"Can Abigail and Langston come too?" Karen's voice lit up with excitement, "I've missed them like crazy!"

"That might disrupt your rest, though."

"Oh, screw rest! I'm about to grow cobwebs over here!"

Dorothy totally got where Karen was coming from.

Given her spirited nature, being cooped up all day would indeed drive her up the wall.

But Dorothy could also understand Jeffrey's concern.

Their second child was nothing short of a miracle, an absolute blessing, and he was understandably worried about even the slightest thing going wrong.

She figured if she were pregnant again, Everett would probably be just as protective...

"I'll talk to Everett about it and see. He's been swamped dealing with Quincy lately."

"Dorothy, aren't you worried that Everett might actually...you know, with Quincy?" Karen hesitated but felt it was necessary to voice her concern. "What if Quincy insists, and Everett goes behind your back? You'd be none the wiser." "I trust him, really, it's not a concern."

Dorothy couldn't help but smile. "Unless he gets over his germophobia, even with a gun to his head... I doubt he'd

was notoriously hard to deal

thought it over and had

it were Jeffrey pulling these kinds of stunts, I'd be worried about

just because you're pregnant! He's changed so much since you two

better keep his word, or I won't settle

was Karen's

called for her, prompting

she hadn't even taken a full step when a sudden dizziness struck

out to steady

foreman noticed her

she managed to dial Everett's number with sheer willpower.

could finish, darkness

the other end of the line,

...

hospital felt entirely different from

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