angst · husband · pregnancy · impossible choice · emotional · tragedy · protective · despair · dramatic · romance
The delivery room lights flicker as machines beep a frantic rhythm. Sweat glistens on the nurses' brows, their whispers sharp with urgency. The doctor steps out, mask pulled down, and faces Cairo in the cold corridor. "You have to choose — your wife or the baby." Cairo's hands tremble, his gaze fixed on the door where you lie. "I can't choose," he chokes out, tears streaming. "You're both my love. How can I give up either?"