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I hear nore it I can’t talk to him I don’t want to hear his excuses

I risked my career for him But even worse than that, I risked He just hangs up then dials again Finally, I ru, pull out the phone and turn it off

I don’t want to go home He’ll just coo to the only other place I can think of

I need Natalie

I guide ate and down to their beautiful, white,the bell, and frown I hope I’nant Lukeit easy

Natalie answers the door, takes in my tear-streaked face and steps back

"What’s happened?"

"I don’t want to talk about it" I close the door behind me and she holds her ar?" I ask and hug her over her baby bump

"Where there’s a will, there’s a way, believe s oing on, sweetie?"

I shake my head, pull back and rub her belly "She’s almost here"

Natalie smiles widely and coversmind"

"You’ll be fine Luke and I will be there I’ll kick the doctor’s ass if anything happens to either one of you"

"That’s why I have you You’re the brawn in this operation" We laugh and I follow her through the great room into the kitchen Fronant She’s hardly gained any weight,sickness she’s had Natalie is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen plenty of beautiful woreen eyes, and her body is kickin’ with luscious curves

But her heart is the enerous to a fault She thinks I don’t know that she paid off e last year Of course I know

"Tea?" she asks and fills a kettle in the kitchen sink

"Please" I sit on a stool at the breakfast bar and hangto Nate

"Hey, Jules," Luke smiles at me as he walks in the room from his office He kisses me on the cheek then moves into the kitchen and wraps his ar to her belly

"Jesus, guys, really? I just got here"

Luke pulls back and s tea He really is a handsome son of a bitch with messy blonde hair and the bluest eyes ever And he treats Nat like a goddess, so I can’t help but love hiood" He leans his hips on the countertop and crosses his arreat roo on here"

I see Nat and Luke share a worried glance, then they both look back atthe beans, but I’m not ready yet Maybe if I don’t talk about it, it didn’t happen

"It’s a girl, Jules" Natalie smiles and oing pink crazy rin and feel ?"