I crack the window. It’s far too stuffy in here with us breathing the same air.
“I hate this song,” she says and turns off the radio, leaving us in awkward silence.
Her hand is draped over the steering wheel, her mouth a hard set.
“Who’s the father?” she blurts out.
I lean my head against the window, trying not to get sick. The last thing I want to tell her is who the father is. It won’t take her long to figure out seeing as I have no friends and the only place I ever want to be is next door.
“Is it Deacon?” she finally asks.
As much as I want to, it’s too late to deny it. She’ll find out eventually. I just wanted him to be the first to know.
I nod.
to watch his kid. Not make
know,” I say. “I’m sorry.” But I’m not actually sorry. I knew what I was getting myself into when Deacon and I hadn’t used protection, and he knew too. This wasn’t an accident
come back to haunt me. I’d
about my crush on
very subtle, always going outside to watch him whenever he was around—not that you were any different than the other women in the neighborhood. We were all guilty of ogling him.
gross. My mom crushing on the man
because of the morning sickness and my mom and Sam’s judgment, but also because I need to tell Deacon. I just hope he
it when my mom is disappointed
don’t want you to end up a single mom like me.
nothing like Dad. He’ll help
hit me; if I’m pregnant, Bailey and this child are going to be siblings. The thought makes me unreasonably happy even though I know I shouldn’t get my hopes up. There could
out?” my mom asks. “He already has
at my hands, braid my fingers
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