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Her defiance fought to stay but ultihed delicately Silence passed over us, and when I next looked up, I found Anika s softly Thank God I reached out soundlessly, and she looked down atMy shoulders slurew She spoke quietly in disbelief, “I can’t believe you’re pregnant”
You and me both, sister
Sounding more than a little put out, I muttered, “Me neither”
Our shter sounded She ca too, because it was surreal My arrounding me
We pulled back out of the hug but remained close, and when she put her hand to my belly, she uttered a sickly sweet, “Wow That’s rinned, and it was so much like the Anika of old thatdown at oing to be an aunt” Suddenly, her face changed as if so just hit her “Oh my God”
“What?”
She blinked atout an awe-filled, “You’re going to be a mom, Nas In nine months, you’ll never be alone There will always be someone with you, someone for you to care for Someone to love Someone to love you back” Her voice lowered to a whisper “Unconditionally”
I could have been wrong, but I swear she said it wistfully, as if it were so she pined for
And, frouess I pined for it too
Roam
“That her?”
I sat still, looking at the woman She was pretty in a confident, sassy way But then my vision was drawn to the y-thin redhead by her side, and I exhaled sloatching the
I didn’t knohat about, but it looked serious
Anika Poised, graceful Anika looked wild-eyed as she yelled at the brunette I knew to be Nastasia Leokov Nastasia spoke in low tones but looked to be giving as good as she got And dear, sweet Anika seemed overwhelmed
It was a shaht have liked to keep her Her, with her soothing, angelic voice I had a feeling that her sht up a roo women smile More often than not, they left my company stoic, shocked, and a little turned on
They alanted what they couldn’t have, and I was unavailable in every sense of the word
That wasn’t to say they didn’t have a good ti appealed to the themselves, and women, I found, did not like to question the person they were
Too thought provoking Confronting
Delicate creatures, women