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Marie intended to exchange pleasantries with the couple, but as she watched Estrella dash to the restroom with a hand clamped over her mouth, she hurried after her in a

fluster.

“What’s the matter, Ms. Estrella?” Marie asked, just as Estrella retched, suggesting, “Maybe it’s food poisoning!” No sooner had she spoken than she was bent over the toilet,

vomiting.

Jason soon appeared with a glass of warm water. After Estrella rinsed her mouth, she felt a smidgeon better.

Jason was at her side, gently rubbing her back while Marie muttered, “The grub from outside just ain’t reliable. We should have Mr. Lee deliver lunch to you guys.”

Estrella managed to nod in agreement, attempting to stand, only to be hit with another wave of nausea.

As Estrella staggered back to the toilet, Marie’s eyes sparkled with realization. Shel glanced at Jason, then back at Estrella, her mind racing. Mr. Jason had been around more often lately, and the lovebirds seemed pretty cozy, often all lovey-dovey in front of

others.

Connecting the dots, Marie asked with a hint of excitement, “Ms. Estrella, are you by any chance expecting?”

The question caught both Jason and Estrella off guard.

After a recent all-clear from the doctor and a previous bout with food poisoning, pregnancy was the last thing on Estrella’s mind. Given her relationship with Jason, it wasn’t something she had considered likely.

Jason, momentarily stunned, turned to Estrella. He had assumed it was just a stomach bug, having no prior experience and never having played the role of a dad. Watching Estrella, Jason’s grip on her arm unconsciously tightened, his gaze filled with unspoken.

concern.

half-amused, reminded him, “Jason, you’re hurting my hand.” Upon her words,

is just over the moon at the thought of becoming a daddy,” she teased.

blurted out, “I’ll take

“If you can take Ms. Estrella, that would be perfect.

offering her

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pallor, asked, “Are you

nauseous,” Estrella

You’re definitely pregnant,” Marie concluded confidently. Hearing this, Jason held Estrella even closer as

anything, even something as simple

her.

for her shower, Jason insisted on joining her, citing his worry that she might slip and fall

Jason had become uncharacteristically anxious since Marie’s pregnancy suggestion. She had known him for years and had never seen him so on edge, so careful

Estrella sat at her computer desk, and Jason’s mood darkened. “Who said you could turn on the computer?

what’s going on. Don’t be so tense. Besides, even if I am pregnant, working women

are my wife,” Jason stated

“my wife”

tenderness she wasn’t accustomed to, lifted her from the chair as

Jason had watched over her for 72 hours. He did not leave her side except for bathroom

him fussing over her, Estrella teased, “Jason, you’re making me feel guilty. If I’m not pregnant, I’ll feel like I’ve let you down, let down the entire Nelson family ancestry.”

the edge of the bed, he reassured her, “If you’re

rare visits home, his avoidance of her touch, and his secretive contraception use had convinced

into a comfortable silence as Jason stroked

didn’t want kids.”

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