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“I love you, baby girl. I love you so much.”
As I opened my eyes, I saw the light shining through the window. I rolled over and looked toward Alex’s bassinet. Gus was gone, so I was guessing that Gu
I sat up and stretched as I remembered the two times Gu
After I brushed my teeth, I made my way toward the kitchen. I stopped when I heard Gu
Oh. My. God. This man is beyond perfect. How can one person give so much love? I felt a tear slide down my face. Gu
“I’d die for you and your mama, baby girl. I’ll protect you from all those disgusting, evil little boys who will break your heart. Their parents might be upset when I break their faces, but that’ll be their problem.”
I tried so hard not to giggle as I imagined how he would scare away every boy who would come to our house. Gus must have heard me because he looked right at me and wagged his tail.
When I stepped into the kitchen, Gu
Alex let out a little sound, and Gu
“You like that song, baby girl?”
“She likes you singing to her, just like I do,” I said as I finally got my legs to move.
Gu
How is this man mine? I am one lucky-ass girl.
“Good morning, sweetheart. Did you sleep good?” he asked as he winked at me.
I walked over to him and reached up to give him a kiss. “I did, thanks to you and your magical fingers.”
Gu
“How did you sleep?”
He yawned and then handed Alex to me. “I tossed and turned all night, thinking about Josh.”
“Shit. I need to call Heather. The last time I talked to her, they had brought Josh back from some scans, and she said he had been sleeping for four hours. I can’t believe he doesn’t remember her, Gu
Gu
“What? Don’t stop mid-sentence and leave me hanging like that!”
“Well, Josh was pla
No…
“Oh, Gu
“No. I’m not even sure his parents knew.” Gu
I spun around and looked at Gu
Gu
I shook my head, remembering Heather’s text to Ari and me.
Heather: Amanda’s pregnant, like four months along, and Brad told her if she didn’t give the baby up for adoption, he was leaving. And he told her she had to hide it from his parents. It’s like someone snatched the real Brad and replaced him with this asshole. This dickwad also told Amanda he had lied to her about wanting kids because he was afraid she wouldn’t marry him if he said he didn’t.
“He lied! Never wanted kids…she’s pregnant, and he’s talking crazy…hide the pregnancy! Adoption? Psht!”
Gu
“I don’t know. That’s what Amanda told Heather yesterday. Brad freaked and told Amanda he didn’t want kids. Ever.”
Gu
Oh shit. He’s calling Brad. Good thing Gu
Just then, my cell phone went off. I grabbed it out of my purse and saw a message from Amanda.
Amanda: We’re on our way! Can’t wait to see the baby!
Clearly, she didn’t know Heather had told us. When Heather called the code blue, Ari had called me right away, and we’d decided to wait to talk to Amanda in person.
This is insane. No way is she giving up her baby because some asshole said she had to. Ugh, I can’t believe he lied to her about wanting kids.
“Okay, I’ll see you in a few minutes.” Gu
“Did you mention Brad to Jeff?”
“I didn’t have to. Ari told him last night. He’s ready to kick his ass, and to be honest, I’m ready to put him in the hospital,” Gu
“Good Lord, can’t we just have a few months of no drama in this group of ours? First, it’s Josh and Heather, and now, there’s this whole thing with Brad and Amanda. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to look him in the eye and not say something, Gu
Gu
I was just about to pick up Alex when I stopped and looked at Gu
“All he said was that Smitty had called him a few weeks ago and said he saw Brad at lunch with a girl.”
I felt sick. Brad’s cheating on Amanda? “Oh no, Gu
“I don’t know, baby. Jeff asked Brad about it, and Brad said Smitty must have been wrong because he was out of town that week.”
I picked up Alex and held her close to me as I felt tears building in my eyes. Did Brad cheat on Amanda? Please, God, no. Please don’t let that be true.
As we walked into the hospital, I thought about everything that had happened yesterday. Josh had been so cold and distant when he came back from his brain scan, and Victoria had been flying high as a kite.
Did she say something to Josh? What could she have said to make him so withdrawn?
Elizabeth grabbed my hand. “Heather, honey, are you okay? You seem so far away.”
I had talked to her about how Josh wanted to start off by being friends. I’d seen how disappointed she was, and I knew exactly how she felt. I didn’t want to push Josh into anything, but at the same time, I felt like he was slowly slipping away from me.