Page 177 of Haze of Obedience

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"Nothing has changed."

She takes a deep breath.

"Are you feeling okay?"

"Yes. I'm just starting to get antsy about where we will be when the baby is born."

"I wish I could tell you. I hope it's Spain, assuming you're still okay going there when we can?"

"Yes. Of course. Why wouldn't I be?"

"I don't want to make any assumptions."

She places her hand on my cheek. "You realize I don't want to be anywhere unless you're there, right?"

"That's good because I'm not letting you out of my sight."

"Spain sounds amazing. But as long as I'm with you anywhere will be. I only want to be settled before the baby comes."

"Me too. I need to call Tinker back in a week. Hopefully, he will have good news for us then. I still wish you would let us find a doctor to examine you."

"Dirk, I'm fine. We shouldn't risk anyone knowing we are here."

I can't argue with her. It doesn't mean I like it. "As soon as we step foot in Bermuda, we're finding a doctor for you."

"All right. I won't argue then."

"But you like to argue with me."

"No, I don't."

"Sure, you do."

"No, I..." She tilts her head. "I know what you were trying to do there."

I kiss her. "You're super cute when you get all sassy." I spin her around, so her back is against my chest. I put my hand over her belly. "Do you still think we're having a boy?"

"Yep."

"I think it's a girl. Should we make a bet."

"What are we betting?"

I point to one of the horses. "If I win, when we get to Spain we buy horses. I want one of those." It's Azteca, which is all white.

"If I win, we get one of those." She points to a black Azteca. "When I was a girl, a traveling circus came through our town, and there was a horse just like that one. I thought it was so majestic. I still do."

"Have you ridden them before?"

"No."

"When we get to Spain, and you aren't pregnant anymore, I'll teach you to ride."

"Or I can just hold onto you."

"You can always do that. But you should learn to ride. You'd love it."

"Zoe!" Gloria screams.

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