This was a clear deviation from what we had anticipated in our discussions and expectations. I reached for Hein’s hand and held it in my lap. I glan...ed at him, then around the table. I saw concern in Sharon’s eyes. “You are proposing encounters that might leave me alone?”Hein immediately reacted, “No, out of the question. Laura’s security must be paramount.”The discussion went on, but it was quickly apparent that nobody presumed anything different. I would always be overseen protectively. The. "That week Mark takes her shopping for maternity clothes while Rob hires a contractor to make room for the baby at both houses.The contractors are leaving for the day as Rob inspects their work. Several of the men stay to answer questions and all of them are standing in the room together when one of the guys asks, "Just out of curiosity, why are you building their baby a new room?" Paula smiles as Rob places his hand on her belly and replies, "That's my baby in there." Mark holds her hand and. How she had remained standing she didn't know.Oh god.Oh -god-!They entered the kitchen.She made as if she was busy at the sink, Robert said something and Hope answered but she didn't turn around, acknowledging Robert with a quick hi over her shoulder. She didn't look at Hope (sheer sexual pleasure roared up like a gasoline-fed forest fire if she even thought about it, even though she had just came hard...), but finished up at the sink with shaking hands and excused herself as she stumbled to. He still felt a little rocky, but nothing serious, nothing a few more hours of sleep wouldn't have cured, he thought, but he didn't let on to anybody that he felt better.Though it was still cold, the sky was still clear, and the wind of the evening before had died down. Fresh frost sparkled in the morning sunlight, and the dog's breath made clouds of steam as they ran down the street, with Mike and Josh waving to the crowd. In a few minutes, they passed Jim Horton's house, and ran down the road.