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Chapter Thirty-Seven
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Monday morning finally came. I got to work and rode the elevator up, doing everything I could to try to hide my emotions. Butterflies flew in my belly. My palms were sweaty and I couldn't stop tapping my toe on the elevator floor. The Winthrow employees that were in there with me seemed to notice my fidgeting, but nobody said anything.
We stopped at nearly every floor on the way up to drop people off. After a few minutes, I was finally alone.
Come on, Jane, I told myself. Get yourself together. It's going to be fine. Carter is going to be happy and excited about the pregnancy, just like you are. Why wouldn't he be? This is a huge thing for him, too.
The doors opened up at the top floor and I stepped out. Cindy was at her desk and she pushed her glasses up on her nose as I approached.
“Good morning,” I said, my voice wavering. “How are you?”
She raised a suspicious eyebrow. “I'm fine. You?”
“I'm okay,” I said
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