CHAPTER EIGHT
TWO WEEKS LATER
Emily’s due date -- December 13th -- came and went with no sign of Baby Charlotte. At 40 weeks pregnant, she was bigger than ever, but not uncomfortable in the way she’d been expecting. She didn’t feel any sense of urgency to get the pregnancy over and done with. In fact, she was feeling healthier now than she had any point thus far.
“We should book an appointment with Doctor Arkwright,” Daniel said over breakfast.
“She’s only a few days overdue,” Emily said. “If there’s no sign of her by the 20th, we’ll go then. Then I’ll be a week overdue and we can think about what to do.”
“Okay,” he said, sounding a bit weary.
Emily didn’t mind. It was his job to worry. But she knew her body and knew that everything was fine.
Chantelle looked up from her clock. “Wha
