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They all settled into the plush couches and armchairs, with Karl pulling Lavinia down to sit beside him. His hand was still possessively on her waist.Hana and Thomas took up position on the loveseat across from them, with Andre lounging in the armchair.The room felt infused with an unpleasant familiarity. It was the same sort of charged tension that always seemed to spark between Lavinia and her mother-in-law whenever they occupied the same space for too long.There was always a subtle shifting of allegiances, of unspoken words and hidden agendas that Lavinia could never quite parse.Karl felt the knot of tension tightening in his stomach when he took in the clear discomfort simmering between his wife and his mother.He found himself thrown into that familiar difficult position. He desperately wanted to reconcile his two most beloved women but knew it would be an uphill battle.An uncomfortable silence stretched out for long moments before Thomas finally cleared his throat. "Well? D
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The hands of the clock pointed towards midnight and a silence fell over the house. Karl found himself restless on his king-sized bed. The bed had always seemed spacious, but now it was too vast and too vacant. Lavinia's absence wasn't just a physical void beside him; it was a gaping chasm that echoed through the room.He rolled over again as his body rebelled against sleep. His mind felt like a whirlpool of thoughts and memories now tinted with a longing that ate at his heart. Sleep seemed like a distant fantasy in Lavinia's absence.Finally surrendering to his insomnia, he stretched out to the nightstand with purposeful determination. His fingers wrapped around his phone and he began to dial Lavinia's number labeled- 'babe'.The ringtone replaced the silence until her voice filled the room."Lav!" Her name fell from Karl's lips almost instantly when she answered. Her tone revealed that sleep had eluded her too; they were two insomniacs tethered by their mutual yearning."Can't cat
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Lavinia reached into her stylish black bag and pulled out a pair of sunglasses which she put on: “You'll just have to wait and see, my handsome husband. Trust me, and hand over the keys.”Karl's eyes followed Lavinia with an unmistakable look of adoration while she gracefully made her way around the car.There was an effortless elegance to her movements that never failed to captivate him.He found himself utterly delighted and fascinated by her poise, it was like seeing her for the first time all over again."Your chariot awaits," he chuckled before placing the car keys into her palm.With a wink, he slid into the passenger seat, relinquishing control for once.The brilliant smile that had blossomed across Lavinia's face never faltered when she took the driver's seat.“So are you really not going to tell me where you are taking me?” Karl asked.With a practiced ease, she started the engine.“Patience is a virtue, my love," she teased as they began their journey.The drive itself was a
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Karl rapidly applied the brakes. His heart was hammering in his chest as a thousand worst-case scenarios raced through his mindHad she fallen ill? Was she in some sort of discomfort or distress? Anxiety clawed at his gut but he still carefully guided the car to the side of the road before turning to face her with worry.However, his panic melted away the instant her next words reached his ears."Oh, my God, look at those chestnuts!" she exclaimed while pointing towards a street vendor's cart piled high with fragrant, roasted delicacies. "They look delicious, Karl, let's buy some. I really want them."A rush of relief flooded through him, quickly followed by a wave of amusement the minute he realized the source of her sudden urgency.With an indulgent chuckle, he nodded. "Of course, let's get some."They stepped out of the car, hands still intertwined, and approached the chestnut vendor.“We'll take the largest size you have," Lavinia declared.The vendor nodded, reaching for a paper
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"Pregnant?" Mrs. Carlon finished. "It's the only thing that makes sense, really. The mood swings, the aversions to certain foods, the sudden insatiable cravings..." She trailed off.A slow smile spread across Talia's face, "I've thought so too," she admitted. "But we'll have to wait until she's ready to tell us, I suppose."The two women shared a moment of silent speculation until Mrs. Carlon eventually broke the quiet."But why are you so interested in the chestnuts, Talia?" she prodded. "Could you be...?"Talia's cheeks flooded with color when she caught on to her aunt's implication, "Of course not, Aunt!" she sputtered.Mrs. Carlon simply threw back her head and laughed.She gave her flustered niece's shoulder a reassuring pat. "I'm just teasing you, dear," she chuckled. "Though you certainly turned an interesting shade just now..."With a final wink, Mrs. Carlon swept past Talia and headed off down the hallway, leaving her niece sputtering indignantly.…Almost a week had ticked b
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Lavinia mustered the strength to look at the result when she could bear the suspense no longer and her breath caught in her throat as she tried to process what she saw.The former solitude of Lavinia's room was shattered by the weight of the revelation that now rested in her trembling hands.She stared at the pregnancy test. The two bold lines left no room for doubt or ambiguity."I'm pregnant!" The words tumbled from her lips in disbelief.A tremulous laugh escaped her when the reality of the situation finally began to sink in. Her free hand came to rest instinctively on the flat plane of her stomach in a reverent caress."My little one," she murmured."I can't believe you're here, inside me. Your father will be so happy.” She smiled. “But let's keep this our little secret for now, okay? Just you and me, until the time is right."Lavinia lost herself in the moment. Her heart swelling with a love so profound and so all-encompassing, that it threatened to consume her entirely.She was u
