In fact, getting pregnant with a second child wasn't really that unexpected.
During the year after Elise Don returned to the country, she had experienced Oliver Bloom's many tricks, the kind that often ended up with them meeting in bed, leaving her with an inescapable premonition of becoming pregnant again.
Finally, on one particular morning, Elise held a test strip and confirmed the news.
She sighed with her head bowed, briefly going over her work plans for the coming year in her mind, before raising her voice to call Oliver Bloom.
Oliver Bloom walked through the walk-in closet and into the room, his shirt still missing a few buttons. He asked, "How did it go?"
He had seen Elise buy the test strip last night and had been waiting eagerly, but was cautious of Elise's mood, so he kept his expression subdued and asked with a casual tone.
Elise stood up, letting her nightdress fall, flushed the toilet, and then handed the stick to Oliver Bloom.
"See for yourself."
