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Over the next couple of row She was just as beautiful pregnant

She was happy and had a glow about her that was felt every ti my emails when she came from the bathroom and climbed in next to me She looked at me and pouted I cockedon in that pretty little head of yours?" I asked, already knowing the answer

"I’ some rocky road ice cream, and we don’t have anymore," she pouted

"Ellery, it’s 11:00 pnant with your child, and our child wants rocky road ice cream What do you wantis, if I don’t go and get you rocky road ice cream, our baby will starve?"

She nodded her head and pushed out her bottoht back," I said as I got out of bed and put on soallon of rocky road ice creaet a spoon, and walked to the bedroom only to find Ellery sound asleep I stared at her and shook my head I took the ice cream to the kitchen and put it in the freezer for toainst her back I put my arm around her and softly stroked her belly

The alarm went off, and I reached over and patted the empty side of the bed I opened my eyes and looked around the room I laid there for a

It sot up, put on my pajama bottoms, and walked down to the kitchen I stopped in the doorway as Ellery was bent over, pulling so from the oven

"Is that banana bread I smell?" I asked with a sot the recipe from Claire"

I walked over and cupped her face in ," I whispered as I kissed her

"Don’t thank ood"

I put ainst hers "It’ll be the best banana bread that I’ve ever tasted Please don’t tell Claire I said that"

I put my hands on Ellery’s belly, knelt down, and kissed our baby "Good ers through ainst her belly

Suddenly, I felt soainst me "Did you feel that, Connor?!" Ellery asked with excitement

"I sure did!" I s inside Ellery was theI took her in my arms and embraced her "I love you, Ellery Black"

"I love you more, and so does our baby," she whispered as she buried her head into my neck

I poured a cup of coffee as she sliced the bread and placed it on the table "Are we going to the doctor’s office together or are youme there?" she asked

"I’ll have Denny pick you up first and then stop by the office to get ether Are you sure you want to find out the sex of the baby?" I asked her

"I thought we talked about this, Connor, and you said you wanted to find out, didn’t you?"

"I do, babe I just want to make sure that you really want to find out," I said as I took a bite of banana bread It was delicious, just like Claire’s "This is excellent, Elle; I love it"

"You’re not just saying that, are you?" she asked tilting her head to the side

"No, I swear; I love it"

I finishedto be late for ," I said just as Denny stepped into the kitchen "Perfect ti to be late"

I walked over to Ellery and kissed her goodbye,belly "I’ll see both of you in a few hours"

"Bye, babe, I’ll see you later," she smiled

We sat in the room and waited for Dr Keller to come in Ellery sat on the table, and I sat in the chair beside her I held her hand and looked around at the pictures on the wall of the develop inside athat I’ve never thought of before, not even when Cassidy was pregnant with Camden Dr Keller walked into the room and told Ellery to lay herself down on the table She pulled up her shirt to expose her baby belly as he squeezed soel from a bottle onto her sto the wand around her stoasped when I saw our baby for the first tile tear fell froently as I wiped her tear with my other hand The doctor pointed out the baby’s heartbeat, fingers, and toes as he took measurements

"Would you like to know the sex of your baby?" Dr Keller asked

"Yes, ould, doctor," Ellery s a girl"

Ellery looked at irl, Connor!" she said excitedly

"I couldn’t be happier," I said as I kissed her