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I raised aze to Grady "You’re still with him?"

Grady cleared his throat, and it was his turn to blush "He asked me to be his boyfriend"

Kennedy and I both a’ed in unison and Grady swatted his hand at us "It’s no big deal," he said, trying for nonchalant

"Of course it is," I replied "You ave us a rare, shy s just yet"

"Take your ti, but you never know, he uy that flips your world on its head"

I know all about that, I thought, staring at Reid He was laughing at so that Dane said, and just then I felt a kick under irl, I rubbed the spot, that’s your daddy

The rest of the afternoon passed slowly, but I was happy to spend it with Kennedy and Grady since I didn’t see them every day like I used to I felt relaxed, and at ease, until I saw Stella glowering at , and filled with hatred so palpable it touched my skin Why did she make me feel so uncomfortable?

My eyes followed her movements as she walked towards the stands and up the stairs She stopped ts behind us to gather her bags, but didn’t leave i at the back of my head, but tried to shake it off I couldn’t understand why I’d been feeling so unsettled, but I foundmy belly protectively anyway

AFTER ANOTHER HOUR I suddenly had the urge to use the bathroom I told Grady and Kennedy as irls locker roo the fact that my 33 pound baby decided to use my bladder as a pillow, and washed my hands When I looked up the mirror I froze

The hair on oosebuood kind

"Jade" Stella sneered Her arms were folded, and she was dressed in her dance uniforht – they were too wild, and filled with vengeance

"Stella," I greeted back I steeled htest bit intimidated by her

She can’t hurta hard ti she wouldn’t at least try I turned around, and aze

Her eyes dropped tooff in my head

"It should be me," she murmured to herself

I held my breath, and when she looked back up at ed

"It should be ed to sidestep her, but not before she stuck her foot out and tripped me I stretched my arround, and I cried out when a sharp pain traveled uphis baby!" – Stella’s shriek startledto breathe through the pain, and when I saw Stella co towards me out of the corner of my eye, my need to protect my baby surpassed my fear and h, I kicked h to make her stumble backwards, and I took the chance to atte as I heldit open, and hobbled into the tunnel I felt wars, but I was too scared to look, afraid that I’d see blood

Please, I begged Please don’t takeup froave out, I yelled, "HELP ME!"

Chapter 19

Reid

Dane and I started packing up the extra athletic equiph school boys Coach Ford had decided it would be beneficial for the tearam, and today was the first Saturday we’d tried it So far it was a success, and I could tell our team was excited about it