"Look at you, getting all nervous. I'm just teasing you. How could I bear to joke about our precious daughter? I'm eating very regularly these days, don't worry." Erin Janus's laughter came through. "Finish your work early and come back. We need to go for another check-up; the baby is almost due."
"Alright."
"You have to be with me, you must be with me." On the other end, Erin Janus was being coy, her tone playful.
"Got it."
"Have you had breakfast? Did you sleep well last night? I'm heavily pregnant now, it's inconvenient to go anywhere. Otherwise, I'd love to go out with you. Remember to bring me a gift when you're on a business trip."
"What do you want?"
"The new bracelet from Bvlgari looks beautiful, with diamonds. Get it for me."
While Sylvan Cheney was on the phone, Jasmine Yale walked past him and opened the door to the hospital room.
The couple's affection exceeded her expectations, but it really wasn't necessary to deliberately discuss these things in front of her.
