"You're not going to die," Ben said, pulling her even tighter. "Shhh. You're going to be fine. The baby's going to be fine."

Of course, there was no way for either of them to know that. He wasn't going to be able to convince her of it when he couldn't even convince himself.

"We're going to get through this," he promised, hoping it was one he could keep. "We're so close now. It'll all be alright. We're going to get through it."

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