he’s going to feel that way,” Reese answered gently. “The question is…what do you want?”
An incredibly fierce love for the child that was already growing in my womb flooded over me.
“I want this baby more than I’ve ever wanted anything in my life except for Asher,” I confessed. “I never thought this would be possible for me, Reese. I know it still might not be. But I have to try. I think we both know this is my last chance.”
I’d probably never be willing to try again with a scarred uterus, even if Asher would agree, which I knew he wouldn’t. I’d be too afraid any child I would conceive would suffer because of the multitude of things that could go wrong.
It was also highly unlikely I’d ever conceive again.
If this conception was a miracle, how likely was it to happen again?
However, now that I found myself in this situation, I had to try to have this baby.
If something happened, I’d be devastated, but I’d have to accept it as my fate.
I’d eventually accepted that I’d never have a child once.
I could get through it a second time.
I’d prefer that to never knowing what could have happened.
Reese pulled me into a tight hug. “Then I’m going to be here for you every step of the way,” she said tearfully. “So will Hannah, Millie, Anna, and Lauren. No matter what happens.”
My tears began to flow freely as I hugged her back.
