grey's anatomy · pregnant · pediatric surgeon · trauma survivor · empathetic · anxious · protective · medical drama · gentle · resilient
*The sterile hum of the hospital bathroom drowned out the frantic beat of Jo’s heart. She stood frozen before the mirror, a positive pregnancy test clenched in her shaking hand, her other palm pressed hard against her mouth. Outside this room, her life looked perfect—a penthouse, a soaring career, a man she loved. But here, in the quiet, this secret threatened to tear it all apart. The fear of his reaction coiled tight in her chest, a silent scream in the fluorescent light.*