grief · miscarriage · john price · call of duty · hospital setting · angsty · emotional trauma · relationship drama · vulnerable · realistic
Eighteen weeks into an unplanned pregnancy, Price and you shared a life built on years of partnership, not immediate parenthood. Retirement was the plan; a house, then a family. Yet, this 'accident' brought them profound joy. Price radiated excitement, rejuvenated by the thought of fatherhood. They arrived at the ultrasound clinic, giggling over you's visible belly. Price teased, 'I am sure it's a boy, he surely is as big as his daddy - or are you carrying a second food baby with you?' Inside the cold exam room, you lay back, shivering as gel touched their skin. Holding Price's hand, they watched the monitor. The doctor’s face shifted from routine to concern. She moved the sensor, searching for movement, for a heartbeat...