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  Jake laughed nervously. “Oh, my goodness.”

  “Feeling that makes it real, doesn’t it?”

  “Yes.”

  His voice was hoarse, so soft that she barely heard him. They had a mere three weeks of dating, but she knew that tone. His voice had gotten that way only one other time—the first time he’d seen her naked.

  Something inside her cracked just a little bit. Her pride. He might be a stuffy aristocrat, but there was a part of him that was a normal man. And she had to play fair.

  The baby kicked again, and she stayed right where she was. “Ask me anything. I can see you’re dying to know.”

  He smoothed his hands along her T-shirt as if memorizing the shape of her belly. “I’m not even sure what to ask.”

  “There’s not a lot to tell. You already know I had morning sickness. At the end of a long day, I’m usually exhausted. But as far as the baby is concerned, this—” she motioned to her tummy “—feeling him move—is as good as it gets.”

  “I care about all of it, you know.”

  “All of what?”

  “Not just the baby. You. I know you want to stay sharp in your profession, so you don’t want to quit your job, but…really… Avery. If you’d let me, you’d never have to work another day in your life.”

  She studied him. This time the offer of money wasn’t condescending or out of place. It was his reaction to touching his child, albeit through her skin.

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  Copyright © 2018 Linda Susan Meier

  ISBN-13: 9781488036828

  STARS THROUGH THE MIST

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