Kelly's fingers clenched around Joey's elbow for support as she waddled around the sink. "I feel so damn ugly."

Joey kept his hand on the small of her back. "Not much longer. The doctor says it should be soon." He could see the exhaustion in the reflection of his eyes, ignored it.

"I just want to be able to go to the fucking bathroom on my own without a guide dog. I'm like a blimp." She frowned down at herself and fluttered her hands.

"You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," he told her. He meant every fucking word.

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