Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire

Chapter 730

Chapter 730

Gwen’s POV

There was a kind of silence that only existed in the middle of the night.

A comforting silence.

Even with the lights on and the hospital still running, the world felt stripped down to the essentials.

The low hum of the air conditioning.

The distant beep of a monitor.

The soft shuffle of nurses moving through the halls like they were carrying the balance of the world on their shoulders.

I sat in bed with Clara in my arms.

Her tiny face was a collection of details I tried to memorize, even though I knew I couldn’t.

The little mouth.

The skin still carrying that just-arrived-into-the-world tone.

The delicate nose.

The heavy eyelids opening and closing like she was testing out her own body.

Nick sat beside me, leaning against the headboard, his arm stretched behind me in a quiet, protective gesture.

He didn’t say much.

He just looked.

Like silence was the most honest way to say, I don’t believe this and I do at the same time.

"You okay?" he asked softly.

I could’ve answered with a whole list.

‘I’m tired.

I’m sore.

I’m scared.

I’m whole.

I’m happy.

’ Instead, I looked at him and said the only thing that fit.

"I am.

" Nick rested his face against my hair for a second, and I felt his breath loosen, like something inside him had finally unclenched.

Clara made the smallest sound, a soft murmur, and my hand tightened around her instinctively, like I needed to confirm she was real.

The door opened gently.

A nurse walked in with that same professional tone that manages to be kind without getting personal.

"How are we doing?" she asked, her eyes going straight to the baby.

"Good," I answered.

She came closer, checked a few things, made sure Clara was calm.

"Time for Clara to get some sleep," she said, firm but gentle.

"And you both need to rest too.

" I made a face without meaning to."I can’t," I admitted, looking down at my daughter.

The nurse smiled, understanding.

"No one can the first night," she said.

"But your body will make you.

" She held out her arms.

176 "I’m going to place her in the bassinet, right here beside you.

" +25 Bonus The idea of letting go of Clara bothered something irrational inside me.

Like even a foot of distance was too much.

But I let her.

carefully, like she was made of glass and miracles, and

the blanket, checked her face, then looked back at

you need anything,

did a great

" I almost laughed.

giving birth was a task you checked off a

"Thank you," I murmured.

the room slipped back into

adjusted the pillow behind

"Lie down," he said.

am lying

was, but my

out

"Gwen.

looked over

her mouth slightly open, like the world was too heavy to

I watched her.

And watched.

be so perfect without having

light, leaving only the soft glow of the

some sleep,"

"I’ll try," I promised.

I closed my eyes.

Opened them again.

Clara was still there.

heart was still

this

like falling into something deep

woke up, it was to the soft sound of someone knocking

into the

second, it took

+25 Bonus Then I saw the

And remembered.

in the chair by the window, phone in hand, wearing the expression of a man who’d spent the entire night

like it

I answered, my voice still

up and kissed my

he

"Now?" "Now.

best I could, not fooling myself into

arms, and I felt her weight settle

The door opened.

Christian walked in first.

Zoey right behind him.

a second at the entrance, like

say anything

over to the bed and looked at Clara like he

one,"

Zoey covered her mouth.

started, then gave

"Oh my God.

" I smiled.

to the beautiful chaos," I

rested his hand on my shoulder,

family knows," he

come by in the next

visit you

because the idea of too many people in the hospital already

a

is over the moon," he

to meet his newest great-granddaughter as soon

the laugh tugged at something sore in my body, reminding me I was

to build him a soccer team,"

both

"I’m out," she declared.

was already a

Christian let out a short laugh,

felt a simple

kind that didn’t come

Just belonging.

Then Zoey’s tone softened.

this moment," she said

"It’s magical.

down at Clara, at her tiny mouth opening in

"I’m trying," I said.

stepped a

try," she corrected

"Just enjoy it.

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