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I think I’ll have to talk to Tina about her kamikaze defense methods

And that damn clown car One day, she’ll start to open the door and it’ll take off without her

I sans but I quickly sober

Time to set up a meet

The store is still croith potential blazer buyers A lot of them see the price and slowly back away Which I can’t say I blame them; it’s a lot to pay for one item

Mimi and Lola are both at the store today because Nat asked for the et a physical

I asked if everything was okay and she said she thinks it is but no harm in a check-up Which I immediately approved of You don’t mess around with your health

I walk out of the store roo She-Devil Sissy

Son of a Big Mac!

Just when I thought I was having a good

I walk over and ask Mimi, "There a problem, Meems?"

Mimi doesn’t take her eyes off Sissy but replies, "Just fine boss lady Sissy here wants to buy a blazer I told her the price and she freaked"

Oh, woe is she! Crya permanent pain in my backside

I turn to Sissy and say, "I’m sorry, Sissy The blazers are expensive but they are what they are Take it or leave it Do not bring drama to the store"

Sissy flips her platinum blonde hair over one shoulder and replies "Fine Two hundred and fifty dollars for a blazer, I must be out of my mind Whatever Wrap it up"

Holy buckets!

Mi I’ll tell her off later Not that she’ll give a flying poop

Mi and tell her, "Sissy, there is absolutely no refund on this ite it back and it won’t be like last tilares at me I take this as an okay and turn to head back to the store room

I halfway there when I hear Sissy yell out, "How did you do it?"

What?

I turn and take a few steps towards the counter I ask, "How did I do what?"

She makes an exasperated noise She says slowly, "Nik I worked on hiet hinant or somethin’?"

The nerve of this woman!

I decide to be a little cruel Which is never nice but this woot nant

I say acidly, "No, Sissy I’ly, Nik likes" I lean closer and whisper, "Nik loves me, Sissy HeHH told me I’m it"

I see her face flash painfully and without waiting for a response, I turn and head back to the store roo that Sometimes I wish my mouth had a backspace key

Nat comes back in to the store sometime after three She doesn’t stop to look at anyone, just walks on through to the store roos we all yell out to her

That’s odd

Nat is a people person Even on the worst day she’s at least ate

I walk over to the store roo come from behind the closed door

My heart clenches painfully

Oh God

What if the doctor’s appoint?

My face pales and I start to sweat

No way in hell I’e into the store room, close the door behind me and lock it

Her back is to me and she’s quieted down a little but I can hear her sniffle It takes a lot for Nat to cry She isn’t a sooky baby like me

I walk over to her and put an arm around her She places her head on my shoulder and howls out uncontrollable sobs Of course, thiswith her

Still sobbing she sputters, "I can’t…I can’t have theht I was but then I wasn’t and now I can’t have them"

Uh, Wha…?

I hold her and coo to her until she calms and I try to decipher what she just said

"What’s the htens a little and replies, "I thought I was pregnant Ghost would’ve been the father"

I balk

Oh Enant would be awesome! She absolutely adored kids I know she wants a lot of the be upset about That’s…"

She interrupts me "No It would’ve been fine I would’ve been happy But the doctor did an ultrasound I’hty cysts on my ovaries, Tina I have PCOS"

My face falls and I put a hand to nant They did find so but her lip is quivering "The doctor says it’s a high probability that I won’t be able to have children Like, ever" She looks at lassy eyes "I’ll never have kids, Tina And that sucks so bad Eighty fucking cysts That’s why my period didn’t come"

Oh, God You totally suck so with her I pull her close and coo, "Oh, honey There are options for people who can’t have children We’ll research everything we can We’ll call specialists and doctors We’ll go online and talk to other people with PCOS We’ll figure it out! I prohtly and smile

I whisper, "I’ll have your baby for you"

Her body stiffens and she lifts her head Her pretty face is distorted by sorrow and I don’t like it

She whispers back, "You’d do that for me?"

I nod, "Yes Absolutely No question I don’t think I’d do it for anyone else but you’re ain and we cry together

Mourning her loss Celebrating our friendship Together, like always

Take that, PCOS You can’t win

I’ some paperhen I hear the familiar clip clop in the hall

I smile

My baby has come for a visit

I walk to the office door and just as I get there, I see her s, I step closer, grip her hips and lean down to kiss her neck

I place slow, sensual kisses on her neck and she sighs Her handson her neck, I ask, "Baby, you need so?"

She stills for a second then replies, "You know, all of a sudden, I can’t remember"

I chuckle and squeeze her hips She pushes at htly til we’re just inside my office

She whispers, "I need you"

I lift ot ooey look on her face and puts a hand on her chest She shakes her head and straightens She steps closer to me and says slowly, "No, babe I need you Like, now"

Well, hot damn!

My baby needs me! I like that