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“Rea lly?” Allysa puts her ha nd on my stomach and we’re both quiet

for the nex t fiv e minu tes as we wait for it to ha ppen again. It does , but
it’s so soft, it’s almost unno ticea ble. I laugh again as soon as it
ha ppens .
“I didn’t feel any thi ng ,” Allysa says, pouting . “I gues s it’ll be a few
more week s bef ore you can feel it from the outside, tho ugh. Is thi s the
firs t time you fel t it move?”

“Yea h. I’ve been scared I was growing the lazies t baby in hi story.” I
keep my ha nd s on my stomach, ho ping to feel it again. We sit quiet ly
for a few more minu tes , and I can’t hel p but wish my circumstanc es
were different . R yle sho uld be here. He sho uld be the one sitting
bes ide me with hi s ha nd on my stomach. Not Allysa.
The tho ught almost takes away all the joy I’m feel ing . Allysa must
no tice bec ause she puts one of her ha nd s on mine and squeez es .

When I look at her, she isn’t smiling any more.
“Lily,” she says. “I’ve been want ing to say somet hi ng to you.”
Oh, God. I don’t like the sound of her voice.
“Wha t is it?”
She sighs and then forces a gloomy smile. “I kno w you’re sad tha t
you’re going thro ugh thi s witho ut my brother. No matter ho w

inv olved he is, I just want you to kno w tha t thi s is going to be the bes t
thi ng you’ve ev er ex peri enc ed in your life. You’re gonna be a grea t
mom, Lily. Thi s baby is real ly lucky.”
I’m glad Allysa is the onl y one in here right no w, bec ause her words
make me laugh, cry, and sno t like a ho rmona l teena ger. I hug her and
tel l her tha nk you. It’s amazing ho w hea ring tho se words gives me
back the joy I was feel ing .

She smiles and then says, “Now go get my baby and take her away
from here so I can ha ve some sex with my fil thy rich hu sband .”
I roll off the bed and stand up. “You sure kno w ho w to bring lev ity
int o a situation. I’d say it’s your strong point .”
She smiles . “Tha t’s wha t I’m here for. Now go away.”