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“I’d be proud to have a baby with you,” sheher eyes Her body shook as the pleasure coursed through her

He continued thrusting, watching as she clireat thrust before he calad you joined me in New York” Gabriel held Julia’s hand as they waited to check in for their flight back to Boston “I’et to see a show, but at leastsohts”

“Gabriel, you braved the crowds to taketo co to charge us for having overweight bags”

“I’d like to see thehed “So it is Soh an entire Broadway show”

He sniffed “I’d see Shakespeare”

“The h a perforaze leveled on hers “Your interpretation of that novel changed h-heeled Manolo Blahnik boots Gabriel had insisted on buying her at Barneys

“I think a lot of things conspired to change your life I can’t take credit for what happened to you in Assisi”

“No” He lifted her hand, stroking his thu band

“But I wouldn’t have made it to Assisi if you hadn’t helped randfather if you hadn’t agreed to have a child with ivenspecial to a good man I’d like to see what it does to you”

Gabriel blinked twice, hard “Thank you, Julianne”

He captured her s her until a throat cleared behind theether

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“Jules” To okay?”

The pause on the other end of the line caused Julia to stop walking Gabriel stood at her side, a questioning look on his face

Tom cleared his throat “I’m at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia”

“Oh, no Are Diane and the baby all right?”

“Diane woke up in the ht away” Toht now, they have her hooked up to a bunch of ain—“she started going into labor a little while ago”

“She’s early,” Julia breathed

“That’s right” To until he’s delivered The doctors say there are lots of things they can’t see on an ultrasound They ht have to work on his heart iery is scheduled for three days after delivery, give or take I suppose heon what they find”

Julia looked at Gabriel “We’re at JFK in New York, getting ready to fly back to Boston Would you like me to come home?”

“Yes If you can She’ll probably still be in labor when you arrive, but it would be good to have you here It’s going to be a long three days and I don’t know if—” He began coughing

“I’ht to the hospital I’ll call you when I arrive so you can tell me where to meet you”

“Okay” He sounded relieved “Jules?”

“Yes, Dad?”

“Thanks See you soon”

“Bye, Dad Give my love to Diane”

Julia disconnected the call and looked up at her husband His expression was grim