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Her elcome and words caused tears to burn my eyes "I as fro one from Alexandra, whose enormous belly looked like she was ready to deliver at any moment When I said as much, she shook her head "I still have six weeks, if you can believe it"

"He’s going to be a very big boy"

Alexandra smiled as she patted her sto me"

I then turned to a very iive e!" she said after she’d clung to ood care of him!"

"It was mainly Uncle Rev who took care of hi you"

I couldn’t help the laugh that erupted fro about relationships like a groole his niece "Well, I rinned up at me "Did he tell you he loves you?"

"Willow!" Alexandra and Deacon aduys said you wondered if he did earlier"

While Deacon and Alexandra gave Rev andat the situation "Yes, he told et married?" Willow asked

Noas h there had been no proposal or discussion ofthe rest of our lives together seeiven While it seemed that we knew each other down to the deepest and darkest parts, there was still a lot of relationship building we needed to do before we thought ofto eat," Alexandra suggested

"Yeah, that’s a helluva good idea Let’s stick so in her mouth to shut her up," Deacon muttered under his breath

Once Willow had been ushered over to the food table, Rev and I exchanged a glance "Well, um, that wasintense," he said

"Very Who would have thought ould get the h to try to ease the tension

"I meant more the inquisition by Willow"