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~Laurel~

The drive home was quiet. Kaitlyn volunteered to drive, leaving me to completely bury myself in my thoughts. I couldn't stop my hands from going around my abdomen. It feels amazing, yet so unreal.

"Okay, now you've had your time. Would you at least remove your hands from your belly now?" Kaitlyn announced, interrupting my pool of thoughts.

I frowned. "Why should I? Can't I shield my baby from the world anymore?"

"You can. But you will give people the impression that something's definitely in there. And we don't want that. You don't want the public to find out now of do you?"

"Of course not."

"Good. Now, let your hands drop."

I did as she told me but it didn't stop me from sneakily rubbing my hands around it from time to time. "Could it be a boy?"

"Judging from the looks of it, it could be."

I put my hands around it again. "God, I'm so excited! Do you think we made a mistake by not shopping for baby stuffs?"

Kaitlyn laughed. "Laurel, you're still early in your pregnancy. The