“No, no, no!” Sapphire wailed, rushing towards him. He backed up quickly. “Baby, I’m not pregnant! I swear!”
“Bullshit. You showed me the goddamn pregnancy test.” Clover glowered at her sister.
“Fuck this. You didn’t say nothing about no fuckin’ baby. I’m outta here.” The man turned and headed for his bike.
Sapphire ran after him, wailing. “No, baby, you don’t understand! It was a scam! I’m not pregnant, I swear! I was dating this rich dude and my friend was preggo, so I snagged her pregnancy test and made a copy and just put my name on it! He was totally on the hook, and then his asshole brother found out, and—”
The man leaped onto his motorcycle and roared off, his bike kicking up a cloud of dirt as he screeched out of the parking lot. Sapphire whirled around and screamed at Clover, eyes blazing with fury.
“You! You ruin everything!” Tears were streaming down her face, leaving black rivers of mascara.
Clover barely restrained herself from hauling off and socking her in the face. She’d dropped everything to run to Sapphire’s rescue, and dragged her brother and sisters with her…for nothing.
“You are disgusting. And you are not coming anywhere near me or any of the kids, ever again,” Clover yelled.
“They’re my family too – you can’t keep me away!” Sapphire’s face contorted into an outraged snarl. She didn’t look pretty at all right then.
“Oh, please.” Clover looked at her with disgust. “You ran off and didn’t talk to any of us for years. I don’t know why you’re even bothering to come around and try to buddy up to us now, but it’s too late. If you come bother us, I’ll get a restraining order and I will tell the judge why, I swear to God. Trust me, no one in Blue Moon Junction wants to see your face.”
She jumped into her car and drove off, leaving Sapphire screaming swear-words and stamping her feet in the dirt.
