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"Take her away," Renee says quietly.
"Are you sure? You don't want to see her?" Of course she does, but then she won't be able to let her go.
"Take her away!" she yells at the nurse. She doesn't want to see her, doesn't want to hold her, doesn't want to name her. She knows she'll get attached and she knows Charlie will be upset if she makes it harder than it already is.
She just wishes she found someone to take her immediately.
Charlie is there to comfort Renee, also refusing to see his daughter. For the entire pregnancy, he tried to pretend that she isn't his child. That she isn't half of him and half of the woman he loves. That she wouldn't be a perfect mix of all their best features in a gorgeous little girl.
It didn't work. Even though he had virtually no interaction with the baby, he was in love with the idea of her.
But alas, he had no time to mourn his loss. His wife was taking it harder than he could ever imagine. God knows what he'll do if she leaves him over this.
AN:
I was reading through some of the first chapters and noticed some errors, so I fixed them/changed some insignificant details. It's nothing drastic at all, just little things that would bother me for the rest of my life.