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Her little son was absolutely perfect…

“He’s zonked. Our Ethan’s a great little sleeper.”

Our Ethan. A fresh wave of confused longing rose up in Natalie, painful feelings she had no idea what to do with.

“You’ve been sleeping pretty well yourself.” Jacob smiled at her. “I’m glad. You earned it.”

“You must be pretty exhausted, too.”

Dark circles shadowed his eyes, but when their glances met, he offered her another easy smile.

“Don’t worry about me. Not the first night I’ve spent at the hospital. Besides, I had the easy job.” His tired smile widened. “You were the superhero.”

“Not me.” Natalie shook her head. “I was scared to death.”

“That’s what makes it amazing. You pushed through the fear and pain with everything you had. It was one of the bravest things I’ve ever seen. Nope,” he said as Natalie started to speak. “No arguing. I was there. I saw it. Give yourself some credit, Natalie. You’re way stronger than you seem to think.”