The Breakup Mix by Carter TK

Author:Carter, TK [Carter, TK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Say My Name

Alissa

Saturday morning, I stayed in bed rubbing the bump I fell in love with yesterday. Eighteen weeks pregnant, nearly half-way over, and I finally found that feeling that Michelle and Katie had warned me about. The maternal instincts I’d tried my damnedest never to feel again after my sisters turned on me slammed like waves against my shore. I curled into a ball and giggled as the flutters and bumps of an active baby tickled my insides.

“So, you’re a morning person, huh baby?” I mumbled. I waited for the Morse code response and envisioned the little person looking around wide-eyed trying to figure out where that voice came from. I didn’t even know if the little feller had eyes yet, but the more I thought about it, the funnier it got. I jumped up and raced to my bathroom to pee before I let loose in my bed. I washed my hands and did my daily belly check. Yep, there was no denying that a baby was growing in my belly. To people who don’t know me, they’d never notice; to my friends and family who are used to my six-pack abs, it would be evident.

Dani knocked on my door. “Lis? You awake?”

I shouted, “Yeah, I’m in the bathroom.”

She came in. “I heard you laughing in here. Well, laughing or crying—I couldn’t tell.” She looked at me in the mirror as I admired my baby bump and grinned. “Yep, there’s definitely a baby in there.”

I smiled. “I had flutters when I woke up, and something struck me funny. I think this baby is definitely a morning person.”

She pointed to my belly. “May I?”

“Sure.”

She placed her hands on my belly and leaned over to speak. “Good morning, beautiful child. I can’t wait to meet you and hold you in my arms.” She wiped a tear from her eyes and looked at me. “I’m not even going to pretend this isn’t awkward.”

I laughed. “Well, if you wanted to ruin a beautiful moment, you did a good job.” I clenched my teeth to stop the tears swelling in me. I rubbed my belly. “Eighteen weeks, Dani. Just twenty-two more to go, and it will be baby-day.”

She sighed and leaned against the wall. “I still can’t believe this is real. I keep thinking I’ll wake up and my world will still be shattered and vacant.” She touched my belly again. “And then I see this, and I’m reminded that dreams come true and prayers get heard.”

I smiled and turned on the shower. “I’m, uh . . . I’m going to shower and get this day started.”

“Okay. I’ll bring you some juice.”

“That’s fabulous, wifey.”

“Oh shut up,” she chuckled as she left the bathroom.

The tears I’d choked on rolled down my face as I undressed and stepped into the shower. I needed to talk to Chance. I needed to talk to someone and get all this out of my head so someone could talk some sense into me. I know it must be

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