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6 months later.Ray squeezed the bottle, pouring more of the honey-brown sticky sweetness onto his pancakes."I never noticed how delicious maple syrup was until I was pregnant," he said, his eyes sparkling with amusement.Brian shook his head, a hint of a smile on his lips."Good thing I bought two," he said, his voice filled with affection. Ray set the bottle down and licked his finger, his gaze meeting Brian's."Wouldn't it be funny if the baby came out smelling like maple?" he asked, his voice playful. Brian's gaze was amused."Hilarious," he said, his voice dry.Ray cut his pancakes with his fork and took a sweet, gooey bite. "Mmmm," he sighed, his eyes closing in bliss. Brian's gaze was warm, his eyes filled with love. "One more month," Brian said, his voice filled with anticipation."I wonder if the world's maple syrup supply can keep up with the demand." Ray chuckled, his eyes sparkling with amusement. "That or the egg supply or the grape jelly supply," he said, his voice play

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Epilogue.Ray smiled as he held Brianna against his chest, watching as she sucked greedily on the bottle. Brian rubbed his mostly flat belly, a smile on his face. "She gets her good eating skills from me." Ray chuckled and adjusted the baby into a more comfortable position. "I kind of like these early morning feedings." Brian raised an eyebrow."You do?" Ray nodded. "It's so quiet, and the view out the window is gorgeous with the pink and purple sunrise." Brian teased, "You're a regular poet." Ray ignored his sarcasm, too caught up in the peaceful moment. Brianna knocked the bottle out of her mouth with her wiggling arms and smiled up at Ray. "Did you see that?" Ray exclaimed. Brian leaned in, his eyes shining with amusement."What?"Ray's eyes widened. "She smiled at me." Brian's face softened. "Aww, that's so cute." Ray rested his head on Brian's shoulder, feeling grateful for this little family of theirs. As they sat there, Brian mentioned, "I can't wait till Brianna is old enough

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