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"I don’t want him to feel any differently aboutselfish, but I don’t want our relationship to change"
"It’s not your fault, Noah He’s not going to bla"
"It’s a life-changing piece of information" I took a deep breath
"Have you spoken to your mom?"
"No" I shook my head "I can’t respect her for what she did"
"Can’t you forgive her?"
"She wants nothing to do with Zane" I almost whispered the words "I don’t kno she can distance herself like that"
"Love is a funny thing"
"I can’t accept it" I shook my head vehemently "I’ve witnessed first-hand the devastation that co to do to a child"
"I won’t lose two people to that sort of devastation I don’t want be a witness to two people being heartbroken from the pain and rejection of two people that should love the the door "Need any help, ladies?"
"We’re fine, thank you" Lucky sratefully as she walked into the room She placed the teapot on the table and Betty followed behind her with a tray of cups and saucers She gasped quickly and rubbed her belly in amazement and I stared at her with a worried expression
"Is everything okay?"
"Yes, it’s great I think I just felt the babies kick for the first tirabbed my hand and placed it on her sto for a few htly disappointed, and Sidney gave ain, you kno disappointed their papa would have been if he would have heard that news"
"He’d killthat has happened, this would be the straw that broke the camel’s back"
"You don’t want to break the camel’s back" Betty poured the tea and handed ain"
"Zane’s not that crazy" Lucky shook her head at the offer of a teacup "I’ll just have water, thanks, Betty"
"He’s not But it’s a special moment I’m sure he’d like to be the first to feel his babies kick"
"Yeah" Lucky blushed "About that, I think I was as"
"Really?" I laughed as a tide of red covered her face
"Yeah" She nodded "I think it’s too early for the babies to be kicking I’ll have to check with the doctor I’roaned "Do not tell Zane, please He’ll never let me live this down"
"Okay" I smiled at her and ruffled her hair "You oweto talk about our docuo now?" Sidney interrupted us and raised an eyebrow at me "I’ve told o is waiting to see ly, Sidney," Lucky protested while Betty rolled her eyes
"Don’t play into his act, Lucky" She sat down next to me and handed me a plate with an assortment of cookies I took a piece of shortbread and she nodded atboy, Noah Another piece of shortbread won’t stay on your hps like it does mine"
"What about rab a cookie
"You don’t need any cookies" Betty glared at him "Think of your cholesterol You knohat Dr Rothstein said"
"Dr Rothstein doesn’t know everything" Sidney sat back and looked at me with a ‘Well, this sucks’ face