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"Hey," Suzy protested, "why didn’t you get called a whore this time? A skank is nowhere near as bad and she even called you skinny I hate you"

Ella, looking like a clone of Linda Blair, rose on her elbows and spat at them, "Well, you’re both dirty whores! There, are you happy now!"

Suzy, finally getting wise, turned her back as well, leaving both of the at the wall "Holy crap," she , "Please stop before she kills us both"

"No kidding," Suzy replied "I had no idea that she would turn into the spawn fro childbirth Ilike Sybil back there We should be taping this Can you iet on YouTube?"

"If you’re brave enough to break out your phone, ht now, I’m scared of her" Ava had just finished her sentence when a Kleenex box bounced off her shoulder and hit the floor

Suzy eyed it before taking a deep breath "Tiet back in the trenches Surely to God this contraction is alood Ella will return for a few"I’ toout of my mouth and I have no control over them I can’t believe II called you--whores"

"Ah, that’s okay, honey; you’re in a lot of pain," Ava said diplo

"Yeah, what the forgiving one said," Suzy answered, looking vastly aet soht out Just let Aunt Suzy hit that little call button on the side of your bed and you’ll be flying through la-la land in no tis, the door flew open and Declan ran into the rooave the look as he took in their disheveled appearance Just then, the istering another contraction and they both looked at Declan in anticipation Ella was clinging to his hand and he was looking at the , "What does thathis shoulder "Oh, you’ll find out soon enough," she said before walking toward the door

Suzy followed closely on her heels, pausing beside Declan as well "Welcome to the party, pal" She smirked as she walked over to join Ava

They both shuddered with laughter when they heard sweet little Ella shout, "Where in the fuck have you been?" When he stuttered out soot worsea lot worse "Oh, really? Well, how nice for you, scu torn in two and you’re off with the guys whoring around!"

"Ba-baby Wh-what?"

Ava and Suzy leaned against the door as it closed behind the down their cheeks as they shook with laughter "What is it with her and the whore word?" Ava mused as she tried to process all the insults that had been hurled at her in the last few hours Shewasn’t so funny Having soiveness and calling her so at the woh today to consider a friend, she added, "Will it sound completely pathetic if I say that this is the rinned "Yeah, ht there with you I hate to admit it, but I kinda hated to leave Wouldn’t it have been funny to listen to her rip Declan a new one? IIf we’re her whores, what do you think she’s calling hiot fifty bucks on bastard, whaddaya think?"

Ava considered her answer for awith son of a bitch, but I’h to bet on it Man-whore is a possibility if she keeps with her the roo at the seams Everyone seemed to stand at once when they walked in Jason, Claire, Beth, Nick, Brant, E at theht into her husband’s arhtly

Suzy reached back to hook her arht the urge to gawk at the handso his hand absently up and down his wife’s back Suzy gave Ava what could only be ter back at her husband "So, baby, it looks like you hit the jackpot when you ent s, "Indeed I did Any particular reason why you’re pointing that out right now?"

"Well," Suzy began dramatically, "it appears that you’re now married to royalty I’ve been naasps were heard, before a chain reaction of laughter rippled through the roo completely unruffled by Suzy’s statement Instead he simply lifted an eyebrow and said, "That’s awesoan telling Gray about Ella’s volley of insults Ava cut in at tis that Suzy hadup on that word? I’ve never even heard her use it"

Before anyone could answer, an older couple stepped into the rooot it I think that was her o" Beth turned back toward the couple, putting on a bright but strained look of welcoain"

As everyone sat aardly, waiting for someone else to continue the conversation, Suzy stepped forward and threw an arht down the hall in rooht in and see her while you can You’d better hurry!" Her parents turned back through the door and walked off in the direction that Suzy had indicated

Beth hoith laughter "You, dear sister, are bad, but I love it I only hope Ella’s got a few ine herlike that to the her how Ella’s parents had hated hi with all of Ella’s other friends They had wanted their daughter to stay at home with them until they found someone for her who they felt was suitable husband material Declan was the last h, Ella had shown theh to ly backed off No doubt, though, they would bla even close to what she had thrown at her and Suzy Oh well, her brother was a big boy andcare of himself and his wife if need be