Prompt used - Cuddle
Warning - Sensitive subject matter
Unfair
She looks so small in the hospital bed and the gown fits her like a circus tent. He doesn't know what to say, or what to do. His own pain has been pushed to the side so he can look after her, but he doesn't know how to. Her eyes are so sad, and she keeps rubbing her stomach. She hasn't spoken since the healer told her the news, and he doesn't want to break the silence for fear of spooking her.
When she does speak, he isn't sure what shocks him more, the emotion in her voice or the words she says.
"I'm sorry."
She has nothing to be sorry for, and he tells her as much. This wasn't her fault. It was nobodies fault. There was no fault. The healer told them that, though he is unsure if she heard anything past, "I'm sorry Mrs Flint."
"There must be something wrong with me," she tells him and it breaks his heart to hear.
Wrapping his arms around her, he pulls her towards him until she is sitting on his knee. "It wasn't your fault. You did nothing wrong."
Tears start falling from her eyes, and she cuddles into him, holding onto him as though her life depends on it. He allows his own tears to fall into her hair.
It's unfair that this has happened to them, but they are strong enough to get through it together. He knows that as long as they are together, they can get through anything.