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telling her how much he loved her and wanted to be with her, and nothing from Calvin, again for weeks.
    I know if I go home, Derek will try everything to convince me that we should be together. But I don't want to stay here either. Her palm swept over her burgeoning bump and she sighed, shifting Calvin's sweatshirt away from her skin for a moment. As she released the fabric, it molded back around her soft belly again.
    I need clothes and boots and a coat. But if I go to Alabama... I won't. Go shopping or go home... A smile flitted across her mouth and she nodded to herself. Going home. Shaking the snow off her sneakers as she walked back inside, she rushed through packing, grabbing only the basics, so excited to see her adoptive family again. She could already feel Grams' arms around her and hear Layla's perky voice.
    Checking online, she found a flight leaving later that evening, one she could easily catch and would put her in Mobile first thing in the morning. I should call and tell them I'm coming... but what's the fun in that? I bet Layla would come get me...and she could keep a secret, right? With a giddy giggle, she shot her sister-in-law a text message.
    Z: Going to be coming into Mobile in the morning. Catching the next flight out of Denver. Can you come get me?
    Layla responded a few moments later with a simple text.
    L: OK what time?
    Z: My plane lands at 9 am.
    L: U got it.
    Zoe frowned at her phone, sort of expecting a little more excitement or fanfare from her sister-in-law about her coming home but she shrugged it off. Teenagers are so damn moody. As she hurried through the apartment, her mind whirled with excitement. A flutter from her belly made her pause and she clamped her hand to her midsection. Another small movement came and her eyes widened as she realized what she felt. Her baby was moving.
    Tears spilled down her cheeks and she wiped at them with the back of her hand. “Oh Calvin, I wish you were here.”
     
    * * *
     
    Calvin shifted in the tent, blowing out a breath as he tried to sleep. Only a few more days until he could get back to base and give Zoe a call. It had been too long already, and he hated to think about her being alone. He longed to hear her soft voice again and he rubbed at his eyes as his mind went too quickly to her satiny skin and incredible curves.
    He rolled to his stomach, firmly pressing his boner into the sand. No need in feeling all that, can't do anything about it. He forced his mind to other places. I wonder what our baby will look like? A small, niggling thought played at the back of his subconscious. What if the baby doesn't look like me at all? Can I really take care of another man's child?
    Calvin flipped over again and stared up into the darkness. His battle buddy snored softly in the night and he wished he could find sleep so easily. Exhaustion was weighing on his body, making him slow, but he couldn't find peace.
    Thinking of the baby growing inside of Zoe again made him smile. Regardless if the baby has nothing of me, it will have something of her. I promised to be hers and what kind of man would I be if I went back on my word? I knew she had baggage when we got together. Who doesn't? I promised I'd keep her safe. I've known her all my life. His eyes grew heavy as he imagined a baby with soft, dark hair and luminous eyes. That baby is mine.
     
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    “We're about thirty minutes outside of Mobile, Alabama,” the stewardess' voice chirped through the speakers of the plane. “Please turn off your electronic devices and store your trays, thank you!”
    Zoe groaned, stretching her muscles a little in the seat. The older woman who sat beside her smiled. “How far along are you, dear?” She nodded down at the bump Zoe could no longer hide behind her clothes.
    She flushed and smiled back. “About thirteen or fourteen weeks along.”
    “Have you felt the baby move? Do you know what you're having?” The woman's eyes brightened and Zoe grinned wider.
    “Yes,