Chapter 520

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

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

Valerie 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