Coming Apart at the Seams by Sutton Jenna

Author:Sutton, Jenna [Sutton, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2015-10-27T07:00:00+00:00

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“It’s going to be okay, kanya.”

Teagan looked at Bebe, who perched on the edge of the bathtub. Her vision wavered a little bit, and her best friend patted her knee.

“Breathe, Teagan.”

Teagan nodded, shifting on top of the hard lid of the toilet. She took a deep breath, trying to breathe through her mouth rather than her nose so she wouldn’t throw up again.

She placed the pregnancy test on the bathroom counter, lining it up with the other three tests that were already there. All four had big plus signs on them.

Congratulations! You’re pregnant!

She’d had no idea she was pregnant even though she had been fighting nausea off and on for weeks, along with exhaustion. She had thought it was stress-related. Her emotions had been all over the place, something she’d also attributed to stress. She’d been bitchy one moment and teary-eyed the next.

Bebe must have noticed Teagan’s moodiness because this evening after class, she’d shown up at her condo with a bottle of wine and a plastic bag printed with the name of the local drugstore. Teagan had reached for the wine, intending to open it, but Bebe handed her the bag instead, saying, “This first, and then we’ll see about the wine.”

Teagan had peeked inside the bag, expecting chocolate. She laughed incredulously when she saw the pregnancy tests inside it.

“There’s no way I’m pregnant,” she had said, supremely confident.

Bebe had raised her eyebrows at Teagan’s claim. “Go pee on a stick, kanya, and then we’ll talk,” she’d said, pointing toward the bathroom.

Turned out that Teagan wouldn’t be drinking any wine that night, or for the next nine months.

“You have to tell Nick.”

“I know,” she replied before starting to cry again.

Bebe leaned forward, wrapping her arm around Teagan and pulling her close. She rubbed her hand up and down Teagan’s arm.

“You’ve always said you wanted kids,” Bebe reminded her. “In fact, you said you wanted a lot of kids.”

“I know. But I never envisioned being a single mother. I wanted a husband, and I wanted my kids to have a father.”

“Your baby has a father.”

Yes, her baby had a father. A man who used women and threw away friends like garbage. A man whom she loved more than anything or anyone.

She hiccupped, and Bebe handed her a tissue so she could wipe her eyes. She dabbed them and looked up to meet Bebe’s golden gaze.

“You’re only seven weeks pregnant. It’s not too late to have an abortion.”

Teagan shuddered, pressing her hand against her lower stomach. She’d barely had time to wrap her mind around the fact that she was pregnant, but she already knew she wasn’t getting rid of this baby. Somehow she already loved it as much as she loved its father.

“No,” she said fiercely.

Bebe nodded, clearly unsurprised by her vehemence. She resumed her perch on the tub, tilting her head.

“You’re going to be a great mother, kanya. This baby won the mommy lotto.”

Teagan laughed huskily. What would I do without Bebe?

Her best friend had been waiting at the airport when she’d returned from San Francisco, shell-shocked and heartbroken.

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