Late on the next day, Gloria pressed her engagement ring into Julian's hand speaking rapidly to him. With dismay, Julian took me outside and expressed that Gloria wanted Julian to propose to me with it when the time was right.
For the next two weeks, the storm raged on with each day that passed. We spent most of our time at the hospital with Gloria. She would fondly tell Julian stories and he would relay them to me in English.
I assisted Gloria with a bed bath, much to Julian's disapproval. Once he understood that it was either me or the nurse and that I was trying to respect Gloria's dignity, Julian grunted and stepped out.
Gloria loved my swelling bump as she watched with fascination as I got bigger and bigger with each passing day. She laughed at my heart appetite and my excitement a
