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.

she was made of glass and miracles, and laid her in the clear bassinet

adjusted the blanket, checked her face, then

anything, call,"

did a great job

" I almost laughed.

a task you checked off a

"Thank you," I murmured.

the room slipped back

adjusted the pillow

"Lie down," he said.

lying down,"

body was, but my mind

let out a

"Gwen.

looked over at

slightly open, like the world

I watched her.

And watched.

tried to understand how someone could be so perfect without having

turned off the main light, leaving only the soft

sleep,"

"I’ll try," I promised.

I closed my eyes.

Opened them again.

Clara was still there.

heart was still

this

it was like falling into something

to the soft

had already slipped into the

and for a second, it

Then

And remembered.

by the window, phone in hand, wearing the expression of a man who’d spent the entire night dividing himself between staying

said, like

little," I answered,

got up and

he

"Now?" "Now.

as best I could, not fooling myself into thinking I

my arms, and I

The door opened.

Christian walked in first.

Zoey right behind him.

at the entrance, like

say

Clara

one,"

Zoey covered her mouth.

Zoey started, then gave up on

"Oh my God.

" I smiled.

beautiful chaos,"

hand on

whole family

by in the next few

you at home,

"Good," I said, because the idea of too many people in

a small

is over the

newest great-granddaughter as soon

the laugh tugged at something sore in my

us to build him a soccer team,"

raised both

"I’m out," she declared.

was already

Christian let out a short laugh, and

felt a simple kind

that didn’t

Just belonging.

Then Zoey’s tone softened.

this moment," she said

"It’s magical.

down at Clara, at her tiny mouth opening in a

"I’m trying," I said.

a

try," she corrected

"Just enjoy it.

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