Our Miracle Unveiled

The waiting room of the clinic was quiet except for the soft jazz playing from hidden speakers. I sat between Kaelen and Ronan, my knee bouncing nervously while Silas flipped through a parenting magazine across from us. My stomach felt like it was hosting an Olympic gymnastics competition - partly from morning sickness, but mostly from anxiety.

"Try to breathe," Kaelen murmured, placing his warm hand over my restless knee. His touch instantly calmed my fidgeting, though my heart continued racing.

"Sorry," I whispered. "I've just never done this before."

Ronan took my hand, his thumb rubbing soothing circles on my palm. "None of us have."

The waiting room door opened, and a little girl skipped in, followed by her visibly pregnant mother and what I assumed was her father. The girl couldn't have been more than six, with bouncy pigtails and a toothy smile.

"Is my baby brother in there?" she asked loudly, pointing at an ultrasound image on the wall.