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"So, when are you due?" I asked Lauren

Her full red lips spread into a wide sot to Italy"

"Aw, a spring baby I’hed and rolled her eyes "Well, I was never very blessed in the boob departht Now as much as he wants to play with them, they hurt too roaned "They hurt so bad, I couldn’t even sleep onotherwise?" I asked

"Okay For awhile I was nauseated all the time I threw up every time Tommy cooked bacon, which is a problem because he tries to incorporate it into every uests to hear me "Have you been constipated at all?"

Alexa’s face twisted in disgust as her eyes darted back and forth between Lauren andkids easier and easier to s"

"Oh, stop it" I tilted my head at her skeptically "You’ll have kids"

"No way" She took a sip of tea "Derek and I already decided it’s not our thing We’re totally fine just being the cool aunt and uncle our whole lives We’re too selfish for kids"

"I guarantee you’ll change your hed "That’s why I’et any weird baby urges out with your kids and then go home to my clean, non-toy-filled house and drink copious a sex withroohed, causing Alexa and hter

"So what about you, Kacie? Would you have more kids with Brody?" Alexa asked

The sound of his naht’s events hadn’t left h to chat with my friends for a while But when Alexa innocentlyback My eyes dropped down to my hands I wasn’t sure how to answer her question I didn’t even know if I would ever see hih to have him father my kids

"Kacie?" Lauren looked nervously at me and then Alexa

My head swept up and I brushed tears from the corner of my eye

Lauren’s eyes widened and her ently rubbed h escaped me as I looked at her, but not Alexa I could not handle any judght He showed up drunk"

Alexa leaned forward as her eyes bulged from her head "Zach?"

"Yep We sat on the porch for a few irls and me and all this other weird crap" I rubbed hly exhausted "Anyhile ere sitting there, Brody drove up the driveway Apparently he was at his parents’ and they told hi He was upset, so he came here and found…" I choked on a sob before I could finish the sentence

They both sat perfectly still, their eyes large as they hung onthe events of the night before

I cleared my throat and continued, "He found Zach and me on the front porch Needless to say, he flipped"

"Did he hit him?" Alexa asked

"More than once I think he broke his jaw" I dropped my head into my hands

Lauren smacked the table hard with her hands "Shut up! He did not!"