you lost the baby

she couldn't identify your kid, its heartbeat, or anything else during that one ultrasound that you weren't looking at.

just a barren womb.

john is silent the entire trip home since he has nothing to say. seeing your face so... blank, with not a single muscle moving, was unsettling.

john spoke softly, "it's not your fault," his own voice trembling. "baby s'not your fault" he repeated, softly