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“Am i just beling extra jumpy because of the pregnancy?” Jessica murmined. She was alone in the office there was no way her. Shaking her head at her own silliness, she pushed the thought wide

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After grabbing a bite, the was about to dive back into work when Gabri’s video call popped up. Since they hadn’t caught up in a while, Jessici seped to answer right away.

“Hey, big shot! What’s keeping you so busy?” Gabri’s voiceng out as her perfectly styled figure filled the screen, looking every professional

“Oh, just running around like a headless chicken,”

Jessica groaned, feeling a bit of the day’s stress lift at her friend’s teasing,

“How’s everything on your end? Did you lock down a good spot for the exhibition?” Jessica asked, noticing the chaotic construction behind Gabriels Plywood and paint cans were strewn everywhere, making it hard to picture what the space would be

“just signed the lease yesterday. The contractors are working overtime to get it done, Gabri said, panning th

the row space.

Once the dust settled, it’d be ready for the exhibition.

They chatted about theirtest designs, then the conversation drifted to personal stuff

mera around to Jessica could

That was when Jessica blurted out, “I might be losing my mind, but I keep feeling like someone’s watching me. Like, all the time

The sensation of being watched was so overwhelming that she started to wonder if she was imagining things, maybe even developing a touch of

paranoia.

She wondered, “Who in this

Gabri burst outughing. “Jessi, you’re definitely burning the candle at both ends. It’s probably just stress ying tricks on you. Want me to take you shopping or for a spa bday/bb?/b”

“Thanks, but no thanks on the shopping” Jessica grimaced, thinking of Brian trailing

after her and Jacob tag along.

And with the baby on the way, she couldn’t risk busing /ball those chemical–aden beauty treatments.

“Let’s just do dinner tonight, I’ll book a table and send

“Works for me,” Gabri agreed.

d you a message.”

Gabri was swamped. The exhibition could make or break her career, so she was overseeing the venue renovation herself. Sure, Jessica had her back with the disy pieces, but this was Gabri’s big chance to make a name for hersel

Once they set the dinner ns, Jessica ended the call and got to work on the mountain of folders. Out of nowhere, she bwhipped /baround in her bchair/b, only bto /bbspot /bthe security camera tucked in the corner

She squinted at it, puzzled, then chalked it up, to pregnancy hormones making her jumpy.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the feed, Brian fore when Jessica’s gaze seemed to pierce through the camera lens. For a split second, he panicked, thinking she’d caught him red handed.

“Jessi’s been all over the cetely. She throw up right after having cookies,” Brahmurmured as he stared at the long shopping list sent by Janice on his phone.

He’d ignored it before, but watching Jessica rush to the bathroom, hand bover /bher mouth, he started copying each item into the shopping app.

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bJanice /bsaid stress messed with your stomach if he kept Jess in a good mood, maybe the morning sickness would have up. Au ha di top–rated, premium–priced stuff, he was stunned

Then he did a double take Grass–scented socks? A stress–relief keyboard plushie? A life–sized cushion for punching?

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