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With a soft smile, Shell stepped close and cupped Izzy’s face between her hands “You’re the toughest woonna rock labor”

Shaking her head, Izzy tried to ignore the wet pants, now turning cold and extre matters at hand “I’m not scared of labor,” she whispered “I’ood mom”

“Isabella Monroe, you listen tovoice Izzy had no choice but to focus on “You’re an a stellar all-around person You can rock any goddaonna be queen of Pinterest and head of the PTA? No, but who the fuck cares about that There’s not a single doubt in my mind you’ll be a kick-ass mom”

Izzy sed down a lu raer, which surprised no one, apparently, but the warm-fuzzies caet her body and personality back

And add a tiny human to her little family

With a nod for Shell, Izzy said, “Thank you I love you too Now, let’s go I’m ready to rock this labor shit”

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

TONI

“Honey, you have to try to relax,” Jazz said as she pointedly stared at Toni’s fingernails druain

“Huh?” Toni flattened her palainst the cool surface “Sorry” Proble out of control At least when she’d fidgeted, she had soh her system

“You okay?” Shell asked as she ca aell, nothing Toni was too far gone down the tension rabbit hole to for a simple touch to level her out Not that she didn’t appreciate the gesture Her girlfriends were the best Neither would judge her for becoht not be able to save