Elliot was standing as straight and as still as a statue at the front gate of Avery's house.
Avery's heart began to pound wildly against her chest!
She rushed back to the side of her bed and picked up her phone to check if Elliot had called or left any text messages.
He did not.
He did not contact her at all that morning.
When did he arrive?
Why was he here this early?
If she had not noticed him, would he have waited silently out there the entire time?
Avery quickly changed into a dress from her closet, then rushed down the stairs.
When the front door of the villa opened, Elliot's deep set, hawk-like eyes looked over.
Dressed in a white dress, Avery slowly walked out of the house.
Elliot lifted his wrise and glanced at the time on his watch.
It was only seven in the morning. Why was Avery up so early?
Do pregnant women not tend to suffer from lethargy?
Avery arrived at the front of the yard and opened the gate.
"What are you doing here?" she asked as she gave Elliot a once over.
His bloodshot eyes told her that he most likely did not sleep much the night before.
"I came to pick you up," Elliot croaked. "It’s still early. You should get some more sleep.
"I can't go back to sleep now that I'm awake.
"Shall we go get some breakfast, then?" he suggested.
"I'm supposed to fast for one of the tests later," Avery replied.
"Let's go to the hospital now, then!"
Elliot was worried she might get hungry if they dragged things on for too long.
Avery nodded, then turned into the house to grab her things.
Moments later, she emerged with her bag.
Once she got in the car, she did not immediately fasten her seatbelt, but said,"
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