Operation Bailey Babies: A Bailey Series Novella by Piper Rayne

Author:Piper Rayne [Rayne, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-20T18:30:00+00:00

Ten

Calista

Mommy and Daddy are talking in the corner with no smiles. No smiles means it’s something serious.

I ditch Grandma Dori and step closer.

“Why would you ever think…” Daddy says.

“I locked myself in the bathroom and…” Mommy’s shoulders rise and fall. I can’t hear her, so I lean toward them.

Then Daddy smiles. A big smile like when he comes home from work and we all run at him.

“Calista”—Dion grabs my sleeve—“Uncle Denver said we can play a game.”

I shrug him off and push him away.

Daddy hugs Mommy then places his hand on her belly.

I know what that means.

“No!” I stomp over to them.

“Calista, what’s wrong?” Mommy asks.

“No!” I repeat.

Daddy lowers down to my height. “Did something happen?”

“Why did you put your hand on Mommy’s belly?” I ask, my hands on my hips.

Daddy looks up at Mommy. “I was just hugging Mommy.”

“No. You put your hand on her stomach like you did when Phoebe was in there.”

Daddy looks at Mommy. They both look around the room.

“It’s a secret. Can you keep a secret?” he asks me.

I nod. It better be something other than another Phoebe in there. She cries too much.

Mommy bends down too, and they pull me into a circle. Only us three. My favorite always.

“You’re going to be a big sister,” Daddy says.

“I’m already a big sister,” I say.

“Yes, but there’s another baby in Mommy’s stomach. You’re going to be a big sister again,” Daddy says.

I get really hot and my lips get kind of tight. “A baby!”

Daddy and Mommy’s smiles disappear, and Daddy pulls me in tighter.

“Lower your voice,” he says, using that mean voice.

“What was that, Calista?” Uncle Austin asks. He and Aunt Holly walk over.

“Mommy’s having a baby. Again!” I yell and stomp my foot.

“Shut up?” Aunt Holly says. “Really?”

Why does she look happy? Doesn’t she know this is awful?

Mommy’s cheeks turn red. “Go figure. You’re ready to pop and now I get pregnant. I’m destined to always be pregnant alone.”

Aunt Holly laughs and hugs Mommy. I roll my eyes.

“Man, we’ll never catch up,” Uncle Austin says to Daddy, and they do something with their hands before hugging.

All the rest of our family comes over and hugs Mommy and Daddy, saying things to me like, “don’t you love being a big sister” or “is there a three-peat big sister shirt.”

I’m surrounded by a big circle of people and I cross my arms. “I don’t want to be a big sister again.”

Everyone looks at me, all laughing and smiling. Did they not hear me?

“Yeah, I get what she’s saying,” Uncle Austin says, patting me on the head.

“I never wanted Brooklyn,” Aunt Savannah says.

Daddy raises his hand. “I wanted Kingston!”

“So did I,” Uncle Denver says.

“A little brother to beat up on,” they say together.

“Oh, you could have twins!” Aunt Phoenix says.

Mommy puts her hand on her stomach and smiles at Daddy. Like two babies would be a good thing. That would be the worst thing ever!

I stomp on Aunt Phoenix’s foot.

“Ouch!” She looks down at me.

It’s like the domino game Daddy tried to teach me, but Dion kept knocking it over.

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