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“Oh, ” Nova shakes her head, her lips parted in awe “That’s crazy”

“I know,” I agree

That’s what I keep saying about this whole thing, that it’s crazy Soet sick and realize it’s real

“How have you been feeling?” Sarah asks, her voice breaking into hts

I shrug “I have good days and bad days”

“Mostly bad,” Xander mumbles

I laugh “Yeah,sickness is no joke—and why do they call itsickness? I’m sick all day”

Sarah smiles and pats my hand “I knohat you mean—I only experienced the all-day sickness with one kid, and it was no joke Any guesses which one it was?” she asks, her eyes sparkling with humor

As a collective group we all turn to look at Xavier “What?” He bats his eyes innocently “I’”

Sarah snorts “My whole pregnancy with Xavier, I cursed Cooper and told him I hated him I was miserable”

“And then she had him, and he never shut up,” Xander pipes in

Alexis laughs and looks at her little brother, ruffling his hair “You cried all the tiive you away”

“Hey,” Xavier whines, ducking away frouys love me, and you know it”

“We do now,” Xander chortles “But back then? Not so much”

Xavier frowns They always make fun of him, it’s one of the many perils