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She wanted to laugh and say so like we Rosses are extreht ’s possible"

"I keep telling her she should be happy about this," Brian said, speaking up for the first tionna be okay"

That was surprising, coreen "He’s right, you know," she said to Candace

"I know It’s just not ideal ti"

"Well, they say if you wait for the ideal ti she’d been telling herself since seeing that plus sign Sure, she’d dreamed about it, but realistically, ould she ever have planned to have kids? After med school? Then she’d be a doctor with a crazy schedule Married to another doctor with a crazy schedule, if she and Mark had worked out

Plans There was no place for them in her life anys happened to her when she allowed herself to deviate froht of ecstasy with Ian when she first met him Now he’d made her a mother

Holy shit, a mother There had been times when she treated sweet little babies in the nursery and positively ached to have one of her own to hold and smell and cuddle Maybe she was hor that was soon to come for her, and h this craziness with her

Ian wanted to go through it with her too That was…unexpected But nice She wondered what he would think if he knew the h her mind while she faced him was that she wanted to h emotions, despite his story--or ain with an intensity that shocked her She wanted to take that pain he’d tried so valiantly to hide and eradicate it coo there Not yet But she wondered what he was doing right nohat he was thinking--

Macy rushed into the roo a white plastic drug store bag "Got it! Or the I’m the stud of the world," Ghost said

"Yeah, tell theirl at the counter while I’ her eyes "Can’t take you anywhere"

"It was a joke! I couldn’t resist Damn, she looked at me like I was a cretin Y’all should have seen it"

"Oh, I know It was freaking hilarious Just wait until it’s our turn We’ll see how funny you are then" She smacked Ghost on the arm and looked at her friend "Ready to pee on a stick?"

"No"

"A to have to make you?"

"This I’d like to see," Ghost said "Wait, no…not that I don’t wanna see that"

"Candace," Gabby scolded gently "Go get it over with"

Candace stood and rounded the desk, taking the bag from Macy on her way to the door

"Do it and co her while practically bouncing on her toes "We’ll wait on the results with you"

Brian shot forward then, putting himself between Candace and her friend "I’ll ith her You guys go back up front"

Macy planted her hands on her hips "Excusehis ar her toward the door "This is between them"