#Chapter 277 – The Story Comes Out

As I pull the bathroom door open, I grit my teeth again and glare down at my belly. “You’ve sure got crap timing, little baby,” I mutter, but as I step out I almost trip, immediately, over the puppy, who stares up at me with worried eyes. I can’t help the little laugh that stumbles from my lips. “Come on, puppy dog,” I murmur, shaking my head at him and starting to walk across the room back to the grouping of boys by the desk. The puppy runs to keep up with me, clearly eager to be at my side, clever boy that he is. Daniel steps aside as I reach the desk, making room for me to squeeze in. I bend over, peering at the screen with the rest of them. “Did I miss anything?” I ask Daniel quietly, not looking at him. “No,” he murmurs in reply. “It’s taking him a minute to get her on the right track.” I nod, understanding. Kent’s job was to kill time negotiating with my mom until we turned on the baby monitor – when we turned it on in here, a green light appeared on his as well, so he’d kn