This isn’t right…it can’t be right. I pull up the straps of my bra, but it doesn’t fit. Not even close. Where did these come from?
I walk over to the mirror and can’t believe my eyes.
That isn’t my body.
That can’t be my body.
That body has a bump. It isn’t a massive one, but it’s a bump. There’s no mistaking the fact. I’m showing.
And none of my clothes fit.
They’re all tailor-made to fit my body exactly.
Stretch is for slobs, according to my mother.
I sink to the floor, grabbing my phone with me. Reason and logic have nothing to do with my next actions. I dial Cordelia.
“Hey, Greer. What’s up?”
“I’m fat.” Tears stream down my face.
“Really?”
“Yeah. I’m finally showing, and nothing fits.”
“We’re on our way.”
How am I going to explain this to Havoc while wearing my robe?
Excuse me, I can’t come to breakfast because the child I haven’t told you about finally decided to make his presence known, and now I’m too fat for all my clothing.
That’s going to go over so well.
Is any excuse going to work?
It really doesn’t matter…my phone stays silent, and there’s no knock on the door inviting me to breakfast.
Chill Out
Havoc
“How long are you going to keep hitting that bag?” Rogue sits along the gym wall watching me.
“Until I stop wanting it to be Bram’s face. And I’m not even mad at him. How can I be? He fell for her little act just as much as I did. What is it about me that makes me such an easy mark? I was all in on this woman. All in. I was working my way into being totally obsessed by her. What is wrong with me?”
“There’s nothing wrong with you. That’s all her.”
Is it though? “I knew Bram was dating someone new to town. How many hot single women move to Silent Valley in a month? Almost none. What kind of coincidence was it that two of them happened to move in at the same time? That never happens.” I smash my fist into the bag.
“Cordelia moved here, and Dylan did, sort of.”
“Rogue.”
“I know visiting a friend isn’t exactly the same thing. But they are two fine women.”
“What about Creed? Didn’t she think about how much this was going to affect him? He’s devastated. Do you know he was already planning on Greer and me having kids so he could get a sibling? She trashed what little trust he might have in women. I hate her even more for that. How am I going to live next to her? See her every day, knowing that she played both of us?”
“Maybe she’ll move when she realizes the game is up?” Rogue points out.
