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"Is everything okay?" she asked, rubbing herto the hospital Abby is having her baby"

"But it’s not time yet, is it?"

"No," I said "It’s early, which is why she has to go soon We all have to go together, so please getaround the room to dress, and I rushed into the next room "Boys?" I said softly Emerson sat up, rubbed his eyes, and then juht "Stop Stop it Knock it off Right now!" I snapped

They froze

"Aunt Abby is having her baby We’re going to the hospital Get shoes on and let’s go"

"In our pjs?" Ezra asked

"Yes," I said I searched for E one beneath his pilloondered why for half a second before resu all the children dressed and downstairs

At the sa fro Jack with the zipper on his jacket, all six kids were in the hallway ready to go

"You’re aave you a hard tion two decades of friendship, and nothing was going to interfere with that

Travis helped Abby to the truck, and Olive climbed into the back with hier seat Jack and Deana client Blevins Iin next to Shepley Agent Blevins’ headlights flashed on, and then another two sets flashed on further down the block

"Shepley," I warned

"I think that’s the other agents they were talking about" He clicked his seat belt into place, and we surged forward behind Travis’s truck

With every buht about Abby

"Why does it see to get a laboring worumbled

I remembered the first time Shepley drove ive birth in the car and wishing I’d had a home birth But I wasn’t in premature labor, either Abby was particularly cal, but she was fa to keep it together for Travis and the kids

I wrinkled my nose and turned around, irritated that I couldn’t re without the sounds of fighting children in the background

"Jessica Abigail! No hitting! Ezra! Don’t try to put toys up your brother’s nose! E!"

It was quiet for a fullhad happened I rolled lared at Shepley