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“Just me and my Nutella, just the way I like it,” I joke toit off I look down at my stomach My bump is still pretty small, but it’s definitely there—and the maternity clothes areer size because they were cuter “You’re going to oing to get big, but because you s” I reach for another Cheez-It and pop it into my mouth

I hop up and get a bottle of water froerator It’s still warm since it’s barely been in there five minutes, but I’m thirsty so I don’t care I sn about half the water, and then I look for a knife so I can slice one of the lemons

It takes abefore I find one I slice into the lemon and cut it into little quarters I eat the insides like soe a bit at the sourness It tastes refreshing and delicious

Xander bounds down the steps and into the kitchen and cringes at the sight of me “How do you eat those?” he asks

“I’ot

He shakes his head “Well, when you’re done, get your pregnant ass upstairs” He points over his shoulder to the stairs

“Quarter,” I warn him

“We’re on a roll today—we’re going to pay for kid two’s college soon”

“Kid two?” I echo “How

I don’t knohy, but in the last three years the topic of how many kids anted never caue sense of so to have a baby Since we both kneanted to have kids so about how many

He pulls out the stool next to me and sits down “I want five”

I choke on ue … or maybe that was a bit of lemon

“Five?” I shriek, trying to catchout five kids froina Nope” I shake my head “That’s insane Why would you want five kids?” I press a hand to ,” I mumbleit to fan myself

He shrugs “I like kids I want a big fas and … I don’t know, I alanted more”

“You’re insane,” I squeak “I think I ht pass out”