Once Upon Series

Katie blew out another breath as she tried to squeeze into her jeans, but it was pointless. There was no way they were going on. Ripping them off her legs, Katie threw them onto the increasing pile of things that she could no longer wear.

Trying not let it get the best of her, she turned back to her closet.

“Kat get your butt down here! We are going to be late for school!” her older brother Liam bellowed from the kitchen.

“I’m not going!” Katie knew she sounded like a two-year-old. But how many seventeen-year-old girls out there were dealing with a pregnant belly?

Katie could hear Cole, Liam’s best friend’s rumbly voice. That was perfect. She only needed more witnesses to her humiliation.

“Katie-cat,” Cole’s voice was just outside of her door. “What is the problem? Are you feeling sick again?”

Most of Katie’s first trimester had been hellish. Whoever named it morning sickness, is a complete numbskull. It was an all day, every day, puke fest.

Katie had even lost five pounds on her small frame. The doctor had been concerned and even pulled Liam in to speak with him about it.

“I’m fine, Cole,” Katie yelled through the door.

“If you are fine, I’m coming in.”

she was standing there in her underwear. Screeching she grabbed a blanket from the bed to

Cole? I’m

friend Liam younger sister’s room. He wasn’t even sure he could see the floor. Raising his eyebrows, he glanced over to where Katie was standing

a toga

rolled her eyes, “I wasn’t

used to see you run naked across

next door to the McCannons and had been best friends

hit and run accident a year ago, Liam had been

for

her tone, Cole stretched his arms over his head, showing a slice of his washboard abs. Katie couldn’t help a wave of lust shooting through her. Stupid second trimester, it was causing havoc

brother’s panties in a twist. So, throw something on, and let’s go.”

fits, and I am not going

she had known for years completely dropped her. It wasn’t a secret that Katie got a little wild after

doorway. “What the hell happened in here?”

 Cole

something at him, preferably a spiked

discarded pile. “If you didn’t

“I’m fat now. I

her head. “Can we skip today and get the

Katie could be. And this pregnancy thing threw in a wild card that