Chapter 144

Serena's POV I couldn't argue about going back to my appointment when Ryan casually dropped the bombshell. "Since we're already out, why don't we stop by the baby boutique downtown?" he suggested, eyes fixed on the road. "We talked about going there a few weeks ago, remember? But something always came up." I blinked, surprised he'd remembered. "You actually remembered that conversation?" I asked, genuinely curious. "I remember everything you say, Serena." His voice was so matter-of-fact it sent an unexpected shiver down my spine. I stared out the window, trying to ignore how those simple words affected me. "Alright then. The baby boutique it is." Twenty minutes later, we were wandering through Tiny Treasures, the most exclusive baby store in the city. The place was a wonderland of ridiculously priced infant everything - from hand-carved cribs to cashmere onesies that would probably be ruined with the first spit-up. "This seems... excessive," I muttered, eyeing a silver-plated rattle wi