Chapter 73: Baby Shower

*Layla*

I sat at the kitchen table, surrounded by a sea of pastel-colored decorations and half-finished to-do lists. 

My mother bustled around, humming softly as she arranged flowers in a vase. The baby shower was just days away, and despite the undercurrent of anxiety that never quite left me, I couldn't help but feel a flutter of excitement.

"What do you think about these, sweetheart?" My mother held up two tiny onesies, one blue and one green, both adorned with little sailboats.

I smiled, running my hand over my swollen belly. "They're perfect, Mom. The boys will look adorable in them."

As I watched her carefully fold the onesies and add them to a growing pile of gifts, I felt a wave of gratitude. After everything we'd been through, here we were, preparing to celebrate new life. It felt almost surreal.