“Aren’t we going to be way early for family dinner?” Tess asked. “We didn’t have time for me to show you the park when we came out for Cam and Norah’s cookout. Since it’s still daylight, I thought we’d take the time to do it today.” Mitch kept his tone easy, though he had an urge to wipe damp palms on his pants. Things had been good between them. Better than good. They’d had a couple of weeks to come to terms with their impending parenthood, and the general mood was one of excitement rather than dread. Mitch had to believe that counted for something and that enough time had passed since the initial shock that Tess would really hear what he wanted to tell her. God-willing, there would be announcements at dinner tonight and they could start dealing with the fallout instead of continuing to

