“I’ll have enough on my plate once everyone knows. God, I’ll be raising a fucking child. I don’t wanna deal with all of that.”
“It’ll be okay. Maybe telling everyone won’t be so bad.”
I gave her a flat look. “Kerry will be so far up my ass that she’ll get to meet my baby before me.”
Jade blinked. “You do know that’s not where babies come from, right? It’s important to me that you know you don’t give birth from your ass.”
“Oh myGod.Of course I know that. It’s a figure of speech.”
“Hey, the education system failed us.” She shrugged. “A girl has to check.”
I rubbed my forehead. “The point is, everyone will wanna know why I fucked up so badly, or if I’m more like Brooke than they assumed I was.”
“Okay,someof that is realistic. We can put it off, though.”
I was on a limited timeline. I couldseethat I was pregnant. Soon enough, everyone else would too.
The clock tower over the library chimed, and I was now two hours late to the shop. So was Jade.
“We should get to work. Who knows, maybe giving someone a makeover will make me feel better?”
“Boo,” she said. “But you’re right. At least I have this coffee to keep me happy. Oh, and show me the sonogram. I wanna see my mini-Grace.”
I laughed as I reached for my purse. “Your mini-Grace?”
“Um, yeah. I bet they’re gonna be freaking adorable. And I get aunt rights.”
“Technically, Brooke?—”
“I get them because I’ll be here.”
“Okay, you have me there.” I’d gone through all my pockets only to come up empty. “Shit, where is it? Don’t tell me I dropped it.”
“Can you get another one?”
“I don’t think so.”
I was going through my bag with renewed vigor when we turned the corner to my shop. Jade came to an abrupt stop and I ran right into her.
“Ow, why did you?—”
“Grace, be honest with me, do I need to murder him?”
I had no idea what she was talking about, but I followed her line of sight and nearly dropped my coffee when I saw a cowboy hat, black shirt, and tight jeans.
Because there, in all his glory, was Dean.
And in his hands was the printout of my ultrasound.
10
DEAN
Dad Company (But Good Advice)
Dean Briggs:Hey, guys. I’m new here. Just found out I’m gonna be a dad and it’s a huge surprise. I already bought a bunch of books to read, but those only go so far. Any tips for me from real dads?
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