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It was obvious that Natalie had sent the pictures to April She was the only one who stood to gain by breaking them up And in one calculated act, she’d hurt hih of a vindictive bitch to want to do so

So while Si for an opportunity toto take a trip out to Sacramento and pay Natalie a visit

Those were the plans that foral fate He had no idea that Jack Mitchell was sitting in his dark Oldsnant niece, and se, Massachusetts

Once Julia’s e fixation on Thai food There was a restaurant near her old apart it was the only place that satisfied her craving Consequently, Gabriel or Rebecca ordered takeout from that restaurant almost daily

Given her food intake, at one point Gabriel surmised that seventy-five percent of her bodyrolls So the child was no longer called Ralph Gabriel, Rebecca, and eventually Julia referred to hi Roll

At the end of April, the Emersons visited Mount Auburn Hospital in order to have another ultrasound They hoped that the picture would be clear enough to reveal the sex of the baby

“Spring Roll is a boy,” Julia whispered, trying to ignore the pain of her overfull bladder

“No” Gabriel grinned “Trust irl”

Julia couldn’t help but laugh

The technician called her na the technician into the ultrasound suite

(At this juncture, Gabriel knew better than to argue with the technician about acco his wife)

“Do you want to know the sex of the baby?” the technician asked as she placed a gown on the bed

“Absolutely My husband is waiting and I know he’d like to find out, as well”

“Of course I’ll let you get changed and be right with you My nae into the gown

In a few minutes, Julia’s rounded abdoel, and the ultrasound began She couldn’t help but stare at the coe of her baby

Truthfully, she couldn’tRoll looked like an alien

“We’re in luck,” said Aes “Your baby is in the right position so I can have a good look”

Julia heaved a sigh of relief She was excited but nervous

“I’ll just capture a few es and then we can call your husband Okay?”