“He’ll give you all your options and then you can speak to your friends in Sweden and Russia.”“Kara and Jessica aren’t going?” Abbie asked...“I can’t really take enough time off to make it worthwhile,” Jessica said. “And I’ll be four months pregnant!”“What?!” Jennifer exclaimed.“I missed my period earlier this week, and my EPT was positive! I’m due sometime late in August, it would seem.”“Congratulations!” Jennifer said.Elyse and Abbie added their congratulations.“ANOTHER baby?” Jesse said. “It. Johnny’s mother met me on the way back from the bus stop. She said Johnny had to leave early and to give me a kiss from him. I thought of him all day that day, on his way to Europe, ready to fight for his country. I felt proud to be his fiancé. About a month later, my mother took me to the doctor because my monthly visitor hadn’t come yet. I then learned I was with child. On the way home my mother and I were planning out a letter to Johnny when on our veranda there were two men. They were. He tapped her nose and kissed her again.***"I've made it," Ned said as he poured water to Gina's glass. "TheLabyrinth. It's completed." They were snuggling on the couch with herhead in his lap and his palm rubbing on her belly."Did you just say 'Labia'?" Gina grimaced as she gave her husband astrange look."I said Labyrinth. The device I've been working on," he muttered. "Youshould pay more attention to what I'm doing." Well, Excuuuse me if I'm putting all my attention taking care youroffspring. We are going to take part and perform in the interval so be ready to come up with some suggestions at our next rehearsal."All of us agreed that we would think of something and have suggestions ready for the occasion.Later that night when we arrived back at our place I made my feelings know to Rory."I was very pleased at your reaction to possible layoffs," I told him. I agree with you that it would be far better if the workforce agreed to share the pain rather than inflict misery on the few. I.