* 3 months later *

"I hate you." Rori grumbled.

Justin smiled at her.

"No you don’t."

"Yes I do. You’re the one who did this to me. Now I you to fix it."

"Fix it? How?"

"I don’t know. You’re the one with the balls. You figure it out."

"You’ve only got two more months hon."

  • "Two months is a long time when you look like an overweight penguin when you walk."
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    • "You don’t look like an overweight penguin sweetie."

    "But I walk like one!"

    "No you don’t."

    "Yes I do."

  • "So what if you do. I really don’t care how you walk. You are carrying our baby and I love you for it."

    "Really? You still love me?"

    "Of course I do."

    "Well you’re crazy then."

    "Only for you."

    • That made Rori smile.

  • "That was really cheesy."

    "I know, but it made you smile and you aren’t yelling at me anymore."

    "I still hate you."

    "We all do." said Ali.

    "How’d you get in here?" Rori asked Ali who was standing in their living room.

    • Ali smiled at her.

  • "Your door was unlocked and you gave me a spare key. So how is mommy or should I ask how daddy is first?"

    "Mommy has to go to the bathroom."

    • After Rori was out of earshot, Justin leaned back on the couch with a sigh.

    "Mood swings?"

    "Mood swings, cravings, and now she hates me."

  • "Just imagine if she hates you now, then I wouldn’t want to be you when she is in labor."

    "Thanks for the reassurance Ali."

    "You’re welcome but you are the one who got yourself into this position not me."

    "She helped."

    "And I warned her but nooooooooooo, Ali doesn’t know what she’s talking about."

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    • Rori had just returned from the bathroom.

  • "Nope. You don’t."

    "She’s back." Justin mumbled under his breath hoping Rori wouldn’t hear him.

    "What’d you say babe?"

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    • Justin smiled up at her.

  • "Nothing sweetie."

    • Chapter 8

    Chapter 6

    Index

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