Chapter 73

Seeing Dexter's concerned gaze, Celestia slowly nodded, thinking back over how she'd been feeling these last couple of days. "Not great," she admitted. "My stomach's been hurting off and on lately..." She paused mid-sentence, a thought flashing through her mind. She remembered the pain starting even before she hit the tree. Her face tensed up instantly. Eyes wide and worried, she stared at Dexter and blurted, "Do you think it's the baby? Is that why things almost went wrong?" Her anxiousness rubbed off on Dexter. He quickly tried to calm her down. "We don't know that for sure yet. Could just be normal cramps," he said, choosing not to tell her what the doctor had actually mentioned. Noticing how tightly she was still frowning, he softened his voice and added, "Try not to overthink it, okay? Just focus on resting up and taking care of yourself." Dexter's gentle grin finally eased the tension in her chest a little. "Okay," she murmured with a nod, though the unease hadn't completely left