The morning was bright, but Ruby's heart felt heavy with both excitement and fear. Today was the day. The bandages were coming off. Stefan would finally see again.
But for Ruby, it also meant she could no longer hide behind the comfort of his blindness. The time had come. She had promised herself—today she'd tell him the truth. That it wasn't Ivy who stood by him these last six months. It was her. Ruby. His wife. The one carrying his child.
But before she could go to the hospital, she had a routine prenatal checkup. She hadn't been feeling well lately—just nausea and dizziness.
The doctor reassured her it was all normal pregnancy symptoms and told her to rest more since she'd been stressing too much lately—well all that was going to change now since Stefan would be going home today.
As she left the clinic, Ruby kept repeating in her mind, "Today. No more running. No more secrets."