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Lavinia felt the corners of her mouth twitching into a smirk. "Oh please, pregnancy has just made me realize the truth - you've been a terrible friend this whole week, Rosie," she countered teasingly.Rosie rolled her eyes dramatically. "Ugh, whatever." She sat up straighter on the couch, glancing around the living room. "Where'd Aunt and Talia disappear to anyway? I haven't seen them since I got here.""They went out to run some errands and get party prep stuff for tomorrow," Lavinia explained, resting one hand on her flat belly. "But the mother hens wouldn't let me tag along, saying I need to take it easy." She shook her head in exasperation.Rosie nodded in understanding. "Well, they're not wrong. You got to take extra good care of yourself, especially in these first few months." Her attention was already drifting as the opening credits for one of her favorite movies began playing on the TV. "Oh hell yes, my lucky day!"She leapt up from the couch, snatching the remote off the coff
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Talia stretched up for one last lingering kiss, letting her lips linger on his cheek before grabbing the plate and heading back upstairs, leaving Robert watching her go with unabashed appreciation in his eyes.When she returned to Lavinia's room, she found the women sprawled out comfortably, chatting and laughing together over some shared joke. Lavinia's eyes immediately zeroed in on the plate of rich chocolate cake and her whole face lit up."Finally!" she exclaimed eagerly. "I thought maybe you got lost in the kitchen or fell into a black hole or something."Talia rolled her eyes good-naturedly at her cousin's melodrama. "Yeah, yeah, keep your pants on, you demanding gremlin. Just be glad I love you enough to cater to your weird preggo cravings."Lavinia stuck her tongue out petulantly before digging into the thick, fudgy cake with unabashed delight.A few hours later, the lively Carlon household settled into a deep, velvety quiet that only seemed to exist in the dead of night.Dow
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When they finally broke apart, he maintained a feigned frown. “Is that all we’re going to do?” he asked gruffly.Lavinia giggled at his attitude. "You're being ridiculous."Before he could retort, she carefully lifted Jan from his arms and settled onto the couch, preparing to nurse the hungry infant. She pulled out her breast from under her light shirt and guided the baby's mouth to her nipple so he could contentedly suckle.Karl watched them for a moment with a complicated mix of tenderness and jealousy. "I think we need to start weaning him off breastfeeding soon so he can drink regular milk," he commented.Lavinia just rolled her eyes at him. She was long used to hearing this complaint from her husband. "Are you seriously jealous of your own child? He's still so young, I can't just stop breastfeeding him like that," she sighed.Karl turned his gaze away, feeling unreasonably envious of the peaceful intimacy between mother and child. He tried to push the feeling aside.“Finally, he's
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No sooner were the words out of her mouth than a piercing scream tore from her throat. “Aaaaaggghhhh! It hurts so bad! Karl, help me, please!” She clutched at him wildly.Karl was at a complete loss, watching his wife suffer so terribly.All he could do was hold her and try in vain to comfort her. "I'm here, I'm here...you're doing amazing, just keep breathing..."The medical team burst into the room in a flurry of chaos at the sound of Lavinia's screams. They swiftly but gently transferred her to the bed with the doctor taking charge."Okay Lavinia, you're fully dilated. It's time to start pushing on the next contraction," she instructed."No no no, I can't...I can't do it!" Lavinia shook her head even when the next contraction seized her body.Karl stroked her damp hair back. "Yes you can, baby. You're the strongest person I know. Just focus on me and push, I'm right here..."With a guttural, almost primal scream, Lavinia bore down hard. Her face turned beet red from the exertion."I
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~Time flew by in a blur~"I am very nervous," Lavinia confessed while fidgeting with the hem of her maternity dress.The swell of her belly was now undeniable. It was a constant reminder of the life growing within her.Karl reached out, taking her hand in his and giving it a gentle squeeze. "It's okay, everything will be fine. No need to stress," he reassured her before turning his attention towards the doctor in anticipation.The doctor was getting ready to deliver the news that everyone had been waiting for."Here we go. Are you both ready to find out the gender of your little one?" the doctor asked.Lavinia and Karl nodded eagerly. They had discussed this moment countless times while imagining the different scenarios that could unfold.The doctor smiled. “Congratulations, you will have a son."Karl's face lit up with joy, "Did you hear that, my love? We're going to have a little boy, a little Sulivan who will look just like you," he exclaimed.Lavinia's smile mirrored his happiness.
