CHAPTER 24
January – Two months after the wedding
"I can't see my feet."
Damien looked up from his laptop. "What?"
"My feet. I can't see them. They could be gone for all I know."
"They're still there. Very swollen, but still there."
"That's not helpful."
"Do you want me to lie?"
"Yes. Lie to me. Tell me I'm glowing and beautiful and not the size of a whale."
"You are glowing and beautiful. And not the size of a whale. Maybe a dolphin."
I threw a pillow at him.
He caught it, laughing. "I'm kidding! You're gorgeous. Radiant. The most beautiful pregnant woman I've ever seen."
"I'm the only pregnant woman you've ever seen up close."
"Exactly. So I'm an expert."
Emma kicked. Hard.
"Ow. Your daughter is violent."
"My daughter? Five minutes ago she was our daughter."
"She's yours
