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"Of course" Emily took her hand and placed it on her stomach "He’s very active this afternoon" And he was E cartwheels Under the silk of her sundress, her flesh rolled in waves with his squir hed "Well, enjoy it There will come a time in your life when you realize this was one of the best parts"

Elanced toward Gavin’s office "Is he available?"

Natalie nodded "Yep He just finished up a ood time"

"Thanks, Natalie I’ll catch up with you onher seat, her attention focused on the ringing phone

Nerves instantly spiking again, Emily headed for Gavin’s office With a quick knock, she pushed open the door Her heart clenched theface Little did he know she was about to throw a corkscrew in his day Phone in one hand, he signaled for her to ith the other She sighed, taking in his relaxed demeanor Suit jacket off and tie loose around his neck, he lazily rocked in his leather chair, talking business Dropping her purse onto his desk, E hi her belly Trying to calh his soft black hair God, she loved this h she was the devil about to deliver bad news

"That’s exactly what I want to hear, Bruce We’ll be in touch" On that note, he hung up, his grin contagious as he gazed into E her jaw "Are you presenting yourself as lunch toher to just co around No hesitation Just say it Wrapping her arms around his shoulders, she pressed her forehead to his Her eyes locked on thosebaby blues "There’s a blood paternity test It has no risks, and we can have the results in days I knoe’re almost at the end of this road, but we could find out a feeeks early We can finally be done with this… this waiting" Emily watched his face pale Watched those beautiful eyes cloud over, desolation replacing the playfulness they’d held less than a

His hand dropped from her stoutted her open "I’ve known about the test for a couple of ht his eyes back to hers

His state at his face, bleeding so parallel to sha her hand on his desk for balance "You’ve known?" she breathed, her eyesover with tears and confusion "You’ve known about it and didn’t say anything to ht his hand to her cheek, but she flinched away For a second, he found his voice trapped, felt his heart sink He knew the lie he was harboring would upset her, but hell, her reaction was tearing hi back "I have"

"For how long?" she asked, her voice cracking

"After we found out it was a boy" Gavin looked at the floor, reers fro around the internet A son His possible son had fueled a need so deep within hioing crazy He spent half the day online Once he found out they could have the answer so fast, fear shot through him Frozen in front of his computer, Gavin realized the answer may not be what he wanted to hear, what he needed to hear It also brought on a slew of fucked up emotions he wasn’t prepared to handle For thehis child, but as he stared at the screen, his faith vanished