KATHERINE POV
Was I ready for the gender reveal?
Hell. Yes.
I wanted to know what we were having. I wanted to make sure the pup was growing healthy, strong, perfect. But mostly… I wanted to feel it. That surge of fear, hope, and love that always hit me when I thought about carrying our child. That overwhelming tide that made me realize how much I already ached for someone I hadn’t even met.
Keegan squeezed my hand as we stepped through the sliding hospital doors. The sound of the automatic whoosh barely registered; my heart was hammering too fast to even notice.
The smell of antiseptic mixed with my perfume—it smelled like hospital, yes, but also like safety, like home.
And then Marley. God, Marley.
Her face lit up like a freaking Christmas tree. “Kat!” she shouted, barreling forwar
