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“Look, big guy, you need to blow off sorinned at him impishly and tried to tickle him “Fester, fester, fester”

Paul swatted her hands away “If I say yes, will you bug off?”

“Absolutely”

“Fine Now get lost”

“Fine I’ll make coffee And when you come to the house, I’ll expect you to call her”

Heather disappeared fro what he had just agreed to

Chapter Sixty-six

Decerove, Pennsylvania

Richard, his children, and their spouses were gathered around the dining roo everyone on her fertility treatments

“Yeah, I’m on hormones But I feel better than I did on the pill It made me emotional”

Aaron lifted his eyebrows behind Rachel’s back, and everyone laughed at his incredulous expression Everyone, save Rachel and Julianne

Gabriel’s eyes drifted to his wife, noticing that her eyes had narrowed She began staring so hard at the table that he wouldn’t have been surprised if the wood started to blacken and burn under her gaze

Suddenly, she pushed herself back frohted the chair and excused hi the stairs two at a time in an effort to catch up with her

When he reached their bedroohtstand She pulled the drawer out and du the itele layer

“Daht only air as she brushed past hi her empty her makeup case onto the counter She tossed ite her lips

“Julianne, what’s the matter?”

“I can’t find therasped her arm “Julianne, find what?”

“My birth control pills”

For an instant her panic traveled through him, but only for an instant

“I’m sure they’re here somewhere When’s the last ti to the side

“In Cae,” she whispered

Now his eyes widened

“Not in New York? Not here?”

“I was on my period just before you left for New York, remember? I should have started a new pack of pills that Wednesday”

“And did you?”

She shook her head “I was on my way to see you I was in such a hurry to ot the” He reached for her but she turned away, covering her face with her hands

“I can’t believe I’ve missed almost an entire month of pills and only realized it now I’m such an idiot”

“You aren’t an idiot” He pulled on her wrist andher with his arms “You were in a hurry to meet me in New York Then we had the call from your father at the airport You’ve had a lot on your mind”