The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"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

notoriously hard to

thought it over

one of the good ones! If it were Jeffrey

things just because you're pregnant!

And he better keep his word, or

was Karen's principle

patiently continued their chat until the foreman called for her, prompting her

towards the office, she hadn't even taken a full

to

The foreman noticed her distress and

was fading, but she managed to dial

could finish, darkness swallowed

of the line, Everett kept calling out, "Dorothy?

...

back at the hospital felt entirely