Shattered & Mended (Shaken Series) by Bailes Julie

Author:Bailes, Julie [Bailes, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Julie Bailes
Published: 2014-04-15T16:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

~Allie~

God, the nerve of that man, thinking he has the right to touch me and call me baby. And, damn these cravings. I knew I should’ve settled on a burger, but when I get the taste for something specific, like Duck’s wings, nothing else is appetizing. All I wanted was to run in and out, get my lunch, and head to the hospital. The last person I expected to see was Wyatt, having lunch with another woman.

“Babe, the bones aren’t edible,” Blake jokes, handing me a napkin. I take the napkin and wipe the tips of my fingers clean. “Would you at least take these and get a drink? I don’t need you spittin’ flames later. Remember last time?” He reaches into the console and pulls out the Tums. Remembering the indigestion I got from these damn things the last time I scoffed them down causes my appetite to vanish. The intensity made me convinced that I had the capability to cough up fireballs the size of Jupiter. It was horrible.

We were supposed to meet my mom for lunch after the ultrasound, but I had to eat now. Who in the hell considers it lunch at three p.m.? That’s a midafternoon snack; at least for me, it is. As per Dr. Wilters’ diagnosis, I haven’t gained nearly enough weight with this pregnancy, and he advised me to eat at least every three hours. He said that healthy weight gain can reduce the risk of preterm labor, and I’m already considered high risk because of my weak cervix.

Today, we’re going in for my twenty---week ultrasound. It feels like just the other week I discovered I was pregnant, and now I’m halfway through the pregnancy. Twenty weeks down, and twenty weeks to go, if I’m lucky. I was blown away when he told me women who carry twins usually deliver before thirty-four weeks, and that scared the shit out of me. My mind flashes back to Lacy; how tiny she was, how difficult it was for her to breathe or eat on her own, and the machines and tubes she was connected to. I don’t want to go through that terror again.

As we’re walking through the halls of the hospital, making our way to the imaging department, I run into Carson. “Allieeeeee,” he squeals. He reaches out to hug me, but stops and looks down to my belly. “Damn, girl, that baby on steroids?” he asks seriously.

“Shut up!” I give him a playful push, “No, mean ass. There’s two of them.” Carson takes a step closer and rests his hands on my stomach.

“Twins?” he gasps. I nod in confirmation, smiling at him like I wish I could smile at Sophie. I haven’t spoken to her since the hospital. She’s called and texted several times, but unlike Wyatt, she’s finally given up.

“Awwwww! Come here,” he insists, waving me into him. I lean in and wrap my arms around his thick neck. And even though I’ve only spoken to him twice—both times being in this hospital— I feel like I’ve known him my entire life.

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