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Did the items feel important to him?

Somewhere inside, did he know?

It was hope for her.

But for the child in her body growing, she could havelet Calisto go. They could have started over with no one any wiser, especiallyhim. It could be the one chance for them both to survive their crazy, wronglove.

Their secrets would be safe.

All the lies they created together and the thin linesthey walked would be unknown.

But she couldn’t do that.

So yeah, Emma watched him hold onto that chip and therosary …

And God, she hoped.

Three months later …

Emma’s worry compounded hard in her chest as shecalled again for Midnight, and he didn’t come. She had just gotten home from anupdate appointment with her doctor.

She hadn’t needed to go to a lot of them since April.

In no time at all, Spring had melted into a warm Summer.

Emma watched the rain patter away until the sun washigh and the days were long. As with the seasons changing, and the monthspassing her by, other things changed, too.

Calisto spent a month in the hospital. He did rehaband therapy. The rehab helped with his shattered shoulder and broken femur,while the therapy was supposed to help with his lost memories.

It didn’t.

He still looked at her like she was new to him.

He talked to her like she was just the wife of hisuncle.

Affonso had Calisto moved into the Donati home themoment he was released from the hospital. Calisto was put into a room on thebottom floor, and was given a nurse who helped him daily.

Mostly, to her dismay, Calisto passed Emma by.

“Midnight!” Emma called.

Where had her little pup gone?

Three months hadn’t done much for Midnight’s smallsize. The black pup was still small enough to fit into one of her bags, and hecould get lost in just about anything.

Emma couldn’t always take him with her, though.

The hospital wouldn’t allow him in, and as it was, sheneeded to sneak around Affonso to meet her appointments.

Today had been an important one.

She finally passed the twelve week mark.

Her first trimester was over.

The baby survived, the heart was beating, and thechild was thriving.

The amniocentesis results had come back today as well.Emma now knew that the baby had no genetic disorders, and the gender was clear.