He tried to downplay it afterward, but the words hung between them. For the first time, she sensed his confidence falter. “Maybe we should get another opinion,” he muttered, carefully avoiding her eyes. His sudden shift made her realize he was scared too, though he didn’t want to say it aloud.
That night, the baby slept fitfully, and as he rocked the baby to sleep, she noticed how his hands trembled slightly. His earlier dismissal had cracked. She wondered if he feared for her health, or if, like her, he sensed something deeper—something wrong not just with her body, but with the story surrounding it.