"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."

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to

thought it over and

of the good ones! If it were Jeffrey pulling these kinds of

because you're

And he better keep his word, or I won't settle for

Karen's

foreman called

a full step when a sudden dizziness

Dorothy reached out to

you alright?" The foreman noticed her distress

consciousness was fading, but she managed to dial

she could finish, darkness swallowed her

line, Everett

...

hospital felt entirely different from any

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