Kendra had jumped to the wrong conclusion.  Kate corrected her misconception immediately.  “Baby?  Oh, no.  I’m sorry to have given you the wrong impression.  I’ve been putting off setting a wedding date because merely thinking about everything involved makes me so nervous.  Clay decided we should have a small ceremony.  His mother was already here visiting, so she volunteered to help plan it.   They both believed the less time I had to dwell on the actual event, the better it would be for me.”

Kendra seemed to accept the explanation.  After she left, Kate started to explore the possibility she might actually be pregnant.  She received a birth control shot when Julian was born.  Dr. Eichert advised her it lasted three months, and her son was...

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