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"Sweets, you have no idea what I would’ve done for one"

Once again, Eh it took double the amount of time toas Gavin would refer to as "like his grandmother," nonetheless they arrived This tian their trip After hopping froh, Gavin had the letters NYYLVR put on the plates

Upon entering the foyer, after dowsing her Yankees lover with a few kisses, E out that the Knicks had their shit handed to the Gavin playfully swatted her ass andher head, she started for the kitchen and found Lisa pulling a honey glazed ham from the oven The second the savory smell hit Emily’s nose, a lurch of nausea hit her It coiled and silassed over as she curled one arm around her middle, the other cupped over herthe haood"

Another whiff and Eh the kitchen, nearly tripping over a stool next to the island She barely made it into the lower level bathroom, and she didn’t have time to close the door She slid onto her knees in front of the toilet With another twisting lurch scraping though her gut, E the hearty breakfast and lunch she’d enjoyed earlier Her throat burned hot fro as she heaved

"My God, E Emily hold her hair

"The door," Emily croaked "Close the door"

As Lisa closed it, Emily pulled herself from the floor, her nerves shot from her body’s sudden reaction Hunched over the sink, she flipped on the cold water and slipped her hands under it

"What the heck was that?" Lisa asked, her eyes wide

Emily shook her head and sipped water fro the fiery burn, she shook her head again "I have no idea," she breathed "I came in, and the sainst the wall, her arms crossed "This isn’t the first ti for a hand towel, Eht I’ve been under a lot of stress, Lisa" She tossed the hand towel onto the vanity and whipped open the medicine cabinet "Do you have an unused toothbrush?"

"Not in there Underneath the sink"

Ducking, Eh a s it, she stood, snatched the toothpaste, and squirted some onto the bristles She shoved it into herto remove the nasty taste

"I know you’ve been under a lot of stress, E her hand on Enant?"

Staring at her sister’s reflection, E She pulled the brush from her mouth and turned around "No Why would I even think that? I’m on the pill"

"Have you kept up with it?"

Ehed, rinsed her mouth, and shut off the water "Yeah, I think I have"

"You think you have?" Lisa scoffed "The pill only works when you take it on a regular basis When’s the last time you had your period?"