“Almost there, girl. Hang in there,” Marissa muttered to herself for the umpteenth time. She could see herself in her mind’s eyes jumping up and down the street in jubilation. Shouting to the world at the top of her lungs that it had finally happened. Her man was awake!

In reality, though, she knew that couldn’t work, despite how happy she felt. As if her belly would even allow that, she rolled her eyes heavenward as a smile bloomed on her face. The excitement was trickling in already, and she knew she was driving a little over the speed limit, but she couldn’t reduce her speed. She just had to...