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And, since ere in the offseason, I had absolutely nothing to takeand gy each time this bitch looked at rier and angrier

The headaches from my injury had subsided…only to be replaced by ones fros

“I will not,” the woman sneered “That’s the fastest way to poison a child”

My eyebrows rose “They reco more than a certain arams One Coke won’t kill you”

“I signed a contract that stated I’d take care of ,” the woman refused

“How about some apple juice, Credence?” the ultrasound tech asked

Credence Even her name sounded bitchy

“I suppose I could do that,” Credence acquiesced “But only a sar to a minimum”

“Which is why the baby isn’tat all Didn’t the tech tell her last tiary?” I whispered into Henley’s ear

Henley punched ood”

I winked at her “I don’t want to be good I hate co to these”

Henley shot me a look that clearly said to behave

Maybe I would Maybe I wouldn’t

“We’re gonna wait outside while that kicks in,” I said, standing up and reaching for Henley’s hand

The tech blinked Credence looked none too pleased

Henley looked exasperated

But if this wasn’t actually going to start for another half an hour like the ultrasound tech said, then there was no reason we should have to be subjected to Credence’s presence longer than we had to

Needless to say, aited out there for a good long while, and only when the ultrasound tech cao back inside

Exactly thirty minutes later, the door to the ultrasound room opened, and the tech waved us inside

Henley, who’d been leaning against ame on my phone, stood up with excitement in her step

This was her favorite part—seeing the babies She adored all the other parts, but actually seeing them was the only way either one of us felt it was real

“Okay, let’s get started,” the tech said, sounding tired

Henley took her seat and I took e flat screen TV on the wall and waited

It didn’t take long, and we got to see our baby’s face

“Ohhh,” Henley whispered, looking closer “Toes!”

Yep

“Toes, hands, and knees all up by the head,” the tech explained, irl!”

I kept my eyes on the screen while Henley looked over at irl”