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“Can we say baby shower? A double-the-fun theme,” Hope decided. 

“Or what comes

in pairs, sets of two. Something like that. 

I’ll work on it. We should schedule it in early

October, just to be safe.”

“Baby shower.” Clare sighed. “More and more real.” 

The Perfect Hope

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"Mrs. Haggerty? Our Mrs. Haggerty was there?"

"Not only, but she won the song title game. You have to write down the most song titles with 'baby' in it.

You'll never guess one she wrote down."

"Okay. I give."

"'Baby Got Back.'"

Now he grinned. "Get out. Mrs. Haggerty wrote down a rap song?"

"Then rapped it."

"Now you're lying."

"She did. Or at least a couple lines. I nearly peed my pants."

Blue Dahlia

Are newborns ugly?

Max saw photos of a newborn with a bright thatch of red hair and skin as white as cream, 
and an expression on her little face that seemed to say, 

“What the hell am I doing here?”

Remember When

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Research says newborns rated 'less cute' than older babies

t turns out that adults find the faces of babies most appealing at around the six-month mark, says new research from Brock University.

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Logan studied the tiny form bunking in a patch of dappled sunlight. 
He'd seen babies before, even had his share of personal contact with them. 
To him, newborns bore a strange resemblance to fish. Something about the eyes, he thought. 
And this one had all that black hair going for her, so she looked like a human sea creature. 
Sort of exotic and otherworldly.

If Gavin had been around, and Hayley out of hearing distance, he'd have suggested that this particular baby looked something like the offspring of Aquaman and Wonder Woman.

The kid would've gotten it.

Babies always intimidated him. 
Something about the way they looked right back at you, 
as if they knew a hell of a lot more than you did and 
were going to tolerate you until they got big enough 
to handle things on their own.

Blue Dahlia

Romance After Becoming Parents

With his own sandwich, David slid across from him. “It is good you came to me, young student, for I am the master.”

“I know. I thought about just walking over one night, maybe with a bottle of wine, knock on her terrace door. The direct approach.”

“It’s a classic for a reason.”

“But she’s nervous about Amelia, about having any sort of, you know, encounter, in the house. At least that’s my take.”

“Is encounter code for hot sex?”

“Damn you, you’re too clever for my pitiful ruses. Anyway, I could have her and Lily over for dinner, and after the baby was asleep—a little wine, a little music.” He shrugged and felt he was riding around the same circle again.

“There’s also a reason why fine hotels have room service and Do Not Disturb signs.”

“Room service?”

“Work with me, Harp. You take her out to dinner—fancy dinner. Let’s try the Peabody. They have lovely rooms, lovely service, fine food—in-room dining.”

Chewing thoughtfully, Harper played it out in his head. “I take her out to dinner—in a hotel room? Don’t you think that’s a little . . . brilliant,” he decided after a moment.

“Yes, I do. Wine, candles, music, the works, all in the elegant privacy of a hotel suite. You’ll be bringing her breakfast in bed the next morning.”

Red Lily

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A major challenge for parents, especially new parents, is finding the time to be together in ways that foster romance in their relationship. 

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He laughed and drew her to face him again. "About that fantasy…"

"I'll meet you at midnight," she whispered. "Right here."

"You bring the wine, I'll bring the wood."

"It's a deal."

Tonight and Always