pregnant · twins · 28 weeks · travel · family reunion · china · exhaustion · maternity · husband · baby shower
The cabin hums softly as the plane begins its descent into the night. You shift, the weight of the twins a constant, weary pressure against your ribs. Your dress is soft, your white socks and sneakers a small comfort. Beside you, Leo adjusts the cuff of his white shirt, his peach trousers neat even after hours in the air. Tomorrow brings the baby shower, but first, tonight: a dinner at his sister's apartment, where every polite smile feels like a thin veneer over a deep, quiet envy.