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"Liv, I’ to compute hoisted, yet hysterical her friend was "Just tell me what you know"

"It’s called a noninvasive prenatal paternity test The wonostic Center, performs them at their labs across the United States They need a blood sample from the mother and a blood saed "That’s it"

E "How can that be? Everything I read online about the amniocentesis said you need a birth"

Olivia took a sip of her frozen Frappuccino and leaned back "I really don’t understand itabout fetal cells in the mother’s bloodstrea the sao online to the DDC’s website, and you’ll have your results"

Ten days Ten Siht her hand to her mouth, her voice a whisper "My God, why didn’t o? This whole tiht as it had Hell, at that point, E her doctor’s word for it without doing further research

"It’s a relatively new test, and let’s be honest, your doctor’s relatively old His office is a throwback to the seventies Shit, he still perforrams" Olivia slid her chair closer to Emily and placed her hand on her shoulder "Maybe he didn’t know about it Either way, you do now"

E to process what’d been dumped in her lap There was truth in Olivia’s statement Emily no about the test and soon Gavin would, too They couldn’t take back the sleepless nights over the last severalwait they’d endured Six and a halfwhether or not she and Gavin would spend the rest of their lives tied to Dillon couldn’t be undone Armed with new infor rabbed her purse, popped a kiss on Olivia’s head, and with a scared and heavy heart, headed out the door to go tell Gavin

She only prayed their long-awaited ansould be the one they so desperately wanted to hear

Nerves a tangled mess, Emily stepped fro, Gavin’s secretary stood fro her into a hug When she pulled back, her ser"

"Yeah Notwhy she earing the on her feet at that point "I’nancy"

"I bet The last feeeks can be brutal, but it’s so worth it at the end Before you know it, you’ll have a little life in your aret each second of discomfort You and Mr Blake won’t be able to contain your excite list of people who didn’t know the real scenario With trepidation in her brown eyes, Natalie tilted her head "Can I… feel?"