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LACEY believed in Suro, she believed in him as fiercely as she’d ever believed in anyone. She had been through too much, had gone too many years without hope, to give up on Suro now.
But not everyone was so sure. Eva kept slipping concerned looks her way during their daily visits, and started talking about booking her an appointment with her OB, even though Lacey told her she’d wait until they were all back in Chicago to get checked out. Her father had been so busy working to keep a roof over their heads the first time around that she’d had to go through everything, save the actual labor and delivery, alone. This time she wanted Suro there every step of the way.
Sparkle made it through the Russian greats disturbingly fast, but as it turned out, just in time. The day she finished the
