Chapter 69 – For Bree

(Tara's POV)

“Tara!” Stella called my name as she squeezed my hand. She wiped the sweat on my forehead. She was standing near the headrest of the bed. When I craned my neck to see her face, her face was full of worries like she was the one who was giving birth and not me.

I chuckled in between the pain I was feeling. “Stella,” I said as I took a deep breath. “Thank you... for everything. Bree-”

She nodded, and despite the tears shimmering her eyes, she did not cry. “Yes, for Bree. You can do this, Tara. Think of Bree,” She said.

I nodded, feeling the contraction more often now. I heaved a deep sigh, listening intently to the doctor’s instructions, giving more pushes. Amid my pain, I closed my eyes, remembering Blake’s face and imagining he was the one holding my hand. I puffed a couple of quick short breaths, then I heard the doctor say, “O