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“Oh you hed Dr Burke “Yes, she’s not the nicest lady, but I put her on your case because she’s one of the best maternity nurses on staff”
I nodded, and Dr Burke proceeded to check ain, and then checked the fetal monitor
“Everything looks really great, Jade You’re not in the clear yet, but so far, I like what I see Do you have any questions and concerns?”
I looked between Reid, and Dr Burke, and blushed a little more “Nurse Alba said we can’tuhhhave sex until the baby is born Is that true?”
“I’m afraid so,” replied Dr Burke She looked amused, and I wanted to crawl into a hole I wasn’t sure why though I wasn’t exactly shy about the fact that I was hornier than usual while pregnant “Because of your fall yesterday, having sex isn’t advisable until after your baby is born It increases your chances of going into labor sooner than we planned”
“Fine,” I sighed, earning another round of quiet chuckles from Reid
Laugh it up, jackass We’ll see if you’re still laughing when you have blue balls
“If there’s nothing else,” continued Dr Burke, “I’ll be back later tonight to check on you again Once the forty-eight hour period is over, I won’t have to check on you quite as much”
“Thanks Doc,” said Reid “We appreciate it”
And we did
Dr Burke left, and I convinced Reid to go hoh ht his lips close to mine
“Te amo,” he whispered “Mi Amor”
“I love you too” I grinned stupidly “Now go shower You stink”
He kissed hter drift down the hallway
Silly man
But he was my silly man
REID GAVE ME a worried a look, his beautiful face etched into a frown I had a roo concerned glances It made me uncomfortable
“Reid, what’s going on?” I asked, aware that everyone turned their eyes towards hi with our fathers, and Dane, and came to stand at my bedside
My mother’s eyes bounced nervously between my father, and me, while Reid’s mother vacated her chair to stand next to her husband Kennedy looked ready to pass out, and Grady looked ready to slap someone
Reid looked at his father, who gave him a cursory nod, and then turned his eyes back to me
“Tellme nervous”
Reid sighed, and leaned closer, pressing both pale all afternoon, but it wasn’t until after everyone else had started acting so weird that I knew so I clearly wasn’t privy to
“They found Stella,” said Reid His green eyes were troubled, his brows knitted, and hisa ball of tension take root incircles
“And?” I pressed
“She’s been arrested”
I let out an audible breath, but when no one else looked as relieved as I was, I had a feeling of dread wash over me
“Reid, I swear to God”
“They went into her room at her sorority house, and found pictures of you, ether plastered all over the room”
My eyes widened “What?”
“Some of them had been taken as early as last week, when you were at home alone,” said Reid His jaw ticked, and I kneasn’t the worst part