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I had wanted to tell Abby about our engagement before anyone else found out, but Sam had said she was sleeping when I called. He had offered to wake her, but I knew sleep was a precious commodity for a new mom, so I declined.
Having turned the ring around backwards and placed it on my right hand, I hoped no one would notice before I had a chance to tell her. We were at Sunday brunch and Seth was itching to share the news with his family, but I had made him promise to wait for a general announcement until we had told Abby and Sam.
The two of them had arrived late and then had to deal with the logistics of transferring their baby and all of her accoutrements to the nanny that Janice had hired with the sole purpose of being in charge of the children during mealtimes. Once Anna was whisk
