empty room, I knew Louis had gone to

rsery and stood there, lost in t

a collection of toys in soft pink hues-a

y pink dresses for every age f

regnant, I was a bit stunned,

ver the moon wi

ound he wasn't in bed. I walked to the study

creen softened his

or a pregnant woman" and had fi

lized I was going

ticipation for the c

of the one I loved, I naturally

ow, my affection for our

for baby items at every mall, but he in

you know it's a girl

his face against my growing bel

r-daughter intuition. I have a feeling y

brought me back to reality. I tur

t he came over to h

o long when you're pregna

"Honey, today was unexpected.The

ault. I shouldn't have left you alone

sincere, as if he

said that. Whenever Sonya had an "em

alves when I caught a whiff

's favorite

ausea and couldn't

e a trash can. "What's wrong? Is th

poke wearily, "It's not mor

say?" He did

s. It's the perfume on yo

oked

ey,

him, "Let's

ly leaned over to hug me ti

tly. It hurts. We have a baby now. How can we divo

. "Louis, didn't I say today that if you

d. "It's not wh

not wanting to he

ame back, he never

the door, ignoring Louis's knocking

to sense my emotions and s

my belly to so

t's my fault that you'll

epeatedly abandoned by your father, w