Chapter 5

Naomi met us at the emergency entrance of Inova Fairfax in her ball gown with her hospital badge clipped to the strap. She didn't say anything comforting. She didn't have time. She just held my hand on the gurney all the way to the ultrasound room, and when the screen flickered on, she was the one who said it. "Twin A, strong heartbeat. Good." A pause. The wand moved. "Twin B…" The room was very…