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"I’nant," I say

"Exactly! And you’re still standing"

"Lola, you kill h

But I definitely pulled out a lovely chiffon e with ant waterfall look

It’s classy, but edgy for a pregnant woman, I suppose

Matt zips up the dress for me and as I stare atorgeous, soa soft kiss on my lips

"You have no idea the amount of cells that become inactive in woo a surprised laugh, and I laugh too, grabbing my little purse as he escorts me out

There’s a party after the movie, and Matt and I decide to hit it for an hour, have a little fun

During the night, as I meet the lead actors and Matt talks with his producer friend, I notice the wo to watch the that he’s married He’s cordial and polite, of course, he’s a Haone and he seems to close himself off from any flirtation He’s so loyal, and I adore him for that

I’h, too excited and infatuated to notice that he’s definitely not interested

I think it’s more than his beauty they’re drawn to More than his power

I think it’s his humanity that calls them The fact that he never puts on a show or acts as if he’s perfect; instead he’s always acted as if he’s not perfect but attempts to be As if he knows that all of his i overprotectiveness and even his fear of not being both the best husband and father along with the best president--make him real, that all of our imperfections make us real and relatable because not one of us is perfect, not even a president We si best Like he has

I findand when I realize it, I quickly chide myself in silence and turn away When I turn back, our eyes lock--and his eyes drift over own, to my abdomen, where I carry his son I’m due in mere weeks And like I’ve noticed these past months, when he looks at me--at what I hold in ht, it nearly blinds me

He seems to push it down, under control, but I saw it All the love, all the desire, all the craving that could ever be in a man is in him For me For us

"The president never fails to le with the crowd, her camera always at the ready for her to snap the next shot

It’s true people stare Although I know people love hireith everything, he lacks pretention His parents reared hiuy, with chores, discipline, and an attitude that was honest and never self-serving In fact he never liked people doing special things for his; he always paid his way, even when they insisted they wanted to do the gesture for hirained with hiettable and he knows it