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"Sure"

"You can’t go without holding Gaby," Mia said

I grinned "Like you’d have to twist my arm"

She smiled as she passed the baby over to me I leaned down to bestow a kiss on Gaby’s tiny forehead In Spanish, I whispered, "Bienvenido al mundo, her irl," Mia said

My brows rose in surprise "Your Spanish is getting really good"

"After three years of AJ’s random lessons on the bus, coupled with trips to Guadalajara, I’ve picked up a lot," Mia replied, with a grin

With a final kiss, I passed Gaby over to Jake He sainst his chest "I think I’d like for us to have a girl," he said, as he gazed at Gaby, whose eyes had popped open

"Really?" I asked, to which Jake nodded So far he hadn’t said one way or the other what he wanted--just that he hoped the baby would be healthy He was good with little girls--Melody, Lucy, and Bella all worshipped hiht look like "You think that now, but I wonder if you would be saying the sarilanced over at AJ and shook his head "I feel for you, h when they want to date, and I insist on going along with theht Like that will ever happen"

"We’ll see," AJ replied, with a wink

Jake kissed Gaby’s head before passing her back to Mia Then we oodbyes, and Jake took o since Mia and I went to the same OB, and the practice was around the corner froned in, we took a seat, and I nervously began tapping my foot

"Abby Slater?" the nurse questioned If I had been getting questionable looks fro roohtened alert that I was so next to lances and followed the nurse to the ultrasound rooo into the bathroom and slip off your jeans and underwear Today’s ultrasound will be transvaginal"

"Okay"

I took the flimsy sheet from the nurse and headed into the bathroom Once I’d taken off my jeans and panties and deposited them on the hamper, I wrapped the sheet around ot up on the exa table After I was settled, rabbed it in his and squeezed, I exhaled a shaky breath

The door opened, and the ultrasound technician breezed in She glanced at my chart before she spoke to me "Hi Abby, I’ nized ere, she didn’t let on, and I was glad In thattreated noret a picture of your baby," Claire said, as she sat on her stool and rolled up to the exa table

Within a few seconds, the probe was inside ritted otten the ood," Claire ree with her as I stared at the pea sized ie "Wow," Jakeat the screen

"W-What do you ?" Jake delanced fro, so don’t panic"

"Then, what is it?"