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I surfaced to the light. As I opened my stiff eyelids to the bright lights on the ceiling the first thing I noticed is that my body was aching so badly. I registered my surroundings, I was in a hospital, and someone was holding my hand tightly. The same hand of hope that was pulling me up to the surface.
I glanced over to see who it was.
My girlfriend lay in a bed next to me, her stomach round and large, her leg in plaster. A feeling of love washed over me.
She was pregnant.
And she was watching something on a screen. I glanced over her tummy to see what it was.
A baby was on the screen. A girl. She held her tiny legs and arms up, curled into a ball. That same feeling of love filled me to the brim, making me want to laugh and cry with joy. It was that instant I knew that this perfect little girl was mine.
"She's beautiful."
I heard a small, audible gasp from Sam. She turned round to look at me and then stood up, kissing me longingly on the lips, before hugging and crying. I kissed her back passionately with all the love inside me and held her tight, never wanting to let go.
I still wasn't fully aware what had happened. A huge chunk of time was missing, I remember waking up with Sam and being late for the shift and the rest is a blur. I have missed months of my life, and in those months a gorgeous baby has grown in my girlfriend's stomach.
"What happened to your leg?!"
Sam told me everything that had happened. I finally understood. A huge chapter was missing from my life. A chapter in which I should've been in. I should have been there to help Sam, to hold her hand and support her when she struggled, to cuddle her from behind and feel our baby kick. Together.
But instead she had to plough through on her own. A broken leg and ribs is hard enough... pregnant as well? I don't know how she managed it.
I caused her so much worry and grief, I will never forgive myself for that. I placed my hand on her stomach and tears ran down my my face. I had felt this before.
I finally realised that I had found the love of my life. Sam never gave up on me even though everyone else did. She stayed strong and never left my side. She means the world to me and I will never let her go again.