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I’ve noticed that many of them are on Cooper’s invitation list "I owe them" is all Cooper will mutter when I ask about it, and I’ht he someti one nicknamed "The Real Bum Farto" to his mother, and Cooper only sone, hoping to steer the conversation away froh this will be difficult, since Patty’s sitting directly opposite and below theof 1416, Jasmine’s room Theis dark
As soon as Jass--which I, and probably Sarah, will help the list, will ht in rooain when I look up
"Have you found out yet if the new baby is a boy or a girl?"
"Hell no," Patty says, breaking off a piece of dark chocolate froelato "If I find out it’s another boy, I won’t push, I swear to God"
"Aw, come on, Patty," I say "You don’t mean that"
Patty makes owl eyes at me "Oh, yes I do Just wait until you have a baby, then you’ll know You need all the energy you’ve got to push the little bugger out And ould I push if I know at the end all I’et is another little hell deoal in life is to flush all , I loveI wouldn’t do for hiirl"
"Here, Patty," I say, passing her a plate left over froo with your whine"
Patty laughs, then stops abruptly and looks at uilt-stricken eyes
"Oh God, Heather," she says, biting her lower lip "I’m sorry I didn’t mean--when I said that just now, about wait until you have a baby, I conant due to severe uterine scarring thanks to endo "It’s okay, Patty I guess Cooper and I will have to experience the wonders of parenthood through your children And of course all the kids in the dorm where I work"
Patty doesn’t look coht of it, but I know it really hurt when you found out Isn’t there anything the doctors can do?"
"Of course there is," I say, "and if anted a child that desperately, we’d be exploring those options, and others, like adoption or foster care But neither of us feels an overwhelht now to reproduce or be a parent We’re happy with the way things are Why? Do we see crystal earrings sway
"No," she says She lifts her napkin to dab at the corners of her eyes, which have gone shiny in the light from the candle flames "No, not at all You seem happier than I’ve ever seen you--and we’ve known each other since ere kids, or close enough And obviously Cooper’s over the moon--well, he’s always been crazy about you I kneas in love with you from the moment you two met--"