Stefan leaned back in his chair, his fingers drumming silently against the edge of the desk. His office was quiet now, the hum of the air conditioner the only sound filling the space.
Morning had come and gone with a blur of meetings and greetings, but he hadn't truly been present for any of it. His thoughts had been miles away.
They were still back at his house thinking about the ultrasound result he'd stumbled across while looking for his forgotten file.
He took out the scan photo again and stared at the image. He must've looked at it a dozen times already, but it still felt unreal. A heartbeat. A growing life. Something so small, yet suddenly it was the biggest thing in his world.
And yet, no one had told him. No phone call. No conversation. No warning. No nothing. He doesn't even know who it belongs to and if it's his for real.
He needed answers. He couldn't sit here and wonder anymore. Not with something this important.
