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"What’s wrong?" Courtney said

"Whit’s water broke, and Layton here is frozen, like a stone"

Courtney slapped the side of Layton’s face to snap hi

"Hey, that was kind of fun," she said with a snicker

I grabbed hier side of his truck I shut the door and looked at Court, as looking at lanced up at me, and her eyes were filled with hurt, but I didn’t have ti about the flowers

"Babe, can you follow us back in my truck?"

The ht I was upset with her Shit Shit Shit "I just don’t want to leave it out here for a few days until I can get it"

I jumped into the truck and started it up I pulled up next toherself up and into my truck I tried to quickly tell her that I was not upset, but she shut the door I honked the horn, but she wouldn’t look at nant woman "Shit," I whispered as I took off toward the house

The whole way there, I tried to get Layton to talk to me, but he was in a comatose state

"Jesus, dude, you better snap the hell out of it before we get to the house You’re gonna freak Whitley out"

Layton turned and looked at me "Her water broke Do you knohat that h as I said, "Um…she’s fixin’ to have a baby?"

I came around the corner and pulled up, and Layton jumped out of the truck before I even stopped Mih and shookso close to the due date, but she was going to be pissed this had happened right when she left

Speaking of, Courtney caot out of the truck As she walked by, she shot er

"What the fuck?" I whispered as she walked by

I jurabbed her by the arm "Courtney, why did you just do that?"

She looked away frodown her cheeks

My heart dropped to my stomach "What?" I whispered I dropped ry

"Courtney, I was kidding, baby I swear to you, I wasn’t upset about what you said about the flowers Why are you acting this way?"

The next thing I knew, she threw et Whitley to the hospital Until then, I don’t want to look at you Prick"

She turned and walked away I picked up es