Fat Fridays by Judith Keim

Author:Judith Keim [Keim, Judith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Women's Fiction, romance, Surviving Divorce, Women Supporting Each Other, Women's Friendships
Amazon: B0131FXT3U
Goodreads: 26077355
Publisher: Wild Quail Publishing
Published: 2015-08-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY SIX

TIFFANY

Tiffany stood in front of her long bedroom mirror, rubbed her round tummy and turned from side to side. With morning sickness pretty much gone, she was in awe of what was happening to her body. “Who are you?” she whispered, sending the baby silent “boy” messages. Beau kept saying having a son was the one thing he would’ve finally done right to please his parents. She tried to tell him their baby might be a girl, but he didn’t want to listen.

She turned away from her image and sighed. The whole thing about the baby being a boy and Beau having to please his parents was pretty weird. She sometimes felt it was better to have been raised by a mother who didn’t really want her than to be raised by Beau’s parents who insisted Beau follow their rules.

“See you later.” Beau waved to her from the bedroom door. “Remember, I have a meeting at the club tonight so I need an early dinner. Have it set for me. Okay?”

Tiffany nodded and went back to searching her closet for a jacket. If only she and Beau could live far away from his parents, take on a different name, live a totally new life, she thought wistfully, things would be better. But then she wasn’t sure she even wanted to stay with Beau. If the baby was a boy, maybe Beau’s parents would be content to leave them alone until the little one was born.

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Several days later Tiffany lay in bed, worrying. She’d find out the sex of the baby that afternoon and her life would take a turn for better – or worse. Rising, she flung off her nightshirt and went into the shower, wishing she could wash her anxiety away.

Tiffany was brushing her hair, when Beau came up behind her and nuzzled her neck. “I’m going to try to get home early. My father has bought a bottle of champagne to celebrate, so come right here after your appointment.”

“Beau...”

He held up his hand. “I don’t want to talk about it. I’ll see you this afternoon.”

Tiffany finished getting ready for work and went downstairs to the kitchen. She managed to swallow her vitamins but could hardly taste the dry piece of wheat toast she nibbled on between sips of orange juice.

Her morning at work passed quickly. The execs were caught up in preparation for an upcoming company-wide meeting and she was given a ton of work to do. It wasn’t until she was driving to the Fat Fridays luncheon at Bea’s that her heart kept skipping beats at the thought of having to face Beau’s parents with bad news.

Sitting at a table with the other women, she hid her anxiety and ordered a fruit salad as if nothing was wrong. But when she lifted her fork to eat her lunch, her stomach turned. She shifted in her chair, wondering if she should get up and leave the table.

“What’s going on with you?” Carol Ann asked. “Are you gonna be sick again?”

Tiffany took a deep breath.

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