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Ilya rummaged around, looking for anything that might bring Shane comfort: old clothes, stuffed animals, things they could’ve eventually given their kid. As he scanned the dresser drawer, forcing tears away, he heard Shane’s door creaking open. He turned to see Yuna holding a small, grey piece of fabric.
“We were going to give you two this closer to the birth…” she spoke softly, holding out the blanket, offering it to Ilya.
He would’ve recognized it anywhere: Shane’s baby blanket. He’d seen it in countless baby pictures as a scarf, or a lasso, or a cape. He knew Shane would’ve kept their baby’s blanket; he’d probably give it back to them when they were having a child of their own, just like Yuna. Ilya mourned the love this baby would never receive– David’s food they’d never try, Yuna’s leftures they’d never hear, Shane’s freckles they wouldn’t inherit.
Or, at ten weeks pregnant, Shane has a miscarriage. He and Ilya experience a new first: grief, together.