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“Is something wrong?” I asked, my voice barely more than a breath.

No one answered me immediately.

The room, which had just moments ago been filled with movement and purpose, fell into a strange, suffocating silence. The nurse at the warmer glanced nervously at Dr. Mercer. Another nurse reached for my hand, squeezing it tightly—but her grip felt more like reassurance for herself than for me.

“Please,” I said again, louder this time. “Why are you crying? What’s wrong with my baby?”

Dr. Mercer turned away for a second, pressing his hand against his mouth as if trying to steady himself. When he finally faced me again, his eyes were red, his expression shaken in a way that didn’t match the calm authority he’d carried moments before.

“He’s… he’s okay,” he said, but his voice cracked. “Your son is breathing well. His vitals are strong.”

“That’s not what I asked,” I snapped, panic clawing its way up my throat. “Why are you crying?”

He hesitated. And in that hesitation, my heart nearly stopped.

Then he stepped closer to the warmer, his gaze locked on my baby’s tiny face.

“I’ve only seen this once before,” he said quietly. “In all my years.”

The nurse gently lifted my son and carried him toward me. My arms trembled as I reached out, afraid and desperate all at once.

The moment I saw his face, everything inside me stilled.

He was perfect.

A tiny nose. Soft cheeks. A shock of dark hair.

And his eyes—

My breath caught.

They were a striking, unmistakable shade of deep gray. Not unusual on their own… except for the faint, star-like birthmark just beneath his left eye.

A small, crescent-shaped mark.

I had seen it before.

Not on a stranger.

On someone I once loved.

Dr. Mercer’s voice trembled. “That mark… it’s identical.”

“Identical to what?” I whispered.

He swallowed hard.

“To my son’s.”

The world tilted.

“What?”

“My son had the same birthmark,” he continued, his voice breaking. “Same shape. Same placement. Same eyes. He… he passed away twenty years ago.”

I stared at him, my mind struggling to catch up.

“That’s not possible,” I said weakly. “That doesn’t mean anything.”

“No,” he said quickly, shaking his head. “No, you’re right. It doesn’t mean anything medically. It’s just…” He looked at my baby again, tears slipping down his cheeks. “It’s like seeing him again. For a second, I forgot where I was.”

The tension in the room slowly eased, but my heart was still racing.

So my baby was healthy.

Alive.

Safe.

The tears weren’t about tragedy.

They were about memory.

I let out a sob I didn’t realize I had been holding in, clutching my son closer to my chest.

“You scared me,” I whispered.

Dr. Mercer gave a shaky laugh. “I’m so sorry. That was… unprofessional.”

I shook my head, pressing a kiss to my baby’s forehead.