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~Laurel~

"Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness, Laurel, I am so so sorry."

I lifted my leg on my desk and frowned at her. "You know you're a freak, right?"

"Look, I...I didn't even take note. Guess I didn't observe long enough." She said stalking toward my desk. "But isn't there supposed to be a bump as it is four months old?"

"Well, there is. Tucked under my blouse in a way you or any other person wouldn't notice."

"Wow." She pulled a chair in front of me and plopped down on it. "This is great news, Laurel. I mean..how did Kurt react?"

I stilled and thought about the look on Kurt's face at the hospital when he found out I was pregnant. "He was so... happy. I haven't seen him as much as he was that day. Lavinia, I... I think this baby really means a lot to his father...and I'm so happy I'm getting to experience this."

"How's the morning sickness holding up?"

"It'll do just fine. With Kurt around, I think it's getting easier to manage."

"So that's the reason why he assigned those two huge l