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Through it all, Jake sat in the blue chair in the corner, looking perfectly coist’s office His dark eyes were tracking her every move, but she couldn’t read his expression Frankly, she didn’t want to knohat he was thinking Because even though she was nervous about being here with him, she suddenly realized she was even nancy

Now that she’d started to get her head around being pregnant, she really wanted this baby She prayed that the doctor would say everything was all right after her examination A healthy baby was all she wanted now

You want Jake, too, she had to ad the cup and set it on the bathrooreed to give him seven days

But she wanted so much more than just his body She wanted his heartand for hi it was long past ti real Like the child inside her And the fact that she and Jake were going to have to figure out a way to bu the next fifty years

Sixty seconds later, she had her clothes neatly folded up and the cloth hospital gown on She held it tightly closed in the back as she exited the bathroom, which was ridiculous, since Jake had already seen her nakedeasily with Jake and Sophie’s heart skipped a beat as she watched hiist since she was a teenager

"Sophie!" Marnie"Well, isn’t this a wonderful surprise?"

Sophie plastered a smile on her face "Yes Really wonderful"

Her doctor patted the padded table "Scoot on up here and we’ll do a quick exa well" She referenced Sophie’s chart "The HCG levels in your urine sample concur with twelve weeks"

Relieved that the tests she’d taken at honancy, Sophie slid onto the table and put her feet in the stirrups, trying not to think about how strange all of this must look to Jake

"Jake, why don’t you come stand over here It will be easier for you to see the ultrasound monitor"

He moved to her side and put his hand on her shoulder He smiled down at her and Sophie was amazed to find herself more co to colad she hadn’t had to

Marnie reached for soht blue It already had a condom over it, and acute e her doctor slide that into her

"This shouldn’t hurt," her doctor said, "although it may be a little cold at first"

The lubricated ultrasound wand slid in easily and she could have sworn Jake’s eyes were twinkling at her predicament The doctor typed in a password on the ultrasound machine and the ht sky with faint clouds and stars

"Now, let’s see where the little guy--or girl--is hiding"