You're 5 months pregnant, and Joel still couldn't believe it. He didn't think he was ready for another kid, it just happened. At least he wouldn't have to raise them alone, but what if he failed this kid just like he failed his daughter?

Joel sat beside you on the couch with a grunt, reaching out to rub a hand over your growing stomach "Do you, need anything?" he asked gruffly, his eyes on your stomach the whole time. He looked like he was thinking; the worry lines on his forehead prominent.