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“A little after eleven,” she replied “How are you feeling?”

I groaned and lifted up ontowhen I noticedmy sleep shorts and tank top, and had no recollection of how I’d gotten that way I started looking around frantically, wondering if I’d coht Huntley saw the horror in my eyes and calmed me with a hand on my shoulder

“Relax,” she said quietly, “No one else is here” She leaned over and took a glass of orange juice and sohtstand “Drink this, you’ll feel better”

I e juice and Tylenol in one gulp

Huntley watched me and I noticed her deainst my headboard “Are you okay?” I asked

She hesitated and then replied, “I’ll run your shower, and then we’ll talk, okay?”

She stood up but I grabbed her arht?” I reht before but the details were still a little fuzzy

Huntley sat back down next to roet

“You’re starting to freakthick with concern

“I have so tell you” She swiped a tear that fell down her cheek and looked up to aze

“Spit it out girly, I can’t read your mind”

“I… I…” she paused and took a ht it would be”

She needed soive it to her So I waited, and when she was ready to tell me what made her heart so heavy, I’d listen

“I’nant” She burst into tears and I had no idea what to say The feelings running throughshort of a clusterfuck

“That’s a!” I said My enthusiasm was fake and I prayed that she couldn’t hear it inin the pit of my heart and soul I couldn’t fall apart over this Not in front of Huntley “Why are you crying? You’re supposed to be happy!”

“I am,” she cried, her face red and puffy, “but I was so terrified to tell you”

“Why?”

“B-because I don’t want you to hate me!”

I stared atthe way her lip trembled She had been too afraid to share her neith me out of fear that I’d hate her I could never hate her I loved her too much

I scooted closer and took hold of her shaking hand “I could never hate you,” I sed the emotion in my throat, “and I’m sorry that you were too afraid to share this with me I’m happy for you Huntley, I really am Does Grayson know?”

She shook her head “No, I only saw the doctor yesterday to confirm it I wanted you to be the first to know”

I squeezed her hand “How far along are you?”

She gave enuine half-smile “Only ten weeks”

“I’m sure Grayson will be thrilled”