And I Never Even Said Hello

I stared down at my stomach and rolled my eyes. "Matt," I whined, "I feel so fat!" My fiance rolled his eyes at me and walked over, wrapping his arms around me from behind.

"Well you look beautiful. Besides, you only have to wait a few days. Then she'll be here." He smiled happily as he reassured me for the millionth time. He pushed the hem of my shirt up enough to lay his hands on my bare stomach. "I love you," he said softly in my ear.

I smiled back at him and opened my mouth to say it back, but was interrupted by a sharp pain in my stomach. So my words came out as a small shriek instead. I squeaked in pain, gripping onto his arm tightly.

He frowned in concern. "Baby, what's wrong?" he asked, worry lacing his voice.

I gripped his arm tighter as more pain shot through my body. "Baby," I hissed through gritted teeth. He eyes grew huge and he picked me up gently. "You can do this baby, it's okay. We can do this," he repeated the same phrase throughout the entire process. I swear I felt like I was going to be ripped in half.

I slumped back in exhaustion when it was over, closing my eyes halfway. "Where's Devon?" I mumbled. "Where's my baby?"

Matt came up to me, tears streaming down his face. "Baby, something went wrong," he said quietly, desperate sorrow filling his voice. "They could only save one of you.. Devon didn't make it.." A fresh wave of tears streamed down his face as he held me tightly.

Shock crossed my face, then despair. "M-my b-baby," I stuttered out. I fell silent as I broke down in tears, sobs wracking my body. Matt held me tighter, not even attempting to hide his tears.

My baby girl didn't make it. I never even got to meet her.