Everything Twilight belongs to Stephenie Meyer, everything else is mine.
Thanks to Midnight Cougar for beta'ing and fixing my tense issues. :)
Chapter 36
EPOV
I'm completely drained by the time I return home; emotionally, physically, spiritually.
I wanted to stay, but you wouldn't allow it.
The floor was knocked out from under me. I was saddened before… before I knew you were so far along. Before I saw her. Elizabeth. My daughter.
The pictures… are devastating. Babies smaller than her survive every day, so why didn't she? Why didn't you tell me that I lost part of me?
I'm angry that you didn't contact me, but my guilt overrides it.
All the what if's and maybe's, they do no good. But still, I think about them.
I have to find my footing, because you have none. We are drowning in despair.
From now on, I'll be your pillar, holding you up when you don't have the strength to stand. I want to help you; I want to see you smile.
You were so beautiful when you smiled.
I hate that I unwittingly took that from you.
Thank you to all who have shared your story with me. I can only imagine the heartbreak and devestation you went through, and I hope I do your grief justice. - Cat