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n nodded “I’ll keep an eye on you while you do”

“Thanks” She sht”

“You, too”

She turned away fro her cell phone back into her purse“Once a cop, always a cop,” shelate, sadly, came with the job description

A few reeted with sht to her belly, telling her they’d all heard the news But only Doreen, the receptionist, made a move toward her

Doreen had worked at the station for as long as Kinsley could remember “Oh,news A baby!” She threw her arht “Your father was just beside hi?” she asked, leaning away, bright eyed

“Better every day,” Kinsley answered It was partly the truth She’d lost her breakfast i but then she ate another ress

“Wonderful news,” Doreen said “You’ll letat all?”

“Thanks, I will,” Kinsley said with a so back?”

“Not a proble properly pleased, then gave a quick wave and headed off

She felt ht vanish off her shoulders that she didn’t knoas there Everyone who needed to know she was pregnant knew, and everyone sees were ht direction She walked past her father’s e behind his desk, his head down as he studied the papers scattered around him

“You’re late,” she said

Rhett jerked his head up and glanced at his aze

“It’s okay,” she reassured hirew up surrounded by cops, re whatever he orking on, so she sat in the client chair “I take it this is my case” She waved her hand at the papers on his desk