Chapter 767

The next second, Desmond crouched on the floor, both hands on Camilla's lower back, and pressed his head to her belly.

"I've never heard the baby's heartbeat," he said. "Let me listen."

Camilla didn't answer. From her angle, she could see the straight bridge of his nose. She swallowed, not sure why her pulse kicked; she'd seen his face plenty.

"You done staring? The baby's trying to sleep," she sa