Winnie chuckles. “Do you really believe that, Penny?”
“Of course. We’re not looking to start anything. That would just complicate things. We decided on being friends, and that’s good enough.”
“Wait until she gets to the horny phase of pregnancy,” Blakely says. “When my sister was pregnant with my niece, she’d try to sit on my brother-in-law’s face every chance she got.”
“I could not even imagine having sex right now,” I say as I press my palm to my stomach. “Everything feels weird and out of place. I’m terrified I’d throw up, so any sort of intimacy is completely off the table.”
“Just you wait.” Blakely smiles while taking a sip of her drink. When she’s done, she asks, “What did Hornsby say to you anyway?”
Wanting to get off the topic of sex, I lift my phone and open his message. I read it to myself first.
Eli:Good morning. Just checking on you < - - see, I can be pretty good at this talking thing.
I chuckle and then text him back, forgetting that two pairs of eyes are staring at me.
Penny:Good morning. Everything is good now. I have an appointment with the doctor later. I’ll let you know how it goes.
When I set my phone down, I lift my drink just as I see both of my friends looking at me with annoying grins on their faces.
Blakely turns to Winnie and says, “Surrrrre, nothing is going to happen between them.” They both chuckle together. “This should be a lot of fun to watch as it unfolds.”
“Agreed. Get me some popcorn. I think there might be some romance in the air.”
I roll my eyes because they have completely lost it. There’s no romance anywhere. Nothing about our situation is romantic at all. Maybe if we were married and in love, then yes, this whole experience would possibly be romantic. But we’re not married. We’re practically strangers. Therefore, we’re just trying to make it day by day.
There’s absolutely zero romance.
None.
Zilch.
* * *
Eli:Thinking about you. Are you at the doctor’s office right now?
Penny:Yeah. I had to change into a gown and take my underwear off. Errr, is that too much information?
Eli:Nah, I think the more honest we are, the better. It will keep us from saying stupid shit like I like snow because it’s white. The more honest, the better.
Penny:Then should I tell you that my nipples tingle?
Eli:LOL. Yes, please tell me that. And what kind of tingling are we talking about here? A good tingle or a bad one?
Penny:An interesting one. Not sure how I feel about it.
Eli:Anything else tingling that I should know about?
Penny:No. Just my nipples. Is there anything tingling on your body?
Eli:Not at the moment, but when Posey takes his shirt off in the locker room, my whole body is tingling and humming.
Penny:ROFL. Gives me an idea to put heart eyes on your face and then flash to a video of Posey walking toward you. I think it could be a really good post.
Eli:Or of him bending over and stretching with his stick.
Penny:OMG, even better. Oh hey, the doctor is here. I’ll let you know how this all goes.
Eli:Okay. Sounds good. Tell him about the tingling nips.
