Everett had never had his cheeks pinched before, leaving him momentarily stunned.

Watching Dorothy break into laughter, he sighed, "In my entire life, only you dare to treat me this way." "And I dare to do a lot of things others wouldn't!" she retorted.

"Like what?"

Dorothy pondered for a moment, "Like kissing you, hugging you, holding your hand, sleeping in your bed."

If that was the case, Everett realized he had indeed granted her many unique privileges.

"And having your baby," she added, with a playful glare.

"Enough about that, you should head back to bed. You've got work tomorrow! I'll feel better soon and head back, don't worry."

"How could I possibly leave?"

How could he peacefully go back to sleep knowing she was in discomfort?

of enduring the discomfort until Everett fell asleep. But he gently patted her shoulder first, soothing her worries. "When you brought up wanting a child, didn't we agree to face everything together? Now that you're feeling this way, you want

her hand, his palm warm and

let's welcome this baby together. I

at him, then slowly

"Okay."

had Kevin scouring for recipes to make sour plum soup, a remedy for

he tried preparing several batches

that the sour plum powder Jeffrey brought, mixed into a soup, was the most effective in alleviating her symptoms.

contacted the manufacturer directly, requesting a batch of sour plum powder without

had her hands full

temporarily move out of Bay Residence, deal with work, and

Karen was so excited she barely slept, calling early in the

finally go on

acting like a child despite being a mother, Karen's excitement for the journey was infectious, making

luggage was

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