Whenever work ramped up at the office, Dorothy could easily forget about her prenatal appointments.

Thankfully, Everett had them etched in his mind like they were written in stone. As soon as the clock reminded him, he wouldn't miss it for the world!

Right after her meeting wrapped up and she returned to her office, there he was, waiting on the couch with a prenatal visit bag in hand. It contained her maternity handbook, a blood pressure cuff, and more. "Finished with your meetings, Ms. Sanchez?"

"... Yeah." Dorothy nodded, catching the playful tone in his voice and giving a small, amused smile, "I totally forgot about it!"

He had reminded her just last night, but come morning, with a minor hiccup in one of the projects, she was all hands on deck and the 9 AM prenatal appointment slipped her mind.

"I've rescheduled it for 10:30. We can still make it if we leave now."

Everett was just worried about her neglecting the prenatal care, not really mad at her.

But...

"Can we possibly move it to tomorrow? I've got a meeting with our partners soon! It's all set."

When she was pregnant with Abigail and Langston, Dorothy hardly ever made it to her appointments on time. It was usually the clinic calling to remind her before she'd squeeze in a visit.

"Nothing is more important than this. If the other party is unhappy, tell them to come to Lopez Corporation and

that said, what could Dorothy

one who had convinced Everett to try for this child, promising she'd

...

the way to the hospital, Dorothy was buried in her

managed to postpone one meeting only for

Leading a company...

truly no

only realized how tough Everett had it after starting her own venture. Every day was

can I

they were about to arrive, her phone finally

at her as they waited at

so keen on these prenatal appointments? I mean...is missing one day really that big of a deal? Being pregnant isn't

with Abigail and Langson

past. That's because I wasn't by your side," Everett interjected with a serious tone, "You can't even bother with prenatal care, Dorothy, and you bring

was oblivious

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