Approximately seven and a half months before—give or take a day or two.
“Mandy, come on, I really 
CHAPTER 35Elliot felt a panic like no other when he came home to find Mandy missing and Mrs. H in hysterics.“I was cleaning up the supper dishes, Mr. Brand. That is the only time that I wasn’t with her. How could I have left that poor gi
CHAPTER 36When someone knocked on the door the second time Mandy wondered what else the kind doorman could have sent up to her. She never dreamed that when she opened the door Elliot would be standing there.
CHAPTER 37Mandy was eating cereal three days later when she heard her name being said on TV. Almost dumping the bowl in front of her trying to get out of her seat, Mandy finally wiggled herself and that belly away from the table and raced to the television.
CHAPTER 38Week 35: Baby is the size of a papaya!Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds. Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now,
CHAPTER 39Kimglanced over at Nate as was driving them home from the DEA office. She loved the way his blonde hair brushed the top of his collar. And how he tapped his long fingers absentmindedly along with the tune of the radio.
CHAPTER 40Nate picked up her ass and settled his face on his new favorite place to be. Her scent and taste were all over his face as he licked and sucked at her weeping pussy. Kim sank her hands into his hair, trying to hold on to reality as he pushed her further and further toward oblivion.
CHAPTER 41Elliot couldn’t sleep. He glanced at Mandy lying beside him. She looked tired even while dreaming. There were telling faint purple bruises around her eyes that he didn’t like seeing there. He brushed a few honey-colored strands away from her face and just watched her.
CHAPTER 42Mandy and Elliot sat in horrified silence as the birthing video came to its conclusion. Mandy had read about having a baby, she knew the particulars. Her book had gone into detail about the hormones that caused the muscular walls of the uterus to contract. She understood that the mother’s body would naturally know how to expel the fetus.
EPILOGUE Valentine’s Day “Do you think the wind is too cold for Charlotte?” Ellio
CHAPTER 46There are moments in life when you know that what you’re doing isn’t what you should be doing. For example, when you’re a kid, and someone puts on a movie that is inappropriate, everyone knows it’s supposed to be bad. But you don’t get up no matter how uncomfortable it makes you.
CHAPTER 45Kim threw the third skirt across the bedroom landing precariously on the side of the bed. Nate didn’t even look up from his laptop as she muttered, “Why are my clothes not fitting?”
CHAPTER 44Week 36:Your baby is likely between 17 and 19 inches long and 5-6 pounds. You may notice an increase in the number of contractions you experience. Many women experiencing Braxton Hicks head to the hospital, only to be told that they are experiencing a false alarm.
CHAPTER 43Mrs. Brand has been in an accident.The sentence kept replaying itself over and over again in Elliot’s mind. In truth, she wasn’t Mrs. Brand—yet. When Mandy had been rushed to the hospital, she kept repeating Elliot’s name to the medical team that was assisting her.
CHAPTER 42Mandy and Elliot sat in horrified silence as the birthing video came to its conclusion. Mandy had read about having a baby, she knew the particulars. Her book had gone into detail about the hormones that caused the muscular walls of the uterus to contract. She understood that the mother’s body would naturally know how to expel the fetus.
CHAPTER 41Elliot couldn’t sleep. He glanced at Mandy lying beside him. She looked tired even while dreaming. There were telling faint purple bruises around her eyes that he didn’t like seeing there. He brushed a few honey-colored strands away from her face and just watched her.
CHAPTER 40Nate picked up her ass and settled his face on his new favorite place to be. Her scent and taste were all over his face as he licked and sucked at her weeping pussy. Kim sank her hands into his hair, trying to hold on to reality as he pushed her further and further toward oblivion.
CHAPTER 39Kimglanced over at Nate as was driving them home from the DEA office. She loved the way his blonde hair brushed the top of his collar. And how he tapped his long fingers absentmindedly along with the tune of the radio.