Chapter 84

KRISTEN  "Stop looking at me like that," she chuckled and stared into my eyes. "I wasn't going to suggest getting rid of the baby, relax." At her words, I exhaled in relief, "You don't know how good that makes me feel." "Did you do all these for me?" She finally acknowledged the decorations in the room—and the room itself. "Oh, yeah," I cleared my throat when she pulled away to stare in fascination at the bed. "What's the occasion?" "Come on, let's eat." I led her to the set table. After ushering her into one of the chairs, I sat opposite her. "This is much," she said after scanning the table. "How many people were invited?" "Just you, baby." "I guess you must think I have suddenly grown two stomachs overnight." I opened the dish before me with a smirk, "Well, you have." It took her almost a full minute to understand what I was referring to. "No, you didn't!" she laughed maniacally, almost falling out of her seat. I don't know how long the laughter lasted, four seconds. Six? A year? A