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“I’ a box of diapers from the shelf “They’re the ones the hospital uses, so they should be a safe bet”

I followed Cecilia around the baby depart more and more confused as she filled the cart When she’d said that she wasn’t prepared for the baby, I’d assumed she’d meant that she had soh, CeciliaWhy the hell wouldn’t she have been at least a little prepared? Didn’t women have baby showers and shit? She’d had nine months to prepare

“Shit,” she said, corabbed the car seat first”

“Pick which one you want,” I replied, handing the baby back to her “I’ll carry it”

She walked down the line of strollers and car seats, stopping at each one so she could read the tags Then she pulled out her phone and started reading so there Finally, she pointed to the one she wanted

“That one has the best reviews,” she said, her fingers pressed to her lower lip

The gestureinsideas , for as long as I’d known her It was a nervous habit that I wasn’t even sure she are of Her Grand When they were stressed or worried or thinking about so, they pulled at their lower lip

“This one?” I asked, the words coravelly

“Yep” She took a step back so I could grab the box “It isn’t the fanciest one here, but it has the best ratings”

“That’s usually a good thing,” I assured her, lifting the box “Middle of the road is usually a safe bet Just ’cause so’s flashy doesn’t mean it’s the best”

“True,” she muretting hungry and we’re about five minutes from complete devastation”

Balancing the car seat box in the seat of the cart, I followed her to the front of the store and unloaded the supplies while she grabbed about ten reusable bags from the end of the aisle Blankets, towels, wash cloths, tiny baby clothes, diapers, bottles, pacifiers, some sort of baby carrier that looked like it would take an hour to put on, nursing pads, the list went on and on She helped an to really fuss, and then her eyes widened

“Shit,” she said, bouncing up and down “I coht back”

She took off without another word