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“What?”

“It’s a reveal” Annie fills me in “We cut the cake and the color tells us the sex of the baby”

“Huh,” I mused “So you don’t know?”

“Oh,” she blushed “I know”

“No one else does though”

Gian chuckled beside me

“Well…” She looks away from me

“Annie?”

“I mean, not many people…”

“We all know” Gian claps a hand on my shoulder “She can’t keep a secret”

“So I’ender of my own baby?”

“Coain “If you cut the cake you’ll finally know”

I heave a sigh and follow her outside The party is more than small, there are at least fifty people out in our backyard drinking beers and eating They cheer when I walk out, I’ood to be acclaimed

“Where the damn cake?” I ask

Gemma leads me over to a decorative table with a small cake on it She hands me the knife and a plate I take Annie under my arm