Chapter 83EpilogueFew months later, I was massive. Thirty-two weeks pregnant and waddling like a penguin. The nursery was finished—sage green walls, Christian's handmade furniture, shelves full of books, and tiny clothes organized by size.Everything was ready except one thing: we still hadn't picked a name.“We've narrowed it down,” I said one evening, lying in bed with Christian's hand on my very active belly. “Three boy names, three girl names. Why can't we just decide?”“Maybe we need to meet them first.” Christian rubbed my stomach as the baby kicked. “Sometimes you just know when you see them.”“That's very zen of you.”He kissed my temple. “I'm serious. We'll know.”At thirty-eight weeks, I woke up at 3 AM with a weird cramping in my lower back. I tried to ignore it and go back to sleep, but it kept coming in waves.After an hour of this, reality hit me.“Christian.” I shook his shoulder. “Christian, wake up.”“Mmm?” He was immediately alert, alpha instincts kicking in. “What
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