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“Thank you”

A few minutes later, Amelia went to fetch Gabriel When he entered the room, he strode to Julia’s side i it

“So?” He turned to Aain

She pointed to the screen “Your baby is developing well Everything looks good Congratulations, you’re having a girl”

Gabriel’s face split into a wide, happy smile

Julia’s eyes filled with tears She cupped her hand over her mouth in surprise

“I told you, Ma a girl,” she repeated

“Is that all right?” His sapphire eyes darkened in concern

“It’s perfect,” she breathed

Gabriel made copies of the ultrasound snapshots and immediately had thee to display them outside their bedrooirl, we should probably think about setting up her room” Gabriel kept his eyes on the road as he drove the Volvo one Saturday in May “We should also talk about naood”

“Maybe you should think about what you want and we can go shopping”

Julia turned to look at him “Now?”

“I said I’d take you to lunch, and we can do that But afterward, we need to start thinking about Spring Roll’s roo comfortable for you and for her, but not juvenile”

“She’s a baby, Gabriel Her stuff is going to be juvenile”

“You knohat I ant and not look like a preschool”

“Good grief” Julia fought a grin as she began iyle patterns, dark wood, and chocolate brown leather iht have done so on the Internet”

“Oh, really? From where? Restoration Hardware?”

“Of course not” He bristled “Their things wouldn’t be appropriate for a baby’s rooazed at her triuroaned “We’ve become yuppies”

Gabriel stared at her ina Volvo and talking about shopping at Pottery Barn”

“First of all, Volvos have an excellent safety rating and they’re more attractive than a minivan Secondly, Pottery Barn’s furniture happens to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing I’d like to take you to one of their stores so you can see for yourself”

“As long as we get Thai food first”

Noas Gabriel’s turn to roll his eyes “Fine But we’re ordering takeout and taking it to the park for a picnic And I’ Indian food, instead If I see another plate of pad Thai, I’hter

Late that night, Gabriel retired to the ether a wish list for the nursery Soistry, since his sisters (Kelly and Rachel), Diane, Cecilia, and Katherine had all deifts