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Chapter 9

Bryn

The next morning, I woke alone to the scent of frying bacon. My stomach rumbled, and the baby did a somersault.

I put my hand over my belly and smiled. “Okay. Let’s get something to eat.”

I rolled out of bed and made myself presentable. I could hear several people shuffling around in the kitchen. One of them would be the person who would get as much bacon in me as I could stand.

I made my way downstairs and found Violet, Mom, Night, and Dr. Stan talking in the kitchen. They all looked at me as I walked in.

“Morning, everyone,” I said. Night came to me and hugged me tightly, as if this was the first time he’d seen me in days. I peeked around him to see our visitors. “Violet, Dr. Stan, long time no see.”

“Likewise,” the doc replied. “But remember, you can call me Damon if you like.”

“Oh, right.” I giggled. “Sorry.”

“We’ll have another checkup when you and Night have the time,” he said.

“Of course. We’ll figure out the best time to do that.”

Night finally let me go, and I