Database Fields lose suppress condition once embedded into Text object

I have a Text Object with a value of "Expiration Date:" and a database field, Expiration_Date on a report.

The Expiration_Date database field is suppressed based on another database field, Print_Exp_Date.

It is suppressed when the Print_Exp_Date = 0.

For formatting purposes, I want to embed the database field into the Text object so it prints with just two spaces between the text and database field vs. when they are two separate objects on the report with unnecessary white space between the text and the database field.:

This way:

Expiration Date:  03/04/2015

vs This way:

Expiration Date:             03/04/2015

When I run the report after embedding the database field, the database field has 'lost' the suppress condition, and the date always prints.

I do not want to suppress the entire text field (I want to leave the text there), but I want to suppress the database field.

How can I suppress this embedded database field?