Chapter 164

"It’s not Christmas yet," Lucette protested, even as she felt a tremulous thrill of excitement.

‘It’s after midnight.’ Ariston sat cross-legged on the thick rug in front of the fire and patted the space next to him. We’ll open it together, so we can see at the same time.

Lucette said, and a little bit awkwardly, because of her growing bump, sat next to him on the rug.

Wordlessly, they opened the envelope, their fingers brushing as they withdrew the single slip of paper and read the single sentence in English the technician had written there.

It’s a...boy!

‘A boy...’ Lucette repeated, wonderingly.

She felt jolted, almost unsettled. She’d been excited to find out the sex of their baby, but now that she knew, it made things more real and less real at the same time.

She put both hands on her bump. ‘A son. We’re going to have a son.’ She glanced at Ariston , who looked as gobsmacked as she felt. "Are you happy?"

I’m...overjoyed.’ He put one hand over hers, on top of her bump. "What abo