“Mommy, look what Auntie January and Auntie February got me” Excitedly, Juniper holds up three Barbie’s, and I see a Barbiehousetothesideofthecouch.Rollingmyeyessomydaughtercan’tsee,Igivemysisterthedeathstarebeforesmiling atmysweetgirl
“Ohmygosh.Thatisawesome.IhadBarbie’s,too,whenIwasyourage.Ilovedthem.Whatdoyousaytoyourauntie’s?” She runs to each of themand gives themhugs before running off to play, giving us time to talk “You two are too much Seriously,howamIsupposedtogetthisbehemothhome?”Definitelynotbymail.
“OhIthoughtofthat. Oliver has a reunionwithsome service buddies inArizona ina monthand a halfwhichis perfect becauseyoushouldbebackbythen”
“Ah. Well, tell himthankyoufor me. So, how is the pregnancy?” Januaryis now two months pregnant, and Feb is four weeks”
“So far no nausea. Maybe I will be lucky.” Jansays. “Did youhave morningsickness?” Ugh. I hate thinkingabout my pregnancy Itwasdefinitelynotthebesttimeofmylife Itwouldhavebeenworseifitweren’tformygrandpa “Ididinmythirdmonth.ButseeingashowIwasinhighschool;Iwasunderalotofstressaswell.”Iwasalone,soIwas underalotofstress.
WhenIwasseventeenyearsoldandjuststartingmysenioryearofhighschoolatNixonHighinSeattle,Washington,Imetthe love of mylife. She was sixteenand startingtenthgrade. Her locker was right next to mine. Ondayone, I knew she was somethingspecial Sheranuptoherlocker,andthescentofhersignatureperfumesurroundedme I’llneverforgetthatscent MissDior.It’sbeenoverfiveyears,buteventothisday,whenIsmellitonanotherwoman,Igetsicktomystomach.Itdoesn’t belongonanyonebuther IaskedhertotheTwistyFreezeafterschoolandshesaidyes Therestwashistory
“I’ve found her.” Idrop the peninmyhand and freeze. Silence. Absolute silence. Ican’tsaya fuckingthing. The three wordsthatI’velongedtohearforyears,andIcan’tsayadamnthing “Josh?”
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