The sun was about to disappear below the horizon. She looked into his eyes. “Now it’s time to tell you about my second gift. I haven’t seen a doctor yet, but I did a home test and—”
“I’ve made you pregnant already?” he cried. The elation in his voice told her everything she wanted to know. “Donetta!”
“Won’t it be fun to see if we have a boy with my color of hair or a girl with yours? You’ll make the most wonderful father in the whole world.”
Enrico rocked her in his arms, apparently too overcome to talk, and they lay together, looking forward to their wonderful future.
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