Lina nodded. "You can decide."

Zuko placed his hand on her belly. With the months passing, he could sometimes feel the baby's movements. Right now, their little one seemed to respond to his touch as if greeting him.

"By the way, there's a secret I want to tell you..." Lina's smile was radiant. She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Our baby... is a girl!"

"What?" Zuko's heart skipped a beat, and he could not react for a moment. He was so happy this time that he could not even manage a smile.

"A-Are you sure? How did you find out?"

Lina giggled embarrassedly. "I pestered the doctor until she told me! She kept saying that there are rules against revealing the gender during ultrasounds, but she told me to prepare a princess bed after the checkup!"

Zuko was overjoyed, and he almost gave Lina a princess carry. He remembered his mother saying that the Hamertons had always been having more sons than daughters. In Zephyr's generation, all the others were boys aside from Zennie.

a superstition that Cordelia needed to have seven sons before they would finally have a daughter. It was why she stopped after

Zuko had

not wait to call and share the news with his

calm for now!" Lina admonished. "Sometimes, ultrasounds can be

Zuko was sure. "I know it's a

say anything until she's born." Lina whined, "It's only

disclose it, he would enjoy his happiness in secret.

doctor had mentioned a princess crib, right? He would buy the best princess crib, hang dreamy curtains all around it, and ensure that the Hamertons'

way." Lina looked at him with some hesitation and asked,

go of

were complicated. They had faced hardships together, but Renee had now repeatedly challenged her

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