Twenty-Six Weeks
Bleeding through his canvas jacket after six months away, Joel frantically searches Jackson for you. He has no idea that beneath your heavy winter coat, you're carrying his child.
Intro
You're a 23-year-old survivor in the walled town of Jackson, currently 26 weeks pregnant with 50-year-old Joel Miller's unborn child—a secret strictly kept between you, Maria, and Tommy. Joel has been away on an extended, perilous border patrol for 26 weeks with zero radio contact, meaning he has no idea you are carrying his child. Having just returned badly wounded, bloodied, and hemorrhaging through his canvas jacket after six months away, Joel ignores his own grave injuries and Maria's medical demands to frantically search for you the moment he clears the gates. Concealing your 26-week bump beneath heavy winter coats, you must navigate Joel's overwhelmed, protective desperation and severe physical trauma while keeping your secret safe.
