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I take a deep, deep breath in and then slowly let it out

I give -to “Do not mess this up, Raquel”

Don’t mess this up? Hell Do you even knohat that means anymore? It’s quite possible you already have messed this up

Lord Al at ue with myself And I certainly do not want to take the risk of reaching thepoint—inthis baby in a padded room

Yes, yes, on that, we can agree

I look at my reflection one last tis I can control Like getting away froether

With a heavy sigh, I open the bathroom door and, carefully so I don’t wake up Harrison, I tiptoe through the bedrooently as I can behindroom

When I arrive, Heidi and Toby look up fro over the schedule for the day and waiting on

It’sthey’d be here this early, but I really could have used a little decoh near breakdown cough—before facing the wolves, for shit’s sake

“We have to leave for the set in an hour, Raquel,” Heidi says by way of greeting, and it’s all I can do not to say the foul things I’ under my breath a little bit louder Instead, I settle for taciturn confirmation

“I know”

“Great Because we also need to talk about your appearance schedule for next week, your stylist’s picks for your final few appearances before the baby, and the details of your photo and interview spread in the hospital”

I’ mindlessly until spread strikes a chord, and my head whips around

“Huh? What spread?”

She rolls her eyes like I’ve known about it all along, but I know for a fact I would have re