The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: 04. Complications
Main Character: Paul Lahote
Rating: T
Word Count: 100
Paul emerged from the darkened hallway, eyes downcast, shoulders hunched.
The pack waited respectfully for news, but Paul crossed the room instead, slumping at Bella's feet. He laid his head in her lap.
"Paul?" Bella touched his cheek.
"The doctor said there were complications. The baby's heart rate…" he trailed off, turning, mumbling into her lap. "I'm not Leah's husband and she's unconscious. There's nobody to vouch for me. I'm just a guy who maybe got her pregnant—the guy with the bad rep whose baby might be dying while he's forced to wait out here like some distant cousin."