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Now that he was fully awake and alert, Karl pushed himself up on one elbow to study her expression. “Are you in pain?” he asked urgently, his mind instantly leaping to worst-case scenarios about her and their unborn child’s wellbeing.But Lavinia was quick to ease his fears, offering him a small, almost embarrassed smile. "No, no, it's not that at all," she reassured him before pausing momentarily. "I...well, I have a craving. For oranges."The tension seeped out of Karl's shoulders after registering her words. He let out a quiet chuckle of relief.He reached out and gently caressed her cheek. "Oranges? At this hour?" he teased. "You do realize it's well past midnight, and we're not exactly in peak orange season right now."Lavinia's expression fell into a mild pout. The desire for those oranges seemed so strong, so urgent in that moment, even if she understood the unlikelihood of finding any at this late hour.Sensing her letdown, Karl quickly backtracked. "But don't worry, my love. I
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It was truly a night to remember.Andre and Rosie found themselves in the quiet of their hotel room, where they were able to spend some quality time together.While Andre's hands were softly put next to Rosie's head against the door as he gazed into her eyes intensely."What are you doing?" Rosie's voice trembled."Why are you so tense? Are you afraid?" Andre asked before caressing her cheeks tenderly.Rosie offered him a smile and shook her head. "I'm not... I just...""Don’t be nervous, just let yourself go. I'll never hurt you, my love. Everything will be fine, trust me," Andre reassured her.Rosie battled to restrain her reactions as he moved in and pressed soft kisses along her neck. She bit her lip in an attempt to suppress her moans."I love you, Rosie, you know that," Andre murmured.Rosie nodded. "I know, my love, and I love you too," she managed to say before their lips met in a tender kiss.Andre carefully lifted Rosie in his arms before carrying her to the bed. He gently s
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Karl’s grin broadened at her words and he drew the quilt over them both before they welcomed dreamland together.The next day, Lavinia was standing in the middle of the dressing room, clad in just her underwear, angling her body towards the full-length mirror. With a small smile, she ran her hands over the gentle swell of her baby bump, admiring the changes pregnancy was bringing to her figure.She grabbed her phone and started snapping a series of photos from various angles in an attempt to document this special journey.The bathroom door opened and Karl stepped in, fresh from the shower with a towel slung low around his hips.He raised an eyebrow at his wife's actions. "Uh, what're you doing there, babe?"Lavinia glanced over her shoulder with a smile. "I'm taking belly pics! Wanna get in on this?" She motioned for him to join her. "I want to have photos documenting my whole pregnancy so we can look back on it."Without hesitation, Karl crossed the room and wrapped his arms snugly ar
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“Is my husband still angry with me?” she murmured.She could feel the scorching heat of his body through the thin silk of her negligee and smell the warm, musky scent of his skin. It made her head spin with a dizzying rush of want.Before Karl could respond, Lavinia closed the scant distance between them and captured his lips in a deep, hungry kiss.For a long, heated moment he seemed to melt against her. His mouth moved in tandem with hers as one of his hands slid up to fist in her hair.A low rumbling groan of pure masculine appreciation vibrated against her lips and it made her shiver with delight.Then, all at once, Karl seemed to come to his senses. He tore his mouth away from hers with a harsh curse. His hands quickly dropped away from her as if she had scorched him."Dammit, Lavinia," he growled.There was an unmistakable bulge tenting the front of his pajama pants. "Don't do this, not tonight. I'm serious."Lavinia felt her heart plummet at the rejection. "But Karl--""No buts.
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Lavinia felt her stomach twist itself into an anxious knot when the realization struck her. Karl must have retreated upstairs to their bedroom, no doubt seeking the solitude and space his anger and hurt seemed to demand.She wavered in the doorway for a long moment, chewing nervously on her lower lip while weighing her options.Part of her wanted nothing more than to leave him be, to give him the time and distance he so clearly needed to process whatever emotions were raging inside him over the disastrous misunderstanding.Another, deeper part of her, however, knew that putting off a reconciliation would only breed more resentment and pain between them.No, better to bite the bullet and face the awkwardness head-on no matter how painful it might be.Drawing a fortifying breath, Lavinia finally turned on her heel and slowly headed for the stairs.By the time she reached the bedroom door, her heart was pounding a staccato rhythm against her ribcage. She could hear the muffled sounds of
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Martin gestured grandly at the table laden with boxes of crispy fried chicken, mounds of buttery mashed potatoes, biscuits, and other picnic fare. “We were talking about food, you nutters! This glorious chicken, to be exact.”The revelation hit the women like a ton of bricks.Rosie’s face flushed a brilliant crimson, slowly lowering the rolling pin, suddenly feeling very foolish.“We…we thought…” She stammered, unable to meet anyone’s eyes when the weight of their overreaction crashed down on her shoulders. “Oh god, I’m so sorry.”Talia scoffed loudly. “Wow? After our whole dramatic scene?” She shook her head in disbelief, but carefully set the skillet down.Andre stepped forward. “It’s okay, really. I can totally see how it sounded out of context.” He shrugged. “But we were just a bunch of guys enjoying some food and…well, guy talk. That’s all.”Lavinia forced an awkward laugh while pressing a hand to her reddened face as the absurdity of the situation fully registered.“Chicken…we re
