Sophie Oak: Three to Ride

“It’s not that,” Rachel explained. “I just don’t think it would be good for the baby.”

There was a long pause.

“Rachel?” Max stopped rocking.

“Are you sure?” Rye’s face was a mask of stunned expectation.

“I’m as sure as three pregnancy tests can be,” she replied with a grin. “I wanted to tell you fast because I bought them at the Stop ’n’ Shop, so everyone knows by now.”

Max was on his knees, his big hand covering her belly. “I can’t believe it.”

“I can,” Rye said, grinning from ear to ear. “We’ve tried hard enough.”

Then they were off. They argued about names and whether it would be a boy or a girl. They decided which room to convert to a nursery and where he or she would be going to college.

Rachel sat back and rocked as they planned the future. Her hand rested contentedly on the small life growing inside her. All around her, the world seemed safe and lovely. She watched as the sun went down and night fell softly on Bliss.

THE END

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